Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-03-15

but he told her without disguise tine
only terms on which he was prepared
to aceede to her prayers. She was
the price of Leo's deliverance. He
waxed eloquent; his voice and man
ner were tender as n woman's as no
poured ont his love to her-the love
with which he had loved, nay, wor-
SHIPPED her from almost the first mo-
ment when his eyes beheld her.
Sicily recoiled from him in horror
then recovering herself she appealed
passionately to his generosity; to
his pity ever. He had no more pity
than the tiger whose prey is within
his grasp; desire knows neither mercy
nor pity. Her tears, her distress,
kindled still more the violent and
crued side of his nature. Yet his
voice WINS tender and persuasive.
He would make her the happiest
woman alive She would not have
n single wish ungratitied; nay, Leo
himself should be the first to benefit
by her sacrifice. He yentured, even
under the burning scorn of her eyes,
TO compare the boys love
with his. Once more she i'm
plored him, with a very agony
of entreaty, but he was inexorable;
there was only one condition. And
so he left her, bidding her think it
over.
When she told Leo his rage tor the
moment overcame his despair. He
called Standish by every name with
which man can brand william.
Would he have his darling sacrificed
to save himself ten thousand times
deeper disgrace? But after the first
passionate excitement, despair came
crawling back. Disgraced. dishon
ored, was he nearer to his love?
Again he thought of making clean
breast to his father. But that very
night at dinner the admiral had
seemed out of sorts, and had darkly
limited at an unlucky speculation in
to which he had been betrayed. Leo
thought of his young brothers and
sisters. Were they to be sacrificed
to his criminal folly? Ali he could
call it by its right name now. He
could call it by its right nrme now.
He and Stella sat with elasped hands
and sorrowful eyes. They had never
loved each other as they did now.
Then, in the night, as she lay half
distraught with her trouble and
Lees the instinct of self sacrifice
which was in every good woman's
nature, which had made heroines
and martyrs ofthem so often. inspir-
ed her; and, with shudderings and
tremblings, she resolved to save Leo
at the cost other own misery and de-
SPAR. Without a word or hint to
Leo she wrote to Standish that il he
would not have pity on her, knowing
how she felt toward him, she must
needs accept his cruel terms, since
she loved her consin more than
aught else in the world. Would he,
she wondered, want TO marry her
after that?
He took her at her word with Joy
and triumph. He would know how
to guard her against Leo-against
every man in Christendom; and he
had all the fatuity common to
lovers who believe they can make a
woman love them. Even then Stella
had hope that she would be able TO
creep out of her promise through
some loophole, but Standish was far
too clever for that. Leo had OBJ
tanned weeks delay for the pay
ment of his Goodwood loses. Be
fore Standish handed over the pur-
chase money she must be his. She
must go through the form OF mar
riage with him at the registry office
He would then leave her free for two
months, during which he was to ap-
I pear to her family to WOO and win
her. He knew she was not of age,
but he would hardly stick to such a
trifie as lie now. And Stella with.
out word to Leo or any living soul
with death in her heart, went out one
morning and married Standish and
received from him her price, e2,O0C
| in Bank of England notes. Her
trembling hands placed them that
. night in Leo's and he went half mad
: with delight, and vowed that, after
oil, Standish was prince of good
fellows, and perhaps had only meant
to give him fright for his own good
! Stella held her peace. She could not
, dared not tell him-not, at all events
until lie had paid away the money
She knew well enough how he would
, fling it back in Standish's face, per
, haps with blows and violence
, did he but halt guess the truth
i When Leo sought his deliverer, anC
, grasping his hand, poured forth al
his gratitude with heartfelt emotion
Standish experienced a sensation thai
was not.pleasurable.
/ A few days later Stella's husbarJ
3 made formal demand for her hant
] of her uncle and aunt. The gooC
{ people were delighted. Mercifully fol
, Stella, Leo had gone yachting with ;
friend for three weeks. Mrs. Gre,
4 could not make out why the girl wa
i? not overjoyed at her wonderful for
V tune. Standish was a lover, in tel
t thousand; his settlements, his gift
8 were princely. He did not troubl
q her with much love making-he coult
:, afford to bide his time; but no won
y an coul1 have had moro tandp