Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-11-29

and did his best to eiiaee the iil-
preston .e.an
hoppens with girls OF her restrained
disposition she became strangely I'M
pulsiye with the excitement OF mo
ton. When they ceased aud went
together into the conservatory she
WAS beamiug with gladness.
"Ilow pleasant, she exclaimed
ooh. il mnkvs me iee rs il | were u
Girl again and thought OF nothing
but friendship and flowers"
He was amused at her assumption
oil maturity
"RpaIlv," ne said with II sly irony,
..You bear your age wonderfully
YOU are remarkably well preserved,
She laughed it the odd banter OF
his tone. 40 you really think me
SO voung1 Shaasked little piqned
"Ah. he said. with lungulsling
look, You are as young rs the M,
folding lily, as young rs the rosebud
AT dawn, "
THAT is true, she said dcmnrely,
Ms mother has often told me that
was born young
Very soon she rclnpsed into her
mood Of silence. After all he liked her
better thus. As she chung to his arm
she brought hun dreams ut his boy
hood, when he bad cared for one as
lovely a. she, perhaps, hut now 30
long forgotten They walked out IN.
10 the hall and nsrpmled the central
stairway where they could overlook
the dancers beneath liz leaned his
head against the buiu,tradr She
sat clasping her kutc and gazing at
him uhNrictrily She wits under
the strangely imaginative influence
Of the masquerade Perhaps Il was
lus this geFy dream influence that
pleased him 80 tnr j. not all friend.
ship, an passion, a dream Certain
il WIS that as they sat together,
strangers though taey were. There
was a perfect understanding between
them. 81 perfect indeed, that FOR a
long time neither spoke Or wished 70
speak
He hal been catching the gny
movements OF The quadrills The
motley dancers iu the parlors beneath
i woyc aud cut nn turmoil oi move
meut aud color lie .yit peculiarly
isolated among 50 much mirth and
gnycty AstraugCFlu a strange land
is not hnliso lorrly rs "a stranger IN
the home Of his Iroplg
At last, MS recalling his 'nuries,
he turned and said, fixing his gaze
on her mask, Il nm so glnd.t I
cnme ~ lugonnr
Sine was listening but did not mind
his words Pcrlnps II was thr rich
strength othis voice that caught her
ear
Because Won see, my costnm"
privileges me 10 devote myself tU
Pnrthruin
She bowed hsr head for pleasure.
lie aur.el b. could se,. h-ighteuing
81 color even beyond her velvet
mnspue. However, shg remained
silent. and no went on.
And yet there is subtitle feeling
U' sorrow IN the thought that il i
lltgOmnr and not myself that you
have favored
Her gaze still seemed 10 unss
through him and beyond She had
he air Of speaking rom tho shaInv
oi dream
No, she sail quietly. Il have en-.
ioyed ON dances very much. You
are like an old friend oi mine After
a while shp nskcd. DO Won ever
inncy yourself different. 10 you ever
irel ns you used to in tho Years gone
by2 have ielt III the evening ~ Il
were living ms girlbood again.
Yes, sometimes he said. "aa |
used To feel whom was hupppst aud
most light.hpnrted.
She seemed plcnsnd vi this md r.
poatcd, II have enjoyed our dances
very much.
And ! mny hive tho wnltz after
the unmnsking2 be- aid. smiling M
the nu.yete 81 b"r rrmprk Bprnus#
You soc ns vet have known onJy
Parthrnta. md {, too, have cujoyo,I
our dunceS
She shook ter head softly. "No
shnllgo humr before theunnnakIny !
Size arosr and they descepded n
the hall. Ills henrt was allied viii
delight at her presence. Already i.
had conceived friendship for hpr
She was 50 simple md 80 graceful
that It seemed ~ II 10 had alwny.
known her The thought of her go
lng tllnd him with tender rpgret
The qundrille had ended II vn.
buta moment before the unmn.kipy
Tome" he snid, "Yon NV yor
have really preferred myself To In
goinnr; cant you give mo Just nj,
one last dance? The rest YOU Know
We're scarcely my own.
No, she said. "the upmost.;r,
would spoil it ali. Let us mart 49,,
acquainted - "'
Vow what shull | beIievcgr h,
hurs.t out with pretended pinue 81,
IS not lngomnr; ana yot tho ~
) masking would spoil it an " m,
wnlt1-innsic began. The danccr,
threw aside their masoues Tbos,
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