Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-01-17

corat ,t,,., tins Dells OF an Epis-
"gl'ai enispei few blocks distant had iust
~ ~, ueA ii--ns ready wrath was kitflled
neein' Feeble ray altering out from
ia " .he WINDOWS on tie ground floor as
H., 10 ap ',, his house. IL disappeared
iu, me- again, and Timothy supposed
na.. was the way with these prIs-
that Bertha had grown nervous AMI -.
~ enu then INTO the back Of the house.
" he'nen, ,here to whit for his return,
staaa 'cosaahce with this suppositlon, In.
stead Of applying his latch key to tha
iroho door ne made a detour by the eida d,
the house and came out nv tho hra,, ~,
ienee surrounding the yard There had
peen good many heavy clouds obstrnct-
ing tile moonlight, SO that the night ,,,a.
rather dark. But at that moment tho osb
shohe forth with n sudden silyery snlendnr
ana Timothy distinctly saw some one
sonething-dart rapidly across the ward
Now, Timothy had well nigh forontten
the occurrence Of that other me,noraI,le
hieht. For few days Though he had
never tolerated an allusion ia Il frn,,
bertha, after that one moment Of borrnr
stricken abandon) he had been bannted
with an abiding terror, which every NV
ana then sent the cold perspjration RIM.
hlIi3 down his back. But that had worn
OH, ana he had recently only looked bach
upon what had happened then as mon n
nailuclnation which had come Of his over
heated blood and oyertaxed nerves his
general indisposition; promising himself
gfimiy, that if ever he wrought himself nm
thinking Of Beattie and all that dead t,,si.
ness again, buried long ago-well. be
would know It'll A'
But all this elaborate and defiant
philosophy sank together like heap Of
ashes when he saw that shadow cross his
yard. His knees shook and his hands
tremoled. He stood stal, with his arter
les pounding wildly and his ewes storins
INTO the yard, which the moon, now yeiled
once more, only illuminated in a faint
and ghostly way
Then he saw ray of light shine ont
from the kitchen window. To mako one
cash for that became his only instinct
10 stand there second longer had be.
come unbearable.
He moved and passed through the pan
IN the fence. He took a few steps. Some
thIng moved in front of him.
He wanted to cry ont. but his toppue
seemed glued to the roof of his mouth
Again sudden burst of MOONLIGHT
And this time no mistake, no deIusion
possible -Four steps in front of him
turning CHASTITY white face upon him
rooted TO the spot, stood Beattie!
Beattie. as he had stolen up to the ror
In the fence that other night pressed his
lace through it and gazed at him with his
distended eyes, and vanished.
A low cry of horror came from the
house. The kitchen door had been
opened. Bertha stood upon the TIRES
nod. One second she stood, then she
glided forward and past the apparitiop
ana threw herself on her fathers breast.
Father, fatherl Oh, don't look SO aw
fully! Say something's
''Sir-Mr. Pinckney," said the appari
ton, instead, and, for an apparAiof. il
had a wonderfully substantial voice
though one that trembled and auaked
Il can explain everything if you will let
me-"
"Yes, yes; he can explain everything. -
repeated Bertha, Historically.
YES, sirl Explain, sirl Explainr'
Numbered Timothy Pinckney, in tremcn.
dous tones. ''Who are you, sir7 Tres
passing in my yard at this time of night"
Mr.. Pinckney, my name is Beattic.''
"Beattie' | see it is, sir! Go on
And-and-and-Mr. Pinckney, Il
I love Bertha and Bertha loves me.''
1.-THE devil she doesvi
''Look here young man, If I'm not mis-.
taken, | used to know your fathcr3
"Oh, father" moaned Miss Bertha
again.
Don't be foolr' said the old man
sharply to his offspring. Thcn-'Come
in, both of YOU"
When the trembling culprits stood
under the dim light of the tallow wick in
the kitchen, Timothy looked Beattic's SOB
over with lynx eyed scrutiny under his
beetle brows.
"Humphl You don't look so awfuIly
like your dad after allr'
Then-"IIow longs this thing been go
ing on under my nose?"
We've been keepin' company since last
winter, Mr.. Pinckney, and Bertha prom.
ised to marry me then. Only us you were
kinder opposed to her meetn' young men,
we sorter kept it quiet, and Bertha. she
used to come out in the yard sometimes. -
while you skunk around the fcuce,
eh?''
ooh, father" came from Bertha.
Timothy had been Illuminating.
He looked up.
eyes, sir!' proudly, from the eypectant
bridegroom.
"Well, you can have her."
ooh, father" said Bertha five minutes
later, as father and daughter gained thei!
sleeping apartments upstairs, 'what-
what made you look so dreadful whcu you
saw Beattic standing in the yard' You
looked most-most as frightened rs he
didr
"Hold your tongue and mind your bust
ness, will you:" said Timothy. And he
slammed his bedroom door.
lie is still accommodating and rolling up
his gains, and neither his conscience nor
Bcattie have troubled this tough old man
since.-Agnes Clifford in New York Mer
curry.