Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-03-21
PAND0RA'S PUPIL.

she began to teach Mr.. Singer, gem
tleman Of neglected education, how to |
read and write that her fair fame was
III danger. But one day Mrs Grimm,
her landlady paid her visit, told her
she ought to be ashamed of herself to
behave so unladylike, that all the
neighborhood was talking about the
scandal, and wound up by asking the
poor little old maid to leave the
house.
Poor Miss Pandoral As her friend
and landIady walked out of the door
with her handkerchief to her eyes she
stood motionless, as though turnedto
pillar Of salt. She saw Just how
this repair OF neglected education
must appear to her small circle Of dis
carded pupils, and felt a strong desire
to drown herself, or Jump out the
window, or turn on the gas, or take
box of matches in her tea, and she
might actually it seemed to her after
ward, have died of modification, but
that the gong at the front door pulled
violently at this moment, startled
her, and Nora, running up, wrapped in
waterproof cloak, for she had been
making preparations to go to bed, an
nounced:
'Alr. Sliger."
"He can't come up, said Pandora,
sat this hour of night"
NO, miss; he says for you to come
down"
Pandora went down.
Mr.. Sliger was at the door.
"There's telescope at the corner, !"
he said: something going on in some
star or other, | believe. Get a bonnet
and shawl and come and take a peep.
1t will be lesson in astronomy for
me. You can explain it, you know
same terms as the other lessons"
Pandora without a word obeyed.
The door was closed after the two,
leaving Mrs. Grimm staring at Nora.
That's the capsheaf," said the
lady.
"shall 1 sit up for 'em?" asked
Nora.
| No Edlu MIS- OIlllllil. Il VIII.
Meanwhile Miss Pandora and Mr.
} Sliger peeped through the telescope
and saw the rings of Saturn, which
Mr.. Sliger supposed to be phenome
nal and temporary, and which were
explained by Miss Pandora to be fix
/ lures, and then adjourned to an ic'
: cream saloon of much elegance.
This, indeed was desperate dissipa
ton, Miss Pandora said to herself, a
she sat before the cut-glass goblets OF
! the damask clotsRnd saw the waite
5 splash from the little fountain in tn
center into the aquarium and owe
the glossy plants, all reflected in tn
r long mirrors. However, what did i
matter? She was already "talke,
t about" turned out of her lodgings a
e a person who had gone wrong. Sh
would keep this merry moment to II
Y member when she had put an end t
all by saying to the neglected pup
that she could no longer impart IL
e struction to him.
0 He was ordering every indigestibl
luxury on the bill of fare, the damon
G on his little finger flashing like a sma
S sun, obsequious walters bobbin
|, about behind them. He looked kline
r " at her, and asked her if she like
this or that. He was as simple as a
old baby; as kind as an old lady, an
/, he was a nice, pleasant-loolEng man.
/. "All overl All overl" she said t
p herself. ~ might have known whs
a wicked world this is, and how i'll
Ie thinks of innocent things. Why migf
k not / go on teaching him forever witt
It out harm?'
lg People were coming in from concert
from the theaters; tables were film
v but theirs, between the two column
beyond the fountain, was very quiet
,e The walters weregone to execute NJ
Sliger's behests. Suddenly he turnt
to her and took a letter from h
pocket.
''AIiss Piper" he said, tread that
! Pandora opened the missive and p
M rused it.
Of 1t was from firm oflawyers, spea
ID ing in plain terms of Mr.. st. Leger
n a gentleman and man of honor al
fortune.
Oh Il did not need it, indeed" sa
s. Pandora sadly. "And this is the Wa
e; your name is really spelt? st. Lege
20 It's beautiful name"
w III SOutluS IL llllle CURIOUS 10 lllS
n he said. "Mother wrote it Sliger.
~ never knew; but you see I'm all RICH
I'd They never took me without chara
NO ter when Invent for a place-in Il
at poor times, and cauldn't expect Y,
h. to take me withoutS character eithC
lie II don't know whether you despi
OF me for my ignorance or not; but if "
I'd don't why want you to take me i
err your pupil for life-to marry me, y,
lis know, Pandora, viii yong"
ed 1t was dreadful thing TODD in SUI
ld a public place, but Pandora Piper t,
I'd that she was going to faint-the roc
IN grew black.
he at was in my mind the first da.
m came, " he said. II had seen you oft
10 through the window, when you ga
lessons to that little girl at Bells.
used to watch you with my ope
glass. l felt sure that you were il
the woman for me, and every less
ed you gave me proved it. l shall lea
he everything fpm you-goodness