The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1871-05-04
turned spale,s and his mouth. was set

heart sotteped toward him.. But she.
did not put her pity into words. She
listened to bis slow heavy steps - he.
mounted the stairs to bis chamber, till.
the gate opened with q sharp click, and
she heard Thomas Tyler's brisk. tread
as be came up the walk. Then she ran
to the, kitchen glass to arrange the knot
Of piak ribbons under her chin, and
thought no more of Samuel Dale that
night. ~.. 49,. .....-f
The poor fellow could not sleep for
his aching heart; and when, an hour
later, his room mate came in wbistling
softly to himself with his black eyes
shining, Samuel Dale lay end watched
him from between his half:closed lids.
The man took writing materials from
his trunk, and wes soon busy at work
bending closely to bis task. He ap-
peared to be making acopy Of = letter
spread out before him ; and when it
was completed, and he held up the two
documents side by side, it seered to
Samuel Dale at the distance where he
lay that the work was we'll done, for The
copy might have been mistaken for the
original. Mr.. Tyler scanned the result
Of bis labor critically, nodded his head
once Or twice in appreciation then
locking the papers iu his trunk, betool
himself to bed.
CHPTER II.
The farmer was twice surprised tht
next day. Samuel Dale announced hi'
intention Of leaving the farm when hi
year was out, aud his daughter, will
smiles aud bushes, informed him tha
she had passed her word, provided b
Was willing, to take Thomas Tyler for
husband. /.~, =, q.
"Why, SUSIE" said the old mao
"you strike me all 10 heap! samm,
Dale has been waitin' for you these
three years, and you are. as good a
promised to him, you know. w
reckoned all along on him an 20,
hitchin' horses, an, carryin' on the farm
after l was under ground"
"Father, I never promised to MARI,
Samuel Dale. Living together in tn
same honse, I couldn't we'll help. hi
keeping company with me and perhaps
/ might have thought sometimes
should like him well enough to taxi
him for husband; but that was before
knew Mr.Tyler. I'll marry the mar
Of my choice, father, or III live ant
die an old maid."
Then came cosxing and tears, ant
the easy old man, who bad neve,
crossed his daughters wishes since he
mother died, yielded.
"Well, we'll, Susie, you must hav'
your own way, I suppose?" he said
'aud Tom Tyler's q smart fellow, ant
right handy about the farm" ..
He administered comfort to Samue
Dale in his own peculiar fashion:
| "What's the use of taking it so hard
Sammy? There's likely girls besides
Sue Barclay, who will have you for th'
akin. I wish you'd make up you,
mind to settle down snug and comfort
able, and let things go along in the oil
track"
Samuel Dale shook his head. II hat
best be gone," he said-"best tor he
and best for me. I'd be right glad t.
60 tomorrow, but you have alway
done the fair thing by me, and I can
leave you right in the busy season: n
stay till after harvestiu', aud then II
be of: You dou't know me, Fathe
Barclay. At thought 0: the trick tha
man has played, my blood .uns fire an
my hands itch to get hold Of him. =
might be left to do him . mischie
some day."
"Sho! sho! Sammy you don't mea
it."
Il can't work days, nor sleep night
for the trouble that's On my mind.
amt altogether for my own loss.
twas a good man she'd Tilted me fo'
II muster courage to bear it. Fathe
Barclay, I must speak out, though you
say it's bad blood makes me talk i'll {
the man that's gained where I've los
I.have mistrusted him from the frs
Hes as bold as brass, and his tongu
runs like mill-wheel, but it's little b
finds to say Of his own affairs. An
when you eome down to it, who is he
aud where did he come from an
what has he been about ell his life Z"
'"Susie knows,"5 said the old ma
eagerly: "He told her al about it.
how he was born and brought up
! Conn ectiout, and his father died whe
he was little shayer, and he'd KEEP
his mother an all the children, by b
earnings, till the old lady died and th
children got homes With their relAtion'
and then he came West to seek bis for
tune; and Susie says such good so
will be sure to make . good husband.
Y"Humph r. sald Samuel Dale.
- CHAPTER III.
"Sus,e," called the farmer the nez
Sunday afternoon, shave you bee'
meddin' with this book ?" .,':.'
He stood turning the leaves Of th
family Bible, that always stood on
round stand in the corner Of the kitch
4 en. p" ! "rg :. :l115 ,2H i
"No, father" H. ,: -."~ -. -
"well, somebody has: Here's = mil