The Red Cloud chief., 1874-10-31
"Oh. Aunsy," ssys she, Il ksov

believe he IL gone. / ean's, ! cas't."
"when the baby Gie1-the only
one We ever had though, | never
should believe it," said /, Bat |
kad job: AID yeu have your mother
aod sister, Mi!ly."
At that she burs, into tears. AID
pat her head down on my koee.
Il must tell you," said she. They
wan; NE to marry Captain kincaid-
He's cour,iug me. He fell in love
with me the Dighs he brought the
uews to Mrs. Captain Kswdon; Va.
there sewing and heard it all. Oh,
; how cruel to fall in love with . poor
girl at such . time! Aud he s.kea
me to be his wife. Aud mother and
Fanny shall always have . home. he
says. And you know how poor We
a.e. And they're angry 1t me tor
saying ID. Aud how eau |, how Eat
l, when my heart is IN the q With
Wilie?'
Captain Kincsid!" l ,aid, and |
cOuliu't say any more she took ny
breath away. She Was q nice. pretty
girl: bu, the Captain 10 rich. e!e-
/ CANT and stylish. And Old family he
came Of. too. It vas an honor for
Milly More.
Not just yet" said I, after while
"Perhaps you'll feel better. He's
old / know. t1. he's y splendid man
You tool said he. You ;o"!'
No body understands. 1t isn't u. It
I had made u, my mind. like all the
rest. Will will always be o living
man 10 my mind. ] don't think sn'
one ever loved but'inr. Nobody under
ssxnds-nobody."
kis.ei her an | co ,xei her; ani |
said 10 word about her changing her
mind; but for oil TIA;
KEEP, thinking oft in = kind Of =
maze
Captain Kiocaia, such . gentle.
man As that! Old a. he was. could
she fail TO see the houor?'
But when / told job. rays he:
Jerusalem! Why don't he 90
after some widder or an oldish sa!?
M,Iy is too young for him. Poor
Will VIA: = pity. They jest suit.
ed each Other
couldn't help i: though. Mrs.
Captain kincaid would have things
that Milly More could never dream
Of: silk dresses and velvet closks.
jewelry, aud stuffed chairs in her best
rooms, q silver Ice pitcher Il she cho>s
like Mrs. Captain RawIon. She
might have 4 carriage, too. and . pair
Of ponies. Aud ! liked Miliy. and
wouldn't have envisd her her luck one
BIT; and l didn't wonder 1t Mrs.
More and Fanny.
Once having given me her eondds"-
ce. Miliy didn't stop; snd MrA More
came over to talk about IL. too, uu;i
at las, l fairly up aud aided With tbs
old lady.
"MNly," says L; "WM Is gone,
aud you aren { his widow. to wea'
weeds oil your lfs-nos that NAM
DO, &c they can help il, seeuss to n,e-
aud Captain Kismid is - good 81
man Gan be. and yea'h Be happy viii
him. You can't help loving him \
much q. there's any Decd to love
ARsr that she stopped taking muct
to me. She used 70 give me strange
looks though. l knew Ill sbout It
knew :ha, Ler heart Vas in the sea
but Will Was gone and Why shoult
she refuse what Providence offereo
The Captain staid at the por
three months, and ut last We WORRIED
her into promising to be his wife-ol'
Mrs. More. Fanny and |. She jus
gave rp at last.
al don't matter much, after all.
she said. Il must be going gu Il
my mind. for 1 never can stop watch
ing ami hoping. l shall DIE scon.
suppose, whether | marry or not.
After that size never spoke Of WI
and Mrs. More told me she vas en-
gagged ; aud she woie . diswcnd r,n.
upon her Guger. Aud the day befor'
the ship sailed she was TO marry Cap
tain K;ncaid, 80 that she might go &
Europe With him
A year and three months since tn
! Goldeu DIVE went down. Welt, .
one can tell wis, changes u Mtie wtii
wlll bnps. l used 70 hope that
T hauu had much han! N II alter I'll
| though, il ove:., and reUewbrrr,
poor Will aud how he took her 10 b.
arms under the syosa.ese.
But then. you zee. Mr.. More
+, sight had failed, 80 that she cculdn
10 6ue sewing, and Fanny wasn't d
: much accouns except to look n. !
xas hard life that lay before Miiiy
lt was good for her 10 marry Csp'
Kiucaid, AMI have rest and comfvrt
o wasn't il?
$ 10 morrow is the wedding" sai
5 10 Job. ITS going to be IN th
church. Miss Salisbury il 6nishsn
e uy silver gray popliu. Ii Get. .pl