Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-07-28
Cara's Bravery.
BIZ ESTHER sERLE KENNETH.


For whom did you want the house,
young ladyg'
For myself. sir"
DIR. Lee Leighton stood amazed. The
girl before m was so young-not
more than eighteen. and so pretty
golden-haired and blue-eyed as an an
gel. He had never dreamed that she
was making the application to rent
Thistle Cottage herself But Miss
Caroline Clarke took no notice of his
surprise.
The house is in good order, sir.''
1T requires a few repairs. only"
said the young physician, rather stiff
".
He had began to think he was throw
ing his time away.
'.And those you will make?'
IF let the cottage-yes
The young lady unused a moment
Il think / will Ike it." she said
then.
81 beg your pardon, Miss Clarke-?"
Yes
DO you quite understand the situa-
tion?'
Il think do. The house is thought
to be haunted, and the rent is merely
nominal to anyone who will live
there"
Eyes. But How are you situated
in regard to family my dear young
lady?'
81 have the care of two Younger
brothers-twelye and fourteen years
old / have only a limited income,
which exc out by embroidery. am
anxious to get my brothers out of the
city and there is good academy here.
am not afraid Of ghosts. with a faint
smile. I'VE shall come
Her words and manner were so at
variance with her delicate beauty-all
was so petite and yet so self-possessed
and dignified. DR.. Leighton's exper-
fence in girls did not seem to serve him
at all in this emergency. He recollect.
ed that his sisters Maud and Bess, al
ways regarded the outer walls of This
tie Cottage with an apprehensive gaze
and could not be persuaded to pass it
alone after dark. and here was this
grl. no older than they. proposing to
live there, with two children!
You have no parents?"
No"
''Relatiyes?'
None 10 rely upon. | depend on
myself entirely. DIR. Leighton; l am
used to it. Would you like to let me
nave Thistle Cottagep with steady
glance into the young mans counte-
nance.
Il hesitate only on your account"
he fastened to say. sit is no fable
that man was killed there. He was
murdered by son of unsound mind.
after quarrel about money. The
estate was owned BY my father. Il is
now mine. 1t long ago fell into i'll
repute on account of the murder. but it
is very pretty place and has been
kept in repair. | will walk over it
with you again and make any changes
you may find desirable" thus tacitly
consenting to the young lady propos-
al.
What her words had failed TO do.
her clear blue eyes had succeeded in
accomplishing. They mad won the
confidence of the owner of the cottage,
She can but try since she Wishes
he said to himself II am close by at
our house. If she gets frightened out
she can come to u.s."
When they had gone over the house
again. the girl asked quite coolly:
What became of the murderer
He fled from justice-is probably
dead. he has never been heard from,
and his ghost is said to haunt this spot.
Ii you can prove that il does not, (
viii give you five years rent here
free"
The young girl made no reply, only
smiled brightly.
what brave little creaturer'
Thought DIR. Leighton.
A week later Caroline Clarke and
her brothers were settled at the
Thistle Cottage.
DIR. Leighton did not fancy the bows.
He told his mother that they were
''Whelps that wanted licking into
shape" But when he saw the GENTLE
ness and tact used by their sister in
managing them, when he saw her
patience, her charming smile in en-
couragement of their simplest we'll
doing, he was ashamed of his intoler-
ance.
my father" she hesitated, did not
set his bows very good example.
They were much away from home be-
fore be died They will do much
better here away from harmful
associations" she said.
That's good grl-a rare good
girl, Lee" said old Mrs. Leighton. Il
only wish Maud and Bess had half MS
much character.
But Cara, rs the boys called her, lid
aot trouble Ter neighbors. She was