Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-10

was conscious that he looked with
much disfavor upon my youthful APP
pearance and dress and judged that
nv habitual absences were Tor no
good.
He handed me card on his tray
and told me that the gentleman was
in the library,
The card read:
.John William Alternately,
Andoyer.
John William Alternately knew as
n professor Of mental philosophy at
n noted seat OF learning could not
IMAGINE what he could want with me.
As II entered my pretty little library
a tall, gaunt, grizzled gentleman ~ a
long tailed coat rose 20 meet me. Ills
forehead was bald and shiny, and his
small ewes glimmered behind glasses,
He evidently was surprised To find
SO youthful host. Some OF my in-
noyations in the factory have been
talked about, and may have even
penetrated mental philosophy circles.
He began at once TO tell me MS
business. lie wanted TO ask after my
cousin Nelly l'.Miss Helen" he called
herl. if she had sufficiently recovered
10 see her friends. Mrs. Sailor had
written him several weeks before that
her daughters health was still In a
very precarious state, and she could
not be disturbed by letters or visits,
I but Professor Alternately had heard
ia some way that she had been out,
and before he attempted To seek her
/ he would like To know her true state.
And then he smiled little and gave
me 10 understand that Miss Helen"
had given him the hope that she
would eventually give her life, 10 sick.
ness or health, into his keeping
In the most polite manner could
muster Il told him that | thought he
had better wait until Mrs Sailor
signitied her Willingness 20 allow her
daughter. As set she had seen no
one but ller physician and myself.
After promising 70 ask Mrs. Sal
tors permission for the elderly love
To see her daughter bowed the pro-
lessor ont. and; sitting down in my
hands and groaned aloud. And then
! walked the floor
In the midst % my agony there
was a ring ut the door bell ! com
posed my ince as much as possible
and sat down.
! NV visitor was Mr. Smith, the
: bookkcsper at the factory; and hc
had telegram in hts hand IL only
! needed that to make my position
past endurance, il secmed 10 ius. foi
the telegram Was from yuY wife, and
said. win b. lit home rursday al
. ESQ"
Tomorrow was Tuesday | dit
not spring up and clap my hands loi
! Joy
, | wondered Why Mr. Smith hns
: thought II necessary 10 bring TIN
I telegram instead 81 sending il BY {
: messenger but presently ] dis
covered
. After numerous very smhurrusse,
:. apologies, BIZ snId that he thought ]
j his duty 10 warn ma that there hnt
: been a great many remarks made /.
meddlesome people concerning III.
g changed manncrnnd appearance. Huu
I. some ~ the conservative old stuck
r holders in the factory weru becoming
e alarmed "Althoughit seems pity
. Mr. Smith snid laughing shoFtl,
Il "that u man can't buy nrw Goa
II without laying himself ont to
charge Of insanity"
q Good heaysnsl had II como 10 thi,
r. ! must huyplooked likCa fool Igo
Mr.. Smith ont ~ tho HOUSE, and
ir wcutup stairs and took three time
i. rs much brandy ns WAS good For nj
and went to hsyl. ifplt that n didn
,e have sleep ! would blow my brain
out.
II was 4 o'clock next day when
awoke.
4 | told John to bring mo In SON
n strong coffee aud ! sat miserabl
" down.
- Isipped my cofFcc, nud the cloc
=. was just on the stroke Of II whe
" John came IN again bringing a not
q. in his hand
L. ~ ! took II feeling TINT u made u
- difference whit happened to m
J., Wnsn the end ufthe world coming
" $50 r NJ Nv hrud was whirlin
II was severe looking littlenotcc
commercial paper, and this q whut
snid:
mp " rnn not find words ia exprpss my seu
ofhnrrur ~ the hnse adyantnEo vDn4sa rel
~, tive nnd % man who bsnrs the nnms ~ Z,
tieneu-have taken of n woman dpfguaal,
OIL through illnesa To-day while watking ,
cOuntsrrd Professor Alternately. and IL 4
IT. rush my memory returned. making me ~
w, ror struck NJ the iRuOminiuas position yoy
allotted by Or Marsh and my mothpr-hH
81 stfiven 70 placu mo IN. | ouly hope that IN
poor wife may nryorknow the rirrunssanr
M. sna must have enough to bear IN her do
IN ME J can not long live with my mother y
~ shnll marry Professor Alternately at once
lrt him son will 10 good enough 10 return
ring which you Wenr Yours unfoFatvinr
HEIsN JAMS SALToa
~ ~ ] dragged encyclopedias and to-
~, ~ out my razors lighted n INIT
~ + and burned Helen's letter, and the
=. shaved off that frivolous little m,
~ u tnche and left myfnce clean and bn
nar bundled up all the new shirts u