Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-02-28
BLANcHE,s moTHER-IN-LAw.

not now. If il had not been for hi
mother J believe Mrs. Everare Ia
hated me ever since crossed the thresh
old.
There was tap upon the door
"a note" Blanche CALCULATED. with a
little hutter Of surprise, as she took the
soiled and crumpled scrap Of paper from
the boys dirty fingers and opened it.
Inside was written scarcely legibly:
81 believe am dying. Could you
come to mel The boy will show you
the way. Don't tell John EE'
Blanche turned the billet, and glanced
at the back. Il was certainly directed to
Mrs. Everard,' and John and his moth
er were out for the day, so she could not
consult with either, and somebody was
dying. She guessed who.
II was the middle Of the afternoon and
biting blast outside. but She swiftly
donned her fur cloak and babe the little
ragged messenger lead the way
Her face was quite coloress and she
returned to her room several hours later
and the sweet eyes were dimmed as with
weeping.
"Are YOU ill?" demanded her husband
81 am quite well answered Blanche,
meeting his look sweetly, and replying
TO Mrs. Everard seniors remarks upon
her pallor so unconsciously as almost to
disarm that lady of the suspicious /
which she was really always on the I
watch to find grounds for; and Lucy had I
told her already about the note that had a
taken Mrs. John Everard out of the
house for several hours In the afternoon. S
"Its more than ! ever thought you r
would submit to, John" she remarked to v
her son In the evening, "
"Don't make a mountain out of a h
mother" responded John with
the least touch of impatience, and think. g
Ing remorsefully of the mornings I'M ei
kindness to his six months pet. al d re-
say the boy came about some charitable T
business or other"
"Why didn't she tell us where she had to
been" demanded Mrs Everard, Sr ma
iciously in
perhaps she was afraid Of another NJ
ecture upon extravaganza. There n
mother, | think we had better drop the
ubiect"
Four or five days later she followed
Ter son into the library. BY sharp watch
ng She had found that Blanche went ~
nat every day at 3 O'Clock returning
rarely In time for dinner
John listened quietly while she told an
inn II was little odd that Blanche tn
ad never spoken OF these afternoon NJ,
of hers, which seemed such ~,
regular thing, too but his conscience IN,
ad given him more than one twnge i,
Itely in connection with his mothers sta
vowed dislike and distrust Of his pretty, ch,
wife hit
ats all right, mother, of course" he 9th
I'D, rcsuming his book Th
"Well, them" she said, with an un- ,ha
onted pleading mingled with the re- sn,
ntfulness of her tone, "if you are 50 ~.
nient to her, you will perhaps have H.
me kindness to spare your own r
other"
And she gave him letter which she ''u
d been lingering nervously all the -
ne. ;"
-. r., -. that
'wning.
1T is the old story" he said, returning =,
10 her "lIe is out of money and in
II aud he wants as to foot the bills
Did him the last time shouldn't do it
lin. Whenever Ned is ready to settle re
yn to some steady and useful Sall
hon rable business Pil do what Sous
for him, In the way I've told him. 9th,
I'm pay no more debts. And | VIII
didn't give him more than crust If roun
was starving, as long as he goes on yer {
way" date
Irs. Everard dropped the letter In her on NJ
ket as see turned away, and quilted
room with a gloomy countenance.
was as afraid OF her stern. eldest
in a way, as she was fond of her 0D'''
INCEST. and she knew there was no APP
from this decision now. o..
er son saw her rs she passed through
hall. and he glanced at hts watch Wi
ieked ten minutes of 8. In about q TODAY
utes ne heard his wife's light foot. here
coming down the hall from her DomI
Ii. As the front door closed behind with
his check flushed slightly and he back
IA %. a.