Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-01-03
HER clRLHooD's LOVE.
A Real Modern Romance In which Chi
cago Girl Di-@ af = Brohen Heart

cago Girl Di-. .f . Broken Heart
There is sadly romantic side To the
Smell tragedy. Ten years ago Willie Tas.
colt was pupil at the skinner school In
Chicago. Although he gave more atten-
tion to the carving than to the study of
his books he was not naughty boy In
school. whatever mischief he may have
plotted out Of school hours. Across the
aisle in the chair opposite sat sweet
girl, with soft brown eyes and hair,
pretty teeth and the rnsiest lips and
cheeks in the room When she was
called ON by the teacher to recite she
used to stand in the aisle nearest Willie
Tascot and rest her dainty fingers on
his desk. The boy silently loved III,
gentle creature and showed mis- devotion
by the nice points he put on her drawing
pencils and the care he took to keep Iiei
Ink well filled and her sponge wet.
In her quiet, lovable way the brown
eyed classmate watched her neighbor
smiled when he had good lesson or re
ceived "a high mark, frowned at his way
wardness and was sad and troubled when
he disgrac.d himself. When Willie Tas
colts foster brother married the little
girls sister the bond between them
strengthened, and the impulsive boy was
restrained and curbed and anchored by
the sweet influence of Mrs, Tascott's little
sister. For misdemeanor of some griey.
Gus sort tie boy was suspended from
school and later transferred To the Brown
They were often together at home. tht
girls faith in the neglected boy growing
with her affection.
In the shelter OF her mothers house IL
was not strange that she should be ignor.
ant of the boy's associations, but In spit,
of rumor she believed that the good pre-
dominated and that Willie Tascott would
be man in time. Then came the awfu
tragedy IN the Smell mansion and the sus
picion that pointed 10 him as the mur
derer and thief No trace of him wa,
ever found by either of the three fam
ilies. and ii the little schoolmate received
any message she guarded it as sacred
She was taken from school at the advic,
of her teacher. and the doctor who wen
to see her pronounced her case harmless
prescribing rest and outdoor exercise
AHr fOHfS VS. iti NnethS tilhfiDtu TO iilleH
the brilIiancy left her ewes. her spirit
dropped and before the beauty OF girl
hood had ripened into perfect woman
hood she faded and pined away.
No one knew that she grieved for th,
unfortunate youth, and the physician
who came to see her were puzzled an,
powerless to help her. So. 10 avoid hear
ing Of the tragedy, she Withdrew fron
society. refusing To ride in a street car
attend a theatre or even eat at table wllel
strangers We're present. She dreaded I,
open a newspaper. every paragraph be
ing "a stab at her breaking heart. For
month after the horrible deed was com
mitted she could not rest. day or night
After suspense came the belief in he
mind thar her schoolfellow was dead
but time brought neither comfort no
forgetfulness, and four months ago gen
tie. loving, beautiful Mary Lamport die,
of a broken heart. the only creature il
all the wnrld who really cared for til.
hapless boy. and who tried 80 hard an,
so earnestly 10 make man Of him.
New York World.