Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-05-17


always said she hated that form o
dissipation and had been confirme'
10 escape deacons. reyisals and SO
Gals
Yes she was saying. Il am az
glad | came. realize how much yoI
must enjoy meeting your butcher and
grocer socially. In fact, | believe
every grocer In town belongs to this
church. In this way marketing gets
TO be about the same thing as a morn.
ing call. and one gets two things ac-
complished at once"
Rachel you are simply trying to
make me NAL Why Is II that you al
ways show me your worst side? II |
loved you less | would have stopped
loving you long ago. As to these peo-
pie. they are my people. They were
good 10 me before you came into my
life. wanted you to know them be-
fore ~ were married because you
will wunt to come here with me some
times afterwards"
She leaned back in her chair and
vaguely watched the people. They
were a vast herd TO her for she was
hopeessiy tired OF these people. Then
she was sorry she had been so dis
agreeable to Harry for she really was
fond OF him. but she was little tired
of him, too. He was good deal like
these people. after all, and this re-
semblance had angered her uncon-
sctously. Why should she marry him
anyhow He was the finest man In
Webster. but he was so much like the !
rest OF them. Her thoughts we're wan
dering in this way when suddenly, as
II drawn by great unknown force,
she saw directly opposite at the other I
end of the room man half concealed /
In the shadow. She watched him I
some time before she realized fully
that they both had lost everything
about them and were looking straight
into each others eyes II seemed like
an epoch In her life before she came
back into the world at the sound of
Harry's voice.
You're tired. sweetheart; forgive
me for keeping you so long Come.
w ~ 50 hon
She got up YEARLY
Harry. tell me, who Is that man
with light hair standing just across
the ROOM she asked indifferently as
he helped her on with her coat.
why. that's John Martain, the son
,f the blacksmith who was arrested
not long ago for forging another mans
name to check. You may remem-
Der. But the sons pretty decent
'ort, and I've heard that he is 95 per
'ent- the perfect physical man."
AS they went out the door she saw Z
man look hungrily after her and was 4
onsclous OF his gaze long after she i
EFT the church.
When she reached her room she ?
urried into her dressing gown and a
tared into the fire until long after v
Vaguely. as was her wont, r.
he dreamed. but there was a new g
ero Ia her dreams tonight. He was a
cry tall and blond. with the strength v
an athlete. or as man who had I
lauled rails. In the midst OF her II
relight dreaming she suddenly le
'ughed? Was she really a bit In love HI
It'll this young tough? She had
fought for an instant that she had IN
zen his soul by way OF his beautiful SC
yes. But would she had seen his ca
'ui had he been less handsome? to
as IL, after all. the splendid physical
an that had attracted? Perhaps II HI
AS the combination. as
The next morning found her bag 20
nd and then she remembered. The su
hole thing seemed like a bad dream tn
lchel always did the marketing. but yo
this particular morning she bought tn
Ings the family never ate. She was Va
the butcher shop when the man en-
10 had been disturbing her dreams thi
: ten hours walked In. lie didn't M,
TX at her, but as he passed his coat WI
eve brushed her arm and thrill full
, through her When he had gone ths
she saw at her feet a tiny wad OF yol
per. She blushed like guilty tie
ioolgirl as she stopped to pick II vii
All the way home the scrap of my
per was clenched tightly in her S
nd and when she finally smoothed Il the
sho saw few words nervously fire.
awled In pencil III
Meet me at Lovers Leap at three S
) afternoon. For Gods sake don't nor
me-" pin
here was nothing 70 signify who wal
tie it. She was breathless when cou
finished reading It, The surprising clln
We Of the man appalled, her. or ney
re there would be no question aga
u. going. II was ridiculous that blu
. hachel Whiting. should have such T
ote written to her. but then there "Yo
J no positive proof that 1t was