Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-04-07

her wing for walk, and glanced cas-
ually on departing at her son, the. old
man understood perfectly well that the
glance meant something" and Her
bert was kept as closely under his eye
as a cat ever kept the prey she had
doomed for her dinner.
But after time Mrs. De Isle de-
sisted from her strategic maneuvers.
Herbert gave up all attempts to con-
verse privately with Ellen, and be-
gan abseRtlng himself from the house
for whole days at a time.
!. Not long after this, Ralph de Lisle's
oft-repeated assertion. that Ellen was
fickle and volatile seemed to meet with
confederation, for a new wooer, who
came in the loose garb of a sailor, and
who constantly wore broad brimmed
hat, seemed to have completely turned
the young girls head
How or whence he came Ralph did
not not know. His wife assured him
that the sailor had been properly in
] troduced by a mutual friend, and he
was too rejoiced at the turn AFFAIRS
had taken to ask many questions. How
glad the old man felt that his son stay
ed away from home SO much. He was
uneasy every time he saw the sailors
bread hat overshadowing ElIen's little
shutdown in the garden; lest Herbert
should return and impede the progress
of this, to him at least, desirable court
ship. @
The sailors devotion to Ellen be-
came more and more apparent, and
Herbert absented himself more than
ever, and made no attempt to regain
Ellen's wandering affections when he
was at home
Mrs. De Isle watched the progress
Of the sailors love-making complacent-
ly, and the old man was perfectly de-
lighted both with Ellen ana her sutton.
and began to contemplate purchasing
certain coy cottage he knew of as
a bridal gift to his ward.
j. Ralph de Lisle was seated In his IL
brary one evening, thinking delighted
" how, with Ellen married. it would
be an easy thing to bring about the
mueh-desired match between Herbert
and Isabel Denver, when a servant en-.
tered 70 say that Miss ElIen's beau
wanted to see linn. 81
The sailor entered and bowed awk-
wardly enough to the dignifed man
who rose to receive him, !. The broad,
brimmed hat, which not one. of the
family had vet seen him remove kept
Its place even in the august presence.
Of Ralph de Lisle, who wondered. mem.
tally whether he wore 1t in bed, and
concluded that custom on shipboard
must have made the constant wearing
Of his hat habit with the sailor
your ward, Miss ELLEN. is very
beautiful and good, began the young
man, stammeringly, and no doubt
biushingly, though little of his whis-
kered face was visible.
Old Ralph rubbed his hands together
gleefully, and determined to help the
embarrassed lover.
"That's fact" said he; "she is
handsome, and a better. girl never lived.
You wish my consent to marry her?p
The sailor hung his head.
yes, if You please"
She's the same as a daughter TO us
You see, and we shall miss her terribly.
But her happiness is the main thing
II the dear girl loves you, and wishes
to marry you, haven't the least OBJ
lection. Sailors are good, whole-souIed
fellows; / know, and you'n be kind to
our darling
"I'll try my best to make her hap
py," said the lover, In. mumbiing
tone; "but I'm not sailor, as these
clothes make you think. got them
under price, so 1 bought them. am
poor, ana have to economic. But
am young and strong, and viii take
care that your ward does not lack for
the comforts of life" Then, after
short pause, he added: Il feared YOU
might withhold your consent on ao-
count Of my poverty
Poverty NonsenseP' said old
Ralph magnanimously eNot consent
because you are poor2 Why, riches
should never be weighed against the
heart and its affections; and II You
are not sailor, as we supposed, you
are a noble fellow, am sure; and let
you be who you win, believe you are
worthy to be Ellen's husband, and You
shall have her, too. since Won are both