Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-04-02
A LUCKY JOKE.

60 cruelty hendlshlS aAl al San
Jean.
"Dum eh2n Her elder brother
elder hy good score Of years
shrnggc4 his shoulders you find it I
dun. do you2 Well. you must remem-
Der that YOU insisted on coming. in 4
splte OF aGl our remOnstrances You I
thought il was military post Oh. and
that there was some airting TO be
done2 Well you've found out your
mistake by this time
Yes / have frankly admitted
Miss Mant0n clasping her hands on
tsp d her curly head. And wish
10 goodness | was back in dear Old
Chicago. Bat in the meantime |
must try and keep myself alive.
Her blue eyes rcintillatcd wlckedly.
the corners % her rose leaf lips teio-
graphed 10 the answering dimplcs on
cheek and chin. But Hugh Manton
regarded har stcruly. Who was that
letter to2 be asked
10 Phyllis Fcrkina tho school,
maam.
Why ave sou corresponding with
herr"
I'm not That letter WAS not from
ne; I, was from David Beiaeld the
express agent-Dr AZ leasi SO she VIII
suppose. Ho wants 70 see aer--or al
least 80 sho Will think up 20 the sta
tloa Aud she'li 60 % him She's
jus, fool enough FOR that How he
w!l. stare Aud how she viii long for
the cracks ia the railway platform 20
or wide enough i8r her 10 BE- able 70
slip through md vanish from his
slghtn aud Aiilly laughed cAul,.ngiy.
Iior brothers eyes mot 10 . dark
iruWn. ls that your iapa.ol fan
said h. NiIlly nodded. "a splendid
,okg said She Such p!ecc 81
pr.m perfection IL thAt Yankee school
maam is' I haven't forgotten ye;
what i stornful look she gave mo that
night was teasing poor liiilc koggy
willis ut ;he sheet and pillow case
party. II David BelHcld gives her
another such glance when she pre-
seu,s herself uuipvlied az tho station.
shall feel myself avenged. An Il
in.r YOU know. on the LIST Of April
hes worry sick don't you understand
she added roguishly. 'iio thinks hc''
going ID die and has something 4
cunadc "a Nor Grst Oh. sou may de
PEND upon IL Hugh she will lose n'
tlmc
but il j. after train time AIilIy
she'll have - walk.
.Of course she will; that's par, Q
the Joke, nodded the beauty
LOOK here Mily cried Mnaton
very angrily. you've donc a meat
aud cruel thing did not think |
was 10 a woman 20 play such con
temptib.o trick as that
oh, you're setting up 70 dcfon
tho Yankee schoolmB'am are youS'
replied MilliccnL detiantly. Appar
entity shu u tho queen Of all hearts
II don't caro- copper about Mis-
Perkins. said MnntOn, and you kno'
that as well as do. But like 10 Sc
fair plny. And ! mean To so and ie
her tina, all this Is malicious joke Q
your part
60 by all means said Milll
calmly. but think you'll find YOU
self too late. Don't look a me
sayagciy. a long walk won't hui
her and short disappointment vi
only do her good. =
Shc had come 20 visit her brotb'
at San Jean under tho impression TN
the far Pacific Const was very live
sort OF place. with plenty OF picnic
yachting parties and government OF
GERS 70 pass away the time,
To her ama2ement she had disco
cred that san Jean was wild and s.
itary nook. far from tho luxurios
civili2ation--a Sahara In the woods
She had tried her bost 70 get up
Irritation with the foreman OF Y
steam saw-mill and with David ~
fold the handsome young official
the railway express Office but Meth
Of them seemed inclined 20 respon
ana Milly Manton like "Mariana
tho 'Mouted Grange could ma
cslod out in sheer desperation; ~
weary weary; would that we
dcadw
Sick! alone, and something TO
20 mo that must be saidl On
wonder what II can Dol" said Phyl
Perkins 20 herself MS she sped "
tho long, swinging stride OF y
daughter of the Wilderness throu
the flower.enamelcd woods spring.
lightly from stepping stone to 50
ping-stono across the foaming pea
the river pushing her way throu
thickcts OF ma2anitha and copses
family smelling nutmeg trees j,
only could have got the note IN u
to talSo tho trainl"
Phyllis was the very emoodim
and impersonatiou OF truth ana
never for one instant occurred 70
to suspect tho authenticity OF
summons she had received.
And the sun hung low on tho g
of tho forest when nj last she ran
tho rude wooden steps OF the
painted pine building above wh
lowered the rudely traced sign; =
jean Station
All was still. The heat OF the
has drawn little bubbling Spots