Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-04

Jes'flon 70 my going with you and OBJ
aiming a nurh needed rest myself.
would youg~
Certainly net replied. and he
seemed % think better Of me, -fyus
Miss Lynn might
And why Miss Lynn, prayT"
Really Mfr. Brent" I said, most
snesringiy, y cannot undertake 10 ex-
plain 10 You why Miss Lynn II par
win
J Thought this would crush him. but
IL didn't.
Seeing that you are one Of her as
socfafes. Mr. Hife." and he swept a
seornful saiaam before me, Il should
think not
Mr.. Brent" ! said. exasperafed al
most beyond control. for I saw he was
bent On interfering with my plans for
The evening IT you viii permit me TO
explain ! will say to you that I am
here By de~in~.
And - an !, sir
Miss Lynn 7 continued. has an
engagrment with me for this evening.
made yesterday. and ! may add that
from what she said 70 me az the time
and from what ! have said 10 her al
more than a dozen times during the
past two weeks. thar engagement will
very probably h. made a permanent
one
In other words. Mr.. HIfe. you and
Mrs Lynn VIII be an engaged couple
after this evening"
-Exarf1y. Mr.. Brent
Then. Hr. HIfe.- he went on, -Iet
me- inform you thar ! am also a sutton
for that young hdy's hand"
Her fortune. yen mean I sneered
-Piease don'f interrupt" he said Il
was more polite when you were talk
ing A. ] was saying. ! am also
saitor for her hand. and she does not,
fancy. BOOK eoIdly upon me- Indeed.
] had an engagement with her myself
Tits evening"
He was telling me- cruel lie. and I
knew w. buf rouid not tel him 50. I
had my engagement 20 keep with
EFhyn. and ] could not risk a tight
and 90 20 her covered with gore and
viefoEy, and much less with gore and
d~fear, for Brent was an athlete. while
I wasn't
~Buf you do not love her as 7 do I
said half pIeadingiy.
Love her, nam aud his tones were
n~rce and feryid. Love herr Why.
you could no more love thar woman as
: 1--we her Than a humming bird could
ry with an eagle. All my hopes and
ny ambitions. my present and my
future. what J have and what am OF
ever expect 20 b., are ia her hands.
and II ! thought they were 20 be
thrown back upon me ! would cast my
self into the SEA on The instant Love
Der. NAM Love herr Why my love
fog her passes fhe comprehension Of
doz~n ns~n Hike your
This was painful and personal. bur
! preserved my balance.
III - Easy for Jon 20 TAX. = I replied.
fer be was q lawyer. but ron are not
seIecfing the proper text. Ethyl Lynn
faT weeks has been 20 me the one
woman 81 the world. and I would give
my life gladly 20 win her Already we
have talked over the future that Is
opening 80 happily before rs and have
gard rnpfurously along the rose-leaf-
81 path wbich We shall follow hand
Ia hanI 10 the end Of our days"
! am sure Brent thought was lying
90 hln. buf fortunately be did not say
80 ~ that moment was desperate.
and " would have taken very little for
me "a b<eeme q factor IN a twilight
tzgedy down by the sounding sea.
Mr. Brent saId. depressing my
Indignation. you have traduced this
lady. and ] do not want 20 hear any
nsore from you
= have not traduced her any more
thar you have. SIR he retorfed. 1T
Dies not frzduce q woman for an hon
est man 10 say he loves her
~
surprise ~ the neat turn ] had given
his remark.
And Why shouldn't I have thanked
him. J. az least. was an honest man.
and loved Ethyl Lynn with all my
sui
Trent WIS an inferi0per. and ] was
CERTAIN II IL. lie had the specious
manner ~ the man - that character.
Mr.. Brent ! continued. seeing that
he was silent. you have made GER
tain statements this evening concern
ing q Lady which must h. shown 10 I've
true or you will have 10 answer for
them 10 mo"
This was almost n declaration Of war
and ! made IL with some degree Of
nervousness. hut IL had 20 he done.
Very well. sir he replied conf
Z
am speaking the truth" And he
took from his pocket a delicate little
note and handed ID 10 me. II was from
Miss Isynn~from Ethyli-and IL APP
pointed a meeting with Mr.. Brent that
evening at : o'clock
Was II possible that ! had made a
mistake in understanding her TO say
that size would meet me that evening
az the same timer
This was possible. for ! know that
when she told me 10 come ! was in
such state ~ ist,ure as scarcely TO
be responsible.
This note" said after had gianc-
cd over II by the light " Brrnt's cigar.
fOr IL was already dark. "secms to- en-
title ynu 20 some rights in the premises.
Int there are others 20 be satisfied In
this matter"
Rather. I ssould say" he said. with
the air ~ triumphant conqueror.
can yOu show cause why you are
here. Mr.. HiteY'
None. sir" said. Drawing II ont as
best could. except my verbal state
ment. and ] hardly think Mr.. Brent
Z wiIisay that I am q liar"
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