Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-12-19

That's rightr' lac exclaimed. get
on your best clothes It's a little early
Ter a morning call. but the servants Of
people Of the standing Of the Summer
ihyes are more easily impressed by
good clothes than they are by any
lhing else. III have a cab al The door
Tor you when you are ready"
Miss Mary Snmnefhayes sat ia the
armchair 10y the window OF the haii.
ana wondered why she had allowed
herself 10 openly rebel against the so
elal rules so carefully taught her She
hhd endeaFored To convince herself
That she had come simply for the
mothers sake. but somehow the con-
Nlction dld not seem perfectly honest
An attempt 20 blame il ON her iln-
pulslyencSs resulted In an even greater
failure She grew half angry with her
seis, and once she rose from her chair
Win The Intention Of seeking safety in
/ Hight. hut she sank back into the
char, Tor the reason that urged her 10
\ Hight also chained her 10 the spot.
Il.el she determined 70 face II brave
/ ~, and found d great sweetness and
content growing upon her. But even
i rs Il grew fear replaced ID, aud all
Il AAAN oNNAAlA " ~ Jul VI AEI illAs LOT
| she remembered that his mother had
I said that he was dying.
/ When Mrs. Thomas came ort OF the
sick room she found the girl weeping.
She SAT down on the arm of the chair
ana drew her toward her and comfort
ed her.
Il am afraid you are somewhat up
/ set she said. II am almost sorry
asked you to come. II Is so good OF
you"
The girl dried away the tears from
her eyes.
Il am a little hysterical. ! think. !"
she said, '.isut | am glad am here. II
can do anything 10 help you. DO you
want me 10 go Ia now"
do you feel strong enough"
''Oh. yes: am all right now. II was
only a moinentary weakness. Is lie
SIN deliriousf'
".islst the same"
There u no one else there
NO sent The nurse away for 1T
lie sleep"
You viii come with me- she said,
As slic opened tho door.
The room was darkened. and the
young girl stood in the doorway for an
instant. accust0ming her eyes 10 the
dim light.
MARY, Mary called the sick man
as she stood there. and the mother
with her hand On the young girls shou
der. felt a shtidder run through he
body. She led her 10 the bed. besids
which d clair stood Miss Summer
hayes sat down and gazrd AT the pal'
face lying ON the pillow. She place.
her hand On the bot. fcyered forehead
and with the other took enc Of bis.
MARY has come. she said. in loy
voice. siroking his forehead ant
brushing back his hair.
After a few mIputes the patient gay
4 little gasp of relief She sat Their
! for ten minutes longer. and only one
aild ilc again cry out. Mary" and the
the CRY had changed from one Of 81
treaty 10 content. In a few minute
his breathing showed that he wa
aslecp. aud the girl. bending over hin
: Kissed him lightly on the forehead. ill
! engaged her hand from his and ros
!. FROM tile chair.
take me away she entreatcd. .
size fell into his mothers arms.
A week later Mary sunmeThayt
told her mother Of her early visit
= the house III the square. There wei
/, tcaFs In her eyes.
!. iii does not matter now. mother. II
!. Is dead Dead: and hc fever hne
. how much / loved him. He was 90
,.ious lust before he died. and
whispered I, his mother: Tell he
!. mother. II you see her, that ] loN'
her. lie died soon aftcrward. ] "a
Ills death In the newspapers you
I. member the evening the Ferguson
4 m..lc here. and had that severe hea
= ache II was q leariache. and d
not come down The next day ! We
y Il, soc his mother. and she told me no
\. hr died. and We cried together over u
~ "Hni. Mary. you surely did not 10
- ,l,c poor fellow Why. you bad scarS
Z, ty seen him before"
l. II feel that shall never be able
=, love anyone else In the same wa
I, mother"
u "But Mr.. Roanoke. Mary. You "
~ never have another chance 10 marry
-, adyauingcousiy."
7. II like Mr. Roanoke very wcll-as
=. =, friend. / respect him 90 much
j, marry him. Then. you know, ne mas
~ terrible prejudice against widow
:! shc continued. with light touch OF !
usunl lively manner. and. then lafsi
" iuto intense seriousness. II am q "
:. ow, though n maid. "-EXchange.
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