Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-01-14

Lucy did make up her mind. She
wrote straight TO George that very
afternoon. telling him everything
II hope IL isn't very unmaideniy
dear. but this Is no time TO sta.ld
upon formalities II sou still care
for me; II you think your position
sufficiently hopeful 10 justify marry
ing. como down at once on write.
But if''-here a tenr would fail on the
paper you find that for any reason
il cannot be then don't answer.
shall understand.
II was three days post 10 George
station. and Lucy told her father she
would think over the matter and
would give him a definite answer In a
week. The sixth day came. and the
poor girl was trembling with excite
nent; the seventh and she could
scarcely keep sim for a moment
But the post came--and no letter. At
first n feeling OF numblng despair
seized on her but she Immediately
rallied.
How stupid am. There may not
have been time 10 catch the mail or
George may have been out shooting.
So 10 make sure and leave enough
margin she begged her father for
three days grace for she never
doubted George. But three days
passed and there was no sign.
I Lucy was married to McAllister
I fortnight afterward.
"a very short engagement my
dear said the majors wife to her
bosom friend but you see the poor
\ dear colonel must be OF at once; can't
wait any longer the doctors say. and
/ II is everything 10 have Lucy settled
before he goes ! wrote and told
! George Fairleigh II was coming Of
an awful blow for him. poor fellow
unless he has forgotten all about her
which is probable.
But he had not forgotten al! about
her and for hours after receiving the
good ladys information he sat like
one ia dream. Then be shook him
self together aud ia due course read
the domestic occurrence in the paper
quite calmly The McAllistcrs and
George lairleigh never met. for he
went into the political line and went
from one native state 10 another with
ont once returning TO his former res
idcncy. But he now aud again heard
OF them-how they led an apparently
happy lie IN u quiet way. no particu-
lar love perhaps on her part but d
sincere alta hment 10 her husband.
And presently McAllister retired and
settled ia England
Ii was Just fourteen years since
George left his regiment lie had
got OF well. and was now resident al
the court Of an imhecile prince with
an unpronounceable name. II was d
hot night and his solitary dinner was
scarcely over when the days post
came in--;hc English mail with it
so he lighted cigar and left tho Ia.
lie for long armchair in the We
rnnda The bearer placed The lamT
conveniently and retired TO dose.
The first letter that caught his ey,
was from the postmaster. general
and. wondering what that exalted
iuuct!ouary could want with him ht
opened II before looking at the En-
clish letters and newspapers. III,
following Is what he said:
SIRE l have the honor to inform You tha
an old uau died recently az ihh village o
Srcepcrc, 10 he state OF Archinabid. VIII,
was formerly atapUal runner in that state
On hia dcathbad hc confessed to hayiu,
stolen ono % the letter bags many year
ago undcr the belief N there was moncl
ia 10: bpt that lac thaR b3cams frightene,
anu hid the letters in a box without open
ing them This box he buried, but afte
some trouble IL has been found aud TIM
contents are now being distributed so IA
rs the addresses can bu traced The In
closed is apparently for you, as on inquii,
il hiss been asccrt tined that IL is YOU VIII
were az the time IA Ar,hinahad hav
the honor, &C,
George knew the writing on tn,
In losure at once IL was Luey's III,
faithful bearer wondered why tn,
Sahib was so long in coming TO bed
also he did not seem TO be reading
for there was no rustic OF paper s,
with cat-lilSe tread he crept 10 tn
veranda The Sahib was lying bacl
in tho chair with his hand over hi
face. Three and four times the MAJ
returned and always TO find his mas
ter in the same position
/, IL was not till the gray dawn mad
the lamp light pale that George rous
ed himself from long dream OF wha
might have been and what had been
and even then he did not feel in tn
least sleepy so for sneer lack OF some
thing to do he took up an English pm
per that had just arrived, aud chanc
ing 10 open il az the deaths. read:
April 10Th, at lol Greeufair Gar
lsq. late o the Indian Civil Service
Indian papers please copy,
= Next mopth George Falrleigh start
ed for England on urgent private q
fairs Million.
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