Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-01-14
q course, Won wero old ami ,odeJ =

cdr 0' anu ihu'
Knightrmost adisctly).-"My dearest
Lille, ! said supposed, ed you did NOT
perhaps notice the ed? II had
thought Il possible Won could still be 80 |
delieiously pretty-(lady bushes most
charningly)-Id-why, I'd have flown
to you'll"
Lady-"And last winter?n
knight--"I saw Jim the other day at
the Philadelphia Club, and he hap
pened n say, i met your old fame.
Helen, Thanksgiving, when | was over
in New York. She's as pretty as a
picture and looks about the same age
as her tall boy AMI girl Oddly enough,
while that was fresh in my mind came
across photograph Of You in some old
traps"
Lady-"sitting by Window"
Knight-"No, standing with your
hands behind you and your head
turned"
Lady-"o, yes, in blue silk dress
made with a peplum. had uuite for
gotten il must jock awfully old.
fashioned. II was one Of Sarony's be
fore he was the rage"
Knight stuck il in my glass and
you looked ut me SO saucily while
shaved that / felt quite young and rath.
err lonesomei there's not much in mans
life when he's over 40 and without
home. thought it all out, and when
Ned told me you were here made up
my mind TO call and il you were"
Lady-"Not too old and faded"
Knight Thanks; dared not put il
soplainly"
Lady-"And il yon had found me
gray haired and wrinklcd-"
knight-"Gra hair Is charming on
a woman; wrinkles / do not like"
Lady-"If had been unattractive in
the eye no matter how good and sweet
and clever and loving ! might have
been you'd have bowed yourself ont.
That is mans honest, unyarnished
idea Of loyel"
Knight" Helen, be merciful. You
women are born missionaries; the poor
or, sicker, forlorner a man is the more
you coddle and love him; but TN man,
and We are so made as to enjoy bright.
healthy, happy surroundings. 1t won d
be hard to give you up now if you broke
out all over with wrinkles, but last
evening -"
Lady lpensively)-"Why do I sit
here and listen?'
Knight Perhaps because your train
isn't made up. "a slight pause.) lshall
take yoa abroad ia August"
Lady (sitting suddenly erect and
gasping out word - In"
knight very politely August"
Lady CLOSING and opening her fan
neryously)-"T Tom, Won must be crazy.
You are joking. Why, the children
and YOU forgot
Knighi-"F Forgot the children. oh no,
don't: only wish / could; but ] sup
pose they are too real TO be forgotten.
Ladr-Why. Toml'
Whatg"
Lady Won't you love them"
Knight-"Them? 2"
Lady (impatlcntly)-"Yes, them
them, the children, Fred and Nellie. j
! should mean il We should-o
course It's sll nonsense.
knight What's all nonsense"
Lady-"Well, il we should, wouldn'
you love the children"
knight tstolidly) No.
LADY thorrifedl-" No2"
Knight--"Now look here, Helen, /
reasonable about this, Ill agree {
love you all the days Of my life; bu
when Won ask me 10 love couple {
( children | have never seen-childre
+. that ought to have been mine and ar
! mot. children that will constantly re
( mind me Of the very unpleasant FAC
that Won were for years the wife OF al
{ other mani positively refuse to max
any such foolish promise. III tolers'
: item in our house when they must be OF
cfihat excellent place-schooi. l.mno'
( brute dear. Don't look 80 grieyed
0 they are nice children,
Lady -"They are very nice.
Knight Very possibly in time
NAV. when forget they are yours gro
4 fond of them. Now, sweet one, d
something for me. Take off yoI
{ gloves minute.
) I.adv-"Here, in the stations"
Q Kn:ght-"Here, in the station
Quick, dear, its time for your train.
Lady drawing of gloves slowly al
a barring two pretty, dimplcd, white lit
e hands, the right wearing a solitaire d
7 amond ring; she looks wonderingly
v the Kniehtl-"What in the world ----
i Knight Now pnt that koh-i-noc
o Ia your pocket for Nellie, and put I'll
Il IN its old place" CTakes from !
i waistcoat pocket velvet ring DO
somewhat faded, which he lays IN &
o lady's lup.l
' LADY whose eyes suddenly fill wi
= tears. AZ she opens box and takes ont
r pearl and sapphire ringI-"My hit
ring; my dear, dear little ring after
T, these years!"
). Knight-"Put il on. -
d Lady-"Hcre, now? / can't, To-
/. You must put il on as as-you did
n fore.
d Knight Crising and standing so as
d shield her from the rest o the ROOM
n mo Helen, dear, you ask
Z much. il is too late for that. From
" heart | love you, and | believe
7" can make You happy, hut I'm a werJ
u worm man now. cynical, unbeleiving
most things. ] believe in you, my e!
ID ly. only love. believe you can q
me the missed happiness, the lost &C
"a tent, but even you cannot make
Young again As | did thenl l h
wooed y fresh, inoceut child. with bc
Y ish VOWS aud protestations. | put on y
u ring with my first kiss, il was moonIlif
and romance, youth, and FARMLAND; y
70 we're not is, / Just %. Perhaps this
better; we are wiser now. 1t is
. likely we will again throw aside
" bapniness without cause; but you
n widow Of SO, club man of
!, The summer of our lives is past' IN
Nv I lnL..A Ihni.l Il