Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-03-30

I long nSS lpi'AAoNe, lONtt Always loNc-
and then suffered to drag out dull
existence, missing always all that
can make existence life"
She paced the floor softly, her
eyes weeping tears bltterer than
those which come to younger eyes,
her woman's heart wrung with pain
fercer than anything which comes to
her sex in careless girlhood.
/ But when the storm was over, aud
that was soon, for Letitia Marsh's
was well-dlsciplined nature, she
went down to the parlors just as
serene, and quiet, and self possessed
as usual.
And when, three days later, Colonel
| St Adams called, and was devoted to
the young ladies' and coldly eourte-
GUS to herself. Miss Letitia met him
with stately grace, and no feature Of
her face betrayed that any old sweet
memory of him lay hidden in her
| heart.
Nobody minded her, and after the
first polite greetings st. Adams did
not address her She was very glad
of this, inasmuch as it saved her
from the necessity of talking. and
! she knew that there would be sus-
| picious tremble in her voice; and, be-
sides, she wanted to soothe her sore
heart with watching St Adams.
| He had grown very handsome in
| those five years of absence, but she
saw that there were wrinkles around
his eyes, and white hairs among the
brown on his temples. Time had not
left him untouched.
| This first visit was like all the
others, so far as Letitia was CON
cerned. He was courteous TO her,
but never friendly, and some fine
| self-consciousness OF her weakness
for him made Letitia avoid him,
He visited at Mr.. Marsh's fro
quently, and Miss Isabel Marsh was
very generally supposed to be the at
traction. Indeed, tine young lady her
self was very sanguine Of her success
in winning the gallant colonel, and
on one occasion she was gushingly
girlish enough TO assure Aunt Letitia
that when she was mistress OF the
new house which the colonel was
building at Salisbury Point, nothing
could afford her more pleasure than TO
give her dearest aunt home there.
When the snow fell and there was
sleighing, Colonel St. Adams invited
party of his friends to the new
house for sort Of "house warming"
supper, Letitia among the rest. At
first she thought she would not go,
but Isabel declared it would look
odd" and people would think that
she had not forgotten that ''old ro-
mantle eplsode;' and Miss Letitia de-
cided not to give people" any chance
to talk.
Isabel went with the colonel in his
own sleigh, and was as happy as
queen and all the other girls were
ready to die Of envy, The sleighing
was none OF the best, for a new snow
had fallen aud the weather had not
yet cleared The wind was blowing
furiously, and the air was thick with
flying snow, Somehow, in the dark.
ness, the colonelis horse managed to
upset the sleigh, and In consequences,
half dozen more sleighs shared the
same fate, and half the merry party
were mixed up together in inextrica-
BILE confusion
The re- embarkation was Of course
hurried, particularly on the part 81
Colonel St. Adams, who had a FESTIVE
horse, and one quite fndispossd to
wait patiently for passengers in such
a furious wind as was then raging.
They had gone fully mile, the
colonel holding the reins with both
hands, when he heard low and
tremulous voice say:
Pardon me, Colonel st. Adams,
but fear you have taken the wrong
passenger"
Good heaven he cried, in strong
agitation; "Letitia!"
Eyes Do not be offended. / was
not to blame for it, The snow blind.
ed me and thought surely you were
brother John"
Through the robes he had wrapped
around her, st. Adams was sure he
felt her tremble. He drew closer TO
her side, moved by SONS uncontrolla-
! bic impulse to speak what was in his
heart.
"Letitia" he said hoarsely, ''once
we we're not strangers"
"But that time is past"
Eyes" he said, bitterly. Your ca
price ruined my happiness and made
me dissatisfied and useless wan.
! derer."
my capricer' she said, slowly. Il
do not understand.
Letitia was growing dizzy, and the
world Of snow spun around before
her bewildered eyes. He turned upon
her sharply:
You do not understand? Then let
me explain. Why did you not answer
my letter? The letter in which told
you that loved youth which asked
you to be my wife? was coward,
Letitia. Love made me distrust my
self, else should surely have spoken
to you instead Of writing. But /
wrote, and asked you to answer me
as You felt, and | told you that IL you