Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-03-03
The F aIse Lover

Jessie Rue was twenty-lhree. The
sun Of that birthday had Just risen, and
she stood before her looking glass, fas.
lenlng In her ears and about her dain.
" wrists the pearls that had been her
unele's gift the night before. when he
said 10 her:
jesse. you are twenty-lhree. You
are young and pretty still, but youth
and woman's beauty are fleeing
things cannot 1--we long. aud do
not want you TO be left alone. an I'M
protected spinsler when die. Make
your choice before long. and give your
old uneie some chance Of blessing you
on your wedding day"
Poor unclvg' sighed Jessie. brush.
Ing away tear. ''he Is worth TWEEN
~ lovers to me. dear old man! Why
does he want ne 10 marry9 Make my
clio CO! Well who should il be-?
Ashley Honeywell ertainl, the hand.
soonest man IN our set? He admres
me. Il would DO worth tho trouble 10
make him love me. AnI the doctorg'
she laughed. 'Oh. how much be Is in
love with me. A smile makes him
hapP,i neglect breaks his heart Oh.
no! You are TOO plain. too small, and
as bald Ms an egg. | shaut choose
you. Doctor MANLY"
Planning a Coqne,tish little bow IN
her hair as shc said these words, Jessie
left Tho glass aud ran down stairs aud
out into the garden. where she alwa, s
spvnt an hour before breakfast A
gentleman WAS there already pleas
ani.looking man. who wore a large
bat Of Panama straw. aud collar
that exposed lis handsome throat
"Good.morning. Mss Rner' DIR.
MANLY cried. taking oif his big hat Il
have come 10 beg some flowers for n
patient"
You must always help yourself to
0owers for your sick folk. aud shall
be- proudsr Of my garden Than before. :"
said Jessie LEND me your knife
Aud when he hal opened i for her
she cut him n bouquet, fragrant aud
beautiful. and arranged Il with unerr-
ing TASTE. sud made him hold Il while
She bound il together with some silk
from \ reel she had 10 her embroidered
apron pocket while he looked at her
with adm ration all the while. When
at last lie thanked her aud went away,
Jessie laughed.
Il don believe In your patient DR.
MANLY" sho said to herself 1T was
ouly an excuse to sen me-"
And she thought so every morning
when he came for his flowers. She saw
him oftenest 10 tho morning. Ashley
Honeywell she met whore she visited
at teas and dancing parties How Jes-
sic wished the two mon could be chang
eli in some war Ashley was The man
SHE intended to choose; hut sometimes
that light In the dark gray eyes under
the doctors great straw hat made her
wish that he were Ashley and Ashley
he.
Time passed. Some little things
happened. Ashley had openly declar.
oil lis admiration. They were on the
point Of being engaged, and the doc.
tor suddenly ceased to be lover.like.
He came for the flowers still; but she
knew now that ho 4 not do Il that
he might meet her. He took them to
a patient Once, TAX ng long walk,
she had paused at lltlo cottage ON
tho roadside 10 ask for Dir NIX OF cool
we'll water. aud had seen in a chair
near tho door. girl rs lovely as an
angel. though she was evidently still
quite III. Near her. in great glass
pitcher. stood n bouquet OF howers,
that Jessie thought she recognized as
those she had pucked that morning IN
her own garden. -,
Those flowers are beautiful. are
they notP" the sick girl asked of Jcs-
aio while the little boy ran for fresh
wafer. "a dear friend brings them To-
ma every day. Ho saws lady has told
him / NAV have all want He brings
them A long way. The lady must be
very rich. I think. fancy her old,
vii notwithstanding like my
grandmother In her pretty lace cap. !
have mi sorts of fancies in this Invalid
chair" "a.
Then tho nurse came In, and Jessie
said goodbye. vi,
"He has not even described mo, "she
Thought; and. obi how lovely TINS gr'
Isr' And then she found herSeit cry