Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-09
THE B1OOD-STAINED GLOVE.

tie workshop, and then you will have
got over allthe sight seeing" said Cap
tain Featherstonhaugh, bending ten
DERBY towards the lady at his side.
s,Preliminaries are very fatiguing, |
know, to our sort, he went one hum
orously. "Introductions to sisters,
aunts and cousins, and all the sugar
and salt that accompanies an en-
gagement; beginning with a kiss from
Aunt Miriam, and ending with pres
ent from the house-keeper. Still, we
are getting on very we'll, you must
allow. You have been here Just
let me see" And Captain Feath-
erstonhaugh took out his watch
and looked at the time. Just two
hours. In that compass you have
been stared upand down by the Mater,
Pater, and future sisters-in-law, and
come through all like a statue. Even
Aunt Miriam's kiss didn't melt you. =
nm very odd, l know" laughed
Miss Boscowitch, tossing aside the
white Russian furs which evelvoped
her. Il want anew sensation. Tread
people off like story books, and it Is
always the same story. The only diff
ference is the binding"
81 very well like the binding Of this
book" said Captain Featherston-
haugh, still more tenderly.
pretty speeches, said Miss Bos.
cowitch, looking rather absently ont
OF the window, never mean very
much"
How cold you are" said Captain
Fatherstonhaugh. zone would think
that you had had some absorbing ut.
tachment beIore-only l know that to
be impossible"
"Why impossible?" said Miss Bos
cowiteh, throwing herself into al
American rockingham, and lazily set
ting it in motion.
because You would have told me,
said he, humbly, II should have liked
you all the better for it.
Miss Boscowitch made no reply
but turned a large emerald ring. whict
graced the third finger OF her left hand
rather uncomfortably round anC
round.
The man who stood before her wa
the most desirable OF men, and up t
the moment of entering that work
shop-as hechose to call the long, low
Observation-Disclosures room, whicI
was appropriated to him at Stepp
Castle-she had believed that tn
dreams OF other days had glided GU
OF memory's reach. What vibratio
from the wing OF destiny had touche
her now? What mystic chord ha
the last few minutes spent IN thi
room set in motion?
They had met at the house OF a mi
tual friend that summer; the mutu;
friend being, in this instance, one
those unselfsh individuals Gale
matchmakers. aiding and abettlr
the promotion of others happines
with hearty satisfaction. And
was while Donald, the champio
dancer at the Blair Athole game
was executing q series OF bew
dering steps, that Captain Feathe
stonhaugh had assured Miss Bose
witch of his devotion, and been assure
in his turn of its acceptance. Al
now she had come to stay at the r
mantle castle OF Steppe, in Perthshir
to be introduced to the family Of Il
man whom she was about to MARI
"Did you ever care for anybody /
fore?" said Captain Feathersto
haugh, still humbly
''Did you?" said Miss Boscowitc
with a sudden fash OF gaiety.
"You are evading the question
SAID Captain Featherstonhaugh
my dear Hugh" said Miss Bose
witch, laying very pretty hand ,
the young mans shoulder, ''when W
at school hated Mangnall' question
/ never could answer one of the
Please don't be so tiresome as G
Mangnall. Show me your treasures
Captain Featherstonha Ugh W
head over ears in love with this 81
tie. sophistical, graceful girl, who "
indebted to her half Russian parel
age for her easy method OF turni
his questions just the roads she {
sired, and throwing such brillia
light on the breathing, palpitati
present, that the POOR shroud
ghosts Of the past must needs have
presence there.
"What shall | show you frst?"
said, drawing her hand within
arm. 1--WE made collections of
sorts of bric-a-brac."
"Show me your boomerangs, a
dirks, and assegais," she said, laui
ing.
little savage" returned ne, tn
soft light, which is loves peculiari
illuminating each strongly marked f
ture. "Come! / will show you sor
thing romantic enough! Someth
that is more human than asse2
Something have often puzzled ov
and in my own clumsy fashion, twi
ed many a little story out of.
Captain Featherstonehaugh MOI
away to a curious oak cabinet, VIII
completely filed deep recess at
end OF the room, and after fumbl
in his pocket for key, unlocke
drawer, the contents OF which he &C
menced to turn over, whistling an
negro melody as a sort OF accomps
ment to his search.
Miss Boscowitch did not follow b
She remained at the mantlepiece,
touching first one little curio, then
other, not wholly happy nor wh'
sad. the normal condition of