Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-06-16
A GIRLS MISTAKE.

Annot Brunson's liquid brown eyes
searched her lovers face wistfully.
Rollin Dracut frowned slightly.
where Is the use Of my saying any
thing? You've made up your own
mind"
II don't know why should always
stay just here" poutsd the girl, ''but Of
course shall stay IL you wish It,"
Would you reallyY the young man
questioned, putting an arm around her
and drawing her to him. 81 believe you
would, and | won't vex you by saying q
word against your going. You mustn't
forget me, though"
Indeed l shan't; you know. Rollin.
couldn't II tried"
II hope 20 but ! don't know it, Rol
lin said, with an involuntary sigh. "Ths
FIRST city beau you have you'll be asham.
ed of me-"
Annot colored. She was pretty, and
In spite Of her love for Rollin she could
not help a throb Of pleasure In the
thought OF being admired by city eyes.
The next week she went 10 the city
with her Aunt Bella Prescott-to stay q
month or two. But the month or two
swelled to six. and there seemed no more
prospect Of Annot's quitting the city
than during the first week after her ar.
rival there.
The truth was that, aside from ths
fact that Mrs. Bella Prescott gay and
somewhat attractive widow, and young
still-had taken decided fancy for her
lovely little niece, she found that shs
added 30 much to the charm OF her ele
gantly appointed drawing room that shs
did not know how to spare her from it.
One morning as Annot finished read.
ing letter from Rollin, Aunt Bella said
to her with laugh:
"Rollin won't be coming here to ses
you, hope"
Annot blushed without replying. I'm
deed. In this very letter Rollin had an
nounced that he was coming, and An
not did not know for the life OF hei
whether she was glad or sorry.
Mrs. Prescott looked seriously annoyed
when she understood the state Of the
case. Annot saw her displeasure, and
her own uneasiness was increased.
Both might, however. have spared any
anxiety concerning Rollin Dracut.
He had brown hands and q bronzed
face. but he was large, splendidly
made man and carried himself easily.
Neither Mrs. Prescott nor Annot, an
sorry to say, met him with quite tn.
cordiality they ought He had antici
pated something of the sort from th.
tone of Annot's letters, and he had com,
TO the city to see for himself Just whai
the mischief amounted TO and whether
anything could be done.
IL he could have remained his COO
self, content to rest the matter patientl,
on his own merits, Annot might hay,
seen In time how infinitely superior b,
was 10 most Of those who surrounded
her and returned voluntarily to that al
legiance which was really considerabl,
shaken by the batteries that had OF lat,
turned her pretty, silly head completely
But he loved her too well. He wa
too impulsive and impatient to be abl,
to stand calmly by and behold his pur'
little blossom tossed upon the bosom O
such stream as this which bore her
now.
Annot. too, in her foolish vanity
could not forbear showing or for hi
benefit some OF the new and fashionabl,
airs she had acquired. She laughed ans
chatted with her various admirers and
threw arch, smiling. enticing glance.
this way and that, just rs she had sesz
the city bellies do. In short. Rollin Ora
cuts love. his emblem of daintiuess and
pure simplicity. fiirted Just as any beau
iiful coquettish wording might hav,
done in her third season.
He was terribly shocked and yer,
angry. He demonstrated quietly. Bu
.Annot had been petted too long 10 taxi
rebuke quietly, above all from On,
whom she had expected such unhesitat
ing alteration and indulgence as from
him He went home without seeing he
again. aud never 40 much ~ wrote /,
her afterward- He considered her com
pletely lost 70 him. and Annot. thougi
scared at first, felt rather relieved :.
have everything got along with y
easily.
About this time appeared upon III
scene the "conquering hero in the per
son Of one Raymond St. Ives. q hand
some young Englishman Of superior In
tellect and fascinating address Ammo
had been fiattered and admired 90 tn
extent Of her desires. but, strangel,
enough, she had mot once imagined her
self In love with any Of those gentlemen
who adored her 30 gracefully and drczss,
% unexceptionAily.
II was quite different thing whel
this young Englishmzn came. He con
trived 70 impress her with . vague sds'
that he was some great parsonage O
other In disguise. and he certainly =
sumed naughty enough airs soF srea