Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-08-30

4.,arytbinr seemed changed.
h po = strong disposition 20 run
away from Buyswater ahu cfe''
body | had ever known M. plms
Ibid not go near the three pr, i.a, .is
g.. morn than a month. This was
unusual and | knew would ettfas.
more attention, but ! could not neip
i The more / thought OF Waite
Somer's marriage the more deeply
miserable / was, felt that Il slle
all. s,a,t
whole evenings with a book without
reading; | took long rides over the
country. coming home duh and us
pirited. Or invited few guests 20
nv house entertained the company
and bored myself excessively.
But one night, as tossed on my
pillow tormented BY ms d'snppoint,
ment. a thought occurred 20 me. !
wonld propose to Waffle; pat myself
ont Of nv misery, or plunge myself
into darker despair.
| am aware that | was not y very
brave lover from the first, for wrote
nv momentous question instead OF
delivering it by word Of mouth J
shut myself up in my chamber ana
spent the evening writing letters TO
her. The one which ] finally dts
patched was indtted With the briel'
ness Of desperation;
Miss warns so4ggs 1 love you WI
you marry ms' ABBEY iaNpoN
Then rested from NV laboPs. Her
reply came back the next night
Ma. AuBaEy LASDnN thias YOU arv
mssrakrn. No AArTiL so8ER.
Then, ofcourse. there was nothing
for me 10 20 but forget hsr. This ]
did not succeed III doing,
But time waits not Tor mgserahlf
lovers more than for happier men.
TIE summer went by, and il chance'l
/ that never saw tattir Sotners
! iaee until a certain day about christ.
mas
/ During the hot weather ! drove "a
my countiug-room But On the flue
+ winter days ! preferred 70 walk
Tie road lay along tile e,lgr ~ q
4 large sheet 81 water called swan
pond This BY the middle u Drrrm
/ Der was frozen across
But onemorniug wus rather lat,
tony business, and wishing 70 mae,
i short cut, | started "a 70 across,
the pond on the iee ! bad prucrv,l
NJ hut half WAY across when tsir brit
tIr substance gave wuv and | au
plunged into the cold food beneath
~ first | went under the ~. to
though could not swim ls.ruggls,
back to the aperture and laid hold d
( the edge ~ thejce, II Wnsthin, hUu
ever, and Kept breaking ID uy grasp
and numbness began "a come pyw
me felt myself grow pale and ID,
heart sank as struggled.
! Meanwhile | was hulf conscious o
shouts and confused yoiess. Ir
not realize that they hnd tuy con
nrctluu with me-, however. until
slender figure Ia scarlet bounded hk
I q rocburk on the irs above and b.
side rie, and NC the same moment
rope splashed lut1 tho water.
/ My brilliant prrsyrvar WIS nwA
like the wind, but had thr means 1
escape in ms hands and elung l.
the rope, breaking the ~ blurr II
| until ! was drawn BIZ unseen .rirud
upon the bank Thcua dozen hand
reached - my assistance. ana
found myself surrounded by crow
Of men
| was in a very exhausted copi
tlon. They put me into i cnrring,
md ! believe it was w. sofuer Tor
Who drove home with me.
~ any rate, IL was Tom Who n
sisted in putting me 10 he'd IN
dnsed me with hot compounds unt
J feIt ns II ! should explode.
That will do, my good lrIlov
that will DO. | said, az last. .
can I drink amy more uf nugtlin,
Just put awnr that glass. II M
please, and tell mo who Il ana thu
throw me tie rope.
Who should it be- but Ynitg gou
ers2' demanded Tom. Who VIVA m
six years from Cork what otb,
sknter is there in Bayswntar ia
her Sure no man could have M
tured on that thin icr. mud II VIVA
much rs her life wns worth Ia .,
but she did It. bless her purity 4.
ing feetl" Z
Tue hot tears came into my eve
! went 70 sleep very happy.
, They kept me IN bed two days i,
] got out Of their hnuds on the tbir
J ana drove to the Three Elms.
Nattie ialtered aud turned n litt
pale ns she give me her hand u,
: ! took both little hands and dre
, her aside, though Rose and I.illy W.
: looking on wonderingly.
Darling, It is very noble IN Won
risk your dear life for d man Won i
spise." w "
But J do not dispise you
: For man you dislike"
but ! do not dislike YOU"
!. ror man you do not love"
But ldoloveyoul" sob bed yattt
yielding to my embrace
Then she tried Ia rcio,sa