Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-09-12
BARBARA'S SEVERE TEST.


oiloyers.
a want, when / marry, a man
who Is brave, equal TO any emergency.
III give up my liberty want 10 be
taken cAre OF. "
aslly ehldl What is the matter
with bic Barney, the blacksmith"
ale Is BIC, bat never learned that
b was brave"
aAnd you never heard that he is
rot. What il the matter with Ernest,
the ginsnilh''
aHes as placid as goats milk"
"Iherg little Fritz. the tanner: he
4 quart!somo enough for you. sure
F,f
lie 5 10 bigger than a bantam
soek. !, Is little he could do Il the
house wA. 81 upon by robbers"
That u.Eh. Ernest. the gunsmith,
tno5ked early a, the door
sYou seat for me. Barbara he
aid. going 10 the girl nho stood upon
he hearts loQuettishly warming one
pretty foot and then the other.
"lts Ernest. size replied. 1--WE
btn ,husHlg o. what you said the
Other p'gi.s when you were here.
''Wsl Barbara
"iugn, test yon."
"iiou
"lwan; 10 see Il you dare do a very
disagr,eAtlc thing
"What s ttFt
There /. Nu Old coffin upstairs. II
smells % mould They sny Raymond.
the murderer. MAS buried IN IL bat the
dsgl came Tor Ibis body and left the
cOfin e.affy nt the end Of a week, and
1 Vas finally taken from the tomb.
J. Is Upssair. ~ b. room my grand.
h,aer d,ra iu, and they say grandsire
does 10, rest cnsy Ia hts grave for
Ugs reason. though that I know
h0lhlus about Dare you make
Tat coffin your brd tonight"
kfnrs' laughed
~ ihHf HlIt ! will that. aud sleep
sodndly Why. pretty ono, did you
think bad weak nerves.
GOOD u.shi, then. ! VIII send lad
% show yuu the Chamher," said i'm.
PrioUs Nss Barbara.
Ernest ;Brucd strnishtway and
followed she lad IN waiting through
dim rooms and passages. up cchoing
stairs, along narrow. damp ways.
II shtyc ra's scuttlpd before them. TO q
'og chamber The boy looked pale
ahd scarEd, aud evidently wanted to
hurry away but Ernest made him
VAT until he had taken survey OF
Groom by the aid % his lamp. IL
sas very large and full OF rcccsses.
eta haa windows in them, which
were barred across. lTe remembered
.aat Old 6randsirc Fcrros had been
insane Tor several years before his
Vath, So this prccaution had been
u.e'ssary Tor the safety OF himself and
o'hett, IN the center OF the room
Sood coffin; beside il was placed a
eaalr The room was otherwise
Perfectly empty.
coffin.
n BE good enough to tell Miss
Sad h..
The boy went out and shut the
4 s sOt' leaving the young gunsmith
uehe IN the dark.
meanwhile Barbara was talking with
room. n
4 haarney said che, pulling her hands
llVul nus grasp when he would have
4 t'sA iler, = have a test to put you
! Trough before give YOU any answer.
] 49, y corpse lying in the chamber
4 , aste my grandsire died, in the I'M
j sllted wing OF the house. II you
i nv ~ with II there all night, and
I W. ~ nothing drive you from your post,
j sSs J"ill not ask me to marry you
] a, are these all the conditions you
4 1a oiier me, BarbaraYn
! Ma an' And Il you get frightened you
1 s1, never look me in the face again.
4 = y take them, then"
Al. Barney was conducted TO
& Is,, post by the lad, who
D Vbaa yen instructed in the secret, and
I plas ss Involuntary stare at Ernest's
ntaa m lace as It lay in the coffin was
4 awe pf1eted by Barney 10 be natural
AM az ~ corpse. lie took his seat
j dasL que hoy left him alone with the
sess. the rats, and the coffin.
q ary;r on after young Fritz, the tanner,
] ,hats battered and hopeful from
/ him. '"uO barbara had sent Tor
] barno,Ss,y eSyou changed your mind, Bar.
an he asked.
AoI,o and shall not until know
@,y{ you can do a really brave thing.
] HAaou- Barbara"
D yon '' Nv, q little proposal to make to
tonra.aa S plan requires skill as well as
Tel me.p
] no b bsI' IN this house is man watch.
i ~ @corpse. He has sworn not to