Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-01-21
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satlrical glance at her nower-do0keo !
head.
"Oh. 1t doesn't matter!" answers
Shen condescendingly.
Nov then, young monkeys-if you
are ready we may as well start, he
says. pointing to the trap which IL wait
Ing in the avenue. Il am going to take
you for q drive right around BY the
sea"
Take Sell too. pa" pleads Meg.
| catching her fathers hand and fairly
| jumping with delight
with pleasure, II she will only con-
sent to CO." is his ready answer, whilst
he darts an amused glance at the girls
flushed vexed face.
mo, thanks-I hate driving" re-
spends Shell CURLY.
'You seem to have a great many de-
testations, Miss She'll" says the gen
tleman sarcastically.
Il have" is Shells laconic answer.
well, then, since we can't persuade
you to accompany US, we may as well
start. Come children!"-and, making
no effort to shake hands he raises his
hat politely.
A latent fear that she has been In
hospitable assails Shell.
Wont you go up to the house?"
she asks almost eagerly.
mo, thank you-since have been
fortunate enough to meet with the
children here. Good morning"
Good morning" answers Shell stiff
ly, and quite ignoring the two little
faces that are turned up to her for a
goodbye kiss.
Papa. is US naughty?" asks Meg
as she trots over to the trap beside her
father.
81 hope not. why?" he demands
absently.
Cause Shell didn't kiss u.s." an
swers Meg In wondering tona
kiss you!" repeats her father.
laughing. "She looked far more likely
, to bite"
But, all the same. as he makes the
assertion a memory OF Shell as he drst
came to her. with sparkling eyes and
smiling lips, and the two children
kneeling beside her. rises before his
mental vision.
well. have you got rid Of those
y little torments?" asks Ruby languidly.
4 looking up from her book as Shell an
! tiers the room.
Their father has Just come for
= them" answers Shell shortly.
Their fAther-oh. where Is her
cries Ruby, starting from her chair.
II want to consult him about Bob'a
s. writing; and ! must speak about the
e nurse; I am afraid she is not very
: carefui-Meg's hands were quite dirty
this morning. Where is he-where did
you leave him?"
v HE is down by the sea; / didn''
leave him-he left me-" answers Shell
drily.
T. why did no one tell me he wal
u here?" asks Ruby angrily.
He didn't come to the house; wa
Is in the drive with the children, and
u he picked them up there"
re "How very strange! But 1t is al
y your fault, taking them out the fool
er ish way you do. / suppose you wer'
ID romping like a tom-boy when h
came"
!" Il was telling tnem stories.
IN Anyway you we're ridiculous OBJ
d iect." says Ruby, with such an OBJ
III yiously scornful sneer that Shell In
u stinctively glances across the room
u her reflection in the mirror, then TO
10 the first time becoming aware OF he
profuse decorations. With euddel
NJ access OF wrath she tears the daisie
TX from her hair. whilst tears OF north
ed cation rise to her eyes.
IS 81 wouldn't have had him see me .
We for a hundred pounds" she say
angrily.
What nonsense! I don't suppoa
~ that he even noticed Them" observe
-, Ruby with cutting scorn.
m "Ah. perhaps mott" murmurs She
ON with a sigh OF relief; and yet, thinkin
40 II over, she remembers clearly ths
IA twice or three times during their shol
interview she noticed an amused smil
~ flicker over his face.
g. Ito be Continued.)