Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-07-05

useful in the village; indeed, our vicar
Mr., haig, calls her his assistant
curate."
dorothy is your nieee?n
Yes; my poor sister, Mrs. Braith.
waite's daughter She Is an orphan
You will meet her at dinner, ana Pm
sure hope you will begreat friends"
j hoped so, too. | never was n
lady's man. 0fwomen frRnds had
not one, and OF acquaintance but
few. What would two months be at
Darlington IL Dorothy and were
not friends? ] was anxious TO meet
her, Her name sounded prim,
thought; and her aunt's mention
OF parochial work had raised
"A foreboding within me. She
was "A sallow, angular, old.young
lady, felt sure, who spoke always
with polish and precision, and whose
conversation sagored OF theInother's
meeting. ] was angry with myself
Tor coming 70 this place and waited
for the dinner hour on thorns.
Even then no relief came. As the
bell rang Lady Pownceby sailed into
the draWing.rO0m. looked past
her la search Of the niece, but she was
not there.
I Dorothy hasn't come in yet, Mr..
I Oswald Jones. We will not wait
/ dinner Tor her; one never knows when
she viii return will give me your
arms
felt thnt was a man with a
( grievance. ]. Oswald Jones, OF the
Middle Temple. barrister az law, one
OF the rising men. the papers said,
had condemned myself 10 spend ms
vacation imam obscure country house
and Dorothy Braithwaite lbut a
rather pretty name. ] thoughtl b
Bpinsier. showed herself 10 unimpress
"a as 10 absent herselfirom the hous,
the whole dag felt disagreeabl,
and slipped ms Soup In silence. But
with the tish came Dorothy.
Il hm sorry ] am 80 late, aunt,
she said. Mrs. Wnde's Tommy hai
the nteasels. and had 10 mind he
other olive branches whileshc ietche,
the doctor. This Is Mr. Oswal,
Jones'
had risen. and she looked at M
with frank smile ms We shool
hands.
Il am terribly hungry she said
Il was beginning 10 fear that
should he too late 10 get anything
She sat down and began 20 ca
with a healthy appetite. ] watched
her. Ny toFcboding Eas uttcrl,
stultiiied. Not angular, but Ia
nni stately: not sallow. but with
complexion 81 nj and brown, fai
hair, and a pair of eyes 80 large
blue, dark.tslhgci. expressive, tina
fslt my visit wRs not in vain.
: would have gone twice as inr Z
; mako the acquaintance OF the owne
% such eyes. She was not prim, bti
per.ectly selfpossessej. She SCENE
10 ignore nv. She seldom spok
during the meal. and when she di'
! Il Was 20 tell her nunt OF SON
) incident Of hcr days work. u
. cas,onnliy she would look az m
and wns charmed with be
delightful ewes. When tho ladies le
me. / did not lingpr long, but has
= ened after them. Lady Pownceb
! wna scttling herself for her post-pral
dial nap. Dorothy was sitting at u
= wiudog. leaning back in her chair, an
9 looking out into the gathering dus
Come and sit here, she said to m
!. and placed chair opposite her.
: "You must make yourself at HON
J. Mr.. Oswald Jones. raid sleeT
;. voice from the other end otthe roof
Q II am an old woman; you must p
up with my weaknesses.
u ~ am rather surprised TO fnd m
aelf here" said 20 Dorothy.
i "Aro you? Aunt often spenks
y YOU. Shn thinks a great deal oiyou
h Indeed. hardly know her,
n ushe reads the Times, you kno
- aud whenever she secs your name
h The law reports she reads them WI
y .snfold interest. Here's Mr.. Oswa
o Toues' name again. she will say
4. rnally must know more otthat YOU
!, man"
"whv docs she always call me
y my full name? Why not Mr.. Jon
II simply" -.
~ "6i. there ARE 80 many Jones
y Won know. Our curnto's name
n ZONES, and no doubt she calls y
osvnld Joncs 20 distinguish y
- from him"
IA Perhaps Dorothy was to be nssl
y, - amt rurnte in more particular sen
- strange 70 say. felt iealons. bu
- WINS prevented from asking any gu
=. lions hys n sudden introduction
y \, another inmate Of the house. SOL
~ thing stirred behind tho curtain
!, INV aide. and out sprand a lnrge WI
I, Y cnt which, having been disturbed
~ ~ its sleep, dug It's claws into the car ,tl
~ md nrched IFS bnck in cat ias i,.
!, and then leaped into Dorotn
n. Inn. Dorothy began to ron
~ n stroktng It's head, putt
~ her hend against it's, and /
- forming those many llttle W. ""
=" which ladies' and cats enjoy. No