Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-01-02

with satisfaction that lac WAS hot am
flushed and had evidently hurried 40
meer her.
"A man must not be muddle-hea1ed
these days. II he means "a DO any
good" returned R0ger. natufiliis
pleased mt her little compliment.
Il dent know What she viii do wien
you have 10 20 away again. ] holle 4
VIII not be get She will be quite loft
without YOU" and Julia gave a little
sigh. ms IL 60 imply that his aul1
would not be the only one 10 Miss iliih-
ss0h. she win be all right, ] hope.
Indeed. ] had a letter this morniise
from my firm. saying that urgent bust
ness would require lne 10 return this
week to fewn-t0-morrow n possiisls.
Mot so Soon Juliais tone al Tegrei
aud anxiety was wholly genuine
lin afraid SO. It's horrible niil-
sanee. 4 hate 10 leave the country,
and--the people here keEer blnsht'd
Il think ] have never liked n 50 much
before Roger paused and Neni 2
little deeper crimson under his slili
burn.
sI-we shall miss gon dneatifuily
faltered Julia. casting down her eyes.
They had arrived at the t0p al the
long avenue. and began their walk
hack In silence Roger was thinking.
He hardly knew how fO begin. even
with all Julias help. He mae a nerN-
GUS young man. with great ideas 81
wOmanig sweetness and unselflslnsss,
and he lndtliged IN a chivalrOus >eyef-
enee toward the weaker sex. which ~
fairly fare In these days. To hlln NO-
men We're all administering angels, hlesi
TO he ensllrined M a secluded home err
Gle. and whose proper yocnti0n Wac a
make home happy and OIL the aEbcets
Of life for men. Ale had E0t hls "a,
ti0ns from his mother. who Asas all
this and in0re-aa xeriiallie pearl alnUng
women. and II wne an apt Illustration
Of the blindness ~ klye thar b. should
have selected julia Wears a. the NO
man who most nearly aIpr0ached hiE
ideal
The minutes passed .C,nly an odd
desult0ry renanr6 was iIsts-rchaneed
and the bottom III the aseline yas
reached and yet b. had NOT spoken az
she had lonGed 20 bear. and b.. tSo
strove IN vain 10 tind g0rels 10 speak.
julia. though lnNaFdig cllafing anari
the delay, Mns very uuiss. 400. hasiae
q shrewd idea 81 the pnrl,0rt " hlr
thoughts.
AS they turned again b. suddenly
drew himself up and hssut toward lss-r
The very words trembling "a Ais
tongue. At that instant The IONA
+ clock booined 1-.deciHife. disttnri
Roger started. for the silence had bseI
50 deep a moment bef0re. aud Fbs
words were arrested err spoken.
.'One o'clOck- Nill theF ~ waiting
dinner for yOuS~ h. asl2ed
He knew the dOeier's faulty dined N
i punetually. for the eiiildren had ~
tern0On school. and lac remembered
he was the very soul VI cvusiderll tissI
Tor others the busy mother Lac
often told Linn how put atsut fh'
household was II dinner Merr, by ans
chance. hate. His Nas one ~ thOss
We'll regulated minds wlEifh ils'gs-r. AZ
der any circumstances. allow fesslillEi
u considering them"
Julia was AT hlkb-tensiun. and III
question made her forget bssFSeh Tor !
moment.
Il don't care II they aFe, sbs sid
SHARPLY, with litfle scOrIrfui laugh
LET them wait. ! an tired 81 dslaii
Of eonsid-roing them
The next moment slle could llarl
bitten her tongue out. for slse saw tim
she had made q false step
Roger lOok.ed al Der niaazsd Wa
this the WOMAN he had endowed etl
every virtue. who was tie uaassliisi
devoted eldest daughter sseODi
mother ~ iier sounEer SISTER Liz
fash. certain hints he had heard wills
psred about her, hut had diSbelierft
cane into his mind. certain little al
ions N hers lse had ssss.fi but had 0ys-l
looked. arranged themselves before hl
eyes. and she stood there bssfOre him /
Il new light He felt a. II ~ lad =.
ceiTed an iey-eDid shower baih an
the scales fell frgiu his eyes
AT any rate. am sure Mrs. Iiefat
would not like me to detaip ygu.
had no iGea II was 90 iatts. and nOW
think Of II. my aunt VIII BE- eApsctiil
me" was bis answer. az iBe tu-tls
hOfneward desisiyely.
Julia noticed his change Of tone. 90
tried 80 su5o0th over her Hlip Bui
was too late. and though H. mace d
further comment on her remark. 4
was Jared t. the very core Ter tru
, nature was revealed ~ Iim and At
had host her chance.
When they arrived a. her father
door he shook hands With her an
, said:
, II think this Is our goodbye Nj,
: Siecars. ] return 20 town Tomorrow
Long afterwsird be ooDfsded tie tatl
. 20 a friend and ended With. -
Joye; ] thought q Rir1 who eoui
, speak like that ~ her hgiae peopl
would NOT long want 70 soonsiderS
husband IT vas a marrow aseap
though"
/ AflA that Is why ..if., nara.r Gang a