Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-05-06
An Amateur NOvelist's First Attempt
ut a Thrilling Story.

resented to have been written by the
Office boy, aged ii years. The title is
ALL FOR HER.
twas sultry day in the month of the
roses (our story opens in one of the
western states) as young lady was sit
ting on a fallen tree, sketching the Land
skape before her. this young lady's
name was lille thornton. she had large
blue eyes and large masses of golden
hair. ~ wonder why Harry Mills cares
so much for me. he really does not love
me-" she unused. "Ah. YES | do. lille:
YOU are the only woman | will ever care
for" the speaker was a young man.
apparently % years of age. he had
large hazel eyes and curly chestnut hair,
& his features were regular. lido you
really care for me, harry asked lille,
in a suppressed tone. '.why. Of course
do, lille; you know do" replied
harry. "then why don't You make a
preposel to me-" laughed lille be-
cause you would not except it, how
do you know would not?'' replied Ill
lie, laughing loudly again. .then, will
YOU be my wife?'' asked harry. laugh
ing in his turn. "why, Harry Thorn
ton, don't you know that papa would
not agree to it, for thouht YOU was
going to live bachelor all your life,'
replied lille, in sober tone, - that was
only fun" replied harry. "Well, harry,
you know that i am engaged TO my
cousin, James Thornton. No, did
not know it, and ask you once more to
be my wife," replied Harry. in cold
tone. 81 really can not. harry" re-
piled lille, also in a cold tone. .'then
we part in anger; my curses are upon
your cousin" said he, angrily; so he
went away, and lille never saw him any
more that month.
.5 years had passed, and sitting in her
drawing-room was lille thornton. she
was not married, because her cousin died
of heart disease. As she sat she muir
INJURED Bitterly. "Oh, harry. how sor-
~ am; drove you away: oh. come
back to me: am DYING she cried,
throwing herself down on a sofa near
by, and, swoonng away, the servants
all ran TO her assistance. We must now
return to harry, as he turned away in
anger and wended his way toward his
hotel, where he was Boarding. He
murmured as he went, 90 viii quit this
place imeditially, and 90 to the CONT
nent;'' so he went in and packed up his
things and crossed the ocean. :. must
try to forget her." he unused, bitterly.
he went to rhome and established him.
self as Il artist. ) years passed. and he
resolved to visit his country again: so
he crossed the ocean again and went to
his birthplace. as he rhode past the
manor in which lille lived he noticed
signs of disturbance. he asked the old
gate-keeper what was the matter. the
old man shook his head and said. ''oh,
marse harry. Miss lille am going on
about YOU awful Z" is not miss lille
married." asked harry in warm tone.
:. why, laws, no; didn't you know that
her cousin died?" :. can l see her?' ask
ed Harry again, in another warm tone.
.why, yes, indeed replied the old
man; :. walk right in the dining-room.
harry went in and saw lilly reclining on
a sofa. ..oh, harry" she cried. :. this
will kill me- she sobbed, have not
you forgotten me?" asked harry. coldly.
:" do not talk that way pleaded lille,
in soberly tone. Z" have come to ask
you to be my wife, again replied har-
ry. Yes, Harry, l WILL cried lille.
q come to my arms, my darling" cried
Harry, ioyfully.
There was quiet wedding in the
manor after month, and Harry and
lille are happy after all that past.