Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-02-21

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up and seid Indignantly;
"You almost drowned me.
"And Won almost sullocnted me.
So we are quits" She smiled ialnt'
ly. ,.
"What simpIetons we have made
OF ourselves. | owe you an apology
Mr.. Mowhray."
and owe YOU one. But wish
YOU would tell me who you are and
how it happened that you are here
alone.
Il am Mary Rodgers, the new
gOyerness. As Mrs. Earl had TO
leave and | heard of the position
while visiting my cousin, the rector
here, | applied and was accepted
Your father and mother with the
children sailed for the east,
day before yesterday. They did
not send yon word because
they thought to find you still in
Athens They left the coaehman
and cook in charge OF the place, ana
| promised to put the house in order
before | went to the rectory to spend
my vacation. The servants are all
asleep. happened to stay up late
reading, that is all.
Gerald took up the pistol.
Here is your trusty ?eapon, Miss
Rogers, iie said.
She turned away with shudder,
.'Oh, never want to see that hor-
rid thing again. What II i had shot
YOU, Mr.. Mowbray?"
We should have had a tragedy
then instead OF a comedy, But lei
US be thankful that YOU did not,
You look worn out with excitement,
and YOU need good nights rest.
suppose |, can take possession Of the
guest chamber, Tomorrow we eau
/ talk over our adventure at leisure.
ooh, hope you will never men
ton it, again, she cried impulslye-
I ".
Very well. Let us agree to Tor,
get It. Here j. my hand OH it.
4 Are you afraid to shake hands
with burglar" he asked mischiev
ously
She laid her slender hand in Ger
AIDS hearty grasp, and with {
4 goodnight" they parted
The next morning, when the youns
man awoke, he found note thu
had been slipped under his door. i
read as follows
DEAR Nix MnwRRtY | hnye ordered tls
cook 20 prepare q good brsak nst t2r sou
and JHmes il now waiting 70 drive me ufr
70 the rertnFv There X no occasion tor IN
staying any longer, since sou ure here q
take charge 81 affairs
Very truy yours,
MARY RouaERs
As soon MS breakfast was finished
Gerald ordered the horses and droy
to the rectory.
He was enthusiastically receive,
by his old friends, the rector and hi
wife, though neither could refrain TO
many moments from laughing a
him numerically over his adyentur
in the character OF burglar.
II think 1t is rather hard TINT
should support all this quzziug
You might ask Miss Rogers to com
and take her share" Gerald sool
pleaded, glad OF any pretext whiel
might afford him a sight OF tn
young lady. Indeed" he adde,
more seriously, II really do want :,
make my excuses to her Tn
whole performance was an unpar
donable bit of boyishness on my part
but of course ! never dreamed OF tn
elders being AWAY from home.
"Oh, poor Mary is more over
whelmed with remorse than you en-
be, the rector's vile answered, Will
her spouse laughed SO heartily thu
he could not speak Mt all. eth
child was in such d state oil conf
sion when she saw YOU driving u
that she rushed of AS II she hu
wings.
"Go fetch her buck, snid the re,
tor, recovering his voice. They mus
meet some time. II might as we
be nov as ever. and, II they bot
have grace to be embarrassed, tina
will make the thing so much MOI
amusing for u.s.
That man has no heart, clerE,
man though he is, Gerald yowe,
ana the VIE ngfeeti IN tine verdict W
for going in search 81 the fair fug
tive.
In spite Of whnt the good lady hu
said, il anybody expected to fin
Miss Rodgers display the least sho
OF embarrassment, that perso
was hugely mistaken. She vi
, inclined at first to be exceedin,
~ stately and TO trent him with co
, siderable reserve, but it was irnpo
sible to resist Gerald's sincere npol
gies, and Minerva herself could ne
long have retained her dignity
face OF the merry raillery which Il
rector showered on both the your
people.
, Alter that Mr.. Mowbray's han
some grays were frequently se,
standing before the rectory gai
! and by the end Of summer it was !
! ported that young Mr.. Mowbrl
, and tho young g0yerness we're e
, gagged
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