Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-01-28


| tones.
Il am not satisfied" he replied
| gloomily,
Out of patience she exclaimed:
You are both 50 stupid | shall ask
no favors OF either OF you"
She stepped into the street and be-
| fore they could recover from their
surprise passing hoFsecar was car
rylng her from them.
What do you think ?" asked
Hutchinson.
II think she is a consummate
hirt'
so do L.
.,She has tried to hoodwink both OF
us. Whatever have been our differ
ences in the past we have common
cause now. 1t is incumbent on both
OF us to assert our dignity, and TO
show her no attention in the future
except what the most formal polite
ness requires
Il agree with YOU; and l further
propose that each of US shall solemn
ly promise the other never again to
seek her hand in marriage"
Your proposal suits me exactly.
They shook hands earnestly and
vowed again and again to b. faithful
to their pledge. They were as friend
~ now as they had been hostile
short time before.
Meanwhile Miss Meadows also
cherished anger She resolved never
to forgive either OF her admirers.
But at the end of week her mood
was somewhat conciliatory. She re-
hected that the young men must by
that time realize that they had made
fools OF themselves and that she had
done nothing of which she need be
ashamed She expected that they
would soon seek her presence in a
sheepish manner and she was pre-
pared to show a gracious demeanor
and to let bygones be bygones But
weeks went by and they did not call
She met them several times and they
hurried by her and returned her
greetings with cold formal bows
only. 1t was now her turn to be very
unhappy. especially rs it was revealed
to her that she did greatly care for
one of her former admirers. vix..
Nj. Hutchinson She knew now how
to decide between the two but alas.
the opportunity to make sucn .
decision might never return.
Mr.. Hutchinson also beca me uneasy.
He was astonished to find how deep
his love for Lucy was and how futile
we're his efforts to overcome it. He
/ bitterly regretted his pledge but as he
himself had been the first to propose
/ the compact he could blame no one
I but himself for making it and was IN
J der the strongest kind OF an ooiga.
ton 10 keep it.
The painful situation was soon
further complicated by an act OF Mis- 5
I Meadows. She began to encourage
middle-aged widower named Slaw-
son. who had long desired to show
her marked attentions but who had
Il been prevented from doing so by her
cold demeanor toward MIN while his
two younger rivals were in favor
He was now filed with inexpressible
delight because OF the winning smiles
which the charming maiden for the
first time bestowed upon him. and b e
was so elated because OF his unex
pected success that he did not stop to
inquire why che treated him with a
cordially that she had never before
I manifested. But unlike the infat.
uated Mr.. Slawson Lucy was not
dominated by sentiment alone. She
was as wise as a serpent while seem.
ing to be as harmless as dove. She
hoped that her gracious treatment oil
the widower would render Mr. Hutch
inson jealous and cause him again to
seek her society for the purpose oil
preventing if possible. a third adj
mirer from winning her affections.
The manPuvre was skillfuL but il
only brought about part OF what she
desired and even OF that part she was
ignorant Mr.. Hutchinson was made
desperately jealous but the agree
menJ with Walters which. of course
was unknown to Lucy. prevented him
from endeavoring to become recon
ciled 10 her
Two months elapsed Seemingly
Hutchinson was determined to main
tain his Indifferent demeanor. Mis-:
Meadows was discouraged She be
lieved that the young man did moi
reciprocate her love for him and shc
began 10 think that the best thing she
could do would be to marry Mr. Slaw
son. 10 be sure he was widowe
20 years older than herself. and haC
two daughters each OF whom was no
, much younger than she was but ht
was also wealthy and lived in fine
house. Moreover. she rather liked
him AMI he adored her She nigh
do worse than to accept him as hus
band.
At this critical time Hutchinson
unable longer to simulate indiiTer
ence, resolved to tell Walters how b,
felt although he feared that his for
mer rival might still love the girl a
much as he himself did. When tn
two young men next met Hutchinson
growing red in the face, broachet
: the subject that was uppermost il
his mind
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