Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-10-12


She was dressed in plain white
flannel costume. which chung to her
figure and revealed its perfect symme-
try, while a pretty foot in neat black
shoe and stocking was peeping nom
beneath the wh:s9 skirt, and Bertram
saw that the ankle was slender and
the instep arched, and the white
hands and rounded arms shown by
her somewhat short sleeves were none
the less to his taste. Uuder her lap
lay tiny Yorkshire terrier asleep,
and she stroked it while she read.
"What grill A regular Nenus!"
murmured the watcher. "And has q
mind, too; how attentively shercads!"
How long he stood regarding her
he never knew, but it was, he admit
ted to himself, considerable time.
She got impatient with her book;
the author had not pleased her.
"Rubbishm she cried. Sentiment
al trash" And she flung the volume
aside.
Sensible. too" said Capt. Berkeley;
"by Joye, she's q rara avisl"
| Her sudden movement had awoke
her fluffy little rat of dog, and he be
gan to bark furiously. with sharp
''yap. yap.n for he had at last found
out the near vicinity OF stranger.
| Bertram's goddess turned suddenly,
and looked searchngly toward the
| spot where he stood.
Heavens, what eyes! Blue as a
sapphire in the sunlight. with black
| fringed lashes!" Soldier as he was,
and carpet knight. he could do moth
| ing but stare, dazzled by her unusual
| beauty.
| A shade of annoyance crossed the
| beautiful face as she turned away and
| walked toward the house, fondlinG the
| happy little dog as she went along.
| How gracefully she walked, with an
ease and elasticity in her movements
| not often seen. He continued watch
/ ing, but the white-robed figure APP
1 peared no more.
He found his road to the sea, hap
/ PLY unconscious that it was a private
4 one. and that he was tresrassing,
| and he returned the same way.
/ His divinity was singing, and her
voice was as sweet and beautiful as
her face.
Why should we parted be. Kathleen Aroon?
When thy fond hearts with me, kashleen
Aroon?
Why, indeed? How lie longed to go
in and say all sorts OF insane and I'M
possible things to her!
He made a perch for himself upon
an iyy-clad wall, and listened until
voice and piano ceased; then he heard
her call her horrid little dog. and she
came to the hall-door with it in her
arms, and kissed it and called it her
darling, and the little wretch found
him out again and began once more
the yap, like child's toy; and, asham.
ed to be caught watching her, he sid
from his hiding place upon the ground,
out OF SIGHT.
Little stupid" she said, looking
around, mo one Is there" And he.
cause the small animal wrisgled so.
she set it down. She had asserted
that no one was there, but Tiny knew
better. and, having squeezed itself
through the rustic work, it vigorously
attacked the captains stocking.leg,
for he had a shapely calf, and was in
duloing in knickerbockers.
The little brute worried" him so
terribly, that he beat q hasty retreat,
and left it in the possession OF the
field.
That evening he smoked profoundly,
drawing at his cigar like man in
deep thought; moreover rare thing
and his dreams were OF blue eyes and
golden hair.
His first waking thought was OF the
princess of the fairy cottage.
"She battles, he said. Il go down
4 4
out OF bed and went without even ask.
ing tor his breakfast; and, regardless
of the cravings of the inner man, he
stayed on the beach till IL o'clock,
but she never came. Hungry and dis
satisfied, he returned to the inn and
ate his burnt-up viands, which had
been waiting for him since 10 o'clock
: and started for that narrow lane once
more. This time he was not disap-
pointed; there she was!
Her hair was plated and coiled up
and she looked like a young queen; and
inhIs mind he apostrophized her as O
Juno.
He hid behind some thick shrubs
and prayed that his enemy might not
discover him. sun hat was in hei
left hand, and she placed it upon hei
head; and, turning to a mowing-ma
chine which stood upon the lawn, sht
set to work with q will to cut the
grass, and the sharp, bright blades re
; volved ae the yerdant atoms flew be
fore her.
"Strong and muscular, too" HI
said, admiringly; mo doctors bill foI
her What wife she will makel"
The grass was finished. and tn,
bright vision vanished, and onct
more the thoughtful mood descended
upon the captain.
He was up again early the mex
morning and down upon the beach
but his divinity was earlier still, ant
; was already in the water, dressed il
the prettiest OF French bathing cos
tune and swimming about like a fish
When she perceived the stranger -;
swan behind projecting rock ant
darted with wonderful agility through
the wooded path up the hillside anc
out of sight.
"And modestl" cried Bertram, will
enthusiasm, II wish to goodness
knew heri''
He had hia xviah in a nnaaaure fha.