Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-24

believe me! FOR my own
part he went ON with swift change
OF tone. II am delighted at the turn
things have taken-delighted and re-
lieved since they clear great difficult
ty out of my way. You do not know.
Mrs. Gerard, what terrible and APP
paling person the Squire's heiress was
to me long after had given Irene
Gerard my whole heart More than
once-nay, more than dozen times
vowed TO myself that must conquer
my love and give up all hope of win
ming her.
Dear Diek-dear, brave. generous
Dick-how noble and handsome he
looked. with that bright flush on his
bronzed cheek, that eager sparkle In
his eyesl | could hardly SEQ him for
my tears--tears of purest Joy and
pride and gratitude. / seemed then,
for the first time, to understand how
great my triumph had been-how
overpowering was the force OF that
love that had conquered his pride and
drawn the sweetest tenderest words a
woman ever listened to from his re-
luctant lips. And there were people
who would pity me-eyen my own
dear mother was disposed to think me
ill-used and worthy OF commiseration
because uncle Archie had taken wife
in his old age, because should be q
little less rich than had expected to
be by-and-by! could have laughed
aloud at the absurd idea. AS though
such trifle could matter to the proud
and lucky girl who. some time in the
happy future. would be Dick Martin.
eau's wife!
Dick noticed AMI answered my
smile, and went on brightly
Fate and Irene were little toe
strong for me, Mrs. Gerrard-and
somehow my secret was told. dc
not know how; perhaps hereyes asked
it if her lips did not. u
''Dick, how dare you?" / interieeteG
blushing wildly at this libel on my
maidenly self. II remember tina
afternoon IL you do not. know yol
startled and took me completely BY
surprise l thought you were goinl
to say something about the game o
the weather, as we stood resting unde
the tree, and quite suddenly it wa
that.
With which lucid explanation / re
tired behind mothers chair.
'.Oh, was it. my dear? No donb
you are right-as l told you, my mem
DRY Is little misty on that point. Al
can clearly call to mind is you
answer. which. while it made ms
wildly happy. filed we with feelin
OF remorse-I was asking you to Civ
up so much for my sake; for, In m.
sober and reflective moments, it seem
ed to me that Mr.. Gerard must inev
itably suspect my motives and objeC
to me, and that must either 70
Irene Of all she had grown to loo
upon as her right or give her up.
was not strong enough TO suppress m
love for her, nor vain enough
think could make full compensate
for all her losses, II persisted
claiming her hand. But thank Heave
it will be all smooth sailing now!"
THANK Heaven, then. Dick, Il
uncle Archie's wife, since she hi
helped US out OF our terrible difficulty
: But am not fiattsred, sir, to find thi
you took me with such extreme r
luctance after all"
Dick laughed, not making the lea
!. attempt to defend himself. Moth'
looked at US with puzzle
7 smile, and said, in a half-reproacl
full tone
"Well, well, young people a
: queer creatures. suppose you ty
care for nothing while you have ea'
other.
+ "And you, mother" cried Dick al
I; and, though poor mother shook h
!. head and did her best to maintain h
4 role OF gentle martyrdom, she cou
= not help being pleased with the spo
taneity Of out reply.
you are good children she sal
q looking from Dicks face to min
: ''but cannot understand you, all t
q same. / thought Irene, at least, h
+ some love for the old Hall, and won
y regret being shut out from the hou
in which her father was born"
!. "Indeed / should, mother, bro
4 in, Indignantly. ''But why should
! contemplate being shut out from t
% dear old place? Do you think unC
"a Archie's wife will be such Gorgon
+ to object to the visits Of her husbanr
Il nearest relatives-or that he has m;
u ried some wholly unpresentable cr'
ture?"
s'HeaVen knows what he has m;
y riedl" mother answered bitterly, a
10 seemed to measure all the depth
IL her disappointment as / heard
harsh words fall from her gentle Ii
in for as a rule, she was most charita
70 in all her judgments, and always
Va her face against scandalous goss
40 sHeaven knows whom he has m
or ried. But we can hardly imagine d
N he has made very wise or prud,
m choice. When men OF his age fall
IN love, there Is no supreme act OF 70
na that saey will not commit"
IL swell, let US hope that uncle Arc
Id has not been tempted to do anythi