Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-01-16

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49, II ~ mem. and Imlah Jacobs
s1oed- rererdine III. amazed.
The ssns beautiful face and noble
head ahe remembered 70 we'll, only with
the strength Of : true manhood in its
perfect lines and curves, and-alas! the
same stunted, dwarfed body.
"Imlahi" she cried, extending. her
hand, freely, yethaf ti~midly-and there
waa : world Of plying, tender regard in
the cry.
aCan you pardon my intrusion? /
wanted 90 much 10 see my old friend"
HI smiled courteously.
~ should b most grateful. Will
Min Wilhelm be seated?"
mo. Louie Wilhelm came to see
you, Imlah; your friend in the years
agone. II she may not be considered q
friend now, she will Co."
With the words Louie moved away,
but stood still to listen to the response.
DO mot be hard. In the years gone
BY, / had not learned the society dis
tinctions that should have kept US apart.
When / am worthy TO be called the
friend Of Miss Wilhelm, | shall be only
too happy to receive the privilege"
Panied, repulsed, angered, the girl
went out silently, left the cottage-for-
The dverf eank on h;s knees and
~.tchad the yetreating f;gure. his face
MA and drawn with suffering; watched
With earer. brilliant eyer, till the stately
form vss far .wav. and hidden com.
niete,v her covered the eves mat could
veen' with his slender. burning
hsnds for an instant. murmurinr sweet.
fond vords n nassionate sorrow. Then
stsrr.red ~eoLIv to his feet. took mis-
nlsce n his table and re-
h;s I.for;ons stndv
The favored love Of Louise Wilhelm
had followed her to her snmmer retreat.
She Tiled his manly HOMAGE. admired
histalent. ana h;s handsome nhvsioue-
Il ~ loved him abe did mot know IL.
Thev snent dav After dav d~eliphtfully
tocether. Other friends came aiso. Al
hey fsthsr,s des;re Touise filed the farm
house v;th merrv unests. and the weeks
sned liza one cslaedsv. She forgot her
dissnnointmenf aver fmlah's refusal to
sccert h.r rroa.r cf fr;endsh;n-almost
forrot the existence Of the poor dwarf.
eor <. -. ..Idcr 800 Nv epvorn erd
abs did nnA 80 n. iAse As.ia
There came . breathless August day,
the air like that from a monster furnace,
the sun pouring doWn beams that bent
the crest of every green plant. And on
this day Louise was taken alarmingly
i'll. The morning had been cool enough
for comparative comfort, and some o.
the guests had proposed q picnic excur
sion to . place of interest which had
been several times discussed among the
merry-makers. The young hostess, feel
ing the approach of illness, concealed hel
pain, and babe them go without her
pleading household duties As her excuse
They left her rather unwillingly, but o.
course without any anxious thoughts
And it SO happened that Mr.. Wilhelm
was Obliged to 20 away to q neighborin,
town that day, and Mrs.. Wilhelm wa
left alone with her step-daughter.
Toward noon Louise gave way to tn
pain that could no longer be suppressed
and her step-mother, becoming alarmed
ct symptoms she did not understand, be
gan to cry that a physician must be sum
moned.
"There il no one to send for one
mother" moaned poor Louise: "they ar
ali gone
1Rut We must have one. child. If
have - 90 myselfO was the frantic ar
sver.
II vaa three miles In the nearest nh,
sician's once. MI Wilhelm rsn to !:
outer door: M one vas ia sieht. even 4
the meadow. the men had ali sourh
shelser for their LONG noontide rest. III
looked helplessly toward the farmhouse
near by. Tondeyinp whom she MIGHT as;
70 some ont into the dreadful heat. n
sharp-faced woman was not liked by he
neiohhon and she knew r. Her ev
fel7 an the tinv DWELLING across the farn
vhere imIsh jacoha was living.
0Ha,Ii m for Tnn;se. thonvh he uoul
NOT for me-" she thonoht bitterly. an
6ev sv.v over IN felds
Her storv A.. hr;eav tnld The av.,
did not look n her ace that hard fac