Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-14


minute fear sae must have noticed ii. "
II know she did" interrupted Mrs.
Henderson. You must have stared her
out of countenAnce.
II suspect did. aud all the time Il
was endeavoring 10 realize my good for
tune, and thinking how ! should manage
to find out the Young ladyis name and
how | could make her acquaintance.
AFTER an hours ride in this way
went into tine smoking ear for my cigar
case, which had left there. was de.
tanned by friend whom met there and
left the car just AS the train was starting
again after having stopped at small
station. CHANGING 10 look 10 one side.
saw my new found ideal and her party
just getting into carriage, which had
apparently been waiting for them. Aunt.
just ono thought filled my mind that
could not afford thus 10 loose my ideal 80
soon, aud that unless followed her she
was lost. This was rather an impulse
than thought--there was no time for
that. and piled off after her
The carriage had started, and there
was only one man In sight-the depot
agent. ] spoke to him and asked who
the people who had just left were. He
said that he did not know. that he had
never seen them before; bat believe
now that he did and that he must have
taken ms for a lunatic; my appearance
was outiandish enough and suspect my
manner was excited. ! tried TO hire
horse, offered him large price for the
use Of one an hour, but the fellow told
me that he had none and there was none
in two miles. The carriage was now al
most out Of sight, and still hoping To
find out something about ii | started out
after il.
But did not go far before realized
that pursuit WAS hopeless and that by
such conduct | VIA making myself
ridiculous, and returned to the station
then for the first time | remembered
that had left all my baggage. which
was very valuable, my umbrella and
overcoat, on the train, and even my hat,
~ mt the time of the incident | WAS max
ing myself comfortable in skull cap
which was all now had to protect my
ambrosial locks from the elements.
Il was now sufficiently disengaged to
find out something about the place
which had so Unexpectedly visited II
consisted of the railroad station and one
store. which was unfortunately closed =
the agent informed me that its owner
WAS attending u camp meeting six miles
away. ! questioned the agent again
about the party had pursued, but
gained no further information, tele-
graphed to the conductor on the train
had left TO take care Of my effects,
which he was kind enough 10 do. and
after twelve hours in this neglected spot
spent sitting on barrel, realizing my
ridiculous conduct and beEloaning the
loss of my ideal. took the next train
and finished my journey in safety"
We'll, that - quite story" said
Mrs. Henderson, and you have seen how
have enjoyed it. Who but you would
have fallen in love in such way, and II
is too bad that you lost her. But it can
not have gone very far, even with you,
and you will soon find some one else"
1--WE shall ses about that don't
know whether it is love or not, but be-
lieye that | shall find that girl again
some day. and am not going to marry
until do.
Two years passed during which George
had been true to his resolution. aud used
often 10 say that he WAS waiting for his
ideal. Then he was transferred by his
house To the west and took mp his abode
in Texas.
Not long afterward Mrs. Henderson
received from him letter giving the
following account of his experiences;
Il have another story to tell Won, and
as before think had best begin at the
beginning. Hampstead is nice place
time here and have made many friends
You know that | am not a society
man, and steer clear Of the pfofes.
sionai Four Hundred which we find
in every city. But the larger class
OF cultivated people like. and 20 when
| can to their occasional entertainments.
Three months ago went Ia one-it was
given by musical club, and combined
a programme OF the best amateur talent
with social features that | am likely IL
remember. For one of the last pieces
WAS song by Miss Ethel Lyndon. Ii
was well sung; | noticed that, but my
chief interest was in the singer-ir
| whom recognized my ideal
II traced the resemblance in each par
/ ticular. and tried to discover whether
she was the woman ! had seen in Ten
nessee. She was SO like her | thought
she must be the same, though | coult
not determine. but there was no doub
about her being the woman in your pic
tnre, and 10 my ideal.
Il asked my friend about her and dis
covered that her father was prominen
business man of Hampstead and ha,
lived there for years, and that she VIA
very popular among those who Belongs
to her society, 30 much 50 that half tn
young men Of the town regretted he
announced engagement and approaching
marriage To gentleman of Dallas.
Il was already in love. and yon ma,
imagine that this was discouraging In
telligence. But my motto has Away
been nothing venture nothing have
and Immediately determined To try iii
fortune of war, knowing that | ha
nothing 10 iese-having so completed
! lost my heart already-and that | NIGH
win. So when the musical programm
was over was introduced by my friend
| cannot tell You our conversation. G
what she thought of 1t. but IL | can b
entertaining was then. and found hi
all | had expected her to be- from HI