Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-02-01

as she did so caught his eve, curious,
studious of her; his whole face-he
being unconsciously affected by the
smile in all its stages-on q broad
grin. What h8lfcontemptuous,
halfindignant wonder there was in
her whole face as she encountered |
the gnze! He felt it and was enraged
at himself, sIouched his hat still |
more decidedly, and didn't look
up for many minutes. When at last, !
he ventured to doso, hesaw her book |
was laid aside and her face turned to |
window, through which came faint,
red flush from the dying day. Her |
profile was exquisite. A small,
straight nose, full eye with visible,
dark lashes, small, clearly cut chin.
and such a mouth He knew it could
estir with song like song, and with
siIver-corded speeches" There was
q far away, dreamy atmosphere
about her, not sad, or world-wise,
but preoccupied, as though her own
thoughts were sweet and wonderful
to her.
The whistle screamed; TIE train
slowly neared the station, and Mr..
Conway prepared to leave.
He glanced back as he reached the
door, and saw the lady was also
passing out the other way; however.
in tlse hustle and confusion, he failed
to get sight of her again He went
moodily to his hotel After losing
sight OF her, the nervousness about
meeting Cousin Fanny returned He
fancied thousand ways in which
their meeting might occur, but in all
probability none of these was the des-
tined one. He looked in the glass
studied his attitudes and glanees,
but all with no result.
He went to bed and his tired head
swan with the motion of the cars,
and he Thought of the lady with
the pretty mouth. Pretty it
was devinc! That full but quies-
/ cent outline in repose; that mobility
in laughter, graceful and spirited,
but intangible and indefinate, be
would give anything to call up that
| glowing seintillation again. 1t was
| a rare mouth indeed; it had earnest
repose; it had eager earnestness; it
had scorn in that inperceptible curl;
/ it had mischiefin that demure apathy;
/ it had infinite mirth in Que smile,
| dreamy usefulness in another. He
fell asleep thinking of Queen Guine-
we're riding on her scream white
mule who looked so. lovely as she
swayed,
"The rein with dainty fnger-tips,
A man had given all other bliss.
To waste his whole heart in one kiss,
Upon those perfect lips.
In the morning he called on Cousin
Fanny, Mrs. Hurlburt, now widow.
He found her an invalid, pale, lovely
very cordial and friendly, but with
no apparent remembrance of the
time when he had sworn he couldn't
live without her. She was helping
her little boy with his arithmetic les
son. and Mr.. Conway asked if he was
her only child.
son, no; / have three others
Fanny, Henry. Flora. and this little
one, Albert. Fanny came home from
visit last night, and is late about
rising this morning. Something
about Mrs. Hulburt struck him sud
denly. Why had he been so obtuse?
The lady with the pretty mouth was
her daughter; there was wonderful
similarity, Cousin Fanny's daugh-
teri Poor Mr.. Conway!
He sat quietly looking in Mrs.
Hulburt's face. Why need that face,
through his whole life have caused
him such pain? Why should its
type, as it began itself to fade, have
arisen, fresh youthful, even more
beautiful, to haunt him9 TWAS not
a cruel face, but patient, sweet,
paid; yet his heart ached with the
old pain of his youth. and sunk
heavily at the new thought that the
wound was to reopen.
"Fanny, dear, this is mothers old
friend and cousin, Mr.. Conway, " said
Mrs. Hulburt, MS the door opened.
Il met the gentleman on the cars,
last night, mamma" answered
Fanny, after some blushing hesita'
ton, yet smiling in spite of her de
sire to keep sedate.
Eyes" said Mr.. Conway, awk'
wardly, 81 recognized in you n re
semblance to your mother, as sht
! was at your age, and half suspected
the relationship"
+ In this statement, which we know
was not literally truthful, Mr.. Con
, way had a little selfish object in
) view; he had that involuntary smile
to account and apologize for. Bnt
Fanny had really awoke in him th'
I same feeling of bewitchment as hel
mother had once done, twinge o
: unrest which he had not felt mt TIN
4 sight of a face since. Even an EN-
4 barrassment came over him, which
) he, man of the world, seldom felt.
: The morning wore away painful,
4 to him--contemplating his youth i
4 the patient, white face of Mrs. Huri
Q burt-feeling his years with a ney
weight as he glanced at the daughter
: conscious all the while that you'll
y and years were sadly at contlic
g with him.
: pe stnid il. few DAYS. and then, n