Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-01

cred round the spring. stood at
the entrance. listened to the water
falling and felt the solemn gloom till
suddenly l heard voice saying:
Be quiet Maimee-how dare you
TO eat my roses?"
My heart gave a bound that made
me faint-I leaned forward--yos
there was the shining of white gar
ments; it was Lady Geuevieve her
self with the fawn beside her trying
to pull wreath OF buds from her
brown curls. | went up behind her
and spoke she started violently but
seeing who it was grew calm and
made place for me beside her
The fawn came and laid her head
upon my knee.
Il thought it was Rogers said
Lady Genevieve taking the rosebuds
from her hair aud dreadfully
frightened j was. She always finds
me out but | ran away tonight
when she was in the housekeepers
room and she will not cone here
she thinks there is ghost here. |
told her So MIR. Estcourt
She looked up in my face and
laughed then bent over the fawn. so
near me that her hair touched my
breast. What little sense | had went
utterly away from mel could no
more have helped speaking than
could have helped breathing. and
kissed the dark curls passionately and
whispered:
Lady Genevieve l love you
WHAT she said letting the roses
fall while the red blood mounted to
her brow so that / could see it even
in that dusky lighr.
Listen a moment"I said. taking
her ha d as she was about to rise.
She let me hold it and sat with her
face turned toward the fountain as
went on.
Il know very well that after have
told you this there is no more to say.
i know the difference in our ranks in
our lives as we'll as you. But it has
not kept me from loving you. Lady
Genevieve. II you had been lower in
degree or / higher | would have
served for you longer than Jacob did
for Rachel would have won 70 BY
bAAC Col AGStLESo VI uGNObAUu.
As it is | can only ask you to p rdon
this-this avowal l did not mean to
make it. forgot everything tuat /
ought to have emembered- I-I-1
We have both been wrong, think,
Mr.. EstcOurt :
How?
i have forgotten as well as you.
was the simple answer Oh. she was
but child am glad | remembered
that for it gave me strength to leave
her-I should not have had it else.
Lady Genevieve l am going. /
owe your father debt OF gratitude
will not repay it basely. You will
never see me again. You will 60 into
the world be haPpy-but say. at
least that you will not forget me
say you wilt smetimes think OF me.
Indeed / will. "
clasped her to my heart her head
lay on my shoulders a moment and
then she raised it.
4 love you. too she sighed. Our
lips met. To day that kiss lies warm
upon mine.
So ended my romance. Il was
twenty years ago as / said when |
first began to speak of it Twenty
years! And the eager passionate
Toy artist know not where he has
gone but when / look in the glass
see q sober-perhaps should say
sad-faced-man. with streaks OF gray
upon his hair. And yesterday. as
leaned upon the railing OF the car
rage drive in Hyde park waiting
with the crowd 10 see the queen after
she had opened parliament. a familiar
face passed mo turned he5itated and
then came nearer. held out my
hand. 1t was George Cavendish.
grown into stout dignifed English
man.
'Estcourt! Why how many years
has it been since | saw you?"
Twenty, | believe | wonder you
recognized me said as we shook
hands just then gentleman passed
in a carriage lifted his hat and said
significantly:
I'VE want you in the house to.
night my lord
Never fear--T will be there my
lord. was the answer l looked up
surprised
lis the earl dead them"
He died ten years ago Estcourt
What have you been doing with your
self all this time?"
Roaming here and there. my
lord"
Not married. eh?"
Il am so happy" 1 sighed as I
thought OF C park.
BY the way" he said. as ne
looked up the long line OF carriages
IAN old friend of yours is coming"
Who. my lord?"
The Countess OF b nee Lady
Genevieve Stafford. Shall introduce
youP'
No my lord. | have no reason TO
believe her ladvship will remember
me = | managed to say.
Well just as you like. But am
putting the whole line into confusion
Where are you stoppingP"