Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1868-01-11
RIGHT AT ST.

"IIl have it decided, one way or the other,
before the sun sets,' said Royal Warner i'm
pe,uously, as he folded q little billet and
placed i, in an envelope. Il am not tult
of thistle-down, to be blown hi,her and you
on the summer wind Ct . woman's freaks
and fancies, Ifshe'll IN AIRY me, well aud
good-if not. will make up my mind to
endure it as best may
He was tall, rugged young fellow, with
bright curls, Aeck-d with chestnut gold !;
dark, sparkling eyes, aud forehead EN-.
Drowned with the suns and showers Of ,weu-
ty-six years OF homes, toll
She kaows well enough that love her.
sohl24u sed Royal as he wsls,d along lie
fragrant solitude of the qoie, country lane.
Perhaps she II tbiuk .Ls letter li.,le ab-
rups, but then she's perfectly aware what a
'oush and tumble sort of fellow | am.'
The letter .f, r. mentioned did par,ake
slightly Of the elements Of abruptness, nor
was Royals apprehension altogether grounds
less. Thus it read:
MY DEAR oo"cAs-"Hi you marry me :
Les, or 60
ROYAL WARNER
"For there's no earthly use ia beating
about the oush,' thought honest Royal
Seven words are az good as seventy"
As Dorchs Brown, standing in the milk
room, reeped doHu ia the brown stone jar
to see how much cream she had amasset,
something like tiny white bird filtered
down on the hoor BESIDE her.
Good grace Gus: :" sad Dercas, with Il
Iit':e start, "wbass tha: aud where did il
coule from 2
The rosy crin's>n swept over h>r face as
she read he brief wvrds.
''N'sJvst like Royal T. she laughed to her.
self. Yes, or no? We'!-l ,n,uk-yes ~
SO Miss lo:css Grey, upstairs to hcr
room, ard wi.hou; ever stopping to puiI the
sleeves dow" over her plump arms, wro:r !:
"Ml UEA. Ho.A.-Ics.
nrEcAs Bxowx."
81 think tha: j, dscii, d clouyh for him =
said Doreas. "Aud how Shall eyer get il,
to him witnont NV t..hsrS lnswls4.se ur
waits ne t. L. Mr.. .tue Ili.s,nur.'
>hs 4,,itA.c1 =. III. .reA:. ..,I lA.A leane!
~, Of TIE x:,.4r~.
la the s.nSblne ou The .loors.ep, sat / I'm
nv Ives, poo, Aalf-wuteu fellow. via h,ran
ttrands, did odd Jobs and made himself
generally useful IN Farmer Browns e-,aL-
Ishmeul-a man in years, but child in
mind
"Tommy!" whispered Dorcas softly
Yes, Miss Iorcas." saia th. ,..,r fellow
starting suddenly from his doze.
"I want YOU to take this note to Mr.
Warner for M. Aud Tommv-"
"Ies, Miss Dorcas."
"Be sure aud don, let nv father Geo il.
Remember that, Tomny.'
Tommy promised, and started on his mis-.
sion. but meeting Farmer Brown in the
keeping room be acted so shsepi.h tha, the
farmer SUSPECTED some ething wrong. and cro.s
examined him severely. After the old man
had left Tommv looked for bis note and .t
ss, p,ts,ea . ,nrr;,o saIc-or,,,,s,;o, as T..
drew a little billet ont from tbs tabIe arawer
.I dom, exac,,v mind nu,t;,, !, ths,s h,,
I s',os. I mas, ha, aonaso Nav Mr. R,rsl
shall have il ou;eksr."
And Tonmv .nea avav und.- tho shsl.
ter;ng shadow of the elm Tree that friuo,d
,ha lawn
"For ~, Tonnv,
"Y.s for xou Mr. Eoval Miss D,,c,s
SAWS Take it to Mr. Warner for me- And
a,n', Va, L., f,,la, sac !, nm No .cco,,,r
Sal didn't let him sss IL"
ua watcb.a Tommy el RING a,ong on;cl1y
hv ,hs road s;as h.fore he on.,ed the t,,ssa
h;lht.
1t wa. utterly and entirely blank, but
scarcely Llanker than Royal Warmers face,
as he turned the sheet this way and thai,