Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-01-12


For two delightful weeks the duke
shed the sunshine of his smile upon
this beautiful boutouniere at the sea
side and If one or two of the buds ex.
panded to full blown roses beneath
his exotic warmth there were no yisi-
BILE symptoms upon their faces until
the honr of his departure.
That day Lulu turned suddenly and
smiled into his handsome face: You
are going" she said quickly, and il
she had added, and | am SO glad,
no one could have been more amazed
than they We're at her expression.
Flossie Robinson could hardly credit
her own senses as she stood wet-eyed
and bitter hearted, watching the
farewells at his departure.
Belle Graham stayed in her room
that day, and was sadly cut of sorts
with her agreeable ehaperone. Mrs
Denches, but it was quite apparent to
them all that the duke had behaved
badly with her young heart also, and
gone away without a single promise
of better conduct in the future.
Lulu alone was happy when he
had gone.
Il was positively wretehed all the
time, = she said timidly. Just think
Of having such a dangerous Apollo in
the very house and not even
chaperone to defend your
Then strangely sympathetic ex-
preston crept into her eyes as she
whispered family.
The duke did not try to make love
to any ofyou, did he. girls?"
OF course the girls were highly in.
dignant at this charge and not one Of
them noticed in the momeutary
| agitation how much their fluent
denials seemed to relieve their timid
questioner
For two Of the young ladies. at
least, had swallowed. secretly, a bit.
ter pill that ranked and burned their
tender stomachs. The pills wore
sugar-coated, to be sure, but now that
the catch Of the season had rome
away uncaptured they questioned
their methods Of procedure in verv
bitterness Of soul, and just in the de-.
gree that they regretted their own
forwardness they resented Lnln.s
adamantine virtues The more thee
thought Of it the more mystified thew
were at her behavior, and finally the
scheme to injure her was set on foo,
by those who felt themselves most
shamed BY the dignity Of her ex.
ample
Mrs. Donderdecken's ears were as.
sailed by many willy tongues before
she had fairly rested from her home.
ward journey, and deeds, possible
and impossible, were laid at Linus /
door BY the wagging instruments 81 /
malicious envy.
she was so sly, 50 distant 50 IN.
natural, you know, dear Mrs. Donder.
decken; we really were forced to be
suspicious" even Mrs. Deuches whis. /
Pered at the earliest opportunity.
But Mrs. Donderdecken made NO I
comments on her charges behavior +
that could possibly satisfy the dis.
tnroed young ladies, and by the peals
Of laughter thatemanated from Lulu,s
chamber little later it was quite an
parent to the Disguised listen ers that
she was not rating that young ladv
in any particularly disagreeable man.
ner.
And the duke did not return "a
ameliorate any Of the existing condt.
lions OF jealousy among his adorers
or TO prove what they had al last
come to believe, that he had secretlv
asPired 70 Lulu's hand. So after
much preeocious reasoning the two
cruelty crushed buds decided to for.
get their unpleasant failure and con.
Jure less dangerous method Of cap
turing the second wealthy nobleman
expected at the beach.
And IL was during the excitement
preceding this arrival that Lulu Van
Gessner and her chaperone took their
departure.
No one missed them particularly
after they had gone, for Luln vas :
strangely quiet girl, and her devotion
70 the "disagreeable old woman
made her but an Indifferent conrada
IN their midst, but one day, even tho
noble Engiishuan's presence was for.
gotten for a time, while Lulu mar.
rage to the duke was read and all.
cnssed in the hotel parlor
What became of her chaperone.
wonder" Flossie Robertson said
YEARLY, when the subject grew prct.
" near exhausted and quito to the
,arpr Sc ofeverg one, the vacant look.
ing Englishman took sudden inter.
est IN her question.
They we're married before thee
zane here, you know, young ladies'"
le said, solemnly. but as ner father
vas not aware Of her elopement
hey decided TO wait until she was p
before -
But his sentimental beginning was
too much for the excited listeners and
he buds interrupted him By Ginning
a eagerly:
And did that disagreeable old
'haperone really plan for her to see
nm here and go away just to give the
luke an opportunity to spend Two
weeks with his new made bride?"
There was delight as well as disap
lulnfmanf In ,