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

siNr. lel me go, then.n
Not YET, said John. lyon saa
nsnough I'm not policeman. I'm /
man, and that makes II INV dn,a
70 take care Of women folk when the,,
need it. You seem to- ' 'ney
!. lou mean to be very kind said
the girl; "but you are not ann nm
pose you have no idea what II IL IL
nc All alone in big CITY without
money and without work?''
On. said John, "but | have 7
haven't had any work for three
weeks, aud that is my cash N hand .
ANA he exhibited his hali-dollar
oh, she said, with an air Of
greater confidence. "WeII, YES. Won
90 Know something about Il, only
you are not woman"
No, said John. "Ot course that
makes i worse for YOU. But fell me
what drove you to that eownrdly
girl. 'a'' '-i'
Not a biz fit, sal d John. ITS
brave 70 live and fight as long as
You can that's ms idea
Il can't I've nothing to 6gbt
With, said the girls "0h. IL Won
only knew"
Tell me. said John.
My iather died. said the girl
My stepmother hated me. She
married again, aud her second lius.
band turned me out Of the house.
Ia had LEFT her an his money. had
nothing. ] came to New York and
got sewing 70 do. One day the
woman that employed me asked me
4 Ia make her a wall.poeket ior. her
papers. The kind ] mean Is made
out 81 old steels from offenders.
lou knit worsted over them, you
know
John did not know, but he looked
as wise AZ possible.
II Was To make il ms favor. not
for ang pay, the girl went on, land
az home, evenings liked doing it.
but the steeis wrrs too long. ana
had 10 break most OF them, and il
gave me a ielon on my thumb.
can't use II vet 70 sew with, and
can't do anything but sew. That
woman knew how | got II, but 81,
never offered 10 help me az all. Sh,
dismissed me and took another CIR
IN my place. Then ] couldn't pas
my board aud they turned me out
| went 10 a hospital The doctor
said my finger wasH't bad enough q
ullow them 20 admit me; he said II
would be al right ina month. Well
have not even anywhere TO sleeI
tonight shall have 10 starye Of
beg-l will not beg. Now you se
that you Ind better 90 away ans
let me finish what began.
THAT can't BE- done, said John
Every one who knew John calleC
MIN queer. II acting differently
from other people under given cir
cumstances Is being queer be Ger
tninly was
~ he looked down upon this littl,
pale. pretty. and assuredly innoceu
Girl. and knew that II he went ava!
and Ion her she would assured.
iump into the wa&ef. his heart soft
rnrd toward her as women do 4
crying babies. What dear it'll
thing she was, be- thought what
shame that fate should have use'
her 80. 1, seemed his duty to TAX
carr Of her.
"uh, hang IL, l'll get n job o.
Monday" be- said; and everybod.
tells me that ii is as easy for two Z
live ns one. III do IL
Then be turned TO the girl an
said
Circumstances alter eases. It's
aurer Kind of courtship, but ] I'LL
YOU. guess you could like me
Won tried. viii You marry me? ~
got work on Monday, I'm sure. Nv
got hall dollar Come to th
minister with me aud be mnrrled,nn
I'M take care Of you after this.
What the girl said was:
ooh. myl Why. | never heard 2
such n thing. What would peopl
saw"
"people viii not know-it's on
own business. think you'll max
4 good wife. returned John. "lo
need taking care OF the worst way
Think about il. :
Tle lrGt her alone and walked u
ami down. She looked at him an
John WINS handsome. lie looked a
her and thought again that she wn
The nweetost little thing be had eve
soon. He smiled, and really; 81
smiled too. lie went back ana sa
down beside her. 80,
Guess we'll so to the minister
he said. ,a.
thing about me-" she said; "and
emit sec how you can IKE III
enough. :, ,.,...,
"But / do like YOU better than eve
liked any other girl"
~ feel that why TO you, she sa''
And then they walked to the nous
of nm old minister who was wlllln
~ TAKE his fee in thanks, and giv
them his blessing into the bargain
All Iohn and Annie were husban