Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-03-16


100 young 20 be the husband OF a
woman as Old-pardOn me. madam
as yourself Besides. these children
nn't be nearly as old as himself. /
should think
And Mr., Roche ran his eyes over the
promising brood.
Ihelh four" and the woman rOnt-
40 az me tallest ones. 81 el0nged 10 my
nrst husband. Dear Iien.y. yom would
NOT nave used your Polly thus
WIN This tender apOstrOphe the
woman raised her eyes upward and
seemed waiting an answer from the
SKIES, but the answer not coming, she
These two little dears are sauI's.
ageY'
Out upon You. you scandalous old"
began Jeremiah, but his words were
cut short by the officer. who pushed
Inn unceremoniously into cab. and.
taking seat beside him. gave an or.
DER 10 the driver: and the bridal party.
minus the bridegroom. was left stand.
ing before ihe church.
Jeremiah was taken before a nom.
pots official. who locked suspiciously
AT him through his gold spectacles.
listened 10 the wOman's deposition
grayely and ended by sending the for.
Torn young man 10 the lookup 10 await
trial for bigamy.
how Jeremiah rayed and siorIned
when he found himself alone and a
prisoner, The thought that Minnie
would visit him made his confinement
endurable But the afternoon melted
into evening aud the evening deep
"ned into light and yet neither She
nor ans one connected with her came
near him
Alnnc. without friend In the city
n Whom Be- could lank for help. how
long the night scempd. ana sleep 10
me IN ierciuiah's frame Of mind was
oui of the question EARLY on the fol-
lowing da4 the key turned Ia the Jock
~ The stout naken door and Jeremiah
turned confident of meeting his Min.
nie at last. But Instead 81 Minnie. lie
hrh'ld that other woman Nh1 WAS
trying 20 uSurp her place. Her six
children Tailod Ia after her and Jere-
miali. driven nearly frantic. turned his
hack upon them all and pat his fin
gers Ia his ears fully determined
neiiher 10 see nor hear his pers ecut0r
But the woman WAS not 70 be thus
easily tut or
Saul She cried. In stentorian tsncs.
here. alune. with our dear children,
you viii surely not disOwn me- only
kiss me and call me my rightful name
ontv' more. and then ] VIII go away
somewhere aud stay for--ev and
ihe unhappy creature broke down
aud sobhed and cried Historically.
Never. Never, Never. viii ! own
you as long as there's breath IN my
body answered Jeremiah, without
turning his head
u viii not leave you isll you do. Os.
Saul. dear Saul think how happy we
have been together Give me and the
children jus, one parting kiss, and then
We will 50.
To this touching appeal Jeremiah
only answered one word. but louded
ana more emphaiically than before:
Never
ooh. ms poor heart. My poor heart.
Saul ynu have broken u. ChiidnHn.
ynur ttour mother must die Take me.
Saul let me livath my last IN your
arms and with this the woman feh
straight intn the dumhfoundcd Jere-
miahs arms aud tainted away.
Just then the door was again thrown
open. aud . man the exact counter.
mart AZ Icrcmiahs self. was usherei
into the rrll
wen. Polly. said the newcomer
seems TO- int you've raised line
hrgvze. What, tainted away! Well.
stranger. I guess III relieve you u
,tur burden There, Just sprinkle y VI. .
DE water IN her face So,
POLLY uppncd her eyes 10 See her real 4
husband bending anyiously over her
.uh. saul. knew your heart was
,rno 10 nin. though that vixen hcEulied .
son ava, om me.
Then. wn.nE hrr head. her ewes en-
conatc-,d those ~ Jeremiah. Who w1s
hrsiunlng To anticipate favorable 4
an llrr ~ his troubles.
THE woman g9scd from one io INC
other go hlank ap12 mrat,
"Wtn." said hcr husband. with .
light laugh which one Of us are you
going 10 lay claim toE
"uh. saul, Aud you have j en I"
rbiraso aud are not niaTrci 70 'h1'
otter N,men after alt
me man only laughed. Presently
he said
II rather think. Polly, this gentle
man would Ike his freedom, and we
had ha'irr he about procuring II for
him.
a lttlc later Ia the day Minnie was
eiot.od TO know that Jeremiah was
her husband and only hers.
I,raminh II now the head Of n large
establishment in his native
Tnrrytnwn. and often rehearses tgr
M, hcnrii; Of his customers how his
bridal ionr was delayed 10y his being
arrested Tor higamy.
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