The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-04-02

years, and does she sometimes
wear -" Here l described the dress
OF the young girl.
The girl looked at me for moment
in blank astonishment; and, being APP
parently satisfied with her scrutiny,
she answered Yes
She will leave London from the
Southeastern Station?'
The lady answered Eyes" again.
pardon Ihaveg good reasons for
asking these gestions," l continued
"Was the date and time of her de
parture fixed by yourself or by the
young LADY,"
The person addressed evidently
thought me insane; but she answered
my question, and her answer gave me
the clue | needed.
'My daughter remarked last evening
that she would like to visit her aunt
tomorrow, and that, with my per-
mission, she would leave by the
morning train. The invitation had
been standing some time. | was to
have accompanied my daughter. I'm
fortunately, | am called to Canter-
bury upon business this afternoon"
81 think shall induce you to post
pone your Journey" / remarked
"Will you mind answering me one
more question? Has the young lady
any male friend? | mean, is there any
young gentleman she meets by an APP
pointment, havingyour permission to
do so?"
Certainly not" said the lady in
dignantly. 'My daughter is much
too young to accept attentions from
gentlemen"
Then | described to her the meeting
gorgeously gotten up Adonis. | spoke
OF his manner toward the young lady
and of the appointment he had made
with her.
"You are mistaken" said the ma
iron frigidly "The young lady was
not Ethel"
had partly expected this, and yet
| was morally certain that previous
to our conversation the lady had
said to her friend: 81 am growing
quite uneasy about Ethel. Do you
know she frequently leaves home upon
all manner of excuses in the EVENING"
And she had admitted to me that
this same Ethel would leave town
alone on the Wednesday morning
train from the Southwestern station
and that my description OF her was
the correct one.
Good breeding, OF course, should
have prompted me to apologize fol
the interruption and make no further
remark whatever, but / was so con
WINGED that the young lady had ne
intention of visiting her aunt but thai
she did intend to elope with the cava
lier of yesterday that sacrificed tn
point of etiquette and returned to tn
attack.
Suffice it to say that l induced m,
travelling companion to postpone he
journey until the next day (but t.
leave her home as at present arrange
and remain at her friends house,; fun
ther, / obtained her promise to be a
the Southeastern station at the hou
fixed for her daughters departure
and | promised to arrange for som
place where she could see without bs
ing seen.
| succeeded in doing this, and, {
course the reader knows the seque
The languid Adonis, i'll the extraol
binary costume, was standing on til
platform. Presently the young lad
Joined him and he took charl
OF the little baggage she ha
carried with her She burst int
! tears, but he quickly treasured he
After time he would have handle
her into the train, but the now near
', distracted mother rushed from h
concealment and the girl fell faintil
into her arms.
The youth disappeared prompt
but he was unearthed few days {
, forwards. He was one of q wort
+ less, dissipated set. He "intended
! marry the girl" he said, and then
o., "come upon her friends" for a ne
] start in life. Happily, his designs we
frustrated by the coincidence atten
+ ing two whispers.
= Ethel, poor child, was inconsoal
T at the loss of her Gown true love, b
, she will learn wisdom in time, M
when she finds her true love in reali
o she will thank me for my windo
: scrutiny and for what followed it.
She will teach her children to avo
incautiously formed acquamtant
ships, and relate to them low mario
/, ly she escaped falling into the tolls
p a schemer, whose self-introduction
! the first place, was an impertinent
: suit, and whose flattery was vile
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