Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-08-25
THE MAIDEN SMILED.

tainly used. and used them Win NV
dom that very much surprised Soune
Mr. Leonard, until that youth happen
cd 10 haltlngly think that Chlnaili'h
was an Oriental and that the orieh'aiS
are born gestmc-makers
He was unusually tall for emma
man, and unusually gaunt, TOO anu a.
he threw up his long arms TO empha'
size some particular statement tue
heavy faded bangles slipped down oNS W..
| his elbows; while. when he loMtreu us
arms. again, ne had 10 spread our ms
| fingers to keep the stone bracelets iro,n
| falling 10 the floor New he WOhiu
poise his left hand palm up III the ali,
| and would dart his right hand N anu
| out of this. the fingers all punched y
point. as though il were SOME bird OF
prey swooping down ON It's quarry
Al another time he would drop both
nervous hands To the farthcst limit OF
arms reach scoop up IN lhFlsiolr
something and then, lifting this head-
high. would scatter II 10 the four Wlhhs.
with tornado motion OF body and
limbs that was very affective.
The play VI his features was quite a.
remarkable Like So many Ot his coun'
trymen. he was deeply pltted with
small pOx, eyes were large, though OBJ
lquely set. and full Of tire. Ills meek
was long and plant as a snake, and IN
deed when he threw back his head,
opened his mouth until the corners ran
up to the Cheek-bOne and shot out a
flash OF light from under his half-shut
lids, there was something quite opal
blan In his appearance,
That young MIR Leonard In his little
BurrepltiOus rumble through Chinatown
was al first attracted by the gestures
and BOanerginn voice Of tlie Chlnaman,
there Is no doubt; but after Few mo-
ments had passed his attention was
drawn 10 another group or which the
orator was the center There was six
OF them in the group, sprawle,l about
the little gloomy store In which nothing
particular seemed to b. sold Five ~
them We're men and the sixth was a
woman. or girl OF child. young Mr.
Leonard could not exactly say which
Anyway, whatever her age may have
been, she was as pretty ms peach
or rather as ncctnriue, for, like that
fruit. she was small AMI round and
plump aud juicy: like Il, her skin was
smooth and yellOwish.b brown. with Frsi
splashcs here aud there; and she still
like the fruitnO doubt looked a. be- a
good deal better than she really was.
Her hair was starchrd on each side %
her head like black huttrrfiy's wings,
and was twisted into bar behind thar
looked like the handle " 3 black tea.
pot This general gluumueNs 81 head
gear was, however. relieved hy sunury
little paper chrysuuthcmuns stuck here
and there while In the thickness ~
the teapot handle there were two g1ll
skcwers, SET up Ike s. Andrew
cross. Her hnir was drawn back Ia
front from d low but Intelligent fore
head. underneath which siittrrrd pair
% misrhicTUuS eyes The nose was 4
suub, the mouth wus quite pretty aul
prOvOking and chin and cheeks aud
neck were smooth AMI round Down
below her trousers dark. purple llkr
her blouse showed two plump ankles
covered with fine white socks. and hc-
meath these were two tiny feet nltur.
ally tiny incasrd IN shoes q, light ap.
ple-grtvu. with high. white s0lrs mn.
ming down % point from toe and hre!
Ike the lines ~ 4 slmpau
The trick ~ finding ont that \ voun-
man Is looking ut her is not confined ~
the Caucasian girl. AMI two minutes
had not passed before Qunng Loo began
to prccn and pcrk
She accepted the c0nleai cigarette
which Que II the Cinnamon altered
her, throwing out dpprccatnrv rlaurp
at young Mr.. Leonard ~ she aid so
ms though 10 ask excuse for the man
nish custom. and pulled back her loose
sleeves there seemed 70 h. five or six
OF cut-showing dimplcd arm that
was altogether feminine There follow
cd coy looks IN the shelter uf big rrd
SIX handkerchief; rogilsh smiles half
hidden by a veil ~ very scr-smelllng
tobacco smoke. until. almost before M
knew II. young Mr. Leonard was deem
In the midst Of first class Irritation
with a thlrd-class hcathrn.
The experience was one that modc
young MIR Leonard tingie clear down I,
the tips Of his brilliant yellow gloves
anu mat made him flush so that hig
spectaclcS actually got drwy. II wns
the hrst time ne had ever done such a
thing, and hc trrmblrd with delicious
fever of joyful fright to think ~ what
ne would do II ever his mamma should
hnd out what he was about.
fie and his mamma were Boston pro.
pie, quite rich and undoubtedly sinner.
Tor She was widow, aud this ,yna
her only son. her moth, IRIS boy" 10
hnd been brought up like pet lamb
and, like that festive young creature
was very innocent and very weak
ana he looked II. Though now ncnrly
tweuty. his mamma still called him
baby. and 80 did nearly cycrybodv
else for the matter ~ Tint. she womb
nave Kept him In knlck.rbockcrs II she
could possibly have done 10. but eynn
young Mr.. LcOnnrd's mild spint re-.
Dellcd NJ this. and he insisted ON cloth.
ng his naccid little self in tho rty az
ne ultra AnglOmanlacs ON those rnre
occasions on which mamma allowed
llm TO stray from under her maternal
Eye her parting injunction invariably
VAS, wow. Baby, be sure Won dnn't
get into mischief and here he was cot.
ing into the very worst description 81
hat article. -
He had passed the handkerchief
phase and had arrived at That desnnr.
ne state where here was feeling sbvlv
II his pocket for visiting card when
y one Of the gestureful Chlnaman's
comprehensive sweeps Of arm and Via.
on the celestial saw what was going