The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-07-08
"A Timely
Message
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BY RALPH HAMILTON
lcopyrlsht. 1919. by the western News.
paper UnioALl

rent from May to November, that en-.
terprising young man must have acted
with extreme diligence and care, for
when he returned he made the an
nonncement with enthusiasm:
I've found you just what you want,
all ready 10 move into, lovely garden,
nice neIghbors-in fact. a perfect jew
el OF a. place"
A few days later when Mr.. and Mrs.
Lynne accompanied him to Earlville,
there were selected places they liked
much better than the one Waldron
had selected. He seemed so greatly
taken with the latter, however. that
they decided to indulge his choice
There was method to the process
| OF our young man In influencing us to
move Into this especial neighborhood
II seems" remarked Mr.. Lynne to his
| wife a week later. Have you noticed
| the large house on the rise In ground
In line with this one. about a square
! dlstantr
mot particularly" replied Mrs.
| Lynne. "Whyf'
"Waldron has, and continues 70 do
so. I remarked how absorbed he was
In studying Its architectural beauties
and general environment through an
opera glass and took look myself.
II appears that the garden of the Way
land place. as II Is called, Is a favor
tie spot with most graceful and
prettlly dressed young lady rallied
Waldron. basing the action on my
suspicious, and In his always frank
and truthful way be admitted the soft
Impeachment OF an unusual interest
In the young lady In question He de.
liberately stole march on us. II
seems that when he first came here
and noticed the rent sign. he went to
the Wayland place to inquire some
thing about II. A. II might not hap
pen again In a year, Miss Isabel Vane
was alone In her garden. All the folks
were away except one servant She
was probably lonesome and she and
Wnldron were mutually ATTRACTED to
one another. Anyhow, he remained
there whole forenoon and he has
managed to meet her away from her
home several times since then"
why not at her homer" asked Mrs.
Lynne.
"Ah there Is the crux Of the whole
affair, Miss Isabel Yane Is an orphan
and an heiress with two guardians
one at Brocton, the other here. She
equally divides the year between the
fnHn Tnh I'm nh,
der. is a crotchcty, stern, Suspicious
old bear who is so afraid that his love
ly ward viii fall prey to some schem-
Ing fortune hunter, that he watches
her as cat does a mouse.
Poor boyl" said Mrs. Lynne.
Mr. Lynne had outlined conditions
correctly, Isabel vane and his son
had met sufficient number of times
TO cement an acquaintance that had
very nearly eliminated In unexpress-
ed. but mutual love. John Wayland |
had seen to II that the young people |
did not meet. He denied Isabel no !
rational pleasure that money could |
buy. but AT once set about arranging
20 remove her to her other guardian,
many miles away from Earlylle.
Just one letter Waldron had man.
aged through craft and caution to get
to Isabel In It he had impetuously
confessed his sentiments toward her.
He entreated reply. encouraging, II
II could be so, and then limited ut
campaign where love laughed mt lock-
smiths. A day passed by. two days,
but he received no reply, and he was
at a, point of desperation. He did not
make allowance for the fact that the
watch and ward OF John Wayland had
been set to method where every
move OF Isabel was under the closest
cynosure. II was torture complete to
sit AT the open window of his room and
take within the range OF his vision so
dlstantly q sight of the dainty. fitting
form OF his inamorata. Archery was
about the sole recreation OF Isabel,
and as he noted her In its pursuit he
llkened the punctured targets to the
poignant wounds separation occa-
stoned to his own longing and lacerat-
ed heart.
AZ liit euu VI Nht ihlEu uhl OF uIlN- |
louss woefu waiting. Waldron made
up his mind that Miss vaue was not
inclined to favor his suit Had Il been
otherwise. he reasoned, she surely
would have found some way of COM
with him. He made up
his mind To 90 TO the city. lmmerse
himself IN business and forget his
misery and disappointment. He WIS
seated dejectedly on garden seat
when his little brother Willis came up
to him.
"0h. Waldronl" he hailed, won't
YOU make me bow to shoot With
See. found beautiful arrow right
under the window OF your room"
As waldron casually took the ar
row. he aroused TO sudden animation.
A folded compact fragment Of paper
was discernible. wedged into the cleft |
Of the feather guide. He opened 1t
and a WILD 5av cnrau0 IN hic ovaa ~ |