Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-02-25

was swinging in one of the silkeu
hammocks hung across the piazza,
';She-oh. for goodness sake!h sud
denly. See that red light of there.
| hadn't noticed it before. There 8
an awful fire somewhere. Hark!'
She sat up to listen. What was
that?' A horse came gallopiug mad.
Is up the driveway The rider
! sprang from the saddle, and cam Q
running up the steps,
Cameron" no yelled hoarsely
That you?' Saddle your horse and
come. The mills are on fire. Hurry.
| sir hurry. He pointed with his
whip to the glowing East
In moment Donald. just as he
was in his dress suit had mounted
his horse aud was speeding away with
| the man through the night. 70
Glee, sitting there alone by the win
dow watching the red glare grow
brighter and brighten the hours
seemed years
Only when the sun was rising and
it was day the lurid CLEAN of the
burning mills was no longer visible
1t was six o'clock when Donald
came riding slowly up the drive
The dew glittered on the grass and
the birds were singing gaily in the
leafy old elms ',All gone Gleem
he sighed YEARLY. Only the safes
Set by Finnegan, we think Have
telegraphed father"
That night an answer from Marina.
u - a
Am frantic. it read; CLOSED out
the mills yesterday to syndicate.
Home to morrow And it will all
come on my shoulders" groaned
Donald in despair
1T was a coincidence altogether
too favorable to the Camerons. YOU
know and the rumor started that
Marmaduke Cameron was preparing
to build mills n opposition before
those OF the syndicate should be com
pleted.
There was one man. however
bluff rather ignorant man OF the
noveau richie type who stood yaliantly
for the Camerons. He was a rich
and powerful mem Der of the syndicate,
and was impervious 20 all the com.
ments against the Camerons.
Il know Cameron is an honest
man said he and you'll find it out
so-and by George Harry, FL see
him through, bnmp r if won't"
But Marmaduke Cameron shook
his head sadly He was M old man
and it was the hardest thing in the
world 10 be accused OF thing one
would abhor 1t seemed rs if people
gloated in the seeming stain on his
character.
There was yet more trouble.
The next place 10 the Camerons had
been lately bought by a wealthy West.
ern speeulator. The grand old house,
formerly noted for its simple. old
time dignity. was converted into the
vulgar show place Of rich man The
house cleaned from affair with lemon.
hued paint; turrets aud towers iutted
out everywhere. Flowers and statutes
and fountains were thrown all over
the lawns in a perfect disregard OF
harmony Every condition OF bird
screeched and screamed in the
banner hung aviary Perhaps Glee
worst fault was her pride OF birth.
fault seldom known in this demo
cratic America
The ladies OF the new family. don.
ming their richest apparel had called
upon Glee soon after her arrival.
She had not returned their calls
and did not mean to.
And now. OF all things-Doro thy
at the tennis parties held round about
met the son and heir of these PEG.
Pile and fell violently In love with
him. With OF course. the heartiest re-
ciprocation on his part
Glee. when she heard OF it was
furious
Are you insane Dorothy" she |
cried. TO Mink OF marrying a par.
vulgar snob-a man whose |
mother and sisters cannot speak a
English sentence"
H ish." said Dorothy quietly. .
You have no idea what you are say
ing. And remember love him. 4
And it won't do particle Of good .
to talk " said Glee cruelty i am
firm"
She was surprised beyond measure
one day when the servant ushered
into the library a tall. fair-ha red .
young fellow with the grace and bear 4
ing Of young prince.
Il am Hugh Peters. simply ad.
to meet her And | have
come TO ask you If Dorothy may be
my wife. Io.e her there is plenty
Of money"
Yes = interrupted Glee that is
the trouble the money. 1t
IS so very lately ac iuired is il not?"
She spoke very politely. And Dor
1thy belongs to family very proud
Of its lineage. No | shall certainly
not consent knowing what my fathers
decision would be- and I shall at once
send Dorothy home to remove her
rom temptation.
The young fellows face flushed
notify and he drew himself to the
height OF his strong young figure =
You need not do that Mrs. Gamer