The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-18


which stood near one oR the parlor win.
! COWS Although was IN fall sight. he
dad not perceive me. The bush stood
between me and the window, which was
] wide open, and entirely concealed me
from any one who might be within. I
heard my master enter the room. and 4
minute afterwards he was Joined By his
daughter, whom heard eagerly ask him.
what he bad donahad he been sue
cessful ~ s.,
de has gone to Paris" was the reply.
in harsh tone. !. :,
Gone to Paris! Oh, what will be-
come OF me-what will become Of me ~
! heard Judith cry, in tone Of despair.
loVeu MIN very dearly! But he can
nor. ne viii not, he shall not desert meP'
| But he has done it. His last letter
was qnlfe enough. And now he's gone
On 20 Paris, to get out of the way Of
your reproaches.s'
| bnt II he went to the worlds end.
ne should not get beyond the reach Of
my revenge!" she cried, excitedly. "But
now DO You know he's gone? Who told
you soE Perhaps you have been rur-
posely deceived?" s
Not such fool: They'll have to get
| up betlmes to deceive me! In the first
place. never made any inquiries my
SER; friend that they couldn't suspect
qld that for me. He left ten days ago. !"
what shall ] do-what shall do p
And what shall do?" he cried, In a
savage tone. And heard him smash
ais INST down upon the table, and could
almost fancy heard the grinding Of his
teeth. But In the meanwhile we must
think Of the present time We are in
snug quarters here, and l don't feel in
eiined to give thsm up. Remember. IL /
lost my chapel, / should lose the boys,
too; for although their friends would re-
ceiTe the tidings of their deaths with the
utmost satisfaction, yet their consci4nces
and their sense Of duty would be trou-
bled by the thought that the unhappy
little wretches were under a master OF
lax morality. With such people, you
know everything is doing the proper;
they don't care for the humane. Now
the very day | started for the city an
| idea came into my head, which a chance
circumstance has since strengthened, It
all depends upon You whether you'll act
upon it."
lie paused, as though expecting an an
swer; but none came. After a moment,
| ne resumed, in a somewhat hesitating
tone, You'll stare when / tell you what
1t Is; but for your own peace of mind,
| as well as mine, you must be married"
Married to whom p she asked, drear-
lily.
: Suppose were to tell you that had
husband in my eye? What do you say
to Silas Carston?"
could scarcely repress the cry that
rose to my lips at the sound Of my name
80 strangely associated.
WHAT! she cried, impetuously, 81
marry that puny, contemplate, sneaking
boy! You are madv'
He would make a very good hus-"
band"
"a very meek one, no doubt" she said
scornfully.
Listen to me. Worm as he is, it NAV
be better match than you suspect. /
thought / would cali upon Fogle and
Quick. In the first place, to endeavor
to get the money increased, in consid-
GRAFTON of his age: and in the second
place, to try and CLEAN a little informa-
ton. Just as l got within sight of the
door, who should 1 see coming out but
the identical old woman that brought the
boy here. There was no mistaking her:
she seemed to have on the very same
dress that she wore thirteen years ago:
and as to her face, it Is one of those iron
faces upon which years seem to have no
power. Here's my chance thought;
L don't lose sight of you till you're
earthed.' So, instead Of calling upon
10 7 oil %ha <I|
at a respectful distance"
At this point Of the dialogue, to me
the most interesting, lost the thread.
Two pleasure vans, full Of peaople who
had been out holiday keeping for the
day, were returning to the town; the
occupants were singing, shouting and
laughing, in a most vociferous strain To
make the matter worse, just as they
got beyond the house, a delay Of some
kind occurred; either something was
wrong with the carriages or the horses.
Whatever it might have been, 1t detained
them for two or three minutes, during
which the bawling and shouting contin-
ued so loudly that l could not catch a
word that was spoken in the parlor.
When at last the noisy crew drove away
the revelation that | no eagerly desired
to hear had passed.
MAY be he would not have me-" were
the first words that fell upon my ears.
How could he help himself. IL were
determined upon it2 Besides, you could
soon make him puppet in your hands,"
Don't let us talk any more now"
every well. And here comes Martha
with the dinner"
And so the conversation ended. 4
heard Martha come and close the win.
dow, and draw down the blind-and then
crept from my hiding place, and got
round to the back garden. For time
could not go into the house; every
nerve was trembling. felt like one
surrounded by circle of fire-the victim
OF some foul plot, the exact nature of
which l could not understand, but from
which could perceive no escape.