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

! MN awaiting me. i watched eagerly
for his coming. and as the hours wore
away and he did not come. "a strange
foreboding filed my heart
Eat last in the wee sma' hours
my cousin and returned home. where
wet my pillow with bitter tears and
at last fell asleep. hoping that Allan
would come over at an early hour on
the morrow and explain his absence
But the morrow brought no news
1 from Allan. week more and | heard
that he had been suddenly called East
upon urgent business
'tAh! Ruby. thought my heart
would break. but put on smiling
lace and was apparently the gayest OF
/ the gay. Each day said 20 myself:
He will surely return tomorrow. and
then ] will ask his forgiveness and tell
him how dearly ! love him"
The months rolled away till
/ year had gone by. and another year
7 followed ere Allan Brookhayen re-
turned to his boyhood's home. Then
met him accidentally at the home OF
a mutual friend but as soon as | en-
tered the room he arose excused him
self and. without sign OF recogni-
ton. withdrew.
oh. Ruby God only knows the
anguish OF that moment / sank half
faintiDg into the nearest chair. Then
! pride came to my rescue called the
blood back 70 my cheek and strength
70 my trembling limbs My friend
knew my unhappy story and had hoped
everything for me upon his return.
Never" said 70 her never viii
| be the FIRST 10 speak TO him now. II
he can be so cruel he would only
make my humiliation the greater. /
was wrong at FIRST but two wrongs
never MADE one right I'll die before
ask his forgiveness'
II returned home and with feverish
haste packed my trunks and went
south among relatives Mother
thought il the best thing | could do
hoping that new scenes and new
associations would give me returning
health and happiness but soon tired
OF tho gay society there ! was sadly
changed from the gay girl OF three
years before had grown grave and
quiet and. an opportunity to learn
telegFaphing presented itself / threw
myself heart and soul into study. Be
coming proficient / found my bust.
ness hours full ! made money. DC
casionally returned homo for brief
visits while father and mother lived.
but the few times met Allan Brook.
haven We met as strangers. So the
years have rolled away. He never
married. but beloved by many friends
lived long useful life l. growing
reticent as / grew older. had fewer
/ friends but some were very dear and
faithful 10 me and at last this comesw
taking up the paper and pointing TO
the death message with trembling
fingers
Il am an old woman Ruby sixty
I five years old. but love Allan just as
dearly to-day as did forty years ago.
have never for a moment ceased low
ing him You are so much like what
once was dearie that II / can save
you from wilfully making your life
unhappy | would gladly do 50.
oh aunty sobbed Ruby Il am
so sorry for you and ] never. never
will quarrel with Roy again am
going straight down 10 Roy's Office
and ask his forgiveness for all my
naughtiuess
That's right Ruby. and remem-
Der eacn OF you, TO bear und forbear
always God bless you dear child. Hark!
was that the postmans ring? Run.
get the letters dearest aud then 70
to Roy"
Two hours later II was n very light.
hearted girl that tripod gaily home
ward with one little hand tucked I'M
der Roy Elmore's arm as they rang
the bell at her fathers door
Wen 60 straight to Aunt Sylvia
and tell her what good children we
mean TO be-" said Roy smiling
tenderly at Ruby, as they entered tho
house and turned toward Aunt Sylvia's
littlo sitting room. There she sat
with letter between her clasped
fingers and smile upon the still
white face that was sweeter than life.
Oh. Roy, she is dead whispered
Ruby.
Roy gently drew tho letter from
her stiifening fingers.
lAuNA. luANA Lev uc NGB NnNL
called her away so suddenly"
Tho two heads bent over the letter
and read;
"MY OwN DEAR SYLVIA; At last. in tho
presence OF death, write 10 tell YOU how
dear you are 10 me; that never for one
moment have / forgotten your sweet face
Darling il has been long, lonely time, for
i am almost seventy years old but YOU
will soon come 20 me. All eternity isn't
long enough TO make up for the cruel
separation here. Forgive me- and come
soon TO your own.
ALLAN BRooKHAvEN."
"oh Roy" soboed Ruby how
quickly she went away
But thank heaven, dear Ruby,
not till she had pointed out our
danger answered Roy. Come
she Is at rest See how peacefully
she sleeps This is no time to grieve
for her; rather to rejoice that she
Al. AZ