Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-01-24

of the church TO meet at ner noufe
and talk over the new altar-cloth.
When stepped upon the gallery the
front door was aiar, and a sound OF
voices came from the parlor; but no
one seemed to hear my knock. l
paused moment, when my atten'
ton was attracted by the following
remark:
Mrs. Paulding is one OF those peo,
pie who are moral tly'bllsters TO all
their friends and acquaintance"
Eyes, said another voice-it was
that deceitful Margie Hoffheimer-
II always think it was fortunate iot
Jobs reputation for patience that
he did not know her"
"And the worst OF it is that she
has u good heart, and one can I
qaite hate her.
You are right, replied Gerarda
Abbey's voice, Mrs. Paulding has
one of the best hearts in the world,
| know of ever so many sacrifices
she has made in order to helE
others"
"Well, | should think you would
be the LASH"
But | did not wait to hear more,
was so angry that did not know
exactly whore | was going when
walked away. TO think that Gerar.
da's voice was the only one raised in
my defense, after the way had al
ways snubbed her! felt heartily
ashamed OF myself. AS | was hurry
ing along who should overtake nj
but Gerarda. She bowed and was
going to pass on, but said: "ioul
cold doesn't seem to get any better,
my dear
She looked surprised and her llJ
trembled; thenshe answered brayely
"oh. now spring is coming il viii
soon be we'll "
Not unless you take care OF your
self You ought to get Tom to pre-
scribe for you"
She hung her head and murmured
something that sounded like: Tom
doesn't care"
asked what she meant and sh'
answered. tom and are not en-
gagged any longer. | did not writ,
to him that | had undertaken th'
dancing school, tor lear he would
sa the work was too hard for me
But some one else must have told
him, for he wrote me such strangt
( letter-that | could not care for hiu
= / ~. - n Z
enjoy myselfin his absence. 1 coulC
not help iancying that he wa.
ashamed OF my doing such thing
and | have always ielt that | ought
to be doubly proud because we ar,
4 poor. So matters went on from bnt
to worse until our engagement VIA,
I broken off.
\ But, my dear, why did you teach?
why, you see, we had had SC
much expense in fitting Morton out
4 for Cincinnati, and Jeauy's lona
spell Of typhoid got us into debt.
I don't know how to do anything but
/ dance. and il was my only chance t,
earn money. But, never though
Tom would be ashamed Of anything
| did"
A sudden idea struck me and tool
away my breath.
well, Gerarda, il you have neyet
hated me before aln afraid you vii
hate me now" said, and remem
bered the illusion he'd made to he
dancing, which Toms jealousy hn,
clearly misunderstood. | told he
the whole story, and said ! woul,
write to him immediately.
"But suppose he's fallen in Low,
with some other girl in the mean
time, said Gerarda with n sob.
Bless your said /, he hash
done that-of course mott He Is TOT
much the son ofhis mother to chang
his mind in n hurry. You'll SEQ hin
in Paschal before the end OF th
week. So | walked to the gate will
her and lett her comforted.
When | reached home | dispatche,
hasty note to Tom saying that
patient in Paschul needed his imme
diate attention; and this brough
him on the wings OF the wind.
When | had made the necessar,
explanation he gave me bear.lik
hug and then rushed off TO see Ger
arda.
Of course they kissed and mad
friends.
In fact, they have been marie,
since last evening, and | am as ion,
OF Gerarda as il she were my owl
danghter-the only drawback bein.
that they are so far away.
| wanted Tom to come bnck [,
Paschal, and then we could all hav
lived togetLerin the same house an,
been so happy. / can't think VIII.
he wouldn't do it.-Marin Saints
bury in New Orleans Times. Demo
crat.
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