Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-10-07

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answered. Women arc women; they
should see after their husbands ana
fathers and brothers, and that is all.
Next, you will even ask man to
marry you
"'Perhaps.' she said solemnly. j
might this year
This yearg
"'Yes. every leap year. Take care
lest Propose to you.
"She was sorry when she said IL
He blushed and was quiet again; his
momentary irankness was gone. He
spoke less and less TO her. He did
not want to admire her; she was not
according 10 his long cherished
ideals She lacked all the qualities
OF a Martha. She had confessed
| laughingly that she never touched
kitchen untensil except for making
candles She had never done any
housework, she did not knit stock
ings or sew except for pleasure. She
embroidered. she sketched little,
she read quite good deal. and--was
! pretty. He came to the conclusion
that in case Of an emergency she
would not be able TO do anything;
that she had shallow nature with
out any deeper womanly feelings;
that her greatest aim was TO look
pretty.
There remains one wilted flower,
a mere stamen with all it's petals
gone.n | thought, ,'who can IL be-
the Alte katrine?"
Elm the morning Arnold was
obliged to study His examinations
were coming on in the fall, and he
could not even pass his short yaca-
tion without working. These early
hours Marie spent in sketching. as
she told her cousin. She soon found
her way about the quaint village,
renewed acquaintance OF long ago
and revealed in the simplicity Of the
place. Arnold often begged her TO
show the results Of her mornings
work.
:" 10. not yet she answered,
smiling, you might be surprised.
''She had started TO draw. the first
day. but seeing how far from the
original her mimicry was, she tore
the sheet from the book and began
another kind Of work,
The hut she had attempted TO
sketch belonged TO the Ate Katrine,
the witch al Woltheim. tho card
reader. Ii was as miserable on the
inside as Il was picturesque from
without. The old inhahitant always
sat near tho door on bench. resting
her head on the table; she must have
been 30 years or more. For Marie
she had strange fascination. When
she had been there ten years ago
hairine had told her stories; but now
the decropit creature had grown gar
rulous. The people of the village
neglected her; she was a burden to
the parish; the peasant children
stood on her threshold and pointed
at her. II hurt the young girl TO see
them mock the poor soul. She could
do better thing, she thought. than
waste her time in sketching. She
could help the old woman. Ii would
not be sacrifice on her part and
she might brighten the last days Of
somebody's life.
''And so she came daily 20 the Alte
Katrine She changed the miserable
room into pleasant home, she gave
IL touches here and there, she enter
tanned katrine as well as possible.
She sat beside her and embroidered.
IL gave gentle delight. this secret
charity. For secret she tried TO
keep it, and succeeded for more than
a month.
''0ne day she was in the summer
house reading a letter from her
father Five weeks had passed since
she had been at her uncle's; the roses
had scattered their leaves, the plums
turning from green to purple In the
hall Of the rectory stood Henriette,
tying newly .starched blue necktie
about Arnold's collar. She watched
him proudly as he went into the gar
den. lie came up to Marie She
looked at him and put the letter in
her pocket
sit down here, she said, 1T is a
lovely afternoon
"'YaSse. he said.
.'She smiled at him so peculiarly.
"'Marie, he said, i must tell you
something haf another idea OF
you now. To-day, when you said
you are going 10 sketch, you left your
book. | opened it--it was empty. i
did not know what you meant BY
telling me you sketch when you don't.
vent TO look for you found you
hat watched you through the vail
| thought you
WAS she listeningp She had
worried look in her eyes, She moved |
closer and turned towards him.
"Yayse, hat; you may laugh, but
ii is SO. | haf seen you moot around
IN Alte Katrine's room joost like
spirit
"She put one hand on his shoulder
and looked at him curiouslN What |
was she thinking OFF
''Arnold,' she said, as II she had |
not heard him at ALL papa has writ
ten me must come. He cannot stay
In Germany much longer