Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-07-20

HEN ROMANCE WAS OVER

. slsss Dora Dwight. on her thirtieth
Nthamy. roeieved the first love letter
hef lie she first offer Of marriage.
& ,saa hasaed into the dorulitory u
y AphyaieEans' Orphans hoiae-not,
4 asmy ssss mnpposed, a homC for the
shans doctors have made, but for
~ childTHa of deceased medical men.
a nwiatt was matron there. and
s-she saonent was changing pillow.
I = before the wash.
ID Suppose i about Johnny Gilroy
,..E HID swelled knee, said theseryant.
4, Esnory seems TO think il wnss"
use Dwight, however, waited until
o glFE was gone before she opened
= noks Then, not greatly 70 her
prise she read the words
"a HI xtAAm pnHk You have known mr
- su4& MNSe i lahg Do you like me
~ ssSNMMA ~ marry mrs OF course. yon
~ III hMWM mf1en up romance long ago /
- 4 AaMA A#u Nivns You must br thirty.
~ ses shT@A just thirty, said Dora 10
n 1#As ss1a Ii sixty nine q You ALL great.
EspxWHe wNmr position Oy marrying me.
slwM#A ikcd you Please tgeri me
sssssae @ATsaaM after hours. ! hope "a Ind
pasa@s shs WiiloWs
- Yuws#s fapeiully. y Emory
I Y w@A hot love letter calculated
I betaHf she heart Of woman Of
4 As HrBt she said II will refuse
i xsaeD she remembered how
4 ansa kindly he was. ~ will nc.
4 sAisa, eAne said. but no romance
4l ~ III my talk with him. He
Nsssa nse like stone. He shalt
rms nssxk OF wife he wants"
m@H @axly when the door bell
HNNmHss mMH n foot crossed the long
HIS Aes~ ceasing TO echo on the
I AHsa is1nf. struck the stones.
es shmn she had expected him,
4 WYE wMa FpRdy for him under the
smA IN The garden.
au clad 10 find you here, said a
SolN xoieA II thought you would
nHlhla amough TO do what asked,
! waM not quite sure-not quite.
n You haze read my note care.
i k@S Yesf Well. imagine that say
nyu agmln What | wrote. await
answer mith anxiety"
~ looked at him. and he Jaw that
...ss Smiled ia an odd, embarrassed
sss III you marry me, my dcarg" he
:. III Aee ] must make Il easier
:, snu 10 slmak
e. f. Z was 4 liltle hard 10 begin. she
- !. Z. be itNu@l reason moves me" he
SIM Ia love with you. think
Az ~, 4 90 marry again. and know no
{ istkN yoAar~no one. I've had two
heHone. | admit However,
~ ser If them complained OF mo,
, t.. re- lsase a very nice home. and.
80 1t will be n very much better
! ssulon Sur YOU than being matron Of
chleAtltution You do il admirably.
bate ID see you here, Your fa-
w@s older than |, but we were
Dill friends. | think he would adj
Bysggfpn tn Ahy yes
rse gBub her hand upon his arm.
!, &fs n very practical woman" she
lelaA II fnarry you forfei. good
a ION thmt may be mine for liie--an
/, : felsHent position. II is danger.
- daar, you'llhave halfof all that
80 ass And I'm not poor"
1sA don't think me young,
q. " y #fA answered "Who thinks
Hnos ~ young at 3O7 But you have
s's' spnHl hard, business men, older
Tc ca. They'll not approve of the
=. as'G AFa not Mt home; it can't
NH pr #saa DR. Emory.
n. cat #ASsa Miss Dwight. with cruel
Tryrr 7etnaAsI sthe tronble will come
80 you dses You have made a mis-.
4 ny ~, you arA older than poor father.
llal u leHve noe q widow your sons
Iaa,ss make every effort TO take every
~ ~ * from nae; shall be left with
! cl5.@ ilgs my place gone, my habits of
sss .,,rstryy my briskness. / make no
] Nut you have heard of such things,
|. rhAve.9
!, ~ y sutton sat-and who can marvel
.l.sss Stricken quite dumb by this
Dhhlsh At last he gasped;
~ :. Oh are candid"
ss' ~, am @he answered--'I am, in.
IsEp New Is your time. You can
.ie"' back your offer, DIR. Emory
ySg3y thing can be as il was before.
sNksfnleaf III your letter. am content
~ all shall remain MS il is.
afssa z klut tls0ns' he answered. ~ am
ss,AG A9tes NJ, all you say is only
~ anlece the music hope My
=, vsr " fials; MARRY me, and /
nmka = will, leaving you every
3N on cur wedding day"
wv y nsab you'd be unjust" she said.
"a Fouaa ny a will to be contested.