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


/ Lucy Watson had two lovers-this
would be an unfair allowance In these
days but fifteen years ago there were
more marrying men in India and
lever maidens. Besides Lucy was
really sweet enough and pretty
enough ANA adorable enough 10 mon.
/ opOllze The attentions OF amy number
OF these two SWANS one was an elder.
~ swain-that IS II the collector OF a
district on two thousand and some
odd hundreds d rupees mouth and
a fund OF the most liberal nature
can properly be termed swain ut all
which r. doubtful. lie was "A good
fellow. was John McAllisier but Mt
/ least 20 years older than Lucy. and
which WAS more 10 the pc mt very
/ prlm and stiil and solemn and serious
and. In fact destitute o not only APP
pcarance but the thoughts and ways
oi youth.
And 50 when Colonel Watson cited
Instances Of the happy marriages he
had seen between elderly gentlemen
and youthful lnssics- he used oc.
casiOnally to draw on his imagination
q iltlle-poor Lucy would p.teously
reply
Yes papa but il isn't his age
that's nothing nothing Oh. Lucy
Lucy but hes 80 old in Bis ideas
aud habits he has nothing 10 common
with girl
| And then there would be a little
breakdown 10 the voice. ana tear
would fall on the colonels hand. and
10 would turn away 10 smoke a
cheroot and make The best OF il Tor
he did not want TO force his child into
G.siasleiul marriage he was too
fond 81 her for that. but with six sons
ranging from 10 TO 4 that his one
daughter should marry eli.lo do
man WIS distinctly agreeable
Pensions were good 10 those days but
even Eilo0 year seemed small with
such troop 81 boys 70 educate ana
put luio the world Ana then there
wac tribe Of debt McAl.isicr would =
but what was tho use OF talking about
u II 1t would make little Lucy un.
hnppgf II j. almost superfuous 10
sny thai the other ndorer whom Lucy
DID Ike was hopeless ineligible.
George Fatrleign WAS a subaltern In
her fathers regiment Of about Eve
years suryica A hnc young fellow.
good at sports hut with absolutely n0
prospects There was 40 chance oI
the al!uiancy falling vacant Tor d
long time and there was no depart,
mental openings 30 far at least Us he
was concerned.
Ia "A small up country sta ION these
two had many opportunities OF meet.
ing anG 10 do them justice they took
advantage % an they could get But
Lucy was not without a mixture o.
sound common sense and she would
, not pledge herself 10 George until hC
could snow some reasonable ground
! for believing that his position would
, soon justify marriage she would moi
, listen 20 the idea OF an indefinite ar
rangemcut
, Matters were thus NJ dendlo K
ana there seemed 30 bc no hope OF {
! solution. Months passed b.. weary
months 10 nll concerned. Then al
} OF "A sudden came change Tn,
now governor general arrived in III,
country. and it so happened that il
former years he had known George
father rather intimately. The natura
result followed. For boy who haI
passed nothing bat the higher stan
dard in Hiudustani IL was not pos
sibln to do much at once but still h,
: might DO tried So down came III,
offer OF seml.pOliiical appointment
in native state Tor six months III,
e continuance ~ which was 90 depont
! upon corge's progress and ability.
There was u fearful parting.
!. Nov mind you are not 10 writ
. TO me unless | write Go you FIRST
Papa would he very angry IL yor
: were 10 write direct TO me; and q
course won't have anything done il
roundabout way When / writo L
> you. II do write at all sir tnen 80,
! may answer
+, So hall crying hali laughing Luc
: dismissed him and both the colone
I ana McAllistor said good'by with
!, sign Of relief. The sagacious Luc
had q reason for tho condition sh
/. imposed. Over and above the din
culties OF correspondence 10 whic
: her father would object she wanted &
: tc,t her lover Married ladies ofte
prone TO dismal advice had sniiilngl
I told her OF tho Inconsistency OF man
, and sho had also read about IL !
novels and poems so she though
, that an experiment should be made
: III we begin to write 10 each 9th
i or she argued TO herself, he won
. have chance OF forgetting me. bu
II there Is no communication betwee
Y us for some time then that will sho'
whether his ccton is sincere.
: Left alone IN the field, good homes
!. McAllister could make the running Q
= his own pace, but somehow he move
. seemed TO get any nearer the winnin
] post
: But tho three months never passed
for one fine day the Colonel with
white face aud broken bones wa
; brought back in u dhooly from tn