Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-16

brilliant black eyes cleaning with
excitment under her dark eye
brows as she talked. She had
light, crisp, airy blonde hair sur
rounding a very fair, colorless face.
end the dark eyes made her appear
szngularly beautiful was n mod
est little American, with beauty lit
any of a quiet order; hair and eyes
brown, and my figure slim and pc
&Ite.
Irene was a Partisan born, with
all their taste and ways. She was
sputtering forth impulsiyely now
about a friend of her fathers, an
Englishman of high birth, whom we
expected to dine with us that day.
They had met him on the continent,
and, although Erene said a great
deal against him. knew her so we'll
that in my heart somehow felt she
liked him. She never made so much
Bdo about anyone or Mon Dieu-ed"
50 often when she did not.
@'Oh, but that was the great nuisance
that piece of high dignity, Lord
Stolholm! Mon Dieu! what name
.z-as that! His father must have been
a Swetiel His lordship, then. was to
dine with us on this particular day,
wheR we were going to the Santos
grand ball at night, and needed the
Say to rest! All, those English
they were made of stone! How they
walk Ma fol! three miles or four a
4iay-she had seen them! And how
ne would carry his nose in the airl-
they all did-and sit stiff as a post
wllen every one else talked like live
people and enjoyed themselves! Mon
Bieu! but it was trial And how
g8r would she be when the wine came
go leave his lordship and 90 back to
her good novel, 'Virginne' All, but
she was getting horribly ennuyed,
and would sleep soon, she was sure!'
and she INDUCED in big yawn and
aeld two tiny hands over her mouth
Here we were summoned to dinner.
: could see nothing disagreeable
about Lord Stolholm. He appeared
4 sensible pleasant gentleman of
about 35. He treated Irene and
myself with galIantry, and thought
Irene honored him with quite as
much courteous notice as he did
her. He told me that he had
ecnee known my mother, and had
esteemed her highly. He further re-
marked that greatly resembled her.
lie spoke very kindly, and l was
pleased that he had known mamma.
for she was dead, and papa had left
NTH my only brother in Germany.
Az the Sante Hotel that night we
again met Lord Stolholm. Hedanc-
ed several times with me, and well,
z was only IL, the scene was gay and
sresh to me, and Lord Stolholm was
very handsome that night. But /
could not feel sore at heart when
Irene was so disagreeable after the
Dali and the next day. Surely
uIad not tried to draw Lord Stol.
-2olm's attention from her! This
manner increased as he continued to
show me his regard, and Igrew home
sick and wrote to papa that he must
send fraulein to bring me to Ger.
many.
d left suddenly without seeing Lord
Stolholm, and | thought, ''Erenc
may know don't wish to interfere
with her preferences" But, aIas
was sad, and knew before long that
had grown to think much more o
this kind friend than @as aware of
Weeks passed and | heard nothing
from him. TO be sure, he did not
know where / was, unless Erene haC
chosen to tell him.
Irene wrote very pleasantly now
and frequently mentioned Lord Stol
holm. Presently began to look i'll
FrauIein fretted and said must trav
vel sgain. So my father went dowr
to italy; but continued pale and sad
At last | received the following letter
written with the impulsiveness o
jErene's nature in it's happiest mood
MA CHERE PETITE CoUIsiNE-I write nov
'Hhtsa can scarcely use my pen, am so viii,
with pleasure. What will you think when
Ftell you?-Lord Staunton StOlhom loves Inc