Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-08

surprise with which this veraciOus mar
ratlve has to do He was born hand
some and wealthy, and the family money
had lasted until Tom was educated and
larry launched In good society. just as
ne was about to enter the business world.
however, the bottom came out of the
family barrel-TOm's father knocked if
out with some Endorsements, which not
only Impoverished the old man but sent
him insolvent to the grave.
rom bore up bravely under the double
inhictlon. He came of some good old
farmer stock, such as had supplied the
present generation with most of it's solid
mcn-stock that no financial cyclones
can uproot, however rrdely they NAV
bend 1T. He was not left penniless. for
the income from the estate of his mother
who had died some years before, enabled
him to dress well and keep his place in
the club and in society. He had an
other trouble, though, which could not
DC abated by the keeping of stiff upper
lip and the belief that his fathers death
was TO tho dear, troubled old man n
blessing in disguise. Tom had begun to
believe himself in love with Ettie Rayth
am, sweet little girl five or six wears
his junior. Like most young men in
society, he imagined that he knew gir.s
quite well; unlike most young men. hc
had been taught to study human nature
carefully, and even to study it in the
light OF heredity, and one result was
that he was sure that Elite Raytham
never could be spoiled by wealth or fiat
terry, although she had plenty of both.
lie could not propose to her while he
had but two or three thousand dollars a
year; other young fellows often did
that sort of thing, were accepted, and
unblushlngly lived Oh their wives mar
riage portion, but Tom was not that sort
OF man. The longer he thought of the
matter, the more he assured himself
that the quicker he babe Elite good. by
and loft the city tho less unhappine,s
would there he for both of them. If he
remained near her. he would be sure to
propose suddenly some time when his
sentiments would get the better of his
principles. as all mems did at times.
Tom had his opinion of penniless fellows
who proposed to girls whom they could
not afford to marry, and then left the
girl to wait and answer provoking ques-
tons. while fellow started in search of
possible fortune.
SO Tom, after buying small interest
In an alleged silver mine in Dakota, and
completing his arrangements to leave
town to look after his property-on
which he meant to use manfully on pick
and shovel the muscle he had developed
in his college boat crcw-went to make
his last cali upon Elite He kept him
self we'll in hand; any one might have
overheard the conversation without i'm
agining the parties were more than old
acquaintances, but Tom fancied that
Elites countenance became graver after
he said he was going away. He could
not help looking intently at her: he
would willingly endure any misery for i
the sake of having distinct picture of
her in his memory. Then he fancied |
that whenever her eye met his she gave
n little start, so he made haste to depart,
lingering only as he took her hand and |
found she did not withdraw it.
AS Tom left tho house he thanked !
Heaven that the interview was over:
suddenly, however, he thought of tho !
other place, for as he left the house he
met Wlke Straighten, theological stu
dent, going in. Tom disliked theo ogical
on general principles but most !
Of them whom he had met at college
were cadS, and tho remainder had