Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-12-29

to possess his soul in patience, and
that he will hear from You in a month
or SO. Then You can return his con-
founded jewelry, and break up the
affair-somehow- anyhow"
The editor felt himself sagacious,
yet his conclusion was misty, too
misty it seemed. when, two days
later, Fred rushed into the sanetum
with an open letter in his hand, his
eyes dilated and his hair disheveled.
''Sirw he said, Pm ruinedl Unjust
leave. obliterate myself, and the
News will have to get another man.
Read that
He dashed the letter down upon the
desk, and fell to gnawing his nails
nervously The editor looked up
wonderingly, then read the note.
After few passionate, devotional in
terjections, it wound up by stating
that the devoted and impulsiye lover
would visit Rossville on the following
Friday to see his ''adored one" his
queen"
Isn't this something like a pre-
| dicament?" exclaimed Fred, as his
chief sat tapping the arm of the edi
torial chair with his pencil and his
eyes fixed refiectingly upon his as
sistant Can you make me an adj
vance of $50? Ill get Meigs to take
my place and flee to the Adirondaclls
or some painless wilderness for a
while until this infatuated foreigner
RECEIVERS his reason
Fred, me boy, said the editor,
sagely, Il know a trick worth two Of
that. Write me touching obituary
notice of Miss Nellie Jardines very
sudden demise. A congestive chill,
spinal meningitis; anything of that
sort will do. Wen just insert that
little notice, and have one copy struck
off
Have ii marked, and sent to that
poor fool of Cuban, together with
the jewelry he has sent, and, presto.
me boy. You are out Of the whole AZ
fair in no time. We won't need Meigs
then; he's a dunderhead; and you can
still go on with your work.
Fred though at first doubtful, fell
in with this idea and the program
was fully carried ont.
The announcement beginning "Sud.
den death Of an estimable young lady,
was quite pathetic, and SO ticlzled
Fred's fancy that his nervousness
vanished as Wednesday and Thursday
passed. He became so absorbed in
other things that when on Friday,
wild-eyed, haggard, foreign-looxing
man Of thirty five burst into the sane
tum, with paper in his hand, Fred
looked up serenely, then recognised,
with an appalling thrill. that il was
the Cuban, from the photograph the |
latter had sent.
'RossvilIe News ees it here?n
asked the stranger, in a somber tone.
''Well-a-I'm not sure" Fred hest I
tated whether TO frankly own up or
ANONYMOUSLY flee.
"E-et must be. I was SO told |
Senor-have you see zat?''
He pointed to the notice ia the pa
per he held, and watched Fred anx.
iously.
"zat-zat--' his voice was pro
foundry melancholy ''oh, senior.
am desolate ~ am iuconsolable. /
no one know 1 here. viii you-so
kindly-to take me to the grave? Her
last resting place, senor?n
Fred here suddenly felt an inspfra.
ton that lent him little glimpse Of
rescue. Only two days before, ia the
little village cemetery, a new grave
had been made. A member Of fami-
" little known, and recently arrived
at Rossville, had died and been buried
there.
Certainly, sir" he said, reaching
for his hat. Come with me. It Is a
most melancholy event, and, as YOU
seem interested / see no harm in
showing you the grave Of our es.
teemed young neighbor lovely
girl she was too"
The stranger grasped Fred's hand,
svrung it feverishly, and prepared 10
follow him. He told the Office bov
hat he would not be back for an
lour, and the two men sailed forth
Town back street. Fred did not
wish to meet acquaintance Just then.
After a while they came out On
pleasant road, that lead to the cemc-
cry. Arriving there, he pointed out
he way TO the grave.
No trouble in finding it, sir It the
'nly new one. You win want to be
llone, and should you wish to leave a
'lace connected with such sad mem
'ries at once, there New York train ,
Vt four-fifteen. Good-d day.
Fred was off like rocket, half de.
ermined to pack his worldly goods
md go to see his mother, whom he /,
lad not visited for two years. But.
m his return to the office, the editor !
vas awaiting him with a telegra m !
n hand.
Look here, said his chief, uIve
rot to leave you in five minutes.
ave urgent business in Washington
o use my influence in securing an
in the treasury DEPART
nent for my friend Dunleary, and ne
nd have to go there at once and
ee about it. I'll be back IN two DAYS.
Iot word now; trust you as / do /
Myself You can run things" I
So the editor departed with rush
living Fred hardly time TO open his :
mouth. He felt desperate. That
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