Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-03-25

U Y $sSsS% Ilmneu race, nel
(E= "a delicate pink
~. cheeks, her brisk
IN carriage and hel
{" breezy tongue die
much to swell the receipts of the es.
adjustment. The proprietor knew
this full well and Fannie was the OBJ
iect of much Difference on his part.
"The Little Irish Beauty" as she
came to be called by the imaginative
youths whose daily rations consisted
either of ''corned beef and - OF
''pork and - from Monday to Sat
urday, had marked more than one
heart for her own. But the very fa
cility of her conquests seemed to make
her Indifferent and that is why Bot
Acton got dyspepsia. From the first
he had been struck with her fresh
face and dainty demeanor. She was
so unlike all the other mattresses; and
to do him justice, Bob did not beal
much of moral resemblance to the
other men who sued for smile from
the 'Little Irish Beauty
Bob never could look any woman
straight in the eyes as gallant mer
can, without crimsoning from ear tc
ear. When he dared to cast glanc,
OF votive tenderness toward Fannie
he did it at moment of positive Sc
curlty from any return, even if sh,
should be so magnanimous, which b,
did not expect
Finally, one fortunate day, h,
spilled his coffee over the the tabl
cloth and Fannie rushed to his rescue
Bob was completely upset by his clum
siness and his evident poignant re
greet awoke sympathy in Fannie
heart, which she expressed in her owl
sweet English, just properly tempered
with an aristocratic Dublin brogue.
The leap had been taken and quit
gracefully. Henceforward converse
ton was matter of course, but /,
course that was sweet and uncommon
place.
Bob had noticed of late that Fanni
was growing thinner. Her cheek
were more brilliant, but feverishly so
and she seemed not quite as sparklin;
as of old
When he asked her one day quit
anxiously whether she was not littl
ill, she replied quickly that she ha,
never felt better. Somehow evel
Bob's guilelessness could not swallo1
this and he began to guess at the caus
of her change.
Bob was an eminently practical bust
ness man and held a fairly paying pc
sition as salesman in foreign china
ware house. Nevertheless in tn
course of some travelling he had man
aged to devour certain quantity G
novels, which, strange to say, he be
gan to recall at this particular period
He endeavored to remember what de
scription the heroines received fror
their creators at the moment of thei
first real love. One book, which wa
fresher than all the others in his mem
DRY, pictured the girl as becoming
''pale, i'll and distraught looking"
At the time of reading, Bob had no
looked up the meaning of 'distraught,
which word never in any connection
had come to his acquaintance in tn
china business When he went HON
that night he pulled down his dust
Webster and on one of its yello'
leaves found the Specification of tn
word.
"Pale, ill, distraught," unused Bot
ct wonder if she is in any of them
She's not pale, but too flushed, an
that's almost as bad. She certainl
did seem to be i'll to-day but, pshav
that don't prove anything. She ma
have trouble at home. know moth
ing about her or her folks There ar
thousand and one possible reasons
I'm fool and I'm going to bed"
The next morning the head OF hi
firm asked Bob to step into the ofic
and said to him:
''Ar. Acton, the house has som
very important business to be trans
acted, and in view of its proved relianc
on your ability, the matter will b
given in your charge
Mr.. Bunker, an afable old gentle
man, was more than gracious to BOZ
who did not seem to enthusiasticall
receive his information.
81 thank you, sir, for your trust i
me-" Bob returned with an effort g
appearing happy. 'But may as
will this business call me out oftown?
''Just few miles, replied his en-
ployer smiling "Across the ocear
Mr.. Acton, and if I remember rightly
you once requested to make this trip.
For a moment Bob was dumb
founded; but his business tact 500
reasserted itself and he rejoined wit
agratified smile.
''Mr. Bunker, the house does m
too much honor-I shall try to earn
in the conduct of the matters you wis
to intrust to me. May / ask when
am expected start?"