Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-06-01


home, for |, myself, received it from
the carrier. | remember, too, that
Just about that time she had good
deal to say about vain people mis-
constituting other people ScourteSies.
Poor fellow | am not surprised. How
can Il girl be so heartless!'
Sympathy is very sweet, especially
when rosy lips and tender. blue eyes
express it to an unsuspicious young
man.
Pretty soon Maude began to have
hopes that her plot would prove sue
cessful. Thorpe called on her very
often and showed her many atten-
tions. To be sure, most of his talk
was about Daisy but then Maude al
ways contrived to bring in some bit
of news about her cousin 5 last tlirta-
ton, which never failed to plant Il
sting in her listeners heart.
Just as she was beginning to feel al
most sure of her game, there came a
hindrance in the chase
Thorpe received a cable message
saving that the husband of his only
sister had Just died, unexpectedly, in
Florence, leaving four little children
and Il delicate wife among strangers;
ofcourse Thorpe lost no time in joining
her, cabling to her 10 remain in
Florence until he got there.
Maude could not possibly coniure
4 up any reason for running off to
Italy ON such short notice, though
she tain would have done so. and she
had to let him go without hearing
the decisive question from his lips
/ However, he promised to write fire.
+ quently: that was something.
She knew just what steamer he was
/ to take from New York, SO she eager
~ scanned tbs passenger list to see
4 if there We're any familiar names up
on it, the names OF any who would
be likely to know the Edliffsons, but
to her relief none such appeared.
Her relief was groundless, however,
for two names printed as Mrs How
ardson and Miss Howardson were in
correctly substituted for Mrs. How.
ard Edlittson and Miss Edliffson
Both Daisy and Thorpe were very
much disconnected when they discov-
cred that they We're to be penned up
together for a week in the narrow
limits of an ocean steamer, but each
was too proud to let the other sus-
pect that true heart Yas aching at
apparent Inconsistency.
Each held alOof from the other.
Thorpe made Daisy wretched by his
frN ..l,.
young widow and her little fairy OF
daughter, and he, in turn. could have
wrung with hearty goodwill the
slender neck of a callow Yale imam
who danced constant attendance
upon Daisy.
They had been six days out. with
favorable wind and weather, when
the doctor, genial Irish gentleman,
came up to the group of which
Thorpe and Daisy We're uncongenial
members, and said
We'll, my friends, you are not
quite so eager for letters as most
travellers are.
What very green travellers YOU
must take us to be if you think we
look for the postman while we are on
the high seasn exclaimed one lady.
laughing.
"Oh, no." he answered, with
quizzical smile. "Do Won not know
that, among other improvements.
we of this line have communication
with shore so that we have mail de-
livered now and them"
No! Nor do you know it, either"
Daisy said, seeing that the doctor
glanced expectantly at her.
Nevertheless have some mail for
one Of my passengers"
"Oh. A note which her true love
gave you in New York for you to
hand to her today suggested Mrs.
Edliffson.
Wrong again. | have a bona
tide, new, fresh letter, with an I'M
broken seal and properly Cancelled
United States postage stamp on it.
Really and truly" asked Daisy.
Really and truly! Honor bright"
Then suppose one of the i'm
proyements Of your line is that YOU
have secured the services Of Neptune
as letter-carrier
Now you've hit it, Miss Edliffson,
The old chap came aboard this
morning and handed me a etterwith ,
his trident A letter for some one
before me.
All, doctor. we've caught YOU
mapping! Neptune only comes
aboard ships when they cross the
equatOr-and we are terribly out Of
our course if we've done that!'' was /
lhOrpp's first remark.
Neptune makes exceptions in our
behalf, especially when the letter is
for lady: he is gallant, as all of us
salt water dogs are,
As he thus spoke the doctor held up
letter which, as allcould see, seemed
to be sealed, stamped, addressed and
never opened.
Miss Daisy Edliffson, No. 9S7G
Elm street, Vernon Center" read the
lady nearest to il.
Why, it is for me! That is NV
name and address, exclaimed Daisy.
in great surprise. "Where did YOU
get It? Is it notan old one which You
have toundau re-sealed just for fun
L