Idaho semi-weekly world., 1890-09-05

Both apologized profusely, of course.
Dick had rather guilty look when he
faced his friends at dinner an hour or SO
later. When the four were seated on
the porch in the twilight, he bowed with
great politeness at the girl across the
way.
.Who's your red-haired friend?" in
quired Tom, surlily.
"A young lady know" was the In
different response, as Dick thrnmmed
carelessly on his mandolin.
take care" mouthed the other three
in unison, scenting treason. And then
the regular evening concert proceeded.
~
The four friends had box at the Au-
ditorium for one of the Strauss concerts,
and Tom found his gaze wander every
now and then TO the face of a statuesque
beauty who sat in the parquet next to
girl with red hair. He was certain he
had seen her somewhere, but could not
quite decide where. She wore a fiuffy
white gown with wonderful puifed
shoulders, and he was forced to confess
that she was provokingly pretty. In the
foyer, during the intermission, he
strayed away and found friend who
in ntrod uced him. He was little sur
prised to find that she was spending
vacation at the home of the girl with
rcd hair who lived opposite to him.
Both young ladies were very inquisitive
as to how he and his companions got
along in their bachelors hall, but he
parried their questions with the adroit-
ness of an old stager. 1t was with diff
ficulty, however, that he dragged him
self away and joined his friends in the
long room near the cafe where more or
less inviting liquids are dispensed. IL
NAV readily he snrmised, however, that
he made 40 revelations as to events oc-
curing in the interim.
That night, just before the Vassar
girl dropped off to sleep, she whispered
to the red-haired girl: "You see, dear
was the first to get an introduction to
one Of your dudes, after all. /"
Nonsense, DEAR" oroned the red
haired girl, with a suggestion of tri-
umph In her drowsy tones. 81 have
been on excellent terms with the little
| one with the sash for over week."
Silence.
Somehow or other sort OF cloud
hung over the house where the four
young men dwelt There were fewer
evenings spent by the four toge ther,
and o tinge OF restraint seemed to have
fallen over the party Harry and Jack,
two of the handsomest and best
behaved boys in the world, who bad
hitherto been the life and soul of the
quartette. spent good many evenings
out as the summer wore on, and when
they did stay at home were less CHEEKY
and light-hearted than formerly. They
smoked incessantly and assisted very
little in the conversation.
BY the merest accident one afternoon
''Tot," returning from slashing tennis
tourney at the park, saw Harry, all
about whom Dick, of course, had told
her, emerging from the house of ose OF
her friends three blocks below her own
home She hid behind her terrier until
the youth had passed from sight and
then pounced in on the aforesaid friend,
} a pleasing miss with pair of wicked,
swapping black eyes.
'How long have you known him?''
was the fair callers greeting.
) Without detailing the conversation it
may be stated that the black-eyed
beauty confessed to a six-weeks' ac-
quaintance with the departed one, and
from that the talk grew very confiden-
tial.
"But do you know, Tot" said the
little hostess, as the red-haired girl
rose to go, 'that there's something
queer about that boy. If ever a fellow
loved me"-the black eyes glistened-
''he does, but he seems to have some
thing on his mind. Tot, am ashamed
to say it, but he has sworn he loves me
to death, and has never let fall so much
as a hint about marriage. And more
than that, mis- friend Jack, who lives
D with him, goes about with Tilly here
( my next-door neighbor, and she says he
acts in precisely the same way"
During this speech Tots gray eyes
had been growing bigger and bigger
while each particular red hair shont
with added brilliancy. MAUD" sht
gasped. another of those dudes-th,
one with the black sash--is in love with
me, and his actions are precisely thos,
you have described in the other two
! There is a mystery here, and Wen un
ravel it. Come up to my house Satur
+ day night and bring Tillie with YOU"
j The black-eyed one agreed and til ey
/, parted.
"Dicl," demanded the red haired
girl, ''do you love me or do you not?"
d They were standing in sequesteret
spot in South Park on the scorchins
l. Saturday afternoon. The young maj
q fumbled nervously at his sash. "Yol
!, know do, Tot" he observed, meekly
u u Then" answered the red-haired CIR
unabashed, "will you marry me?"
! A piteous look came into Dicks face
J 'T-I-I-" he stammered and could ge
; no further
"You monster, you!" calculated thu
y red headed girl, in white heat of pas
sion. "You would have me woman
T. scorned, would you? You say you Low
' me. You BAIL l asked you to MARI,
, me for bluff, so l did. Marry moth
y ing. You're a milksop, a dude. Yo
< pretend you love me because you wan
9 a summer girl. l wouldn't marry yo
: now If you got down on your knees an
II begged me till you wore two holes i
e the grass each big enough to bury yo
y in"
- This was too much. In another mir
ute the unfortunate youth had grabbe
both her hands and poured out his stor