The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-07-30

young lady, aren,t g
ashamed OF yourself to have -. you
ont Of your conndanceY, ss,s a 1, 90
jor, shaking ponderous fosaa IS ma
her direction. nsef ii
Then Jack has told youlp
.0f course he has. Rrt
earth did ne make SO much ADJ !, On
telling me2 Jack came into MY aoOut
with a face a. long as thouph once
going to be hung instead ~ = was
and blurted out that you had rr ,assled
to marry him in much the sa rss,seO
ner as though he had lost ! nsas ulaa,
dear relative" Hyr.-, eaf and
Spicer Belle was as npoh
aback as it Is possible for ~, @aen
sessed young lady to be, ana st, ea,.
only look up with little auaza soala
and say: sAsilent
I'VE thought thought-tha+ ],
Q, major, and you are not ana.n -,
Jack, after alp Dets "
"Angryl Why, my dear chn.
nearly squeezed his hand off Gomez. !
ladng him. And you can't guess s ,.a'
! am going to give you two as q w ,d'
ding present" - @ '4 :
mo, I can't" .
swell, Congressman Rolnh :,
promised that should have tho ao'
pointment Of the collector and the aa j.,
uty collector for this district" wy
And you are going to mska IA,
the deputy collector Why, the salsr n
will! be twice what he is getting 49,
You are dearW WV
"No, am not going to make Ina.
the deputy collector. His appointmant
as collector will be announced noxt
week" 1N'''A'
"And to think that Jack and MN.
afraid--Oh, major! I can't thank Won
enoughv' ''U
you don't have to thank ma INV
dear little girl, except by being inst ~
happy as ever you can. But tell u.
what Jack and you were afraid at
that I would think him too young fl
marry?"
Moves, that was 1t. You don't
think he is too young, do YOUR
"Of course l don't. Young man
ought to marry just as soon a. thov
can support wife. Jack need have
no fear about that, and then von
know, l have little bit Of money nv.
self that will go to you when 7 am
dead. But you can't deceive me AZ
you are trying to do; tell me what II
was you were really afraid off,
Don't ask me, major. can't tell
you. /" and here a great big blush
sped all over her cheek.
In the light Of this blush under.
standing seemed to come to the major
He gazed for an instant as though I'm.
comprehending, and then he smiled,
checking himself with an Unborn fear
Of being ungallant.
"Of course, l understand, my child,
so no one ever told you-Ah! it Is nos.
sible that no one ever knew, not even
sher
Knew what? Not even who9" ask.
ed Spicer Belle In a breath.
The major had turned, and was
looking out Of the window. The smile
had gone from his face and he looked
very sad for the moment
AS though impelled by a sudden reso.
luton he turned again suddenly and
faced her.
He took his watch out of his pocket
opened the back and extended it to the
girl. She took 1t and saw, let into the
back, an old-fashioned miniature. She
gaZed at it n moment and then lifted
her eyes to the picture Of beautiful
woman which hung on the wall.
"My mother?" she questioned There
were tears in her eyes and In her
voice.
Yes, your mother" The majors
voice was harsh and dry, and all the
color seemed gone from his face
"And she never knew"
Il cannot say as to that; do not
think she did. was only friend
she loved your father"
Closing the watch the girl came clos
er t. the major and handed 1t to him.
He replaced it in his pocket silently.
Then. without a word, the GIRL
reaching upon tiptoe, drew the majors
head down and kissed him-with
kiss Of which Jack could not have pos
sibly been jealous.-Utica Globe.