Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-09

painful. But there is no one now liv.
ing 20 whom it would matter Won
know, he added turning 10 his sister.
her husband is dead too
Lady DeLhoime shook her head
NO she said, II did not hear"
"ies, said her brother, II saw his
death ~ the papers last year. Hehad
married again, believe There is not
now, therefore, any reason why | |
should not tell the story. II il will IN. |
terest you, he went on, turning to the I
the Others. "And there is not very |
much tc tell. Not worth making sucb |
a preamble about. II was-let me See
-yes, Y must be nearly fifteen years
ago.
Wait moment, Uncle Paul" said
Nina, "fes, that all right, Gladys.
You and will hold each Others
hands. and pinch hard II we get very
frightened.
THANK you" Miss Lloyd replied.
ION the whole ! should prefer for You
not 10 hold my hand f"
But ! won't pinch you so as to
hurt. said Nina, reassuringly; and
il isn't as i We were il the dark"
shall ] turn down the lamps?"
asked Mr. SnowdOn.
NO, no. exclaimed bis wife.
There really is nothing triahtening
scarcely even 'creepy-m my story
a. all. said MIR Mafischal. haliaDolo.
eetirally. "Aon make me lee. ike an
imp0s.er"
"oh. no. Uncle Paul. don't say that.
Il Is all my fault for interrup;ing.
said Nina. "Aow 60 On. please.
have Gladys hand, al the ssme. she
added, soto voice; 'it's just as well
20 o. prepared
"Wrli, then" began Mr.. Marischal
ones more. III must be nearly fifteen
years ago And haa not seen her
s0i fully ten years before that again
l MAS rot thinking 81 her il the leas,
Ia sense bad really forgotten her,
size had quite gone 0ut ~ my life
that has always struck nae as a very
curious poiai ia tie story, be added
pArrntnrticAAy
Won you tell ns Who She was.
lncle pan.1 ASKED Nina. halt snyly.
sUb yes. ] mas going 10 TO 30.
am nor skilled iU story telling you
sre she was. nagU irs. kIyA her
az he only time indeed that knew
hrr-a Arsg sNre, aud attractive girl.
named Mand Grytfan siIe WAS very
pgrfIy more than pretty. Tor she had
remarkably regular features her pro.
Gle WAS aIasays adnlrei-and a tall and
graceful figure And she WAS "A bgieh,
aud happy creature. 100 that per.
hxVs. ahs almost her sfcaitst charm,
You ail. poudrr--i So the question
hoYrring on your Ups Miss Lloyd, aud
on yoaFs too, Mrs SnoAann--why. 4
! admired and liked her 80 much. idid
nns 20 further And ! will tell yor
frankly that did not because ldared
NOT had then no prospect OF bcini
abiy 20 marry for years 10 come. ana
NA# not NuFy young ] WAS already
thirty. and Maud WAS quite ten year
younger. / was wise enough and ols
enough 10 realize the situation
thoroughly. And "a be on my quar-.
sAnd Maud asked Mrs Saowdon
sshe was surrounded by admirers
II bcen~d 20 mc then that L woul'
have been insuiieTAbis conceit TO havt
even asked myself II Il could matte
10 her. I, Was only 10 the light a
after events that the possibility Q
me having been mistaken occurred &
,tr. And don't even now see that
could hare acted otherwise her
ttsig Paul sighed little We wcr
the hos, % friends. She knew that
admired her. aud she seemed TO tax
a frank pleasure To- it, being so. hn
atuAys hoped that she really iike
ana trusted the as Trend, tut %
more. The last time ] saw her wa
iuaf before | started for PortI
al. where remained tire
years. When ! returned (
: London Maud had been married "a
$40 wears. aud had gone straight OF
10 India on her marriage, and exceT
! bv aofs,o few friends who had know
~ both intimately seldom heard ~
6 mentioned. And time passed. ca'
not say hal exactly forgotten he
! hut Rbo was no. much or often m ~
/. THOUGHTS. I was busy and mur
: absorbed man. aud life had proved
{ serious matter TO me. Now ana vas
some passing resemblance Wou'a
] call her to my mind--once espeea''!
wb.f had been asked 20 look IN an
sre the young wife OF one OF my con
I ina Ia her court dress. something
Q her g,ure aud bearing brought bae
I Maud TO ms memory, for Il was thu
Q Ia fu.I drpss. that had last seen hs
y and thus. perhaps unconsclousiy' y
o IMAGE had remained photographed
u my brain. But as far rs can rec'
lprt at the time when ne {
d rnrrepce I am going TO relate
e Won happened, had not been th'n
E inc Of Maud Bertram Tor months
y WAS in London just then, stayi
/ with ms brother, my eldest ototh'
u Who had been married Tor sever
Z. wears and lived in our own old TOY
. house in--square. II was ~ APE
4 clear spring day, with no log OF pa ,
liehts about. and II was not yet
+, O'clock in the atternoon-not We
u ehost.iike circumstances, You WIN 9
n nut had come home early rom !,
clnb--it was sort OF holiday VI
o with me Just then for a few weeks,
i, tending to get some letters WRIT
.. which had been on my mind for sol
m days. aud had sauntered INTO tne
brary. pleasant, lair'size roo
=. ri ,,i,h hooks, on the first iio'