Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-06-07
A MYSTERIOUS FAMILY.

Few living in the city, with it,
thousand objects OF interest, woulC
understand why, in sedate yillag,
like Riverside, the arrival of a gen
teel, well-to-do stranger should cause
anything but the merest ripple Of ex
element. The villagers would prob
ably not have manifested quite SC
marked an interest in the matter il
the said arrival had not first been
noted and commented upon by Mrs.
Jones, who happened to be at the
hotel when the gentleman arrived,
and who detailed all she had heard
and much that she guessed-to her
particular friend and crony, Mrs.
Casper, at whose domicile. just op-
posite her own home, Mrs. Jones
called on her return from the hotel
that afternoon.
We're going to have some new
neighbors, Mrs. Casper. she began,
before she was fairly in the house.
DO tell, ? exclaimed Mrs. Casper,
s'who?"
Their names are Judson, and
they're from Brandon"
You don't say" asservated
the listener in a dissatisfied tone.
''Tisn't likely they'll neighbor much
here; they'll be too proudn'
well, 7 remarked Mrs. Jones. de
cidedly, "twon't do for them to be
too high-faultin' with me. Ishalllet
them know from the first that they
needn't put on any airs, and that
we're just as good as they be-"
when are they coming?' asked
Mrs. Casper.
Just as quick as the Browns can
move outp' replied Mrs. Jones. her
'teel-gray terret-like eyes fairly snap
ping with the Importance Of her
news.
THE Browns" gasped Mrs. Cas-
per, why didn't know they were /
going to novel,
Probably not" remarked Mrs
Zones, with superb comnlacancY
they didn't know it eitherp'
DO tellP' cried Mrs. Casper, "you
10 surprise mel"
was up to the hotel to fit a dress
or Elvira-not that | have to III 4
UGH things, explained Mrs. Jones
'ut Just to be neighborly, you know;
md heard enough to know they were
omlng. OF course l wouldn't want
10 get out that | said it. but II
ooks awful suspicious like to me
ie'd looked all over town. and he
hought the Browns was the onIv
lace they'd like. He said his foIts
al something to do that thev
ouidn,t do in the noise and bnstie
! the CITY. He acted so kind ~
Mysterious like, and didn't seem r.
ant to tell what it was: bnt I taII
GU II they do buy out the Browna'
nd move in there-it's riobt nay+
? me, you know-Tm going to find
ut what it is! The landlord
lought ne could get the nlaca
leap because Brown has been inst
cad set to go to Kansas for thu iasf
ear or two, and Judson intimatad I
nat he'd pay down, and give them {
Dohus TO move out at once besides. !
e and the landlord came down to !
q ABOUT 1T at once; and-yes. there J
icy are nowl" she continued. neer- !
e over at the house next bar pwn I
II 60 now, SOS can meet them 4
nd If l hear anything so as to know |
's bought I'll shake q white rn", q
1t the window soon as pef
)me." Seo :
FIVE minutes later Mrs Jones stood t
the open window franticaJIv wav. q
g her handkerchief. Mrs. Gasnor h
ent out on the piazza. Mrs .Iopoe u
aned out of the window, LOOKING mn
ID down the street; there was M n
~ siSnG DuU The two men. now II
liking rapidly away. Y
Monday" she called across tho i
onday." ''is
land landl" calculated Mrs Cos :, !,
r unconsciously quoting Columbus q
mat can be the reason they're IN "
en- q hurry?" :" :
IL
oile could but own. looking ot tho =,
use OF which the newcomers were II
take possession, that it was a IN
'irable spot in which to pass tbe "
MINER. Almost hidden by Elm and ~ =
ust trees, it reminded one Of that y
nous dwelling at Clovernook of
ON the wayside dust aloof where h,
apple boughs could almost cost 4,
IN irult upon itsroof." The small
On was dotted here and there with ~,
gee trees and clumps of flowerina, 10, IL,
,ubs, while the weIl-kept cedar h s
Ige That surrounded the premises N
tnree sides was q marvel ~ $500 70