The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-03

guSL DT0HSuJ, knowing mis- mistress
was to make her first visit to Ankony
and hoping to find her there. She
climbed into the carriage, opened the
! message, read it. went so white l was
sure she was going to faint, and held
it out to me without a word.
| read it with amazement and a
conscience that gave me some decid-
ed twinges.
Married." l exclaimed; Bishop
Winstanley married! And to the
Sstine!"
What" cried Mrs. Dimes; did
scare him like that?"
Her pallor gave way to a rush of
color, and, leaning back, she laughed
II her eyes fairly brimmed with tears.
There was no attitudinizing about it,
she was simply overcome with the
humor of the situation, and l hoped
earnestly that the bishops sister
would gradually yield herself to 1t
also. At present she showed no signs
Of it.
Get in." she said to me; I'VE can't
discuss it here"
Obeying, we rolled decorously on.
Mrs. Dimes Iand went out AMI GOV.
cred her friends.
my dear, can you ever forgive me
for precipitating such thing as this?"
she asked anXioTsly.
Miss Winstanley shook her head
''You-you didn't do it," she muir
INJURED; he has been-been carrying
pressed roses; | suppose any one else
would have known what that meant,
but dear heaven, how could ! be-
licyc such thing?" she walled. And
to clope-oh, Hannah, think Of it,
Charles to elore!"
Mrs Dimes laugh rumhled forth so
contagiously that to save me could
not help echoiug it softly,
That's just what l am thinking of,
DEAR" she said ITO think of his mag
lining that he had to fly from poor me
like that! It's so funny! Oh do try
to see how very funny it is, Henriet
ia" and she sobbed in her enjoyment
of the affair.
1T is absurd and unforgiYable," said
Miss Winstanley auSterely
The large hand frightened over hers,
and Mrs. Dimes tones became serious |
you are not to hold it against him.
Promise me that. Take it out of me, |
but don't spoil his happiness by CEN
surfing him. I'm the one to be pun
ished, for anybody can see that the
fastening is entirely due to me.
suppose if had any vanity I'd be get.
ug my punishment right now, but,
unfortunately, my sense of the humor.
Gus outweighs my vanity and l can
only-Only-oh, Henrietta, for good,
ness sake, taught"
A faint-a very faint twinkle lit in
Miss Winstanleys hurt eyes.
1T is absurd for him to run away
from us like this" she said. For you
know, Hannah, l was arrayed with
you"
Her friend nodded warmly, laugh.
ter dancing over her face and in and
out among the copious chins.
She is really a charming girl" ]
put in.
who is she, anyway" asked Mrs
Dimes. ITO think of my not asking
that before!"
Miss streeter," said 1; "a cousin
of Mrs. Jack Ankony."
Not Cecilia Streeter! You don't
tell me! Why, Henrietta, dry your
eyes; this match was made in
heaven. She was born for the bishop.
ric. Think how she looks the part"
so | am always reminding Miss
l ventured.
Then that's all she ever does"
walled her sister-in-law miserably.
"Oh, by no means. You greatly mis-
Judge her" Mrs. Dimes commended
"She is calm, grant you, but a bish
ops wife should be calm No, really,
since your brother wouldn't have me-
don't know where he could have
done better. Besides she's prodigious.