Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-08-28

Ill missions of this kind, sometimes
with danger. Oh, Lide," said
with q sudden tremor Of terror,
We might have been tksown of that
horrible mc1, ard horses, eHisxtmS
and all come to sudden and
awful grief, had I lost presence of mind
that dire extremity"
az was afraid 60" l replied, "and
took . long breath when / saw you cit
= Higgins aaoiAAHGA Ifpr-
one GO frth is
JkkiY1ast offer
Mery last, j 4H yop."
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1t the wedding finery that Uttered our
room, when there was q ring at the
boarding house bell, and presently the
maid Knocked at our door, with the mes
sage that Q visitor wa waiting for Miss
Violet in the parlor. We both thought
it was NJ Bxxtek sn{S Violet cunning
3 s.3.klkeFPa sI ke:ss sa III ssl ~
put some roses in her hair, and nodding
to me with q pretty blush, fed lightly
down stairs
Ten minutes later she came back to me
pale and trembling ;rtba roses had fa}leu
fplA heytsfNSftdfip pm les gEsheels;
~ aasfsd sh& 6A&dAJ With a gsskr aof
distraction. !.
"Go down, Lide," she faltered-"do
go down and get rid of him if you can.
Don't stop q moment. There lisa person
there, old acquaintance-perhaps he had
better hear of my engagement from you."
us 10 another offer Of marriage,
Violet"
EYES, yer, Pm afraid So" she replied,
"Do 20 down, Lide. You know Mr..
B.xsef 1Ay-f!?1sreEat sfgsym6enedk
iEsnt dOwh fp1RiHg (Ees he ix 10
]Gctkd lOvers In ny mind. and upon en-
teriDg the parlor I saw Mr.. Higgins lean
ing against the mantlepiece, with his hat
in his hand. He was we'll brushed and
shaven, and I nav at once that the gray
material had been made up for the boys,
and that Providence had ordered the
turning Of NJ. Higgins haask PANTS
variable pallOr, and that the muscles of
his face were ~.witching in an alarming
manner.
"How DE do, Miss Elixaf' he said.
Where's your sister-where's Vi'letf
l hope | didn't brighten her; she looked
80 ike them little things in the woods
tkey ksl5 Sftbr htts sI4sWs4 and 1esh
Ike 0heh the ssp's beginniI to start in
the arliest spring, no meltin' with"
slows your wife, Mr.. Higginsr' !
aid, abruptly, to bring him to his senses
But It only precipitated matterA
"She's dead and buried, ma'am, this
six weeks and more, and Betsy shsfs .
keepin' hOupsfof ne; and bti4pFg dNite
unstrung WIT With night-watchins and
worry with one thing aud t'other, il
seemed to me / had to come, whether OF
no; and ] says to Betsy, says I, thought
l gor and abe nays to me, says she, You
mOught, and the sooner it's over with,
the better and Bety's sensible woman,
Miss Eliza, ~ you willAlbw's
"Avery sensible woman, Mr.. Higgins;
and now may ! inquire the nature oil
your business with mel"
THE natur of my b~usiness?" he 10
peated, sinking into = chair, twirling hil
hat between his knees, and looking a
the carpet. why, hem't Vflet told
tNMAmfnhsps to The Alnighty soshin'i
Sbinf-t& upsq me now IvobSen sorely
fStT1eASnsaa4@A1y he&0sfee1 adfUAdf6IlS
skittish. / thought she'd told yOu-she
said she would. There amt no manner
o use o shillyshallying. vilet kin hev
ht1R< H6h kin5c(nS1 md nalS itsySaI
homie yearin and year out; and - fol
me, I'll BE- her b0unden slave."
mi. Higgins" l began sternly; but
suddenly be raised his head and looked
ut me, and / nav something in his face
that paralysed the indignant words upon
my npAs The pupils Of his eyes ven
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thst moment might have cost untold in
convenience and trouble.
II hope to tn Almighty nothin's goin
TO upset me now" be repeated, piteonsly
"Mr. Higgings." / aid, gently, YOU
are not vel, and Violet i startled an
ssn .1 das'; X, YGS 1850 p gsesls ~
aSarely, ma'am, surely"
well, ] give you my word, Nj. Hig
gins, that II You 90 quietly home again
everything shall 81 right, and you shall
hear from Violet without delay"
Thank you, ma'am," he said, bu
made no effort to move. Why, hers,
the very posy that fell out Of her hair,
he aid, taking it tenderly in his hand.
"You can take that with you" IMid
I'VE must 90 nov" He Us SEARCH,
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