Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-03

come from anywhere, and done any
thing. Once, going out suddenly in
to the kitchen, she discovered the
cook mounted on table singing
variety theater ditty, with appro-
pirate gestures, TO two other neigh
boring cooks and an enlisted man or
two. There was a racy abandon
ahouS this performance which sug-
gested to Mrs. Marshall that the
singer was ut home behind the foot
lights.
lit makes me creep" Betty told
Tom, ito think how she has probably
been knocked about the world. Her
father was a miner, and she was
brought up in that kind of atmos-
phere-excitement, false hopes, and
disappointment.
Married, l dare say" supple
mented Tom. ''And put a bullet
through the fellows head, and then
has takenup with one or two Others"
Yes, yes. Betty dropped her voice
TO an awe-struck whisper. '.She act
ually showed ME the photograph ola
friend of hers who she said was i'm
for five years-in tsueh dreadful
wordN for bigamy. In prison at
Leavenworth."
"Why don't you get rid OF her?'
cried Tom, brisEly. ''She's beastly
cook; know that"
But in spite of her questionable an
tecedents the mistress heart went
out to the maid with the same in-
stinct which had prompted her at the
east to visit dingy tenement-houses
and pauper wards in hospitals There
was Responsiveness an affecsionate-
ness, about the cook to the at.rac-
ton of which Betty succnmbed. Be
sides, the girl was pretty, with slen-
der rounded figure, and brilliantly
bright hazel eyes, fair, pure skin
and soft golden brown hair. These
charms increased after she had lived
decent quiet life with the Marshalls
or two or three months, and GER
tain haggard look disappeared.
To be sure, she had been little Off
her head for the last week or so. She
had looked in the morning as though
she had not closed her eyes the night
before; she had returned to former
habit, which had yielded to Mrs.
MarshalPs expostulations, Of going
about until high noon her head tied
up. so fearfully uncheerful, com
planned Betty. Moreover, she was
peevish and fretful There was alto
gether an air, unmistakable to the
housekeeper, of uncertain tenure Of
office about her, which struck a chill
to Betty's heart. This young lady
was rs welded to present ways as
cat. All change had vague element
of terror for her.
Hence it was with a sense Of relief
that she remarked that her Mary
was aroused from her apathy and in
difference by the fact Of Lieut.. Mar
shalls unexpected orders. She was
as communicative as possible, pleas
ed at having hit upon a subject OF
interest. Still she kept recurring to
the strong impression that Mary was
an odd creature She had forgotten
something, and went back to the
kitchen Unexpectedly. There stood
Mary in the middle Of the room, her
clenched slender fist pressed against
her temples, her bright dark eyes
gazing out before her with fixed in
tensity of concentration; poised on
her small arehed feet as though about
to spring; she suggested an alert,
trapped creature at bay. What nm
uatdmed. problematical girl, and
what n mixed civilization had pro-
duced her! Meantime all well-bal-
anced house-keepers will agree that
Mrs. Marshall was most unfortunate
in having such an unsuitable cook,
were she ever so devoted to the re-
generation Of humanity.
Dusk was gathering about the post
when Mrs. Marshall hetook herself to
the front door and looked up and
down the line Of quarters and across
the parade-ground and wished for
Tom. A man came rapidly down
the plank walk, paused, and address
ed her.
"Does Mrs. Escadero live here?"
1t was a second before Betty re-
membered that that was the elegant
name OF her cook" YES, the does
"Can / see her? I'm n brother OF
hers"
Betty looked up with pleased inter-
est. A lamp was lighted near by at
the moment, and brought out the
slender features and fair hair Of her
complications striking face, and which
was also strikingly like Mary's. He
seemed quite boy; younger than
Mary; or perhaps it was the express
ion. He had n quick, bright, boyish
smile that flashed upon Betty before
he moved into the shadows of the
porch.
II will call your sister, or yon can
look her up yourselfif you choose.
Through that gate; the kitchen is at
the end Of thesyard. You will find
her there"
THANK you, ma'am," said the
young fellow, anddisappearedthrough
the gate.
Afterward some friends came in.
and there was a game Of whist, fru-
gal, impromptu supper followed. A
friend offered to stay all night If Bet