The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-29
IS TIMMONS' ANSWER
BY ANNA DEMINC
ecopyright. BY Joseph 3. pou,..,

silence hat there was no hope for him
put while he lived he must think az
her and be her friend.
ana so two years went b..
Miss Timmons. In her ouiet Ken.
lucky home. lived as she had lived be-
Iore John Newman came into her life
ner days were full of usefulness. and
she had but little time to indulge In
idie dreams OF what life might have
! been.
Sometimes she would think OF .Iohp
Newman with half sigh. which she
was scarcely conscious of herself.
me letter. she had never gotten.
and so life went on. with little to
| preaK the monotony for two years.
anu tnen great event occurred. the
greatest the town had ever known
Miss Thompson was married that
In Itself. was not wonderful for sha
was very pretty and very attractive
glri; but she married man much
oider than herself. and there were
marvellous stories of his wealth
The wedding was the grandest af.
FAIR that the. county had ever known.
ana the happy husband invited the
wedding party to accompany them on
their journey to Santa Fe and back.
MRS. Thompson was not very well
pleased with this arrangement, as
Doth Alice and Jack were in the
party; in fact. she only consented ON
the one condition ,ha. Att
could be induced to join them.
Miss Timmons was invited, persuad.
ed against her judgment to accept.
and almost before she knew II. found
herself one of gay and happy party,
being whirled over scenes so new and
beautiful to her, that each day seemed
too short to enjoy all the pleasure
that it brought.
The dining room of the Las Vegas
hotel was nearly full. but one table,
almost in the center of the room, still
waited. with tipped chairs and an ex-
pectant expression. from the stiff nap
kins and snowy cloth, to the big bowl
of roses in the middle.
Johns head was turned and SO he
did not see the party till they were
seated but there could be no mistake
he knew them at once. His heart beat
so rapidly that he knew almost the
cross man next must hear IT,
Miss Timmons sat with her back to
him, but he knew that slender, grace.
full form, in its quiet dress of brown
cloth.
Miss Thompson sat on the other
side, then two young people he did
not know, then Jack and Alice. What
a gay time they were having. He
could see her face now and then, as
she spoke to the groom. Surely he had
forgotten what a sweet and noble face
it was.
Then Jack saw him. and he knew
that his plan to slip out unobserved
by them must be given up; he must
go through an introduction Well. it
was best to have it over after all.
Then the party rose and John rose
also and Joined them as in a dream,
and still in a dream he felt Jack grasp
his hand and heard him say:
% Sidu W see you, mighty Tor
tunate-want you to meet my new
brother-in-law."
Then he was being introduced and
had shaken hands all around. and
walked out on the broad veranda with
them. and II was only then, when the
sweet morning air touched his face.
that he came out Of the daze and knew
that Miss Thompson was the bride!
He had not even thought of that!
He found himself presently at the
farther end of the wide veranda with
Miss Timmons, where he had taken
her to show her better view of the
mountains, against which the hotel
rests. but now that they were In full
command of that good view" he
seemed to have forgotten it.
81 hoped you would WRITE he said
looking at her with sad eyes
Her heart fluttered strangely; she
looked up wonderingly.
Il said for you not to answer the
letter unless you could answer as |
wished-but | hoped you could, Miss
Timmons."
Her gaze was full OF wonder now.
Il don't understand" she said. u never
had a letter from you in my life. Mr..
Newman"
Then he told her eagerly of the let
ter he had written her, and finished by
saying: IF you had gotten 1t, would
you have answered.
He dared NOT take her hand for
there were a dozen people walking the
veranda before them.
She looked away from him at the |
purple peaks. Lit up by the brilliant |
sunlight. and at the gay throng of 4
happy people about them. then back |
to Johns grave. waiting face. before |
she answered: Il think perhaps-I /
might"
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