Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-12-07
FRENZY.

uett' What cant IL il Ia say friend
ship between man and woman il i'm.
IsiSslbie! she would cry. with flash.
lng eyes What degrading canim
with y flushing cheek She liked the
society of men, They gave her new
outlook OH life. She would enjoy Il
N they cnniided their inye affairs To
her. 80 ale said Somehow they had
mol as YET given her that enjoyment.
She WIS - With lllqunnt face and
ngur~ and Inan of tiae world style OF
conversation that half ycilesi an TN.
tnihamnbir Innocence.
II GaS a hot evening early In Inne.
and enc Of Annahel's friends lad drop.
ped IN. They were sitting Together In
The miniature nerantia. discussing a
Suhtect they had often discussed be-
f0rs
-Dne comfort about my man.to.man
style al friendship" said Annabci,
-an~ great comfort, IN thai one need.
no, be- eternal, botherlns about ones
locks ai.d that sori ~ thing. when .sne
wants 10 have fniloIlai conversation.
I don't know anything more agsravat.
ing fisan 10 talk nnc's best talk Ia n
man. M lid out ri dinner the other
day. and 10 tind him oh, intisly pecu-
lati1g - ia whether ones hairs all
ones own. Now. ! don't ,hink yan or
any other ~ my special clnu.s would
even notice n I wore Il sack 81 ci you
came To ser me that's 50 uft,rling."
1T is." said the friend. "for In.
stntlcr sginc girls would be drcadfuliy
put cut n their shoe hHd little hole
10 II. Just nj the tip. when man was
fhrre. hut you'
Where" aud Annabei jumped of
her lounge chair with one bound and
passed her pretty feet under agonlEed
inspection Fer one with whom ap-
t~arnnce was mo object" she was
wonderfully she'd.
"I-m 80 sorry" Eaid her friend. Il
didnf mean To imply that you had n
hoir IN your shoe. ONLY that II you
hall II wa,iidn't trouble ron In the
least
tint h would. said Annahcl. with
dignity. II never said one would care
90 exhibit xlovefiiincSs to ones friends.
And a hole would bc sloyenly."
They smoked in silence
How 10 you define n mans friend.
| The tm,,ar Ind lasted for long while.
Annnis.i took her time before an
swrrinE
Il think she replied ~ last, rather
slowly. III means having her interests
| nj l,s-:,rt 50 much that they could new
| er Iarr yail-- 80 that her pain or lappi.
| ness wutih always he To you almost
more than your own iuu would nev'
| cr hesr her Slightly spoken of. You
would save her all you cOnld. You
| would let noihing ~ hers be injured
i Where You could you would put vel
| vet t..fween her and the rough things
| Of the world. as Carlyle said
yes. iyut he spoke OF his wife.
Aunai~i ,iid not seem To- hear tn,
| words. She WAS looking over th'
roofs. the appaiiipgiy uniform roofs
| Of West kenrinEton. Ia where u gold
/ en- haze hung in tl,e sky and wonder
/ fuI dream music was being played and
then bIown into che balcony on a III
1 flo soft June hrceze. The gold SIX,
was the light Of the great dusty eNhi
| hilton. full ~ rowty Whitsuntidc rev
elerr. and the music WINS bisaing ffon
brass hand. Hut distance ana Tue
summer aud the quiet hour caught u
nil M and icft nothing Of u b,n what
was beautiful. II made Annahi lee
restless
~ am going In she said suddenly
Infringing a. her feet. Here goes foi
/ lighting the lamp" And she whisked
into her little drawing room with y
movement anything but dreamy.
| Her friend followed resignedly. nj
| though he had been very comfortable
whore he was. He was quite used 7.
| Annabel's frequent changes OF ihooa
and by indulging In no snch minister,
he was often able TO tire her out hn i
gel down 10 the forlorn little emmy
behind the many poses.
The lamp was high concern 81
bamboo poles and quite Beyond th'
reach of Annabel's five feet tf eignt
she got Il low chair and prepared y
climb upon IL.
zone moment" said her companion
,raynlv awe have decided That u Y
Fight 70 protect all that belongs 10 ou
friend. Now, this chair belongs U
mine and will he more or less i,,luies
hy being stood upon, even ny her
therefore" and he lifted her up.
After one furious and 'inavailihl
,wiieh Annabcl settled to the situa
lion with surprising ease. she ny w
,ha lnmp and adjusted liz tel sliau'
and said "Thnnk you WIN stsa' oe
mureness when he set her fown. 49,,
Tbey got themselves INTO ,Wo a,m.
chairs. but she seemed 70 M" N"'ei
station something OF an eno., 90,