Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-12-06

leaves whirled and ratified In and about the K
empty porch, and over all shot one red and 1
angry arrow from the sinking sun She i
stood in the wind and rain, and gazed at the \
old church that had seen the end Of 10 many
sorrows more bitter than her own and the \
wreck OF 30 many summers, till the darkness
began to close round her like q pail, while
the wind sung the requiem OF her hopes Shc
was not OF Responding or pessimistic char
acter. but In that bitter hour abe found it IN
her heart to wish, AZ most people have done |
at one time or other in their lives. that tho
tragedy were over and the curtain bad fallen, |
and that she lay beneath those dripping sods !
without sight or hearing. without hope OF
dread. Il seemed TO hsr that the hereafter
must indeed be terrible IL IL outweighs the
sorrows OF the here
And then, poor woman. she thought OF the
long years between her and rest, and, leaning
her head against the gate post. began TO CRY
bitterly in the gloom
Presently she stopped crying with a starr
and looked up for she felt that she was NJ
longer alone Her instincts had not deceived
/ her. for there, not more than two pace
I from her In the shadow OF the ir trees, was
the figure Of a man. just then he took q
step TO the left which brought his figure
4 against the sky aud idn's heart stood still,
/ for now she saw who II was Ii was Harold
/ Onaritch, the man over whose loss she had
+ been weeping.
Its deueed odd" she heard him say, fol
she was 10 leeward 81 him, but could have
sworn that heard somebody sobbing. sup
pose it was the wind
lda's first idea was flight, and she made
movement for that purpose, and in doing 81
tripped over a stick and nearly fell
In a minute he was by her side. She was
caught, and perhaps she was not altogether
sorry, especially as she had tried to get away
"who is III What's the matterf said the
colonel lighting a fuses under her nose
Il was one of those 0aming fusees and burned
with blue light, showing Ida's tail figure
and her beautiful face nll stained with grief
and tears her wet macintosh and the gate
post against which she had heen leaning
showing everything
why. Ida" he said. in amaRe. what are
you doing here. crying toof'
II am not crying she said with a sob
sits the rain has made my face wet"
just then. the light burned out and be
dropped IL
What is Il, dear. what is itr' he snid a.
great distress, for the sight OF her alone Ia
the wet and dark. la tears, moved HIM beyond
himself, AMI indeed he would have been ~
man II IL had not
could not, ami IN another minute, to tell tbt
honest truth, she had exchanged the gate POI.
for Harolds broad shoulder. and WAS finish
ing her cry there.
Now, to see q young and pretty woman
weeping inore especially II she happens TO b
weeping on your shoulder - a very tryin,
thing Ii Is trying even II you do not happel
20 be IN love with her at all But II you ar,
+ In love with her, however little, IL Is dreadful
whereas. IL. as IN the present case. you hal,
pen 10 worship her, more perhaps than Il Il
good TO worship any fallible human creature
then the sight is positively ovrpowering
/ And 50, indeed, it proved in the present IN
stance The colonel could not tear 1t, but lift
ing her head from hts shoulder. be Aisscd hei
! sweet face again and again Now, natur
! has generally a remedy for most ills IL onl'
, the physician knows where 10 look for it, an,
J there is no doubt that this sort of treatmen
! has before now proved eiiieacious in man,
similar cases At any rate Il answered bert
for presently Ida grew quneter.
"DunI. ? she said ieebly--a phTuse commo,
% people in such circumstances, from
. duches4.s 10 milknaisis. and one full Of hn
man uature
. what IS IL. darlingf' DO said; what /
! the matterf
Leave 30 Of me. ! will tell YOU" sh
answered
q lie obeyed. though with some unwilling
ness
. She hunted for her handkerchief an
wiped her eyes. and then at last she spoke:
n am engaged "a he marT9ed," she said, Il
; a low voice ITO Mr. GoSsey.h
. Then, for about the trst time IN his life
: Harold Qnariteh swore vlolently IN the pres
! ence of a lady.
'.uh q ---n At all. !" he said
She took no notice OF the strength OF III
9 language. perhaps. indeed. she reechoed
= ia some feminine esIIivaienL
I lit u true. shc said with \ sigh. .
knew that u would come. those dreadfu
things always do--and u was not my fault
i am sure that you will always rememhe
\ that had odu IT. be advanced the mune
: on the express condition, and even IL ! cou,
pay bacR ltie money. ! suppose that shout
y lie bound to carry out the bargain IL Is uU
: be motley thai he wants, tut his bond
"a ..Curse him for an internal Shyluck, sal
tlaroid agniH- aud groane,i IN his hltternes
: ami jcaiausy Is there nothing 10 1e done
be asaed pressntly VA a harsh vo,es. Tor b
was very hard hit
Q .NMningr sine answered. sadly Il a
q not sc what cau hslp Us unless the una
q die,i, she said. and that .snot likely. har
= Old. she went on addressing him for Il,
. hist time IA her lifs uy his Christlsn uam.
. l,sr she teit that after erygas upon q man