Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-08-22
SERVED HER RIGHT.


p $3.50 N run ia at the Dale mansion
I'M invite Margaret 10 attend. Pre- 4
Inning ut0n her intimacy, she ran /
.e,.,.irs tapped at Margaret's door
srd hearlng no response. opened the |
door and entered
IA one was there, and sitting down 4
a. moment her attention was at /
tgctcd 70 some packages Of paper ~.
Iag N 4 work basket She took ihcm
n her hand. and read on the margin
I, oae. Compliments Of DIR. Nc
rra,d and dallying a moment longer.
H. went away
Nareares Dale was o true scion 81
~ IA knlukerbOckar family. and had
sense q pride and justice In about
ssaal measure 40 this time she was
,alg rongalescsut from q very severe
.sd dangerous Illness through which
.bs haI begn ea7ed Tor by DIR Me-
l'rold sturdy old sc0trhman, old
ssoagh II t0 her father, Niih some
ss,ra wears. he took her on her tirsi
rides and now ard then bsougAl her
English and Scotch papers q read
ma lhry wUee these which Mrs, samp.
~ haA sea in Margarci's work
snskei.
Ii I, QUITE unnecessary 70 analy1e
~ character 1t Mrs sampson. She
la her counterpart Ia nearly every
se.ghhprtos4 h5' iourishee best II
eaall Villages She possessed 4 lsyely
inmaegna,loa was fond 81 gossip, rot
fyum ans arong motive. but indulgcd
d many careless, shoaghiless remarks,
Gossip 4 g.wnyr q patchwork husi'
sess snd Ungo8y haa greater faculty
g0r putting this aud that together
iaaa ha5 Dame Sampson. She knew
--eycry baay knew that old DR., Mc.
Cyuad Used auhappily with very an.
happy wife Tho respective families
Il each came over from Scotland to-
gc'her Ri,h me young pcopl"-thcn
gsgy yuuus afi.aBrei The young man
b,gaa hls tatSlr Ni,h life htavely, and
aitey mncb hard work aud intercourse
Wi,h The wpslu. and iccliug tho new
4efo.opius n. hls powers ana feelings
discovered ss.s Nis Hanccr was not nl
a.l tho womuu 10 satisfy either his
nes3 Or ill., hrsrt iiat hr WAS hon
agah,r ~ mrart 10 do what he b..
,leycd 10 IT, right. Iic told the girl
lba, hn 90 .aEEvv loved her. hut would
seep his engagement 90 marry her u
lhe insisted upon his 20 doing.
The gtrl dsd insist "a well ms her
parents. ard they wore married. ~
/ was ne, ~ al remarkable that Mrs
McCroud should 10 very unhappy
womau az that people should talk
s6OH' DR., Mctroud's domestic intclici'
lies Bu, no one could point 20 q
single fact rejecting upon his honoi
a. man Or a physician, Then Mrs.
sampson knew "a did everybody els
that Margaret was an heircss CARED
EcFy little for men. and had discarded
Sould.bc lovers by the dozen. Sh,
had a strong. vigorous mind. with yer!
little sentiment which. however Il NJ
excellent thing In woman. and th'
sturdy good sense and lack Of nousens'
that characterized the straightforward
scotch doctor made him peculiarly
receptacle 20 her. both rs physician
and friend.
Putting what abe knew Of both 20
ge,her. and adding what her imagina
doh contributed. Mrs, Sampson con
Guided that che had nude a social dis
oycry, and 30, on the aRernoon o
her sowing party. lcd the conversation
upon Margaret Dale. her illness be
wonderful recovery. IN which, o
course The other ladies Joined.
After Margaret had been prctt
thoroughly discussed. Dame Sampson
who had been watching tsr a favorabl
opportunity 10 give vent TO her sus
plcions, said with sigh;
What a pity It is that she Is throw
1ng herself away on DIR. McCroudw
II was equal TO the bursting OF
bomb-shell In the social camp. III
women, startled and mystified, wer
eager with interrogations. which le
me way for the hostess TO detail he
'aspicions, in proof of which she eS
nlbitod the fact Of the newspapers an
INC marginal penciling. Thus wcr
we seeds sown for first-class seandn
although not one Of the number enter
AIMED the slightest doubt OF the gret
good sense, honor, and integrity {
Margaret Dale.
One little woman wanted. with a
aer soul. 70 defend Margaret from sue
81 allegation. but she lacked the cou
age and so remained silent She W,
quite like the scores of nainby-pamf
friends we all have. whose lack
righteous indignation and spunlS are
'exing, and whose friendship Is
such diseouraging value. But Oh
ltllc faint-heurted woman had CO.
%lence, and her own sense OF right
which was quite MS apt to be wrong
aet--and the very first thing shc d
a,ler leaving was 20 go straight
margaret and detail TO her the oonve
'aslon IN regard 10 hcr
Margaret was not 10 tell who 70
ler--no' not for tho world That u
promised Although her Dutch blo'
Mas reused 70 fury, she was o.
Rulck to thiHk and equally quick