Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-10-22
HEARTS ENTANGLED.

seventy years. sighed gray
haired woman OF sixty-fve. It's n
long life long. lonely lifen And
the paper In her hands trembled as
she gazed intently at tho little para
graph.
'Died--At the residence OF his
sister Mrs Mary Crosby. james
Allan Brookhayen. in his SEVENTEEN
year Deceased was bachelor. but
leaves u large circle OF friends who
VAL miss his kindly presence.
This was what Aunt Sylvia's niece
Ruby kingsford. read. leaning over
the back Of The old lady's chair
Aunt Sylvia took OF her spectacles.
wiped them carefully with her trem.
bling fingers and as she adjusted
them said
Ruby dear have you and Roy
made up YETI"
Ruby tossed her head scorntully as
she answered.
No aunty; and I'm not going TO
eat humble pie Grst every time III
Roy chooses 10 be hateful I'm not
going 70 encourage him Ia H. there"
Aunt Sylvia sighed. as she sat
silently studying the paper that lay
across her lap Al last she said as
she drew the low rocker up to her side.
Sit down. dear child. I'm going
10 tell you little story"
Long ago whea / was a little girl
Ia my teens ! knew Allan Brookha.
ven, and when was gay girl of
twenty ! was his promised wife,
Why auniy, you never told mo. :"
exclaimed the astonIshed girl
NO my dear II was too painful a
memory Tor me 10 speak OF: and only
for your good now would | repeat il.
When ! Was twenty Allan was twen-
iy.ave years old. All ma how bright
and brave and honny BIO wasi We
were srhoolmates together and then
he vent East 70 flash his education.
staying several years During tho
time sc corrcsponded In a happy
seboolmaln fashion. and when he re-
turned bronted aud bearded, but
with the same merry CLEAN Ia his
brown eyes aud Tho same kindly.
familiar ways | felt very proud Of
my friend
almost from tho frs, day o his re-
turn he constituted himself my lover
as we'll ~ my friend. Wa always
had funny way OF making. believe
quarrel when we were schoolmateA
a habit we dropped for time after
our engagement Bul NJ last tho
spirit o mischief possessed me- and /
picked up fuss one day when he
said that Jennie Royce was pretty
lii,lo thing | reioriod that she was
horrld and homely as a hedge fence.
Allan opened his eyes wide for a
moment and then replied AT least
shc Is a. lads with a very amla-
bio disposition Upon which pouled
and said Il was n pity hc hadn't dis.
covered IL sooner. Allan said Il
wAsn.t too late yet to which / said
she was very welcome 70 such hor.
rid.iompcrcd creature as he was. and
tiung on In apparently high dudgeon
but secretly delighted that had
created such stir in his usually calm
temper
Well In two or three days We
made up and the making up was do.
lighuul Allan seemed so much more
fond 81 me- than before that soon
found an excuse to quarrel again
But didn't you love him aunty|
asked Ruby.
love hint child; yes better than
my lifo but did not realize what n
firchrand was playing with. A FIRE.
brand that would burn up iercely
some day and burn away my liie
.'My mother thought II better for
mo to wait till was at least twenty
two years old. before | married. and
longer II would. SO we had plenty
81 time 10 indulge In our vicious habit
OF Quarreling. At last had cousin
come from the East; gay stylish
fellow about my own age Harry
Wayne by namo Father used TO
laugh and say we were n well.matched
team for mischief
'Hurry's cuusinly attention soon
grew into warmer feeling although
no knew was engaged to Allan and
loved him with all my heart Al
though | wouldn't give Allan's little
finger for Harry's body and soul com
bined. still so loved TO tease and tor.
meut Allan that hiried outrageously
with Harry. and showed the utmost
indifference TO Allan. The crisis
came when on New Years Harry
asked me 10 go to party five miles
out in the country and promised TO
20 out there with him. thinking |
would ride home with Allan, and set
the wedding day. as he had long been
teasing mo 10 do. So when Allan
came round aud asked me TO go TO the
party / very coolly told him | wns
going with Harry.
!. But surely Sylvia you knew !
expected you TO go with me Allan
said.
Mercy can't turn around with
out your permission, cried. ] am
sure Il will DO bad enough when am
tied TO you for life. DO let me go
with whom please now!
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