Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-10-23

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81 D sweet tonnage Of The man 4 81. ,,.,,,
80. - Nas invited 70 resurn--to drop Il Il sr~
why not for the last time naws n, -.
York. iy IN night TO
1870 ",s young woman Il In the question:
'sspseiaiiy @ girl scarce twenty. with rirnl;no
s"ide1 hair. eyes ike meres ~ livi,,, ~.
ana ? lace and figure worthy Of Anhrod,ss =
.,o u~sie ~ q arecian sculptor's brair--boxv
and be stronga '''"'' u nis way
ioung GeoiFrey's feet STAYED. turned
nhaiiy Stood IN the hall Of Gastruora ~
'nei strange thing befeIl him. He was nah
eIea INTO boudoir and found Dusa alone
ana there was a look upon her face s,d |,
sweet expectancy in her attitude. that csna.d
his heart to trump against his breast =, -
seeking to depart and fly to that fair cnstod.
Ian for whom nature had 30 clearlv a.ss,ss..
nfeany ne was mystifed, and, 1t would
"a ..u1 De 700 much to write, alarmed.
ueoifreyF whispered soft voice And
volumes could not have gathered into their
Y nat bewildering portent was this3 For
naiu stfiie with the warnings Of his own
spirit Geoffrey Middleton had come pre-
pared But not for a challenge Of this sort
ne was swayed like reed in the wind
Every maxim Of prudence was driven ont ~
ms head. The words Of his answer-wbicb
was an appeal-came with but semi-con-
scious volition.
he cried. -'of9'
And ah, the bliss, the bewiIderment Of III
The shapely little head was pillowed noon
his breast Hopea This was certainty
But, Geoffrey, your letter said this even
ing; was not looking for you vet. Were
you so impatientr
my ie1ter he echoed helplessly.
res and how curiously formal Won were
IN expressing what-what suppose is your
wisn3-the blushing face was averted. or
young Geofirey's slowly dawning look of hor-
rif1ed intelligence must infallibly have struck
q chill to the tender heart that trusted him
II hadn't known you--as it really seens
Tor an age, though it's such a little time--I
should have fancied that, after all. Won didn't
very greatly caren--
dlxnOSC mO8nef1
tne startled and dismayed lover; nothing
can change our regard for each other-noth-
ing shall. We are agreed in thatg'
Dusa was alert and quivering in every
nerve with new accession of excitement.
1t was her turn to be perpIered. WHY
THIS sudden tornado of anxious, forebodina
passions
Yes, oh, yes" she replied, with a shy,
pretty fervor.
Then, Dusa, it was not who wrote tc
you; it was my uncle"
Only the rosy kiss of morning on Anime
snow will compare with the food of carn,ine
that overswept the abashed countenance
Amusement and CONSERVATION between them
riyeted her to the spot, or the girl might have
fled. III this were true, what a hoyden she
must have appeared to her visitor. Gould
anything be worse than to be won without
being wooedi And her parents too had beer
deceived. They had regarded the stately
proposal as emanating from the nephew, and
on the strength of old Geoffrey's wealth, in
estimating which the banker had the assist
ance of private knowledge, they had gra
ciously favored the sutton. IL was a terrible
imbroglio, from whatever standpoint the
complex question at issue was regarded.
But young Godfrey had the courage Of
despair, and the nobility of his nature as
serted itself
'Forgive me, Miss Venn, for my i'll con
sidered attempt just now at pledging you tx
promise which altered conditions may rea
sonably warrant you in breaking he said
II have been wrong-wrong all through
But can make this amends. You are per
feetly free, Miss Eenn, as free as one shor
hour ago; even freer, for then your mind wa.
entangled by singular error. may nevel
be my uncles heir; he has told me that b,
means to marry; l did not know whom.
am only poor toiler. 1t is not for me tt
harbor vain ambitious, however sweet"
His voice died away in an involuntary
sigh. The touch of self pity in the last sen
tenee of his great announcement was almos
tragic.
Dusa had recovered the control of her fac
ulties, if not her self possession. She smilei
through tears.
But you made a promise, too, and unles
you wish it will not release YOU" she said.
There was happy pause, in which
But the narrator relents, and leaves tn
hiatus And Dusa added, with a flash o
| mischief irradiating her trefnulosIs confu
sion:
''Only wish I'd been familiar, Geoffrey
with your handwriting
Philosophers, who differ in some other mat
| tiers almost as vehemently as politicians, ar
| agreed that success is not synonymous wit
happiness 1t is possible to have big bank
ing balance, costly freight on many seas, an
even seniority IL the procession TO the civil
chair, and to hobnob nevertheless with di.
content. The foot may have its corn an
vince at the slightest touch beneath the We
| vet slipper.
! These moral reflections owe their origin i
| this place to the profound dissatisfactio
| that had crept like Il Mersey fog Of Decembe
/ over the spirit of Godfrey Middleton, shil
broker His position was precisely that del
terously insinuated above. And the caus
| thereof was his own hastily adopted purpos
| of matrimony.
His fateful letter, once posted by his ow
hand, for fear of accidents or the impertil
ent curiosity of domestics he felt for I'll
moment triumphant. 1t was in this moo
that he had dealt his sharp thrust at h
nephew over the wine and dessert III the dll
ing room.
But when be retired that night it was to
weary vigil in which carking care was hitir
like an acid into the pattern OF his heroic
solve, With young and ardent love q
ma jor uncertainty would have been wheth
he was to he accepted or rejected. But o
Geofrrey's thoughts did not tarry long at I'll
stage. He had witnessed too many sacrific
of fair, ingenious springtime to wan, satu
nine winter to have much doubt that he cou
lead to the altar yet another victim.
was wealthy, and it was enough. Guarcia
.....ll q. ,-i.n aud the rrirl's nNn vanity ~