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

And scatter I'll their wits.
Oh, huml'
Il thought you were asleep, says
Barton, laughing ruefully at TINS
poetic application.
ION the contrary, my friend, you
underate your talents as narrator;
wait the grand finale withunabated
interest.
well, it came rather quietly, The
fact OF the engagement never was
much known. Torrance hung around
Mary as much as he could in public
and was excessively devoted IN pri-
vate. But unfortunately he was
called to Mexico on business shortly
after, but still they wrote to each
other. He was detained u long time,
and the spring, summer, and autumn
passed without seeing him here again.
began to suspect something was
wrong, but even then | knew the cor
respondence continued,
Then the winter came bringinglts
round of gaieties, and Mary seemed
I to go out as much and be as pop
/ ular as ever. No one seemed To ~
member anything very particular
about the Torrance episode, and
then Kenyon came out here from
| Washington.
He was wild about Mary from the
first, and it was not very long before
the engagement was announced.
Now, there's what ! can't under.
4 stand, Kenyon had not so much
more money than Torrance ms to
tempt any girl to prefer him, and he
4 side Mary was not mercenary. To
my mind there had been some mis-
understanding, He may have been
| Jealous and tired her; she was very
young and Kenyon adored her open
| ~. Well, the cards came out. had
felt uneasy about John all along,
/ not that ever heard Of him, but
was so sure he would try To see her
again, that / was rot surprised to
see him walk in the very morning Of
the wedding.
| "You have come
| ''To see her married, he interrupt
ed, "only that. wish to see her
vow herself to another man. Can
you manage it?'
Yes" / said, but don't you
| think
81 think nothing he said, saw
agely; and then, in few moments
Where is it to be-"
Church" was my only reply; end
then we lapsed into silence
Once he sprang to his feet az II
moved by sudden determination, but
in a moment seated himself agnin,
and spoke of other matters Mexico,
his business and its success.
We went early to the church. and
as ! was an usher, ensily seated him
within the ribbons. There we're so
many other fellows there who were
known suitors MARY Hastings, that
I Torrance's presence was not especinl-
ly commented upon. He did not turn
his head to see the bride as she cnme
in on her fathers arm, hut saw he
listened with painful interest to the
service, and he was dcathly white as
the responses came from the altar.
He resolutely turned his lace again
from the bridal party as they came
down the aisle | did not really wnnt
to go tothe house and leave him, but
he insisted, and, of course. there was
nothing else to do, but did feel for
poor John, and was determined |
would plant one thorn in Mary Ken
yon's matrimonial crown.
1t was the regulation wedding
reception in progress when reached
the house. presents, supper, toastg.
and smiling faces. At the brides
table had an old friends privilege
of sitting Mt the left hand ofthe queen
of the feast, and | viciOuslv waited
my opportunity. Under cover OF
some imbecile toast it came, and |
whispered:
"What Of Torrance?"
Ii looks could Stay I should hive
died then and there. Hereyes blazed
Never again, so long as you live,
mention his name to me-" she gaid
And | never did.
She lives in Washington. | saw
her there and here, we both forgot
John and his little affair. After n f,v
years she seemed to fail. ana vet she
was as gay as ever, and seemed nor.
fectly happy. Kenyon idolized her
and their house was the center q,
a group OF choice spirits in Wasbip@.
\ ton. ! often saw her there. md s5o
was always the same CHARMING Mar
but failing. ''' ;
One spring she came home for .
visit, the last one she ever mada
here. We saw then how Il was sho
coughed, and her people feared con.
sumption. ''n-
| felt much distressed M tho
thought. had known her fro,n ~, J.
little girl, and had almost loved ~ :
as woman. IL was q sad pleas,vn
to see her now and then, and nno
afternoon found her LOOKING ~ ~
much brighter that | supoested ~ :
little walk. IL was spring, md ~
Dir was very mild as we strolled H.
the almost deserted park. Bnt aoa,,
she tired and we sat on ore ~ ~
iron benches idly watching the wo she
ers hurry home through tbeprow;n,,
dusk. had risen to take her ho,ns
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