Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-05-04

| now, said Celia, delectedly,
Nevertheless when the afternoon
came, she Went to Dangholme with her
mother, They We're shown into the
| drawing-room, and found Mrs. Lester
and her guest ut tea. Miss Potter ad'
vanced TO meet them. and without any
loss OF time began to show how much
she felt ut home.
But neither Mrs. Grey nor Celia took
very much notice OF the young woman
Mrs Lester welcomed her old friends
with affection, led them to Il distant
| part of the large room, and gave her
own orders To Wilkins 1t was not
| until Col. Lester appeared that Miss
Fannie had change of reasserting her
self.
Col. Lester looked delighted to see
| Celia, but he asked her why she had
grown so white and thin.
What can young girl have to fret
! abOutT' he said
"Oh. colonel" sighed Miss Potter, re
| proachfully.
| Every one had finished tea and Mrs
| Lester proposed an adjournment To the
| flower garden, when they We're stopped
/ by wilkins coming in and asking, with
| Il Shaky voice. for his master. The old
| servant looked scared and upset
| What is il, wilkins = said Miss Pot
/ ter. Anything l can do? The colonel
is tired"
wilkins vouchSafed no reply He did
not even look her way. Col. Lester
\ got up and went out of the room. Per
| hapS two minutes passed before he re
| turned. The ladies had begun to talk
| Of something else. when the colonel
I opened the door, stood still for a mo
ment on the threshold, looked tiXedly
| at his wife. and then over his shoulder
toward the hall II was just as il Mrs
Lester could read something In his
| face that no one else understood. She
| got up and walked In 4 quick, trenb-
| ling way toward her husband
Jack" she cried. She went with
outStretched hands beyond the door,
and before any one quite understood
| what had happened Jack rushed for
| ward and took his mother into his
arms
| Celia turned so white that her mother
| thought she would faint; but the next
moment she had blushed rosy red be-
cause Jack Lester had seized her hand
and seemed reluctant 10 let IL 20 again.
No one noticed the Potter girl steal
stealthily toward the low French
window that stood open TO the lawn.
What does II mean. Jack?" asked
his mother at last ''Noi look very H.
i've been pretty bad / lay In a
hut on the Spanish coast for threr
weeks | was Knocked SILLY ou Gn0y.
against the rocks, and then hauled out
| by some fishermen The poor chap
they took for me must have got hold
| OF my coat with my papers In II. II
oil hanpnr,aH In, h. Aar nd In,
a hurry. | might have wired from
London. but l thought I would just
come on When they put me on board
at Cadiz I was not In condition ~
write and the man who looked after
me did not know how to get at you"
we have been taking care of your
bride, Jack" said Col Lester. who
was a good deal surprised by his sons
cool manner to her
Jack looked puzzled. pleased unde-
termined.
My bride.' he said, with a happy
light in his eyes. Celia"
And he held out both his hands to
Miss Grey, at whose side he had re.
NAMED But she hung back. blushing
and embarrassed.
jack exclaimed his father, sternly,
Il mean Miss Potter
There goes Miss Potter said Mrs
7 Grey, pointing to the French window
that she could see from her seat. Col
Lester looked startled and turned
around. They could all see buxom
crepe-clad figure speeding down the
lawn.
She said you were engaged gasped
the colonel we believed IT,"
You did" said Mrs. Lester. Il dis
liked the girl from the first"
You never believed it?" said Jack
to Celia
She wore your ring" stammcred
Celia.
THAT she most certainly did not
said Jack
1T had From Jack to Fannie inside
1 saw the inscription
Yes" said the colonel: there was
no doubt about the inscription"
II did not give II TO her
1T is very curious, said Mrs Lester
How did she get the ring?"
II think I know" said Mrs Grey.
who had listened with meditatiyc
face to Jacks denlals The man who
Tilted her. the man she threatened with
breach Of promise suit, was called
John Smith. lie is in Australia now.
and the whole business happen, ont
Of Woodbury.. 50 suppose she thought
II quite safe TO use his ring"
None Of us could understand your
taste. Jack" said Mrs Lester
You do now. though" said Jack,
taking Celia's hand Illustrated Lon.
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