Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-11-15

with delicious hopes were crowded from
his attention. He sat down imme diately |
TO pen his regrets and request pardon.
As he prepared to put his pen on the paper |
his eye casually fell on a newspaper that |
lay upon the table, and he read this para
graph in the local news.
1.-The engagement OF Miss Annie Morse to
Mr., George Dascar is announced. The we'd
ding Will prof. ably occur in the latter part of
July"
He put down his pen slowly and took up
the paper. He read the paragraph dozen
times. Laying the paper down on the
table he arose and contemplated the little
squib profoundly, with his hands in his
pockets Then he said:
THE DEVIL"
So he did not send his note Neither
could he make up his mind to see Annie,
knowing her to be another's; that other,
! too, Dascar, whom for some reason he had
always instinctively despsed. Now he
| doubly despised him for a good reason
The wind and rain of March gave way to
/ the more temperate weather of succeeding
months until, in course of time, July came
round, bringing much citation to Dascar,
palpitation and unaccountable uneasiness
to Annie and bitterness and melancholy to
I Arthur Denver. An incident occurred
however, mt this time that brought affairs
to crisis 1t ali came about ths QNgh
Graeme. One day he stepped up to Arthur
on the college campus and said:
Doctor, L have patient at my house
whose disease battles me. l desire your
services in consultation if you have leis-
ure." This with all the grandeur mag
Unable.
Certainly DIR. Graeme, shall be glad to
be of any service. Ihave an hours leisure :"
AT the cottage he saw pale, thin wom-
an, almost skeleton, lying in the bed. A
rapid glance of his trained eye saw the ev-
licences of approaching death. AS he APP
preached her bedside she raised her eyes
"oh, sir" she said, in faint gasping
voice which he had to bend low to hear II
do not need physician so much as l do u
friend have been delirious a long while
and do not know now where l am nor who
this old man is who takes care of me so
kindly and attentively | may live long
enough yet to do some good l have tried
: TO tell the old man, but either he is silly or
E l am not yet sane"
d His mind is mostly gone"
well, his heart is all whole yeti But
9 my breath is short have no time to ex.
plain what do not clearly understand
myself Answer-me some questions-sir
Il ablure you as adying-woman-t yor
speaA-the truth-as L shall Do you'd
{ you know George Dascar?"
Arthur Denver started, colored hest
" tated, gazed at her scrutinizingly and sus
piciously nodded affirmatively
!, DO you-know Annie Morse2 Yes? Ar,
!. you "a friend of hers? Then-ten ne
4 are these two-to be married?"
y They are Next week"
y Inc woman gave a little scream an,
4 tainted Arthur hastily gave her restora
tive and she revived
II Il must-see her Lean-closer NJ
20 Strengths failing"
= lie bent his ear close to her lips and sh
~ whispered few words that made hi,
y spring to his feet Growing red and whit
u in turn, he glared upon her.
i What proof?n he roared
D. She signed him to be silent and went n
family.
His-letters = are at-Mrs. Sherman,a
on Schuyler avenue - together with
)" abandance-of other-proot"