The Red Cloud chief., 1878-10-17

and the handle to ", was bis particular
aversion. II would have given Frank
great pleasure ,o have wad"d ia the
blood of the whole Bernard family
At eleven O'Clock th" major and Mel
lie left the dancers. Ia stroll IN the
moonlight -. II Frank could have got
~ him The c~onspicuously tender way
in which he put her shaw around her
created "a volcano ia Frank. compared
a. (which NoauNius was miiincss. When
he went Ia bed that night 1t va. with n
| determination never Ia make l"y" to
Nellie again.
That was how it happened tha, for
six month. he never called 10 see her.
When they met in the streets she gave
him rcprurchful. almost pleading looks.
hut he only bowed coldly lie wonlh
have given aui thing 4" have taken her
In his arms, bui congratulated himself
that ho was not Ia be- drludci hy her
arts. Foolish follow not to know he
might have done 80 taken her into his
arm. for III" asking.
II was II time of great financial de.
preston. Frank Gral'S business was
good, hut collections were slow. For a
year be- had found II hard work To meet
/ his obligations. a note of his for three
thousand dollars would he due in a few
DAYS ut the town bank. The mnn 10
whom he had given 1t II rich old miscr
with u heart of stone had refused 10
renew II, either wholly or in part.
In vain, as the day drew fatally near,
Frank had cndcnvorcd to collect the
money, That failing, equally vain was
his cndcaVor Ia borrow II. Every Onc
seemed To Ice in the same condition ~
himself. lie found. too. that mos,
friendships won't stand n three thous.
and dollar test.
OF course the whole town knew he
was in trouble. Pinch your nose nt one
end of II country town and somebody at
the other end snccy"s.
Nellie Brainard had heard of his diff.
iiculiics. and taking into consideration
that he had not called on her for sew
cral months, seemed Ia take n grca, in.
tcrcst in Frank Gray's affairs. She
questioned aud cross-Qucstioncd until
she had asccrtainc the amount Of the
note, and the day upon which II would
fall due.
Upon that day, at four o'clock. Frank
sat in his Office waiting for the protest,
no had requested the teller of IN" bank.
u friend of his. To bring il. liz had
suffered much all day. III was u proud
fellow, and would rather have lost his
right arm than his financial honor.
In "a little while his friend entered
and exclaimed
''Why, old boy, how pale you arc'
Cheer up!'
But he only answered in u dcspairing
way, 'Givo me the protest.
Frank" was the reply. ''thcrc is no
protest.
The astonishcd man sprang to his
''No protcs,P | cannot understand
it,
Now" said his friend, III YOU will
like n wild Indian. I'll explain
$50 on 90 orr
''Thc note vas paid at tcn minutes Of
three"
Paid lmpossiblc' VIVA, mystery
is thisP'
''Will you be quictp II Is no mystic
~ 10 me. When ! had given up all
hope that you might 10y some chance
raise the money, n middlc.agcd lady
entered. | had never s-cn her before.
She walked up tn the window, and said.
in quite u mattcr.of- fact way. There
Is n note Of Mr.. Frank Gray's, forthrcc
thousand dollars, due here to.dayp" |
asscnicd. Believe mo, | wa astonished
when she said. Here is the money. |
do not wish the note; give 1t to Mr..
Gray"
The mystery is greater than ever"
Frank interrupted.
'Not So fast old boy" his friend
went on. ''You need no, blush when
| tell You | know you love Nellie Brain.
ard. Now do not speak again until |
got through, You may blush il you
wish when ! say | believe that all along
Nellie Braincrd has loved You. Now |
am certain of it,"
Frank gaspcd actually gaspcd.
''iou know she has quite u large de,
posi-, in our bank. Well, this morning
she came in, and, to my establishment,
drew t%wcnty-ninc hundred dollars. Al
three O'Clock the note was paid b> the
middle-aged lady Of whom ! have told
you. ! have since learned that there
is an aun on u visit To Nellie, who an
swcrs the description of that middle
aged woman. Nellie no doub, had one
hundred dollars in cash. and drew only
twenty nine hundred rs n blind"
1t was plain enough. Frank was daz-
ed.
OF course he didn't dress himself re-
gardlcssly that evening before he start
cd to see Nellie! Perhaps he didn't
walk along the road rs though he were
floating! u, no-not nj all!
Perhaps he didn't see through her
assumed GOODNESS when she met him!
Perhaps il was Il long time before they
understood each other!
AT all events, il there had been one
pecping into the parlor nj about nine
O'Clock, he or she would have @ n
very pretty face, looking up from a
manly shoulder, and pretty faces do
NOT grow on manly shoulders of their
own accord.
Whether the chirping sounds that oc-
casionally broke the conversation were
kisses will always remain u conjecture.
We express nc opinion; and the we'd
ding soon following, will help our read
ers to form their own opinion on So