Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-10-12

ulu. Oub IL COut8lueO some reVcl8.
tions that he could not help but be.
lieve were quite true even il unwel.
come. Was he not egotistic and I'M
So that is the kind of q fellow I
am. No wonder nobody likes me.
The professor sized me up pretty we'll,
and am afraid he didn't toll the
whole truth either. Still I wonder II
he discovered all that in my hand.
writing? I wonder II johnson didn't
have hand in it? However, l shall
try to do BETTER" he said, after some
little Thought "Pve been fool"
He did try, and l am pleased to
learn that he is succeeding.
''Now for the other letter." said
Jaynes. From the professor, too"
Opening it. Jaynes with much
wonder and surprise read:
This specimen shows the writer to be
most commonplace woman; no intellectual
tastes: selfish and narrow minded: care
less and thoughtless in matters Of deport-
ment; vain. ignorant. fond of dress. Alto
gether not q desirable companion
"Hello." cried JavneS when he
finished reading the foregoing para
graph. Il wonder whom the pro-
lessor intended this complimentary
delineation Of character for? IL it
possible" Then he stopped short.
He began to wonder il he had sent
the professor the verses written by
Emma. He was pretty sure he had
not. He had charged his mind.
Mother" he asked, ''what became
of that envelope left ON my desk
week ago addressed to Prot. North?
Do you remember it,"
"Why, yes. mailed it. 1t was
sealed and stamped ready for mailing
and l thought you had forgotten It.
So I mailed it myself, thinking it
might be something important I
saw it Lying on your desk after you
had gone out. Is it all right"
ear from it," groaned Jaynea IL
only wish you hadn't mailed il. l
didn't intend to send it to the pro-
fessor."
'.But this is not the true delinea.
ton OF Emma's character" he said to
himself. II know it Is not. The pro-
lessor lied, and I'll make him eat his
words" He went to see the professor
Immediately. Perhaps there was
some mistake. The professor might
have sent the result of his examina-
ton Of Miss Gordon's handwriting to
some one other than Jaynes and
JayneS mad received a missive not in
tended for him. But whatever hopes
Jaynes had in this direction were
soon dissipated. The professor had
not made any mistake. He recol-
lected the receipt of the two speci-
mems of writing from Jaynes
"You know you desired me to tell
the whole truth" he said, land Ibid
So l hope haven't given offence. :"
JayneS cut the interview short. He
did not compel the professor to eat
his words. At the same time he re-
fused to believe that the professor
had told the truth about Emma Cor.
don. His faith in her and his knowl.
edge of her beautiful nature were
too strong to be readily assailed even
by a character reading graphologist.
"Perhaps Emma was ill when she
penned those lines" thought Jaynes
THAT would undoubtedly make a
difference.
He questioned her about it on his
next visit to her.
Emma, were you i'll when you
sent me those verses of Heine, you
know"
eyes, 1 was quite ill. How did
you guess it?"
1.-THE writing looked so unfamil-
lar" replied Jaynes, who suddenly
recollected that he had never seen
any other specimen of her hand.
writing.
"No wonder it looked unfamiliar
1t wasn't my writing"
"Not yours" exclaimed Jaynes,
with warmth and eagerness which
Miss Gordon could not understand
'Then you didn't copy the verses?'
''No. as I said before, 1 was i'll,
and I asked friend who CHANGED tc
be visiting me to copy them. for
got to mention the fact"
A heavy weight seemed suddenly
lifted from Jayne's shoulders.
II presume you would have pre-.
! ferred that had copied them my.
SELF" continued Miss Gordon. puzzled
at sight of Jayne's strange conduct
Her lover did not reply. He was
using all his surplus breath in breath.
ing easier. II pity her lover or hus.
band" he said to himself. his
thoughts upon the friend who had
obliged his sweetheart by copying
those verses from Heine.
Several years later, after his mar
rage, he asked his wife about this
friend.
Jennie is married." replied his
wife.
"Does she live happily with hel
! husbands" inquired Jaynes.
Eyes indeed. They are lovers
STILL"
"She makes a good, neat house.
wife. does she? keeps everything
herself included-neat and clean?"
''She is most excellent wife.
wish I were half as good"
'1sn't jealous Of her husband, is
she?"
nm indeed What a uuestion