Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-09-19

ana could not take my eyes OH her on
minute-I fear she must have noticed 1t.
II know she did," interrupted Mrs
Henderson. You must have stared he
out of countenaDce."
II suspect ] did, and all the time
was endeavoring to realize my good for
tune, and thinking how should manag
to find out the young lady's name ant
how ! could make her acquaintance.
'After an hours ride In this way
went into the smoking car for my cigal
case, which bad left there. was de
tanned by a friend whom met there ape
left the car just as the train was startin.
again after having stopped at small
station. CHANGING to look to one side,
saw my new found ideal and her part,
just getting into carriage, which hai
apparently been waiting for them. Aunt
just one thought filed my mind that
could not afford thus to loose my ideal So
soon, and that unless followed her she
was lost. This was rather an impulss
than thought--there was no time fol
that, and piled off after her.
| "The carriage had started, and there
was only one man in sight-the depot
agent. I smoke To him and asked wbf
the people who had just left were. HI
said that he did not know; that he had
never seen them before; but | believe
now that he did and that he rnust have
taken me for lunatic; my appearance
was outlandish enough and / snsnect nv
manner was excited. | tried to hire q
| horse. offered him a large price fer tbe
| use of one an hour. t,ut the fellow fold
me that he had none and there was Mons
| in two miles. The carriage ,vas now al.
most out of sight. and still bopino IN
| find out something about it I started ont
after it.
'sBut did not 20 far before realized
| that pursuit was homeless and tbat bv
such conduct | was making myself
ridiculous, and returned TO the station
then for the first time remembered
that had left all nv baggage. which
was very valuable. nv nmhrella ADD
oyercoat, ON the train. and even my hat
as at the time of the incident I was mak'
ing myself comfortable in a skuIl can
which was all | now had tn protect m
ambrosiaI locks from the elements
81 was now sufficiently disenoaoed to
find out something about the Mace
which T had so pnernacted1v v;s;tad "a
consisted of the railroad station and one
store. which was unfortunately elosed--
the agent informed me that its owner
was attending a camp neetino sir nilas
away, | questioned the agent apain
about the marty had nnruned mt
gained no further information 7 tale
graphed to the conductor on the train 7
had left to take care of nv effects
which he was kind enough to do. and
after twelve hours in this neglected. snot
spent sitting on a barrel. realizing nv
ridiculous conduct and bemoanine the
loss of my ideal. | took the next train
and finished nv tourney in safety
well, that is unite a storvn said
Mrs. Henderson. and Won have seen how
have enjoyed it. Who but YOU would
have fallen in love in such a way. and it
is too bad that YOU lost her. But il can
not have gone very far, even with YOU.
and you will soon find some one else
1--WE shall see about that. I don't
know whether it is love or NOT but 7 be-
lieve 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. and used
often to say that he was waiting for his
ideal. Then he was transferred nv his
house to the west and took I'M his abode
in Texas.
Not long afterward Mrs. Henderson
received from him letter giving the
following account of his experiences:
81 have another story to tell Won and
as before think | had best begin at the
beginning. Hampstead is a nice place
to live in, and / have had pleasant
time here and have made MANY friends
You know that | am not a society
man, and steer clear of the profess
sional Four Hundred which we find
in every city. But the larger class
of cultivated people like. and 90 when
can to their occasional entertainments
Three months ago went TO one-it was
given by musical club. and combined
a programme of the best amateur talent
with social features-that | am likely TO
remember. For one of the last pieces
was song by Miss Ethel LYNDON It
was well sung; / noticed that. but nv
chief interest was in the sipger-in
whom recognized my ideal.
II traced the resemblance in each par
ticular, and tried to discover whether