Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-12-07

onv hotter times than If he WASH 2!
The bird left the tree and hewsW,ie'
ly away. The boy watched II unth y
was out of sight, wondering now y
would seem to be so Tree to go, 60
as fast and tar as it should plense
him. Wouldn't he be M anu aWnS
through? No more ot the old me loF
him! He would be off over the ocei'n'
having gay, glorious u'lle.
He could find some work very
different from this drehry old round
OF doing and undomg, DIGGING
cold I'M Australia, where every gut
tering grain would count as so mueh
gained, would be vastimproyemeht
upon digging AMY in this common
soil for potatoes, that had to be dug,
planted and dug again. Or groWlhiS
rich mt the diamond mines Of brazu'
Living in that wild, strange, beanU-
ful land, with nothing To do hut
enjoy it, while the natives worked
for him, and every days work had
something to show IN bright costly
gemsl Launce's knowledge OF these
far-away glories was derived rom
the wonderful pictures and brief
descriptions contained in ms
geography-th one study he dld
like-and these we're just vague ana
unsatisfying enough to leave a boys
fancy fine chance for supplement-
ing them; so Launce lay still, think
Ing and wishing.
"Hallo!" broke in sharp little
voice-not in the lenst like one Of his
slaves announcing the treasure. The
boy turned his head a little, discon-
tentedlv, and saw a small brown face
pressed close to the fence, and pair
of black eyes steadily surveying him.
What YOU dom there, Lawrence
Rodney"
"Nothin' said Luuuce impatient.
IL. "Thinkin'."
What makes you lay down for
when you Think" persisted the new.
conner.
"Cause-no matter what, Hetty
Nixon--vou run along"
Il dom want to runaloug. That's
what everybody says-'ruu along,
and | don't want to-. lIetty settled
her little chin mere sguarely upon
the fence-rail md held her position
Launce looked mt hernguin from
under his hat; at the small! brown
feet poking restlessly in the warm
sand, at the short, faded dress that
she wore, and the old, limp gingham
bonnet pushed back from her head.
and hanging by it's forlorn strings.
A stray Thought suggested her mis-
cradle home over the hill and wretch.
ed drunken father.
"Hetty." he said, with a sudden
consciousness that change might be
almost as desirable a thing in her
life as in his; ''Hetty, what would
you do ii YOU was a mani"
Work for folks, an do as Ia
oughter. and be good to my little
girls-that's what | would" answer
ed Hetty, promptly.
Launce twitched his hat over his
face once more in vexation. "Whnt
did she Observation-Disclosures? There
was no use in talking TO her. /"
An it | was big boy I'd 90 an
help little girls pick berries, an show
'em where the good places was, +"
pursued Hetty, under the impression
that she might as well make known
her views upon yarioussubjects while
she was about il.
Launce made no reply.
Folks ought be good to folks. an
not go of an do just what they want
to-" Hetty added, meditativcly. sift-
ing the dry sand through her toes,
and dividing her moral about equally
between her absent father and
Launce.
Still the boy did not answer, and n
silence fell. After q few minutes he
glanced furtively toward tho fence
but the selfish little face wns gone
and with n feeling Of relief he at
tempted to take up his specuIations
in gold and diamonds again. Some
way, he could not tell why, they did
not seem quite as attractive MS thew
had done n little while before. md
when he heard carriage rolling M
the road he raised his head TO loo,
and listen. An old-fashioned carriag.
it was not very stylish, but comfort
able and roomy. Launce recognized
the vehicle and the gray horse draw.
ing it mt a glance.
''The doctor" hesaid and as il drew
near the fence he nestled little tnr-
Their back i'll the grass, where no
would be less likely to be observed
He did rot dislike the doctor mr.
ticularIy-he only did not want to
talk to him then. so he lay still while
he nlighted, fastened his horse and
walked away to the house.
"Wonder what he stopped for?"
soliloquized the boy. "He's started
for town, ] expect. Coin to bring
some visitors home from the deno3
most likely, or lie wouldn't have Ind
his big carriage out. Wish I was nj
the depot, all ready tostart offsome-
where"
He tried to fancy how it would
seem ii that were really so. What II
he should go? ride with the doctor
to town and then be off? Only tho
doctor would ask so many botbar.
ing questions, and when he fonnd ont
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