Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-11-19
THE STOLEN CURL.

houses and here and there public
building or private institution, form
the lovely and quiet town OF Pass
Christian noted for its balmy climate.
the beauty of its situation. its hand
some residences and the wealth and
refinement o; its citizens
Among the fair pupils of the lake
academy none were more beautiful
than Rosa Yertner the sole heiress to
all Of her doting fathers cotton es-
tate situated upon the Mississippi
river
A shower of golden curls fell upon
her shoulders; blue dreamy eyes a
bright smiling face and graceful
form. added TO disposition of the
truest womanly sweetness made the
young girl OF 10 particularly attract
i've to all who knew her
One of Rosa's greatest though silent
admirers was Earl Griffith. the son OF
81 Mississippi planter whose estate lay
adjoining that Of Mr. Eertuer. but be-
tween Mr.. Yertner and Mr.. Gr!tfitI
there existed great bitterness and for
years the families had not spoken
though meeting constantly in social
intercourse at tho houses of the neigh.
boring planters.
The feud commenced long years be-
fore. in the old days before the war.
when MIR. Yertner and Colonel Grit
18th were rivals for the hand OF Earrs
mother.
Colonel Griffith had won her heart
and hand and hal married her. and
his success so enraged Mr.. Vertner
that he challenged him. A duel fol.
lowed. ana in this encounter Colonel
Griffith came of victorious severely
wounding his adversary. Since that
day neither had spoken to the other.
Meeting at Pass Christian. thus it
was that though Rose could not but
see that Earl Griffith admin ed her. and
he felt that she was not Indifferent to
his gaze, both were governed by the
remembrance of the feud existing be-.
tween their parents and gave no sign
OF the recognition OF the others feel :
ings.
Toward the close of a lovely sum
mer day in the year that this story
opens the fair pupils OF the lake in
stitute had gone down the long pier
leading out into the lake to the bath.
house of the institution.
Soon merrF party OF damse!s
we're splashing about IN the water.
1t was Il pretty sight and handsome
youth OF 21. clad in tue stylish uni
form of the Pass Christian military
academy. paused and gazed upon the
lovely scene.
Suddenly a shrek was heard and a
dark form was borne away by the
tide. out Of reach of aid from her
companions.
With the speed OF a deer tho young
cadet sped down the pier. reached
the bathhouse and bounded headlong
into the water
Vigorously did no breast the waves
and soon rapidly overlook the fair
girl, who was juggling TO sustain
herself above the waters for she was
a fair swimmer.
Soon he came nearer, and seeing
that help was at hand her courage
forsook her and she sank beneath the
waters. while shrieks OF distress from
the shore showed that her companions
believed her forever lost.
With deep dive the youth sue.
ceeded in catching hold OF the drown.
ing girl and with renewed strength
started shoreward.
Bravely did he struggle and at last
lie felt that he would reach the shore,
for when almost TO, the bathing house
Two of the professors of the institute.
alarmed by the cries of distress, had
run down to the scene. and swimming
out a few yards had relieved the youth
OF his precious burden.
Without word the young man
turned once more seward and to the
surprise OF all commenced to swim
down the coast.
In vain did they call to him from
the shore. On he swan. and night
coming rapidly on he was no longer
visible.
After continuing slowly and with
strong and steady stroke down the
coast the cadet swan toward a pier
that projected some distance into the
lake, and then drew himself greatly
fatigued. from the water
Looking around him TO see that he
was not watched he walked rapidly
up the pier and struck off across the
fields for the academy.
Arriving there he sought his room
and reached it unpe ce1ved where he
hastily changed his cloth ng.
Before descending to the study hall
10 Join his fellow students he drew
from tine pocket OF h $ saturated
jacket. which he had thrown aside.
a long golden curl. dampened by the
sell water.
] could not resist the temptation
10 sever this beautiful curl from its
golden mates. She will miss il. and
yet she will never know who IL was
t at save her life and carefully
drying the tress OF hair tho cadet
placed IL ecurelY away.
a great excitement was created at
Pass Christian by the saving rom Il
watcry grave Of the beautiful Rosa
Nertner and Of the strange conduct
OF her nO3le presaryer whoever he