Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-12-22

introduced to Miss Blakeman's
mother, a middle-aged lady with a
mild and tranquil face, evidence OF a
kindly disposition, who shed tears as
she pressed the conductors hand
and thanked him most fervently for
preserving the life of her only child.
As he turned from the door, Miss
Brakeman, with deep blush over
spreading her cheeks, and in timid
accents thanked him a second time
for saving her life, and expressed the
hope that he would call again. He
said that he would be happy to do
so, and, tipping his hat politely,
wandered down street.
| Now that he was no longer under
the spell of her winning ways he was
affected by a singular depression of
! spirits. He walked slowly, and
closed and Enclosed his hands nerv-
ously. Meanwhile these thoughts
ran through his mind:
i must not go there again. 1t
would be imprudent and might result
in breaking up that innocent GIRLS
happiness and covering me with dis
honor. | ought merely to have
thanked her and not led her to be-
lleye that would come again. But
| she IS very charming; and what would
be the harm of cultivating her ac-
qualntancei How / wish-but it il
too late. | am only suffering the
lust penalty of my youthful folly, and
| must bear it like a man"
During the few succeeding weeks
Williams attended to his duties as
usual. The greater part of the dayhe
was on trains running between New
York and New Haven. Four nights
ofeach week he spent in New Haven,
when he boarded at 4 hotel near the
railroad station. He went about
the city but little, and did not see
Miss Brakeman One evening, how
ever, at the end of the month, while |
strolling along the edge of the Green.
he met her, and although something
warned him to leave her as soon as
possible, he found the temptation |
too great to be resisted. After the |
customary greeting. she gently re-
preached him for not having kept |
ms promise, and he at once made a "
stumbling apology for having failed. /
He imagined that she looked not so /
we'll ms when he had first seen her.
and that shade ofsadness pervaded
her usually joyous spirits Strangely
enough it flashed through his mind I
that his failure to seek her society
had diSquieted her: but his modesty
forbade his entertaining this
thought. Nevertheless, there was d
thrill In her voice, tender light in
her eyes, and confiding touch in
the arm which she had placed in his Il
as they walked along. that convinced
him that she was far from being in
different; and his resolution to fore
go the pleasure of her society was
put to flight. /,
They had ice cream at a restaurant
and then went to Miss Blakeman's
home, which they reached about $50
o clock. Mr.. Williams was so well
entertained that it was 10 o'clock
before he could bring himself to take
leave of the fair girl.
Thereafter lie called as often as
once, and sometimes twice q week.
Occasionally he took Miss Blake
man on drive through the pleasant
7nYlrons OF the city, or ND the pic
-uresque and lofty East Rock, on the
Of which now stands noble :
massive soldiers monu-
nent. At that time the hilltop was
lot crowned with any work of art,
md was without historic associa-
ions; but the splendid view Of field j
md forest, of sea and OF city, and
he great rock itself were there then
% delight as now. Miss Brakeman ?
lever tired Of gazing on this scene.
md the genuine enthusiasm which
he expressed whenever she was at 9
his spot, or wherever else the beau
les ofnature We're spread before her
delighted eyes, amply repaid him for =
rs little kindness in taking her on
heir little excursions.
Meanwhile, with curious feeling y
i commingled dread and satisfaction ;,
ne conductor noted thatshe believed :.
n him. He saw, in fact, that sbchsd :
eeome deeply attached, and this
t6s his excuse for continuing in her !,
JiiEt.Fs liz az x HGtl tlltl lie COulQ not i
bseut himself without woundin1 her i
,alin@s. As too often is the case =
nder such circumstances, he shrank !.
ON making a frank avowal which J
,ould cause both Of them pain. and ::
lowed himselfto drift along. Heput =
fl what his sense Of duty prompted. 4
nd trusted that though some FORUM = =
te, but not probable combination Of =
all would yet turn =
Mt we'll The longer he DELAYED. the =
lore serious the matter became. I'M = !,
] it seemed too late for an explana- y
on. He realized at last that the y
irl loved and trusted him with her y
hole heart, and he knew that he = :.
wed her better than life itself. He y
1shed the bitter cup with reckless 81
'ldshness from his lips, and Grimm Y
by lived on. He was moody and -
retched, and it WIS with the great ~
It difficulty that he could attend !.
'operly to the responsibleduties Ola Il
,nductOr FPeuunntIv no yvishof fbat ~