Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-06-30

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and moved off.
The weather became very hot.
Jeanie dropped more and more in the
unhealthy workroom and stuffy
streets. He seemed to notice it, for
on Saturday night she found draw
ing OF trees, and a path, and figures
walking about, and underneath the
figures $50. Could he be asking her to
| 90 for a walk? She waited in to see,
At $50 knock came at her door.
There he was, with his square, ugly,
| good face smiling ut her
| She felt awkward going down the
stairs with him. But that walk did
not take place. The smart tie around
her neck had been the price of her
dinner; She turned faint and reeIcd.
| then sat down on the stairs and burst
into tears. She hardly knew if she
was veXed or pleased to find herself
picked up like baby and carried up
to her own room and laid upon her
bed.
He went out In few minutes She
heard her door open. and something
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little jug of hot coffee and milk and a
plate Of German roles The next day
another picture was left. 1t repre-
scented large workshop. with men
sitting at tables, all busily engaged
over some mechanical work; under
meath was written the figures sos.
With unskillful fingers she drew an
outline of a coat and waisteoat and
needle and thread and posted it as
his door as She went out; but
she had to come back again. she was
so i'll, and all day She lay there alone,
waiting for what was the only friend
ly signal in the world to her, the scrap
of paper of the foreign artist
She heard it pushed under the door
at last, and feebly rose and CROPPED
for it, Her head was throbbing So
that She could scarcely see that it con
tanned a whole line Of portraits-an
elderly man and woman, and younger
faces, among which was his own. His
family doubtless. She heard him in
the morning come up again, and then
she heard him no more, for the fever
seized upon her, and when next she
woke to consciousness She was living
upon a hospital bed For days She
was too weak to spcal, or think, but.
when She was able, one of the nurses
asked her if shc would like to see
some papers which had been brought
to the hospital for her. and the nurse
spread them out before her.
The first was OF a man following a
stretcher through the streets Then
the same man sitting alone in a soli-
tary room, with mis- head bowed upon
his hand and weeping. The next, the
same man at a door, evidently asking
questions Of a porter within. The
next, the man was beside a bed on
which lay deathlike figure.
Has he been to see me?'
YES, it was when we thought YOU
were dying he came every day. but
we could not tell him anything. no
one could speak his language, but at
last we found il was Wcndish, from
the borders Of Saxony and Bohemia.
and one Of the doctors here got him
book in it. by which ne could study
English. You will see by the
sketches
The next ono represented the man
with the book in his hand.
See, this is the last" said the
ndrsc, ana as She held it up She
laughed. 1t was the man on one knee
before a girl-Jeanic in her ortracs-
GUS hat; but there was in little
sketch, up in the right-hand corner.
as if it was yet in the distance, the
same little village with the pine
forests around. and two figures. the
man and Jeanne walked arm in arm
mp the village street The nurse held
her sides for laughing
Its the funniest thing ever saw
in my life. she said
.Ieanie gathered her papers together
with some dignity.
Il don't call it funny. She said. II
i think it just the incest thing that
ever was done to any girl"
''My loofc"' said q voice al her side.
and there was the man. Jeanne gave
little cry.
My loofe.' said the man again: ut
IS my first Englecsh to you, and it
will be my last. Ny 1oofen'
And Jcanic, with all the dreams Of
her girlhood bacl, upon her. put her
arms round his neck. and sobbinr,
said: And don't even know yonr
name, but / don't care for anything
in the world but you NY. Tribune,
The I.aplanders' Herds.