The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-11-18

shall send her my prettiest photo
neville she said, after her brief sell
survey.
You don't even know the sex q
the advertiser. 1t may be widowe
advertising darkly for number two.
suggested her brother.
Janetta laid down her pen in SON
alarm.
i don't care" she said q shal
write and send my photo and refer
ences. The answer will tell us al
about it. | think it's a very rich old
maid, with 4 poodle and a parrot.
shall probably have to wash tn
I poodle, and play pretty Poll wi
endless Jumps of sugar, and get II
fingers well packed in the process
There! my letter is at any rate shor
and to the point. Will it do?" sh
said, tossing it over to Neville.
A man could not have put the thins
better. Old maid or widower, l woulc
close with you at once if l were tn,
advertiser. You write a short mote
and pretty hand"
Very WELL We'll go out and pos
it" said Janetta, stretching out he,
hand for her hat. May good tuck
attend it,"
She received an answer by return
of post. The pointed handwriting in
which the letter was written was O
the style prevalent about 40 year.
ago.
AN old maid, Look at the writ.
tng!" cried Janetta triumphantly. a.
she opened the envelope
There is a modern brevity abou
1t, said Neville, peeping over he.
shoulder. Read it out, there's
dear"
Dear Madam: l think you seen
likely to suit me. The salary l Offer
is ESQ pounds a year; but l shall bt
wiling to r-.Se it at the end of tn
hrst quarter if We find we get on to
gether Will you come for a month
and see how you like it, beginning OF
Monday?
Can you leave by the train wh;ci
starts from Paddingeon at o'clock
l shall be sending to Northcliff Sta
ton meet friend, and you could com
by the same carriage. Wire reply
Believe me, faithfully yours,
"(Miss) Clarice Seymour"
Janetta and her brother barst int
simultaneous laugh when she Finished
the letter.
Either the woman is a lunatic o
it's a hoax" said Neville.
III go and see for myself. It's to
good an opening to miss. Sixty poun
a year for doing nothing, apparent
J No mention even OF the poodle or tt
parrot. Anyhow, it's a genuine place
I've looked it out in the Gazetteer
Thus it came to pass that on til
Monday following, Janetta and Navill
paced up and down Paddington sta
ton together, both their hearts to
full of the approaching separation t
trust themselves to speak of it,
Instead they talked of trivialties
watched the other passengers as the
hurried down the platform to tn
train, commenting idly upon them.
Look, Neville. what a handsom
man that is getting into the frs.-clas
carriage not far from my humbi
third. If he were a girl, and apple
for my situation, l should not hav
a chance, should l? He's so very goo
looking!"
The man in question turned, as
he had heard the remark, giancing {
the brother and sister, who had com
to halt before the carriage in whic
Janetta had placed her rugs.
The glance WAS but momentary. H
signed to the porter, who follow
him, to hand in his belongings, jfnpe
into the carriage, and closed tn doc
Il believe he heard you, Jennie
said Neville quickly.
a., "If he did 1t cant matter. We sha
: never meet again, and it can't he IL
first time that he's heard he's GOO
q looking" said Janetta, with a lit
-, laugh.
"Oh, Neville, must get in! l don
>. know how to say good-by.. l will wri
tonight Good-by dear; good-b
n Jump in a minute. l must kiss yo'
and you'll keep steady, for my sake
T., The last words were said in viii
n per.
" IAN right, don't bother!" said N
70 VILE. horribly ashamed of the fact tn
|, there were tears in his eyes,
n CHAPTER IL.
In a few minutes more the train W
a putting slowly from the station, al
" Janetta, who had craned her neck fro
O. the carriage to obtain Il farewell smi
from Neville. sank back into her &C
ner. with plenty of time before h
III In which to consider her prospects al
! her fellow travellers.
o. The latter were singularly uninte
H. estIng, with the exception of lit
or girl not more than two years old, w
~ sat Just opposite Janetta, regardI
~ her with thoughtful eyes.