Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-10-17

pfaxza- and In the darkness haa
brushe,i har white muslin dress against
f,,stv beams and caught a wisp OF
black eobwebs upon her BAR. ihls
nad dragged a grewsome smooch uoMn
unon her male forehead and across one
cheek. Ii had made her suddenly nas-
card and strangely old. aecentuhuhs
the holIowness under her cheek bones
and painting new fErrows In aduiuon
to the deep lines which her nsiDituai
high tension OF nerves had worn IN the
thin face.
GENERAL" she exclaimed In hoarse
whisper, wait moment Don't 50
out there yet"
He stared at her in blank amazement
and annoyance. Her greenish sray
eyes, one OF which was slightly smaller
than the other, all at once took ON 70
him a sinister, balefnl CLEAN. was she
not his evil genius, this no longer
young nor fascinating woman win
white eyelashes?
II have lust had call from Fer
ham" she painted "Laughlan man.
He says the governor viii make TINS
personal fight IL you accept anu tha1
he win expose all
'sAH7 All whatg
sUsr' And the wretehed woman MD
her soiIed face In her hands anu
dropped upon a chair. There they COW
cred together In silence for moment
The general staggered back with her
AWAY from the light from bis loren
lights In the street. There they cow
cred together In silence for a moment.
what can they say? What Is there
20 sayY' stammered the candidate.
what wouldn't q man Ike him ind
out? He says, for one thing. that he
has found out that my husband has no
income but his salary, and Is living al
ten times that rate; that he has nc
property, and his family have cast him
on; that am-that we-oh, it Is To-
horribler'
Its LaughIan's STYLE" said the gen
eraI grimly.
~WeII. and are you going to let me b
dragged through such dirty' pleaded
the agonlzed woman frantically tryins
20 brush on the smooches on her fae'
and dress. and only rubbing them In
TIL she looked 70 be some fOgiorI
creature In the dock OF a police court
Proved or not, the scandal viii be IN
/, same"
whose idea was IL my going Int
this thing?' said her companion IN tn
, Swallowed corner, while the crowd out
side yelled and whIstled more an
, more ImpatIently and HnciViily, as
the day Of Judgment had already burs
upon him Il only did u 20 hume
you"
: woman 1T was all my folly, my an
I blriOn; but you should have stoppe
: me, you a strong man. weak, Graz
woman"
J ~Yes. can stand Il better than 20
Z can. I don't mind Ill Withdraw
!. IrlI break less eggs than 10 has
y I.aughIan set up bis mud machine 0
= you. He can't say anything against q
q because there isn't anything 10 "a.
7 We know that. and / should Ike
q worry the backyard out But
y WON'T have 10 hurt you III"
But you must stop u tonight or
u VIII open on my husband fo-m0rToV
Z That Is Pertains condition"
n The cheers had turned by this tin
y into continuous cat-eaIIs In spite Of q
y renewed humping Of the band. Ste
~ and voices Of men tearing up the stai
y. were heard. and Mrs. Jaquith sIIpp'
N down the towers concealed paa<ag
se way. When the committeeman enter
" the chamber Gen. Hamilton hi
- stepped outside and was speaking
er They listened for the sentences ID
VI had disputed over. But II was anoth
u speech altogether. The crowd "
w. wonderfully silent now.
er The party was safe. its principl
ID were bound 20 triumph: the indIvidt
" was nothing; the kindness u his fell
81 citizens was deeply appreciated, i
~ increasing private cares forbade his
y naming longer In public service. a
81 hoped the choice Of the caucus tom
row would be wise one. but as
IL himself he was not and would not
Of a candidate. Good night and IL "
~, good night 70 him In politics.
N. But the Hamilton Memorial chur
us continues 90 be the wonder % adm
as ing thrOngs during Holy Week and
III Christmas and nourishes on. the pr
an Of the church milllners. although |
nc. rector takes frequent long Journe
III like that announced recently IN NJ
pa days society coIumn--the trip 0f
ID. Rev. and Mrs. Jaquith, "a guests
fe- Hon. q. r. Hamilton, to China, 70 v