Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-02-25
/ Shell I Il Sa!44zszl !
! Widen. !

''Oh. my playing Is nothing much."
answers Shell brusquely.
"You are woundlng my feelings. for
| consider myself good judge" laughs
her companion; only | should very
much like 10 know why you 50 per-
sistenuy put yourself In the back
ground"
''Oh, because putting oneself for
ward Is such borc!" SCOTS Shell. III
people know you can play. you are al
ways being made useful la one way or
another"
Isn't that rather a selfish way to
look at it7' asks Mr.. champley grave
ly. Surely II was intended that we
should all be useful to our fellow
creatures 80 far as lies in our power"
Shell laughs a little mocking laugh.
"of course IL is very merttorious to
be unselnsh." she says fippantly; ''but
| am not given to self sacrifice. and |
am afraid | dont love my fellov-er-a-
lures as ! ought" Whilst sha Is
speaking a single knock q, the door IL
heard. and again she breaks into a
laugh. "Ah. there Ia susan-she Is a
gellow-ereature Of course. and at the
present moment | feel full Of lows for
her. but | am afraid my mosivs 10 a
selfish one' You see, ~ss so awtuliy
afraid that something had happened
TO her which would have been a~k-
ward for me. % say the least of Il :"
and She hurriss into the hall TO admit
the long looked for Susan.
You are an eatEma." remarks Rob
ert Champley. who. having solio~ed
Shell to the door. now holds her hand
In bis. and gazes down a, her ~lsh
thoughtful. puzzled eyes.
Am II How horrid' never found
out an enigma In the Who'll. eours. Of
my life-l think them so drsaffally
stupid
You are not stupid. and I rather
like euigmas." returned Robert Champ
ley. falling into reflection Of her o~u
mood-"that Is. u amusss me TO and
them out. BY the way. Bob and Meg
loaded me with the most arectionass
messages for you.
Did they How qussr," answers
Shell careieasiy.
Il dou't see anything qussr about
IT," says Robert Champisy eolaly.
They have very aTsctionats natures.
poor little things. and I Imagine thai
you have been kind to then!"
Have II" muses. Shelf In speculative
tones. III 20 II must have been very
passive kludneza"
I am not 40 sure Of that; but |
must Be going now-.t feel that / isay.
you In come kind Of safety, now your
maid has retnrned--but realty this
place II In too lonely position for
you to be living as you are doing. al
most alone"
oh. we are safe enough" laughs
Shell There IL nothing At the VII.
dsrne=s to tempt robbers; and I am
not as rule a nervous person. al.
though You found me In such an alb
iect fright. Good night" and ahs
holds out her hand In . limp and In.
different way to be shaken.
Good night" he says. earnestly. AZ
he presses Il.
Good night" laughs She'll. "and
happy Journey"
You are rather premature in your
wish. shall not be leaving home for
two or three daya."
Never mind-happy Journey when
you do start" persists Shell with .
careless nod. as he moves away.
"A strange girl" muses Reber,
Champley. as he pauses in the drive ,e
light a cigar-"one Of the mos. unas.
countable eharactersI ever came across
She makes herself out kind Of sav.
age, and yet the children adore her.
wonder what induced her to remain
all alone In that big house when tn.
rest took to the moor. by the rav
: what nuisance that they fixed un,,
my nelshborhood. and go literal,
drove me away from my hiding-pIaee
| hope the children will be all right
| do wish Miss Widen would Isav,
them alone-however. that sbe Gel,
IDENTIFY won't do. think I shall hav.
to charter a yacht--shs oontd,,, g.,
low us then"-with an impatient laugh
by the way, how remarkably wei
that little Shell plays! I have half ,
: mihd to make same excuse for a cal
at the Wilderness in the morning
wonder II she would play for me
DON'T think so. but Ill have a trv.
CHAPTER xr.
robert Champley In not as a rul,