Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-02-07
HELEN.

bundle of magazines. Close by stood Elisa
beth Stubs, our parlor maid, with basket.
| Tho basket contained "A complete military suit
md the very miscellaneous costume in which
] attended to our furnace fire.
| "No, Harry" said Helen hui'riedly, "rm
| late now"
The house Jared with the closing of the
street door, Helen was not a violent person.
| She was gentle rs lamb; but a lamb with
seven magazines to distribute and bclated for
dress rehearsal cannot be compared to n
lamb under ordinary circumstances.
| Tuesday afternoon | made a second at
tempt "Helen," said very decidedly, II
wish to ask you a question" We were again
in the hall Helen still wore the bonnet
do not think she slept in it, although
she always appeared with it on her
man nays, very much out of the binding,
replaced the magazines, That afternoon
the military dress. my furnace suit and Mil
dred Smiths brothers dress coat were to
| figure among other costumes before the
| Tuesday German club. Elisabeth Stubs
acted as dressing maid in the green room and
| graciously told me later that my furnace suit
looked awful funny on Miss Mildred Smith,
who was some kind Of "A soap man, and that
| the most beautiful part of the play was
almost spoiled by young Mr.. Smith, who
| came home and wanted his coat because lie
| was going away in the train and if it hadn't
| been for his mother he would have gone right
| Oh to the stage and asked for il, and that he
was just horrid because he had to 60 off with
out it, and that Miss Helen told Miss Mildred
| that her brother Harry wouldn't have made
| any fuss Mt all.
Naturally Helen paid less attention to me
| this afternoon than the day before In fact
hhe did not seem to notice my presence, but
repeated her role as she put on her gloves, and
| went out of the house saying "lch habo nur
das cine Wort, ch liebe Sic" Wednesday
chose the hour of p M, judging that would
DO moment of respite between the engage
ments of the day and the evening | opened
the parlor door and said-not very pleasantly
--"lIelen wish you'd stop long enough TO tell
me- In the room sat circle of ladies; one
of them WIS saving: 81 think each of the
eight vice presidents should pledge herself to
twelve SUITS Helen, with book and pen
Gil in her hand, quietly shut the door in my
| face.
"What's in the parlor, James" 1 asked the
cook
Don't yer know, Mister IIarry?" said Jane
| "Sure it's the Iujus as comes the first We'd
nesday in every month" Aunt Charlotte,
warming her fect by the kitchen range, ex
planned, at is the Indian meeting. Harry:
something Helen has an interest in. | be
| lieve sho is one of the vice presidents and
| chairman of the press committee"
81 told yer rs how it was the Iniins," came
from the sink; "yer country amt treated thin
we'll, there's II whole pile of illgaut little pink
papers about 'em up in Miss Helen's room
Fine names these cheftains got!-some of
'em much as three and four inches long"
"You didn't want the parlor just now, did
you, Harry dear! continued Aunt Charlotte.
al think you had better look at the furnace;
the ladies used to meet in the church vestry,
but it was too cold and damp; You know its
half under ground Harry"
"Yes," | said
"The sexton never built the fire until lust
before the meeting began, and l know it
must have been colder there than in any
Indian wigwam--that is why we thought the
ladies had better meet here, You don't want
your sister to take cold, Harry dearl"
mo; did not want any of them to take
cold"
Thursday went down early to breakfast
Diet rmiued to have my question answered.
Elisabeth Stubs, wearing an injured ex-
PRESTON stopped her work to inquire if Miss
Helen were n Nihilist 1t appeared that the
postman had made this suggestion to our
| maid servant.
My sister sat at the breakfast table-her
bonnet on. The pile of letters before her
| gave me a clew to the postman's attempted
| Joke. Envelopes long, square, narrow. broad,
white, blue, brown, buff, postmarks indi
eating remote towns in the United States
po,tmarks from Canada, England, France,
japan; a journal from Heidelberg, and a
postal from Constantinople. Helen held COM
munications with all parts Of the world: she
| knew people everywhere; she belonged to
| several societies whose work was carried on
entirely through correspondence; she also
wrote for various periodicals-the manu-
scripts were often returned, thereby largely
Increasing her mail. They were not returned,
be it understood, from lack of merit; even
Aunt Charlotte and | considered them good
and we were no exception to the rule of I'M
apprcciative families.
My sister looked at me absently-told me
TO order barrel of flour sent that morning
TO the ST. Margaret Orphan asylum, asked
Aunt Charlotte if she had slept well and
| then hurriedly ran over page of her note
| book:
mine to TO- French reading. 10 to u see
about Soldiers monument; Ii to u, buy cling
| ham for asy lum; Il to |. Diet mission; > 10 4
read paper ut club; then see sick woman, tell
| people about change of place, and then col
| lect magazine club fees"
| Hero will explain that Helen was secre-
tary OF club called "The Bohemians. :"
| There were 100 members, men and women
clever, charming delightful people They
read papers and talked on various art
topics, and it was great honor to be of them
| One of their Bohemian ways was an occa-
sioual uncertainty as TO the next place OF
meeting and upon Helen rested the response
bilty of informing l00people where this next
place would be. This explains the brief little
memorandum of ",fell people about change
of place"
"Six to {, dinner; to S, look over early
history of the Jews in Venice S to IL,
Shakespeare club; II to 70, find play fol
reform sehool-and OH. Harry" concluded
my sister, do You Know Of any play suitable
| Tor boys something bright and interesting,
with no love makingf'
| | did not.
"Helen," said Aunt Charlotte mildly, a
notice you never leave any time between YOUR
hours. mean, time to so from one place to
another am afraid you walk very fast on
the street | was watching you the other
| day, and it seemed to me as il your head were
a long distance in front of your feet 1t is
| very inelegaut for a woman to get bad gait -
| | did not dare ask my question that day
neither did Friday nor Saturday-the last
of the week being always very crowded-and
as for Sunday, there was morning and even