Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-19

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~ ana then went In h. and NJ 80
800 siia already seated at tho bead "a -
s-4ilI laole laid for four Sbo 49, J. IN. 'Ii'
w use Tor delay, and the sllr,er --.l-c no
sf.H1 ic,t tiiat the young men for,,a. III =,
about their yexation, s" 'orgot al
NJ evening passed very ouietIy a,;..
'lai INA evidently makinoa an afTo,s -,'i p
49,, "a tlihg' and seeing this Tn, -
~ 'lo'd ieit very early the barter a. III
-. ~ IA nOticed, having hardly srcI.a,,
~ NNa Alilce supper. She thoiIObt ~
""9 ollt vi respect for his brotba1.. 81
to him. 'a'eiy Deeh revealed
The next day Tom was s,rnri.odial.
D.ilce ~ The appearance Of old Uanr,I.
"no qultiiy laid d letter on his deSk and
ne young doctors face t,re,y -,
"rt,e d. ne read what Miss Nartha baa
- i4'''.h- ithout explanation or ,.,,,.,,se.
- re- 'if1sted that their euQagerns.,t
.S 81, - AT an end, and said Thar A. I,
, "olii De better that they should not
sii''t LOT a while at least. She was o,,,in.
- ~ aunt IN another town. to sta9 49,,
et"i months. Eva would remain at H.
cottage with old Hannah. '''e
or some time Tom sat oazino q, ~,
ntter' a. If turned to stone. Then he
u'.'cliel q lighted match to il and
"a a'5,.i u burn away to ashes.
mat Is over, he said. aloud ~
i,ate been expecting it. | have seen il
~ her lace, and yet / had not the cour-
age 10 ask her about il. -
II was sultry july day, the railroad
g(urhey dusty and fatiguing and Ms
slariha was very glad to step ont Of tho
.aIs at KoseFille. She walked slowly M.
1 "a dusty road leading to her cotfapa
was nearly three months since sbe
had leit home, and during that time sbe
iiad neither written nor received a singIe
b'tter. She had not given Eva her "a
ure75, and no one knew where she had
gone She had wished to cut berself
f ~ from thepast, hoping to forget it .but
she had not forgotten. and her heart ia
not lost It's dull pain. Recollections n
ION stung her as she saw the familiar
streets and stores. Perhsps he and Fva
were married
n, You don't mean to say that's YOU
Siis7 aaHliaF cried familiar voice. and
alis7 slartha paused beneath the shade
~ spreading elm as Mrs. Marsh came
lurrylng towards her. well. you've
come too late Love laughs at lock
smiths; you know. It's all over-Eva's
gole on with him, and they're married
" tiil5 time. / haven't doubt"
bliss Martha staggered back and nut
ltr mana over her eyes. The shock it
was 70 her to hear Of Toms marriage
showed her. 70 her modification. that
an hope had not been crushed from b,sr
heart as she had thought
IL expected it. = she stanlnered
eli, II more than any one else did.
de went off soon after YOU left. and M
one thought to see him again. But fack
he came yesterday, and elopel with Eva
late last evening Oh il was wicked il
was scandalous: and the whole story i,
all over town. / wonder now if Won
know about Miss S0merbvE
No, sald Miss Martha. white to the
" Well, it seems he was engaged to til,
Miss Somerbr rich old maid. She j.
mad enough at being Tilted. Somebody
telegrapLed 70 her father. and he was
here TINS morning 10 learn the facts OF
the case
What. Tom engage,i." cried Martha.
III amazeueut.
w no said anything about Tom? You
must - wandering in your mind. Il il
Arnold Ed5rcourt I'm talking about"
Without another word. without the
slightest excuse. Miss Martha broke
away from the hand Of the friendly gos-
slp, and almost ran down the street
When neari at her own gate SIZE rushed
bAndly against somebody. and looking
UP with a. hurried excuse, saw-TCm
Martha, he za,pel. forgetting for
the moment in his excitement the gulf
between them You have heard ii all,
/ see II ia Your face Come right in: YOU
look really I'D. did not know Won cared .
s. much for Eva But the scandal will
all die out and | know Arnold will be
good IL her. He sent NE q telegram say
lng they were married in Briefly early
this morning. He was to marry Miss
next month. but he never loved +
her. he Wa, tempted by her enormous
wealth
By this time they had reached the cot
ta-e and gone into tie little darkenel
narlor where the shutters had been care
fully closed hE CID Hannah 10 Keep ont
dust and ilI.~
Tom. said Miss Martha, larin- her
hand on his sleeve. 'can YOU ever forgive
NJ: ! Sec everything very plainly now,
Ii was NOT You | heard say man was &
.col o. engage himself to woman older
han himself. Your voice and Arnola'S
ire 80 much alike, and l did mol know OF
lis engagement. And then she tull al
lie had heard when she had gone e. the
I'D cabinet for spoons the evening IF the
"llartla. said Tom, il his manly way.
i never loved any woman Hut ven.
Id net know Won were elder than I. for
-ou never s,oAe Your a1e. and II would
lave made No difference T. ne anyhow.
thought az Eva only IS g child. and
lnoviu- q hI> ensa cement, Of which he
lad forbidden u- 10 speak, II distressed
he 10 St his attentions To- her. Tor saw
hat she Wa learning u love him. That
.vtuiu: il The garden l gave him = long
ecture. and pointed CUT 10 him the harm
le was doing the Eirl. He promised TO
&c her no more; buI, though he went
Ionic few DAYS later, he ceTreSponded
18th her. and ended bv clipping with rhe
estFr3av evening / taI not Imagine
II an instant thar Won thought me in love
18th Eva. We both hboTed under a
li,tabe Martha. / noticed your grow
Y GOODNESS. and thought Won were be
omin1 weary q YOUR engagement to a
cor village doctor. Nau dij NOT seem
, care for love making or careS~es, and .
could not. III course, wish 10 force my
Election upaa yol-
Il was wrouE. Tom, for I do love YOU
aarlv:" and then. as he took her I'm his
ruis and pressed her % his heart. kiss
- reptateilV the soft cheek. on which