The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-11-25
4 Mn Y X i X X & < x X X X Y X =.
a PRETTY ~ ~ +
~ - COMPANION :
3 BY LOurs Bedford X
u u Y X II y X X X X X Il >: X \ " :
BY Louirs Bedford.

80 over entered. 1t was general
.s.sp of beauty and luxury that struci
a.. of first, for her attention centereI
+,,If at once upon its only occupant.
,ragile, fair little lady, quite young
a,to Law upon the couch that w.
drawn near the fire.
She raised herself to a sitting pos
tr-a and held out her hand with a
smile of welcome.
I'm af aid you must come to M.
ss Toward, I'm too tired to get up to
,.aet YOU. Sit down near me, Wi
ven? | sent Harry off to the smoking
r,on as | told him wanted to ia
70 YOU alone for Bit"
Ianetta shook hands, seated herself
IN the easy chair to which Miss Sc
mour pointed, and wondered if SIC
dreamed. This. then, was the Nj :
SEW our she had pictured as an g
centric old maid, devoted to poodl
and parrots!
Even her views about Captain Mer-
vale needed readjusting. Clearly H.,
was not nephew with expectations
More probably cousin. possibly a
lover. -.
The thoughts passed rapidly throuSN
her mind until, raising her eyes, sAf
was conscious that she was bei-g
watched eagerly by her companion.
There was something intensely at
tractive in the face that looked int
her own. 1t must have been veg
pretty until ill-health and deiicacy had
written their lines on it. Even now
the shape of it was charming. Tho
laxen hair that waved on the forehead
was ablndant s7tEt beautifully dressed
the folds of White silk and oft-fali-
ing lace were hecomingly arrange
round the tiny throat; but oh! how
delicate she looked. Something of thu
pity that Janetta felt must have found
expression in her face, for Miss Sey
mour broke the silence with petulan+
laugh.
"You are sorry for me, like every
one else-I read it In your eyes; BIZ
I'm not going to die. I'm going to get
we'll or ALI the doctors lie."
Il devoutly hope you will, AMI
quickly" replied yanetta gently; "an
you must tell me what 1 can do to-
help you. I'm sure could carry you,
you aFes so light and small"
Miss Seymour broke into merry
laughter Il don't want you for harl
labor. l wonder if you thought it was
a lunatic who put that advertisement
into the paper? Harry declared thai
nobody in her senses would answer it,
but many did.
Il had over two hundred answers, so
many that Iwould not even open them
all. l liked your photo. | thought
you were pretty and looked true, so
told Mrs. Mortimer to take your letter
and answer it, as if from me, and to
return all the others
1T was Doctor brakes suggestion
the man you saw at the train tonight
Harry tells me that he scented the ac
cident from afar, and was on the
scene almost directly it happened. He
is called clever, but he does not cure
me.
We'll, he found me crying one day,
and he said ought to have some one
bright and young and good-tempered
about me. You can't call Mrs Morti-
mer any one of those things, can you?"
Janetta did not answer; she felt
that the remark was in bad taste.
sha'nt like you If you look
shocked every time I'm fippant.
Where was 1? So I advertised, half
IN fun and half in earnest, and OF
course Mrs. Mortimer is very cross.
although 1t won't make the smallest
oinerence in her lot, except that she
Will have to give orders for another
place to be laid at every meal.
She is perfectly invaluable in her
way-housekeeper, chaperon, compan-
Ion, everything rolled into one; but
she is occasionally depressing.
You will give me something to do?"
said Janetta, when Miss Seymour came
to pause. Not the things that Mrs
Mortimer has done for you, it might
hurt her feelings"
s"oh, you will not have much to do.
You will be cheerful when I'm sad
and kind when I'm cross; and you.
won't offer to read aloud unless | ask
you, and @you will talk when I want
you to- talk; aud, above all things
you won t tfR palpably to amuss me
Nothing bores me like that; and |
DO hope you can arrange flowers nee
ly. Mrs. Mortimer makes bouquets "a
round as pumpkins, and is so annoyed
when criticise.
II wonder" she said. With 4 faPIaS
change Of subject. how you liked CAP
tain Mefivale? I'm engaged. 10 hlm
you know. and he has como, TO st1y
here f0fd little bit before hi, goes OH y
to Indlak tTfs is ordered to tina ttoaassssE !,
:, "He@a S;very Kind "yeplied JoNesta ;
~ scarcely know how I would haSsskol,s
here Without him - Is. H-'sts., ~
, We were engaged before T,h9d~ tho
fall from my horse which has made
me what you see me" went on Miss
twisting her enga cement
ring round and round upon her finger,
so that every diamond in 1t caught and
the light In thousand rain.
bow-colored hues.