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


ever | wish to give YOU th's-it will
prove to you my gratitude. And
She pressed something into his hand
he hardly knew what.
There was-if he did not wish 10 be
ANONYMOUSLY discovered-no timc
10 be lost. The noise OF the falling
ladder had alarmed the Misses Red
forth and the cnrate in the chaneel,
where they had been putting the iin-
ishing touches 10 the east end
"What has happened? What was
that noise Is anybody hurt" he
heard them cry as they came hurry
| ing down the nave,
Without word Ernest turned nnd
fled. down the gallery stairs, out AT
the west end door OF the church. and
/ home TO Fossett Hall ms fast ns llls
legs would carry him down the dark
4 road
/ And it was thus lett To Mrs Leigh
/ 10 make the astonishing discovery
+ that it was Mr. tenton who came
running up into the gallery with the
three Rcdiorth girls, that lie had
been in the chancel for the last ten
minutes. and that therefore he WAS
not the gentleman who had re-
ceiyed her little propitiatOry speeches.
who had stood ON the ladder with
her when il had toppled over, who
had clsverlg saved her neck and his
own by swinging her safely into the
gallery, Nor, finally Was he the in
diyiduul upon whom she had Just gen,
erously bestowed the hdndsOmeat OF
diamond rings!
Being, however, little widow
lady OF the utmost discretion. Mrs.
Leigh, after the first gasp Of aston.
ishment, made no sign-gave brief
account OF her having oTA balanced
herself and having uaSaged TO
scramble i'.to tbs gallery --unl never
said one single word % anybody
concerning the shurer Ot her tate
Whoever b. is, h. Is a gentleman
ut any rate, she said 10 herself.
and he saved my life SO iiF deserves
my ring rs IA reward for hts prnWcsa.
! shall lind out y no no Is IN time, no
doubt
II forgot 10 tell you, Ernest that
there IS Il lady coming 10 Join To- our
Christmas dinner, said bis mother
to him on the morning 81 Christmas
duy
Indeed Who Is it3" Inquired hcr
son with but langnid interest.
Arr not strangers rather a bnrr on
these occasions, mother, do4r5
lies, know, but in this ease Il Il
almost uu act 1i charity. She h "A
poor widow lady WHOSE husband
died IN India "a yeur ago SHE has
rented old Miss 9olt's tins cottage
Tor six months Poor thing. .ty .
seems quite alone In the world. and .
shc has got - lawsuit going uunbout f.
some property M brr llte husbands .
and u sh" Losses il, SHE win b. penu;.
less poor thing
Ernest smotherrd n ynwn. A A
poor widow badly with Il lfWsuit
did not appeal to his interest IN ths
very least IT, could picture bsr
exactly. SmHit, dowly, and faded
with IL face yriinwrd hy Indian sum.
shine and II liver impaired hy Indian
levers. She would 81 metnuch1ly IN
course, melancholy over the inaruorv
OF the dear Departed" and nilI
more mclnucholy over the prospects
OF p"nnilessucss and her pending inv.
suit, which she would he certain IN
lose-poor widows ARE never surcrss.
iul ~ these sort OF ruNts Not a ysrt
1--we " addition 10 Christina. dinner
table assurcdIy 1t would have besn
nad enough anyhow, but within poor
widow thrown iu--bah' Whit i rut.
sance.
She was standing before tho gro
talking TO his mother with her hnrt
toward hi;a when hc entered M,
druWiug-roOm dressed for tliuuc-
iie saw charming figure, tail and
slight, with the slim whist al n Girl IN
twenty '''
Let me introduce my son "a van
Mrs. Leigh. said Mrs Rpdforth
She turned lIc saw before Him n
girltsll lace, olive shaped and rose IN.
ted liquid. melting cvca al hno,,,nt,.
blue, and beautiful dark autumn hnir
framed in with "A tiny rim OF datzIin~
white crane.
How do You do. slr. Hpdfortb,"
11l'esald, holding out her hnndto him
lt was not n very remarkable thin-
70 say but II had very rnnarkublc
ELECT on Ernest, Tor he reecgnilrJ
the low siIver-toued voice iiatnptIy.,
lie could have told il ntnonw
Thousand. She was the nysferions
lhgel who had hung in empty snnce
~ ms arms, IN the church tic dny 5
before DISQUALIFICATION he Ind bocn
hunting for all over tho parish ever
s,nre' md whose extraordinary Gin
',lpPed upon the end Of his witch !
nun, was rcposing safely IN hia
'ocket NJ this very moment.
What happened during the coursc
p That eyentfuI dinner Ernest never |,
lltsr"ard could rccollect Whether !
.urkeys and plumb pudding ware
by his inmily or cold
mutton anlcabbage pickles he couIJ
iot have Observation-Disclosures heoltbs /,
20 absent friends were drn,,i J