The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-01-12
"Win you be kind enough to let

me ger putf said Miss Dennis. IN q
voice of scarcely controlled indigna-
ton. Il have thanked yon fer your
assistance, but have no wish to
know sCuf name, and certainly none
TO acquaint you with mine"
And, scarcely giving hifh time to
descend frem Tine buggy, Violet.
spreng past him, ignoring his prof
fered hand, and ran toward the gate.
Before she had reached, ,it, however,
the words, my esat, if you please;
excuse ny mentioning it." checked
her, and she w3s obliged to submit
to the humiliation of taking off the
Dig rubber coat. and returning it to
him. She felt that he was smiling,
but she would not look at him. AS
the young man received the coat, he
said, grayely!
"Sincs you declined to read my
name, | mist tell it to you. Allow
me to introduce myself as,
But the young lady had by this
time turned her back, and was walk
ing rapidly toward the house, andhe
paused abruptly in the utterance of
his name; peTceiving that she was al
ready out of earshot. He laughed
to himself-a laugh ofgenuine amuse-
ment-and resumed his seat in the
buggy, seeming in no way discomfit-
ed by the treatment he had received.
Miss Dennis, for her part, was thor
oughly, mortified and indignant; but
being a sensible girl, she reflected that
she was going back to the city the
next morning, and need have no ap-
prehensions for the future, and so
she said nothing of her adventure to
any one.
Shortly after Miss Dennis's train
had left, next morning, the brown
bearded stranger called at Mrs. Har-
per's, and actually had the assurance
to ask for Miss Dennis, in the easiest
way in the world, and offer his card
to be sent up to her. But he was in.
formed by the servant that Miss Dem
mis- had returned to her home in the
city, and so he was compelled to re-
trace his steps with a somewhat de-
jected and disappointed visage.
Miss Dennis's city home was very
elegant and luxurious one, on Thanks
giving evening it's decorations and
furnishings were to be seen to the
best advantage, by reason of the
splendors of lights and flowers which
prevailed everywhere. There was to
be grand family dinner given in
special honor of q young gentleman,
somewhat distant relation, recent
ly returned from a prolonged stay
abroad. He had landed in America
some weeks back, but was now first
come to this his native city to pay
his respects to the family with due
form and ceremony.
Violet was looking her very lowell
est tonight, in a beautiful white silk,
with natural flowers, and there was
unquestionably a look of eager an
ticipation in the eyes which she con-
stantly turned towards the door.
And there was really sufficient rea-
son for the heightened color that
shone in her cheeks tonight, for this
young cousin, Aurthur Darcy, had
been long ago settled upon, by all
friends of both parties, as a most
suitable match for her. The young
people were naturally so congenial
and SO drawn to each other, that the
thing would probably have come
about of itself if their kind friends
had not been so obtrusive, and final
~ reused Miss Dennis's naughty
spirit, so that when young Darcy Of
fered himself she said she had no fan
CIV for being married to order, and
met him with fiat refusal. Stung
by the rejection, Darcy sailed for Eu-
rope Immediately, and it was not I'M
til after he had left that Violet had
began to feel that, perhaps, she had
made mistake. She was not girl
to repine, however, and she was ar
dent and young and fond of society,
and she had been a very gay and
popular feature therein during these
years, but she had never had her
heart SO really touched by any one
as it had been by the cousin she had
by her own act, banished, and al.
though she had not been enough in
love to pine for him, she felt exhilar-
ated at the thought of seeing him
again.
When the door opened at last and
he came, looking very quiet and ele-
giant in his evening dress, with his
smooth-shaven cheeks and brown
mustache and somewhat bronzed
complexion. Violet thought him
a good deal changed, and yet she
told him she would have known him
anywhere.
Il was scarcely more than a lad
when l went away" he said, "ano
these are the years in which a man
changes most. You are changed
too, Violet, and for the better
which you have not had the grace tC
say to me-. / should have known
you, of course; but with you it is diff
ferent. There is an infallible mari
of Identification"
ooh, you still remember the three
little moles, do your" said Violet
putting her white hand up to hel
cheek and laying her finger upor
three tiny dark-brown spots near thu
corner of her right eye.
They were no larger than freckles
and as they heightened the effect o
her brilliant complexion, her admir-
ers were apt to dwell upon them al
one of her chief beauties.
"Of course remember Them" sal {
Mr.. Darcy, "and as they are ineradic
able, you could never succeed in hid
ing your identity from me, if yor
went to the ends of the earth"
There was rather q tender intona
ton in his voice as he said this, ant
Violet felt her heart a little stirred
by the sound of these familiar tones
They were standing apart for q mo
ment, and no one heard her as sh
said, playfully:
cit was you who went to the end
of the sarth-not ].
cit was YOU who sent me" he said