Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-08-10
The Story Of a Seige.
BY SISTER FRANCES.
CHAPTER v.

It was late in March when DR.. War
rem again jumped out Of the cars at
Holme station. But the spring was
early this year; and Easter Sunday,
falling about this time seemed ike
summers day. This was the Wednes-
day later. and already there was hope,
there was promise in the tender green
of the budding trees, aud in the rich
emerald of the wheat fields that lay
broad and velvet in the sun.
No railroad as yet came within two
miles of Holme; but the intervening
distance between Holme station and
the village was soon accomplished,
and the doctor passed hurriedly up the
long street on his way to tle yellow
house.
He had hoped to escape recognition,
but not so. The blacksmith hailed
him from his shop, coming out with
leather apron on and blackened hand
to give him, Hello! Doctor, come
back to stay?" And the postmaster.
mild-faced, insinuating man peered
out from his barred and partitioned
window to say:
..Why, if it amt DR.. Warren! Good
day Good day"
Still he hoped to avoid being seen at
the store, and crossed to the other side
of the way. ..Haply Stephen is of
.electioneering, somewhere, and | can
get by!'
But furtively glancing over, as he
hurried by the store, he started and
stopped short Instead of the dingy
sign he was used to see there, with
as. Johns Store in faded brown
paint, a bran new sign, with glittering
gold letters on black ground, declar
cd H. Bolter & Co" TO be the pro
prietors and partners thereof.
BLESS mel Is that our doctor com
again?" and from an appraised windov
Mrs. Scott, her enmity buried, seem
ingly, for. the nonce, hailed MIN Wit
a smile of welcome,
But the doctor merely bowed in ar
swer to her torrent of questions an
fastened across the street into ths
veritable Curiosity Shop. tn
country store" of Holme. 1t wa
dark, as usual, within; and gropin
behind the counter that ran across II
back was figure that seemed fami
lar. Two barefoot children stood
waiting, penny in hand; and as Il
STOPPING figure raised itself and pr
duced a box Of clay pipes for the ben
fit of the young customers, DR.. Wa
rem recognized tall youth who Ri
been assistant in the days of Steph'
Johns.
NHT = 10 a.lyna
1.-THE same, sir. Oh! How a
you, DR.. Warren? Come back
stayP Been nobody worth shucss
take your place, sir you'll find it ope
I guess"
"But where is Stephen" asked
doctor, trying to speak composedly.
ssOh! Stephen" with an attempt
o long-drawn visage which was mt
unsuccessful; ''you see, he went off
Washington last fall, office-huntir
and he loitered and poked round tbs
till all his money was gone, and he
i'll with kind of low fever, with
disappointment-like. Then, bimet
word came to his house that he Y
dead; and some of those Philadelfy
lows they brought him home"
s'And Marg-Miss Harding!-wh'
is sheP"
.sOh, she is wonrar, tell you!
Just gathered up everything, after
funeral; and there wasn't much left
be sure, when them Washington b
were paid. They sold the old va
house, and she and me fixed it thu
was to take the store on shares
children they's the Co."-indicat
with chuckle the flaming sign. 50
Osgood, that's the painter down y
der, he SAID he'd give it an 81
touch of gold because Of hen1r'
"Then Margaret, she gets the sci
ct the meeting house-you know
Quaker SCHOOL aback there on the T
road; and there's two rooms over it
the school-mistress to live in. Do
believe itP-she's moved them child
and all over into them two rooms;
Tace, she's such big girl, she act
ly teaching a class in school
.sYou know how Squire VIII
place adiines the Meeting House;
believe Margaret pays so niue
week, at all events they take q
meals in there at the Squire's, so 0
not bothered with cooking or help.
but do take cheer" said Fl.
ter, breaking off in his narrative &c
sumo the hospitable ''got some
ra hard cider here; let me draw
glass;
..No. thank you, said the dos
with ii SIN 10 -oo6ing al his wafch
n'diifs 4 go1d-Rye-'.rIl come
a. u"