Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-05-08
A JUST PUNISHMENT.
a p srARK.

Eleven o'clock on a starlight night
winter, we find Mrs. stanhope seate
alone In her cosy parlor anxiously wait
ing the coming Of her daughter, Alice
she having accompanied the wealth,
Charles Cummings 10 the grand opera.
Il hope Charles proposes tonight" sh,
unused. "this uncertainty makes me
nervous can never rest contented
untll her future Is settled, and then
may with safety introduce Irma to
society"
Al this iuncture her musings were IN.
terrupted by the sound Of voices and
the next moment the door swung open
and Alice, flushed and exultant, entered.
What did Charles find to talk about
touight" eagerly questioned Mrs Stan.
hope
-lndeed. mamma, / could not repeat il
an" answered Alice. "Nothing very
interesting, Of course But there,
know what you would ask, and, like
dutiful daughter, will relieve your anx-
leiy lie did not ask me 10 marry him,
but YOU know the old saving when |
there Is love in the hear, there Is light
"a The eyes, and II ever | saw light In
mans eyes. ! saw Il IN Charles Cum
ings TO night And mamma. only think,
hc asked permission to call IN the
morning. Says he must have few
minutes conversation with YOU. Now
what could he have In view brt matri.
mony~
- am so glad" replied Mrs Stanhope,
"for | have been thinking tonight, that
Irma will be seventeen next month,
and will have to bring her out in !
society, then, or people will talk, aud ;
perhaps ask disagreeahle questions" a
AT this, the daughters eyes flashed y
and her sallow cheeks turned red. Her
whole nature seemed changed and she 1
looked more like glazing tigress than S
The smiling Alice Of moment ago, as 4
she hissedi !
II tell you,mammashe shall not inter Il
Iere In any chance OF getting rich hus-
,and. should never forgive her Il n
he did and there Is no knowing what >,
night be tempted TO do. have often
bought 1t might have been best had you :.
ent her with Minnie TO Hunt James, =,
perhaps It would" replied Mrs Stan :,
lope, "but you know your pai a is deter
mined to keep Irma until she marrles s,
r. wishes to leave. And Alice, | half ..
elieye your father suspects that had -,
omething to do with Minutes going
way. She had intended making her ~
ONE with us as he has always wanted 20,
er TO. therefore It would seem very -,
range her leaving as so abruptly. And, en-,
lice" she added thoughtfully, "per- nj,
Fps It was only fsneied Injury after Of
& You are so quick tempered and un-
asonable, al times" ,yi,
Quick tempered unreasonable In a.,
ed mamma. of whom do inherit my a..
ats. If Il is not from my mamma. But IN.
nov y was NOT iS"0l D'' sue NOT lay
me into the psrIor, unlimited, when -,
raid Lanning was calling on me, and I've
" and sing for fully an hour, as II | y
sded her help when entertaining my -
ends. Besides, am sure there was
son enough that she should seek an
Ter home. /, for one. find It hard
ough TO keep up respectable appear
e on our slender income, without
ing for all our poor relations. But
Al use talking about that. Charles is :"
ming IN the morning to ask for my .''~'
% In marriage. so n you will contrive J""'
Sccp irma cut Of my way until then, "es
viii be well. / would not have We"
80. -. h., .no., ,,.. .nd ,,,o..,, Mrs
I. ,,.,,, a s.,,,.a -. ings
ave heard him pirate Of the beauty OF nv
oeence, and even !, her bitterest enc 10
must admit that she Is more Ioyable ana
d T. But Charles thinks nae little woFi
er than the angels for | always wear "',e'
sweetest smiles tor him. Not that / VIII
a ~ for Charles. / only strive TO Mr.
se him that may become mistress ing
rs money If Gerald Lanulng had you,
ries Cummings wealth would mar To
i'm tomorrow, II he asked me TO. been
mamma she added. her whole grea,
ing changed and trembling from reall,