The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-01-09

OF thing" abe would have preferred to
see her niece subject TO less worldly In
nuences than those brought to bear
upon her.
In accordance with the fitness Of
things. he vaguely imagined she should
always be dressed In white, wander
ing through sheltered rose gardens and
INDUCING an amlable solicitude for
birds and dogs and poor old eottagers-
a village Lady Bountlful, In short. And
to tell the truth the unconscious maiden
would Infinitely have preferred more
natural way OF life, and her happlest
moments were spent on her mare In the
park. where Johnnie, leaning against
the railing. watched her wistfully. He
could not afford horse.
He never told Awkward anything
about this particular flame OF his. IL
was Tommy Blake who posted up the
ploddlng young man In his youthful
kinsman's affairs one afternoon at the
club. And both women seem dead
nuts on your young friend" he said In
cldentally. Pretty well or. sup
poser
Hes worth precisely twopence half
penny n year." said Arkwright, with
more figure OF speech than he usually
permitted to himself.
Tommy raised his eyebrows as high
as nature permitted and said 1t was I'M
common queer.
"And there was sort OF Indian
prince-no end OF nabob. I'm told
wanted to marry the girl, and Mrs.
Leverson sent him to the right about In
double-quick time. And she is not the
sort to feel shy about bowling down TO
the golden calf, either. Can't make her
out"
Perhaps she thinks her niece too
young to marry yet" said the plodding
young man. "She may be acting mere
ly from d proper regard for her happi-
ness"
"A proper regard for nddlestlcks."
said cynical Mr.. Blake.
Arkwright was sitting up late one
night to finish an erudite paper upon
The Ethics Of Modern Drama" when
Johnnie stole nolselessly into the room
and sank into the easiest chair. Ark
wright wrote to the bottom OF the page
and threw down his pen, thinking he
had found an intelligent audience for a
reading for his vnluab BILE essay But 1t
was no such matter. Johnnie was &C.
cupied with the drama OF real life. and,
to judge by his aspect. seemed to i'm
agine that he was cast to play principal
tragedian In that enthralllng piece.
ION color, Johnnle?" said the elder
man, tentatively.
NO" he said, smoking savagely.
"Feel doubtful about your 'callT"
mo, l think I'm pretty safe"
Arkwrlght stretched out his hand to
reach his pipe.
by the way, here's a letter for you.
Johnnie, from your mother; have just
received one from her myself"
Johnnie, however. made no attempt
to take It, or he might have spared his
friend the opinions he expressed con-
corning the station In life TO which II
had pleased Providence to call him
It's beastly. you know" he ex.
planned II may hang on for years and
never be nearer marrying than | am al
the present moment. AS for proposing
to her now-as the mater sald-it's de
cidedly low to get girl to bind herself
to any promise until one has decent
prospects"
Arkwright reflected with hickerina
smile that Johnnie had probably caught
rather the spirit than the letter OF bis
mammals admonitlons. However. II
was a sign of grace that he remem
bered them at all, and he felt sorry fol
the woebegone youth.
You're young to think OF marrying
yet, you know" he said. Am l right.
he continued, after pause, ''in sup
posing-Blake Is my informnnt--a GER
tain Miss st. Clair has occasioned al
this trouble?"
"Oh. II Blake has told you. And tn,
aunt is awfully decent to me-"
"But you are not proposing to marry
the aunt. Is Miss st. Clair herself-il
she"
"Oh, well. a fellow never knows tina
sort of thing, you know, till he trie,
his chances" said Johnnie In 4 manner
which betrayed that he thought h,
knew quite well that his affection,
were returned, as. indeed. they were
and Audrey st. Clair was far too franl
to take any great pains to conceal II
"Oh. Arkwright. what am to dog" h,
said. pathetically.
"Open your letter. Johnnie" he re
piled, and the tone In which he said /
caused the wondering youth to ODE,
promptly.
He looked seraphically happy till h
remembered that he ought TO look be
reaved. Johnnie's ship had come hom
Just in the nick OF time. He had al
ways had shadowy expectations from
his uncle. but he had been to pessimis
tic TO count too much upon him. How
ever. govt had claimed a victim, and tn
canon's widow limited to her son tina
he had 10 some extent benefited by tn
event.
The vanity OF riches was exempline
to Johnnie. when. after a decent In
terval. be returned to town the richie
by So. 600 a year. but. as he speedil
found. minus Mrs. Leverson's goo
graces.
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