Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-08-20

The next night was the night of the
much talked OF masquerade bail
Evan Merrls hated and despised these
miscellaneous gatherings from the
bottom of his heart-and yet just
when carriage after carriage was
driving up. and the crowd arriving he
CHANGED to be standing in the brill
liantly lighted street leaning against
lamp post and mocdily watched the
pretty attired figures fit by.
Suddenly he gave a. start There
was the black lace dress. starred over
with gold, floating across the pave
ment worn by slight graceful
figure and leaving faint odor of
musk and patchouly in its pathway.
But he did not see the triumphal flash
of the yelled eyes as for an instant
they rested on his face.
There she goes he murmured to
himself as the diaphanous sfolds of
black and gold disappeared under the
decorated archway; and there, be-
meath her feet crash to ruins the air
castles that my silly brain has been
building for the last three months
So he went on his way determined
to see or hear no more of pretty Kate
Carleton. the yellow-haired girl who
had somehow contriyed to cast a
glamour about his heart and brain de-
cidedly prejudicial to the influence of
Miss Henrietta Lacy.
But a mans resolves are made
neither of gutta percha nor adamant
and he could not help pausing in
stinctively in front of the house in
which Miss Carleton lived; and as he
paused he saw, through the big,
brightly lighted window OF the gro
Gerry below the slender figure o.
Katie herself in gray dress. like a
little nun. buying the humble loaf Of
bread and ten penny worth Of tea
which were to serve for her morrow
mornings breakfast
1T can't be possiblen' said Evan
Merrls to himself. No it can'tr
But just at that moment Katie
turned and he saw her whole face; a
little sad perhaps but quietly self
contained and sweet. Involuntarily
he walked in and held out his hand to
her
Katie dropped the loaf OF bread in
her embarrassment
Mr.. Merris.n
Miss Carletonn
How came you here?"
Il might with better reason ask
how came you here. for was certain
fifteen minutes age" he added. seeing
her surprised and bewildered face.
that / saw you cross the pavement
opposite Hebe hall in black lace
dress covered with gilt stars. and en-
ter the ball room door -
oh. nor cried Katie. IL had
long ago given up all idea OF going
and Henrietta Lacy asked me for the
loan of my dress. as she hadn't time
to make up one for herself 1t was
Henrietta you saw. not me-"
Henrietta. eh?' repeated Evan
Merris, slowly. as certain light
broke in upon his brain. Henrietta
Lacy. Exactly! l see it all now. 1
always suspected that girl was not
quite straightforward in her dealings.
and I'm sure of it now. Miss Garlic
! tom
Then after pause he asked:
Are you disengaged this even
ing?"
Quite
May come up and sit with youp'
Il shall be delighted. answered
simple Katie flushing all over
The next day Henrietta Lacy came
around to Katie's room with the black
lace dress folded up in fiat paper
parcel.
'I'm so much obliged to you. dear. I"
said she. Il had such charming
evening"
SO did ]. said Katie. who longed
for some congenial ear into which to
pour the story OF her happiness. mir.
Merris spent the evening here.
mir. Merrism
Yes; and o Hetta only think He
has asked me to be his wife and we
are to be married in February. and
don't know how it ever CHANGED that
so much happiness should be in store
! for me :"
Henrietta Lacy bit savagely at her
nails as she listened. So all that
| plotting and planning had been in
vain after all And the magnet love.
had attracted Evan Merris to the
right and true after all
AMY RANDOLPH.
Heroes of the Revolution.
!