Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-05-21

parents IN the Stats Of Missouri: had
panionately loved I young girl in the
town where he lived, and his description
Of her was 70 pretty and 70 vivid that /
declare Il brought into my mind that
other girl who was waiting for me- down
in the Wallamet valley. 70 get the
means to marry her he resolved to 80 to
California. He went was G~ucccssful,
and, full Of joyful anticipation, returned
to find that she had married another.
The man, the husband, had played them
false, told tho girl that her lover wa
dead, and married her himself. When
he came out of the brain fever which
this news gave him, he was invited to an
evening party in the town. To this
party came his love and her husband;
and when he put out his eyes to welcome
her their eyes met, and both know then
how they had been betrayed. From that
hour the man took to evil ways, and the
Arst victim VA the false husband. He
became . desperate outlaw. Once again
he saw his love; he met her In the streets
| of Sacramento; she wa married again;
and ahe turned from him with q CRY OF
aversion. Yes, he might be . desperate
man now, he added, but he had had his
trials. I suppose / should have done
society q benefit had I shot him u he
sat there, but / did not. Perhaps you
won't believe that I felt q sort Of pity
for the fellow, but I did. Well, morn.
ing came at last. Isent Edwards to gel
the door open, and escorted nay visitor
out, telling him that there was not room
for him in that part of the country, and
that he had better quit 1t for another.
"And did hef"
II suppose 70, forhe never attempted
to modest me again. Not long after
heard of his death. He met his fate
east of the mountains"
"And what of that pretty amazon,
Joseph l am SURF ahe was almost q
good to you ~ . guardian angel, coming
on horseback to give you warning"
"Was she mott And / had returned
it by behaving 20 unhandsomely to her
But now, / Just ask you, would II hav,
been proper 70 let her come In OF tina
weeks visit, and Ia young man with
"At any rate, you did not. But hav.
1 yVV VVVk 6OCAA A1OA o4uCC
"Once; it VA in Frisco. She va
married and staying ct the same hote
with me. Hell husband was q tall, dash
ing man, what with you would be Gale,
gentleman, and very wealthy. She ha,
been lucky, you Sec. ! knew her q
soon ~ she came into tho dining-room
and in . few minutes I NV that sh.
recognized me; but she did not take AMI
notice and neither did 1. She told M
with her eyes that she remembered, blu
there was m appealing glance in then
which I interpreted rightly. After din
ner We got into conversation, tn
three of Us, Just a. strangers will do in
hotel, and l found the husband . verl
intelligent, well-informed man. In part
ing / got Just . word aside with her. :.
am glad to meet you again, and thus
said. sHushl' she answered, Il thanl
you for your reticence. In the past oil
. life that has been composed of ups and
downs there il generally something o.
other lying on the memory that VI
don't care to recall or proclaim to the
world"
"And about the young girl in tn,
Wallamet valleyf"
II never found her." replied Joseph
plaintively. "Truth to say, / neveI
started fairly to look for her. Perhap
it il ~ WELL"