Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-09-10

tse1sftsd, and poor Ton Dswliah nsarly
h~saxtrbroken, and yet hesaid he did mol
lovo hinl AAhi you don't care lol
mel" II repeated, artfully enough; fol
. avcwsl g his own feelings had evel
a6hl Ido, Ido," she aid; and cover.
ing her fAce with her hands, lot her bead
dIoop down upon his shoulder.
CHAPTER II.
AYrxR THE SUMMER.
~ hate school," Frankly Poole in
foruasd her M morning, - he mt on
To table while she sewed 9 button ON
his trouserA II should like to b =
sailor."
a0oodnssl Master Frankly, what's
put that into your headf,
aOhl nothing; only Tom Dawlish was
falling me shout It; what they did in
wrecks, you know, and all that. / should
hke to b on . raft, / should" and he
drew his naked toes up ON to the table,
and wriggled them about 1t the thought
Of the great thingshe would do. "Tom's
coming to-day. / heard mamma say %;
and II he isn't gone when come back
this afternoon, / shall ask him more
shout II"
aTd toll him not to 20 filing the
child's head with such nonsense, only I
don't want to got In his way" Mary
thought. But somehow Tom got into
her way that afternoon.
"Look here, Mary he said; II want
to speak to You. II INIT that I want you
70 look ct me II You haven't . mind to,
though goodness knows I'd do anything
for you; but / don't want to zee . nice
girl like you . lowering Of yourself BY
Walking out with . chap Ike Alfred
Hillf"
whats It got 70 do with you I" she
asked angrily.
"Why, Just this, that I've found out
. bit about him, and he's only laughing
ct ron, and thinking you are . nice look.
Ing girl when you are dressed up, to wall
about with; but - for marrying you
he'll NO more do It than that"-end he
snapped his fingers, tho what that action
had to do with Mr.. Alfred Hill's inten-
tions be did not explain. why, he's
going to marry the daughter Of Mr..
Brooks, what travels for the firm, that's
what he's going to do. Ask him, and
So II he can deny 1t. Why, it's coming
Oh directly, only she's nothing to look
At, 20 he ian't fond of allowing her of
but she's got some money, abe has, and
plays on the piano and looks . lady"
"How do you know it," Mary asked,
her very lips turning white, for her ex
acting heart knew that he had fallen of
lately, and that he was mot what he had
been In the spring 1.-THE summer va,
over.) Not that for . single moment shs
believed Toms words."
Why, I work there, and the servan,
told me. Besides, I've seen him 60 Their,
courting."
az don't believe It. You ought to b,
aGhamed Of yourself" and she rushe(
away to hide her gathering tears ant
frightened face.
She wrote to him, asking him to NEE
her that night; but he replied with n
excuse that made her heart sick. III
would meet her tomorrow saturday
afternoon in Remington Gardens II sh,
liked, he said; and to this she consented
and for the first time, and for his sake
Wa false to her charge of Frankly.
"You rum about, Master Frankly
dear" abe said; II want to talk to
friend of mine-but don't 90 out o
sight;" and then In her bewildermen
she forgot Ill about him. Alfred Hill
| looked rather bored than otherwise, bu
The wa - smiling and shiny - evel
She hardly greeted him when he ~
pesfed, but s6e looked Il him with 81
a. >I~&v~Alor sA> k.I n~>v fn1k Co It.
intensi6ed BY her fear. He sat dow
beside her, and elegantly crossing hi
leg, began tapping his highly-polishe
boots with his bone-headed cane.
! ALFRED" she said, crossing be
hands and looking 1t him straight In tn
face, "is it true that You are going I
got married directlyf"
"Who's told you sor'
ut ian't any account who told; IL
} true q you arc going to marry Mi
Brooks because she plays ON the pians
and he's money, and" The tears cam
Into her eyes, and her lips quivered Wit
anguiah. "Oh, It INIT truei Ikno,
II isn'tl" and lhe touched his hand /
her dismay, and looked up into his fa<
with al her hearts story written In hs
eyes.
|, III don't 10 Why 1t shouldn't b, an
/ % there's the long and short Of It. Il
> no use making . fum about II, my De-
GIRL"
"Dut II ian'ti It ian'tf ahe said q
, pealingiy.
swell, yss, It II true" he mid slowl,
: not daring to look her in tho face; 81
you may q wcll know it at once"
She stood up before him. "Truei I
you mean to say, Alfred, after all that
!. pamed between N, that You are going
s. married TO some oneelse"
~ really don't know what you MED
: BY what has passed between uA' Yo
, really couldn't think / was going
marry youf"
"Why couldn't r.
well, / don't wish to hurt your fee
!; ingh but consider the difference In OF
: position& One walks out with q prett
: servant girl, but one doesn't marry her.
"You ore not . gentleman, - 20
! think youIself, Alfred Hill" she sai
aowly. "You arc dressed like one, bg
you N Just . bit Of Z clerk, not an
{ better than . respectable girl like me
you are not . gentleman. A gsntlema
doesn't try TO take . girl's good nam
. and win her heart - you have done.
! Mary often wondered that she fought h>
battle y ahe did; but she seemed 20 hav
No feeling than, only to realize tn
, which would came hereafter.
: "Tm very sorry that you let yourse
fall In love with me-" he said, tappin
: his boot again. ~ thought you woul
have had moro pride, At any rate till 20
were asked.n
"More pridei What do you take N
: forf' abe asked, her cheeks aushin,
" Do you think I'd 70 out with one,a IN
talk to him, and Lot him talk to me
) you've done. II I hadn't cared for hin