Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-03-01

He uttered no words at all in TACT; ne
simply picked up the hummer ana
went up the ladder.
When no got near the top he came
unon soft wooden skirts and iound
himself in close proximity to an oval
fnce, which seemed to be framed IN ~
a line oidaZzing white, Tie could
see her features, for II was Inuch
darker amongst the wooden ra tiers
even than it was below, but he could
see that narrow line ofwhite that
seemed to make a setting To the
shadow tace above him.
| What was she? A hospital nurse
in the regulation cap? or charity
Girl in Il cottage bonnet lie was
certain that she was neither! tie
was certain that she was 1t lady. not
only by the sweet tones of the silyery
voice that had spoken, but also now
he was near her, by certain subtle
and fragrant aroma which fingers
the the odorof lilies and roses about
the personality OF woman who Is
young and refined and delitately
bred.
When hegot close TO her he put the
hammer into her outstretched hand
| and then he made q movement us
4 though he would have descended
when the voice above him spoke
| again this time nearly in a whisper
''Don't 90, Mr.. Fenton. have
something to say to you.
Ernest ought of course to have
| spoken up ut this juncturc, but the
| three spirits afore mentioned being
still employed in holding high jinks
within him, he said nothing at all,
but stopped where he was.
do you know, have thought a
good deal about what you said 10
me yesterday, and think you were
perfectly right.
Here she paused, and Ernest fanl
ing that some answer was expected
OF him, and realizing that whether
it werefor good or for evil he could
not now retire from the situation,
murmured in u choked whisper ot
which the tones were indisttnguish.
able
DO you think so"
"les, | do really. But | don't
want you to think more OF my words
than ! mean. 1t was quite right oI
you to tell me that ought to do
some good in the world. and | have
made up my mind will do 50, |
will visit the poor or nurse tlicsick-
or-or do anything you can suggest
to me to be useful. did not mean
at all to deny your right as IL clergy.
man to point ont this To me when
told you that could not marry YOU.
was angry att the time. hut | ain
sorry spoke SO hardly. am sure
there must he other ways OF doing
good in the world than marriage.
even with Clergyman
BY this time Ernest wished himself
at the bottom Of the ladder again,
and those three rampant littln Rcnds
who had led him into this awkward /.
situation persisted and died us shame
and hamilton within him.
His only desire now was tu RIM
away. He dared not disc lose himself
he dared not point out the faint
CLEAN Of the curatC's sractaclcs az
they giittered in the light Of the tai. .
low candle far away in the Distant
chanccl. He dared not utter Il sound
indeed, SO fearful was he ollctraving
himself to Mr.. Fenton's lndv.ioyei f.
He did not wish to listen tonny more (
OF the lady's outpouring Of heart. \
and yet how on earth was h. To ret
away.
lie went down two rungs NJ the lad. .
der, and then the voice OG the angel
arrested him once more.
Wait! she said, and he waited
There was something in the ring Of
that voice that negau to produce
odd effects upon him; he rrcpt IN the
ladder again There was n whit M
perfume in the very atmosphere TINT
her. She bent toward
him and he could almost itnye touch.
ed the dusky locks ofher scented hair
She was young aud She wns bcnutifuI
lie could not see it, but heconldhnye
sworn ii.
Il have something wanted to give
you. You have been kind 10 mo
in q place where | WAS u stranger.
and-l tcar have not treated Won
very well, and wanted you to Keen
this rs a little remembrance of mo /
give it to yon because have hes IN
the habit Of wearing il, and because
think you will like it ull the better
for that. How dark ii Ii! I rannot
see PIT; hold ont your and."
And then terrible thing bappan.
pd. Whether the ladder with ifs
double weight had slightly shifted
or whether the lady reached ont ton
lar and overbalanced herself, II vii
never rightly be known. But of 4
there was n crash and n cry
md downcamet the ladder to theao1r
ritha greatthump. while the two nor
sons had been Mt the ton or II "a. i
manned suspended, struggling elmo.
ng on to the fortunately very irmIy
attached rope which was fastened ~
the beam above their heads
IL sounds perhaps worse fbnn "A
'eally was, Tor the Distance WA MOI /