Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-10-10

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,hirg~avsrv thing Afterward he has
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him n he hasn't 10 discover that he has
bound himself. hand and foot. while he
was nnder the charm. Flirt with an adj
| yenturess--for really. YOU know, Nc
| Pherson can scarcely be called any thing
else-flirt with an adventuress as much
as you like. my dear boy, il you feel sure
enough of Yourself; bat be very careful
| TO stop-a long way of of matrimony.
| That's what wise man does. my boy"
Poor Lakely, with his elbows on his
knees, and his hands supporting his
head, sat staring at the figures of the
carpet
s'Confonnd i'll you always had wisdom
enough to fit out an army, Bristed," he
growleG. Its no effort for you to keep
out Of scrapes. You couldn't get into
one IL you tried. You're SO deucedly
cold-blooded."
When IL dawned upon Mrs. Lakely
that her son might unexpectedly be on
the point OF listening to reason. the
poor lady's joy burst forth in touching
| gratitude to Horace's friend. But 1t
was short-livcd Joy. At the end Of q
fortnight she came to Bristed, pale with
| agitation, and communicated the dire
intelligence that Mrs Mcpherson had
appeared in person on the scene; that
she was following Horace up.
| 81 suppose she feels that the boy has
been slipping from her-odious person.
exclaimed Mrs. Lakely, waxing bitter
In her righteous indignation. s.it Is
too shocking, the vulgar forwardmess Of
such people. do not fancy that she
really cares for Horace, you know. 1t
| is his money--that Is what she wants to
secure. She knows the boy has just
come into his grandfather's property.
And she is poor; they say, though she
lives with an appearance of luxury. that
she Is absolutely impecGnious. Her
husband. 1T would seem, left her moth
ing whatever"
II imagine there Is no doubt about
that" said Bristed.
And then Mrs. Lakely came to her
point Would Mr.. Bristed 60 to this
person and try to convince her that
the family strenuously objected to the
proposed marriage, and that every thing
would be done to bring 1T to naught?
Would he try to persuade her to give
Horace up, to relinquish her hold OF .
young fellows mere boy-much her
junior, who ought not to be thinking as
yet OF matrimony under any circum-
stances? Would he appeal to her good
feeling, il she had any? Would he #.
my dear Mrs. Lakely, any thing to
oblige you, but don't know
"Oh, don't say SOL interrupted the
poor lady. 81 have such confidence in
your ability to straighten matters out
for us"
A day or two later this conversation
resulted in a visit from Bristed TO the
hotel whore Mrs. Mcpherson was tenn
porarily registered.
It was not in this Young mans nature
to look forward with much relish to the
interview. lie felt that he had before
him something extremely distasteful.
1t is even possible that he was inclined
to take some credit to himself when he
reflected upon the trouble he was at to
oblige his friends family and to keer
the boy himself from a piece of folly he
should spent the rest of his life in regret.
ting. But in another way he account ted
himself repaid for any thing he might
do, even before it was done. For moth
ing could be sweeter or fairer or more
charming than Cecilia Lakely, Horace's
young sister. She was a mere school
rirl, to be sure, but Hurlburt Bristed
admired the type. An ingenious young
girl was to him the most delightful
thing in nature. And he smiled often
as he took himself to Mrs. Mcpherson
hotel in remembrance of certain warm,
shy chances which had fallen from those
dove-like eyes these latter times since
he had been exerting himself so much
l. in her brothers behalf. In helping
Horace he was really wooing in the
surest way, If Indirectly, the elusive
flower of this young creatures love.
He was still thinking of Cecilia as he
sat waiting for Mrs Mcpherson to an
near. He was, indeed. SO much en-.
crossed in his reyeries that he looked
up only when the lady he had come t.
see stood close In front OF him. She
had entered softly by door at the side
of him. AS he rose little coofnsedlx
she covered him suddenly with won.
darfnl smile