Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-07-31

rest had cleared her perceptions, but it
had not yet freed her from the state OF
mingled perplexity and stubborn de-
cis1on into which she had worked her
self. She was not yielding, but she was
wretched aud regrettul.
T. Suddenly Jack appeared before her,
flushed and glazing, his excitable temper
ament reused to It's highest pitch
- "Arc you insane?" he eiied, Selling her
roughly by the arm. EDO you want to
drive me- to"perdition with your wicked
cruelty? In Heavens name, explain
yourself.' And he fairly painted for
breath.
"Let me go!'' she uttered, sternly; Il
will not have you to touch me. Address
me as if you were at least gentleman
Jack was goaded to frenzy, and an
swered Unexpectedly; so the miserable
quarrel ragged high. No explanation was
given; mutual determinations passed back
and forth. -, At last Sallie tainted him
with his Irritation with Laura Beamis.
$50 it is for petty jealousy that you
treat me 500" he cried.
mo, she answered. ut is because |
know you to be dishonorable."
At the word Jacks heated face turned
pale as death. The two foolish people
were now at white heat.
at IS lie," said he, in a voice Of omi-
nous calm. And she, as sternly and
quietly, sent him from her, with orders
never to return. So he turned upon his
heel and left her there, and their bond
was broken.
I After this the days went on quietly
enough. Night succeeded day with re-
morseless regularity. No one knew what
Sallie Hill suffered: no one knew what
she would have given to recall her bitter
words. She had cast Jack away without
counting the cost; she had learned at
| last that she could not afford it; she was
a Bankrupt in happiness. Gradually the
slim, naughty figure grew sl1ghter and
less erect; the proud little mouth soft
ened, and let fall words Of piety with
greater readiness than of old. she was
growing meek through pain. One month
changed her as year might have done.
Talking one day with Laura Beamis,
who was growing stronger and more
cheerful, she looked down at her ring
less finger with deep detection, and
Laura, following her eyes said, sudden
ly:
"Sallie, hoped you would have mar
ried Jack Arnold. I knew him in l.;
he is such good fellow He and I
once had little innocent Irritation, be-
or-before-wcll, when 1 first left
Rockdale, and have always since
thought of him as friend. You're not
engaged to him?"
"No," replied Sallie, in tone which
forbade inquiry.
$50 that was ALL" she thought II
believe I have lost all for nothing-tor
nothing! But it is too late.' Still her
pride never dreamed of bending.
But further re velations were to come.
At last a "Pinafore" company visited
Rockdale, and Sallic, seated by rustic
swain, who basked in the cold light of
her rare smiles, heard with languid pleas
ure the inimitable opera. Suddenly, like
the jest;of hooking fiend, there broke
upon her ears the fatal words which had
helped to destroy her peace, the familiar
"What! never?" "Harzly ever" Strange
words to be associated with hcartache and
misery! Yet, absurd as it may seem, they
were to Sallie's ears freightcd with
drearier spell than the ancient cabalistic
mutterings Of which our wizard, or the
fateful utteranccs of the oracles. For this,
thus mere quotation, this idle joke, she
had wrought herself into a state of virtu-
Gus Indignation and angry suspicion of
the man she loved And she lost him.
This was the bitterest touch; yet more
was to come.
When she reached home, Auntlc Trib
met her with a rucfu, countcnance. "My
grief! Sallie,"- she exclaimed; II don't
b'lievc you treated Jack Arnold right
Here's a letter from Free sayin' Jacks
down with typhus fever, or somcthin'
like it, and he says you We killed him, and
that we must come down to L-right off.
But, law me! what's he thinkin' of, want
in you to run your head into contigu-
Gus diseased" :(Auntie Trib's words we've
often changed at birth, like the captain
and Ralph, when she spoke in haste.)
"Why, you might as we'll face small pox
as typhus-not but what I'm sorry for
| Jack; but of course we can't co."
Co" cried Sallie, who had snatched
, the letter. ''Try to keep me, that's all I!
| I must go to-night-to-night! It's ty-
, phoid, rot typhus, auntie. Oh, if could
[ take it and d1e Oh, Jack! jack" and
quiet, dignifed Sallic broke down, and
walled like child.
They could not 90 that night; there
, was no train till daybreak; but Sallie
made ready for their journey with fever
| ish energy. Her poor bcwildered aunt
| demonstrated feebly, but in vain; she
was whirled off in the early morning
light, and sat in dazed condition on
Ill
and with ~Sallie's white infexible face
f beside her, gazing straight forward like
mournful Fate. How the young proud
heart had been humbled that night in
prayer and tears! Would the journey
| never end?
It ended at last; and Jack, who was,
I am bound to say, not quite so ill as
Free had represented, awoke from sleep
to find bending over him--not the fair
!, avenging goddess of his late troubled
dreams, but the sweet woman whom he
loved. Of course he forgavc her; of
) course he recovered. What would you
} expect? He was tender and vehement,
: and grief and perplexity and remorse
} had broken him down; but}he. was vigor-
: Gus, and 10Y and confession and forgive
ness restored him. Of course you knew
r from the first how the story would end
Ii it is but trifing. tale Of d tempest in a
, teacup. But Sallie had learned a lesson
t which she never forgot.
, How Jack laughed when: he heard her
explanation! i GAS '.Pinofore' was the
. cause of our despair" he said, "lct Pima.
fore express our newly-recovered happi-
! ness.'' 49,.
. And he began to sing, feebly and i'll
) correctly, but still heartily.
"'oh, joy! Oh, rapture unforseen!"
0 Free and Auntie Trib stood by: like a
s'kindly chorus" smiling benevolently
b "I'll never be so foolish again. said
poor Salhe, meekly. -.
e eWhat! .nevef?n Kissed Free, in stage
> whisper,
s'sNo, of course she never WILL" cried
a Auntie Trib, failing to recognize the
t. joke, although it had been explained t.
3 her a, great many times. With which ex.