Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-12-04


cousins side.
She bathed the pale face, rubbed
the cold hands and still the eyes didn't
open; then. growing more and more
frightened, she was about to run foy
Lelp, when low moan was heard and
hose sprang up from the sofa
What is 1t. Loisp she cried.
''You tainted. dear. Come sit
down" answered Lois. drawing her to
q chair.
''Oh. yes remember Lois. take
me to my room; l can't stay up, and
Lois, unconscious of tho cause OF her
cousins illness. took her to her room,
then returned to the drawing room.
The fire had nearly died away and
the room was quite dark. but finding
her way to q chair she sank down to
think of all that had happened. She
had shown the picture to Rose, and
then she did not faint; it was after
that, 80 1t couldn't have been the pic
ture that caused it.
Then she thought of the picture.
Where was itp Rose was holding it
near the fire; it must have fallen in.
She knelt down before the CRATE and
looked anxiously among the dying EN-.
bers but saw nothing. She was about
to turn away, when her eyes rested on
something and. reaching for it, she
drew half-burned picture from the
ashes
Nothing but one eye remained visi-
BILE and that one looked laughingly
into her face.
She felt as though she had lost her
best friend. and looking sadly at the
one eve, she threw it back into the
fire, then went to her room. She had
to pass Roses room on her way, and
on reaching the door she hesitated
whether to go In or not. She heard
noise as the scratching of pen. Ros g
must be writing. She would go in
and see If she was better. at any rate.
She knocked and a faint voice asked.
who is ftp"
ut is only Lois, dear"
There was a moment OF silence, then
the answer: Don't come in tonight.
Lois am better. and want to see
no one" And poor, innocent Lois
passed on to her room.
A few days afterward Lois and her
aunt were in the drawing-room alone
Rose having gone for drive.
you won't mind, dear If Rose isn't
home after this week, will you"p asked
her aunt, looking up from her work.
why, auntie, is she going awayp"
asked Lois. quickly.
Her aunt sent for her before you
came, but she didn't care to go. Now
she isn't feeling we'll and wishes to 90
away from everybody. she says"
''Oh, no, l will not mind, answered
Lois, and the subject was dropped.
The next Monday Rose babe Lois
good-by and departed
1t seemed lonesome to Lois now.
but being lively herself she managed
to stay and enjoy herself as best She
could.
Spring had come again in all her
loneliness, and Lois enjoyed the long
walks through the woods by the side
of babbling brook, and every after
noon was spent in that way.
1t was one OF the warmest days in
May, so taking her books she wander
ed off to her favorite haunt She had
great deal to think of to-day, for
while in Roses room she found mini
allure photograph of the same young
man whose picture she had had
Rose must have known him; she
would write that very night and ask
her. Then, after reading for while
she sat still and looked into the water
at her own reflection.
She did not hear footsteps behind |
her. until voice reused her from her |
reverie.
Pardon me, but can you direct me
to Mr.. Thorne's residenceP'
She looked up and her face flushed |
crimson, for there beside her stood the |
original of the unknown photograph. |
She stammered a few words and he |
must have understood her, for he
went on his way.
Lois gazed after him, and he looked
back once at the pretty girl by the
brook.
1t was almost dark when she reach
ed home, and her uncle was sitting on
the veranda with some young man.
AS she drew near she recognized him.
MY dear. this is Professor Stone"
said her uncle. She seemed to hear
no more only remembered that Pro-
fessor Stone was her cousins intended
husband. Then memory OF the burn
cd photograph came back. and she
why Rose had acted
strangely.
There was not SO much sport in it
after all. Professor Stone was also
He remembered mysteri-
Gus letter he had received from his
fiancee relieving him of his engage
ment because she had heard OF his de-
ceit and Of his loving another. 1t
was all very strange, he thought
That night Lois wrote to her cousin,
her joke and asking for an
from her. She soon re-
ceived it and as Professor Stone had
asked for the same he received an ex-
PLANTATION of the whole affair.
Lois was very silent the following
days but after she had told Professor
Stone Of her cousins engagement she
was not SO still and lonesome, for the
professor was constantly in her COM
pany. and she soon answered Roses
letter in the same style. at the Same
time writing to Tom to tell him that
she had found her prince. Chicago
News.
Proved His story a Tall One.