Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-12-05

,assor IN the napc OF the neck, ana
there they were, fastened 10 ohe M.
other nv a bit CT line about foot long
that couldn't be cut except ny the hnes'
sort Of steel file.
or course Mrs. Sammls gave . scream
when the hook went into her ehl, a.a
what with that and the PAIN ~ wy
back OF his own neck the proiessol lpss
his natienee OF mind and acciuehtniv
pressed the button OF the battery.
This brought another shrek from
Mrs Sammls, for there are few Things
more startling than good. smart eise-
trio shock. 49,
II was foolish In him to try to break
the line. knowing ,as he did that II was
much TOO strong 10 be broken. but Tor
NH that he did try to break II ana III
the process pulled al Mrs. Sammis ear
till she burst out crying and begsed
him to let her die where she was
He took up the rod again very care
fully and succeeded in unfastenins thc
line. Thee he eoiled up the line into
tight little hall SO that II eouidnt tfau
ON the ground or catch In anything,
Mrs. Sammis cried little longer
and then she stopped and said tnat TING
sooner they saw the doctor the better
| and she did hope that the deacon
wouldn't get home until she ana the
professor had been cut loose.
You see, the deacon. though ne Was
one OF the best OF men. was q ntue
hasty Ina his temper. aud TWO or thf"s
/ times he had shot a man under cireuii-
stances that really didn't call for any
/ such energetic action. at he ssterMafi
admitted himself.
Well. the professor and Mrs. Sainniis
/ set out for the doctors, which Was q
coed mile froIa tie trout pool. Ihs
/ lln. that connected the two unfortunate
| penple was 80 short that nearly every
step they took II wultll stir up the
HOOKS 10 fresh activity aud fetch new
shricks from Mrs. SAmnils-
Finally the professor toll her that
she must allow him 10 put his arm
around her waist, and that SHE MUS
put her head on hl, shoulder. lily tht'
means they could walk without jenkins
the lire.
II must have been rather a pKctts
sight 10 see the two walking slowly
across the field In stleh Gloss proAinilf,
aud IL II had been younger nan
don't know that should have objscsss
10 take the professors place, nsh book
and NIL
Before they were fairly out ~ III
field the dencon's fiFst wife's mother
who lived with him. saw them out .
her window and called the servant CIR
TO help her pack up and leave tn
house where such an abandoned api
shameless female lived.
Mrs. Sammls knew OF u sort u bacl
path by which she and the pFofesso
could reach the ioctor's office wlthpt
taking To the main street, and. o
course. they took this back path. ~
expecting TO meet anybody. but ~
all know how Il Ia. III you happen :
! be In situation where you don't via
to be seen. NIL the friends and all ~
enemies you ever had will bs SURF |
show up inside Of twenty minutes.
II IN my opinion that II the pFophe
Jonah had made an appointment 7
. meet his best girl In the whales eabi
he would have found about dox.
friends leaning mp against thu ribs nm
, waiting for him with buliscys lantern
In their hands.
: However, I'm wandering from III
, subject. What intended to say wa
/. that just as soon M the professor nm
Mrs. Sammls turned Into the path the
began TO meet people, especially boy
!, The grown folks merely looked {
them sadly and gave them wld
! berth 30 as not 10 contract any Of the
!, wickedness, but the boys general
I booted Mt them aud called the profe
! sor names and said they were going
tell Deacon Snmmls
The professor wanted to stop aud =,
!, plain the state Of things 10 eycvyipsi
!. whom they met. but Mrs. Samni
= wouldn't allow him to do anything ,
!. the sort. She told him he had bett,
keep his breath until he should con
TO explain things 10 the deacon, whys
( she calculated he would ind mi
! ding tough Job.
AZ for the professor. he was III
scientific enough 10 wonder why al
made 30 much disturbance over
small matter, and he hadn't the tea
= idea that the deacon would feel n
y noyed even II he should hnppen
u meet them ON the way to the doctor
y When they reached the doctors OH
y the two hooks were extricate,i wi
wy uatls uitlltulN3t anu tilH pFUieNS
= went home md explained to his wi
= why he hadn't caught any trout.
y That was the beginning ~ tho gre
Z scandal that divided all New Bcrlinn
olisyille Into two partics-those who /
D lieved the professors story and tho
who didn't.
!. am sorry to say that the latter W
y very much the larger party, and til
- Mrs. Van WAGNER belonged to II.
u The professor came over 10 my hon
q that evening and said that he ratf
thought he had better stay with me I
i awhile, which accordingly he did.
AT times Mrs. Van WAGNER wor
come to my door and say TINT \
:. wanted TO see that miserable man. h
II ! never let her In. knowing that IN,
ol would be trouble II did.
IN Similarly Deacon Snmmis came a
" day with big horsewhIp and denim
cd to see that scientific hound" I'M
'. explained to him that II he wanted
ID interview anybody with n horaewl
NJ was ut his service. but no houn
W scientific or otherwise, were to
NJ found on my premises,
" The deaeon's divorce suit was n II
IRE, for the testimony Of tho doe