The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-12-05

Itmust have been very near the quar-
,er when | saw stealing down the gar
den her head and shoulders "r"ppe.
~. In n white cloud. my wien a.
l,ast thought so at first. But soon
saw Il wasn't. II was someone n'o'e
k;u and less kind. Nevertheless as lne
form drew near. pecring about ID tne
dusk. sprang forward. caught ner ~
n.v arms and kissed her She nad no
breath with which to utter a SOUND
she could only listen to my ardent
Jar more ardent than ever bestowed
OH Witch-expressions Of affection.
MY darllngr' | went on. i kno"
won would never have made such NJ
tie fool Of yourself II 1t hadn't been TOT
hat malicious catamaran, Aunt Betsey
lane" The form within my arms
struggled. was holding her tlgnlV
or NV face might have suffered. "but
IN tell YOU tale, dear. about her. I'm
the only living soul that knows no"
old nurse is dead" You couldn't hear
The form breathe, so still 1t was. l
went on: Aunt Betsey Jane Is 10
now - the form wriggled-"about
TWENTY-FIVE years ago'-l could hear
Ter heart beat. relented-"No' WHICH,
| will not tell you that story! You have
come to me and can afford to pity
Aunt Betsey Jane. She was badly used
when she was young and she can't bear
20 see people happy now she Is OLD.
The form muttered. | opened my
arms. Want to fetch something, dear.
You shall. Only come back at once or
shall feel like telling that old tale
about Aunt Betsy Jane"
She scuttled off to the house and IN
r,inute or two Witch came down the
garden in a very dignlded manner. l
Yet her come right to the edge Of the
water and peer about. knew she
couldn't see me. Presently she said,
anxiously' john
My heart jumped. but didn't In
tend to give myself away, so | simply
said. "WeIw But she didn't intend to
give herself away. either. She turned.
Then | saw that had my work cut OUT
Tor me.
Stay, Witch; I'm In the boat" ex-
claimed n a tone of deepest entreaty,
10 | scrambled on shore. She paused.
, caught bold of her hand. Witch |
r., ed, reproachfully. 1--WE been waiting
Ia e for nearly eight hours and I'm so
"a int / can hardly speak"
That fetched herl A woman will go
sheerfully for hours without a crumD,
do yards and yards of shopping on
halfpenny bun and think nothing Of l.
hut let a man only say he missed his
lunch and they make as much fuss over
HIM as If he had suffered the martyr
dom of st. Lawrence.
You poor thingw exclaimed my dar-
Ing. Come in at once and have some.
thing to eat"
mo. Witch" l said. family, but firm.
iy: you must forgive me-"
Forgive youl OF course | forgive
you. didn't know you had been here
all that time. Do come in at once or
you'll die. | know you will"
But | stuck to my guns and didn't
so indoors until | had made Witch
promise that we should be married that
day month. Then consented to go in
and work mighty havoc among the eat
ables.
Aunt Betsy Jane came to our wedding
and made us handsome present Then
she went to live with some friends in
the North. | think the poor old soul
mad had some suspicion | knew her
Story. and so had tried to part us. She
took my note from Amelia in the morn
ing and kept 1t for that reason. My
carling did not know / was in the boat
until Aunt Betsy came in from the gar
don and told ner.
But | have never told my wife n
word. II isn't wise to tell your wife all
the little peccadllloes of your friends
aud relatlves.-St. Paurs.