Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-29

night gonsf Il Wa the DAWN. ma
coSdnem Of de1olation now. He took =
terrtble grind at mathematics that nisht
ana 2 next day presented himself Is
1oEo the pEofemog and aakod Of him the
pEo9ise Of his niecs IN marriage, only to
recetve IN letuEn the latest and cuftest
md most insulting Of orders never to
daxksn thoss doom again.
.isksi Nary ny wiiS."
Ths Professor looked ct him and burst
Into : furious, roaring laugh. "Tooral-
loosaiFs - ths peo1saoT. *Bseonsl"
Ts~wAnssr wUre xway st last, and II
IL peofsnor kept the Rose from her
lover, he could mot keep the color from
ths velvet cheek II he were near, the
glow from the darkling eyes If she were
there, tho smile, forgetful Of all creation,
a the lips Of both. He began to hate
Adrain. He would have been glad to
mark him out Of existence, II marks
could have done tout Of his college
existence ct any rate; but the boy gave
him no chance. He deserved NO repri-
mand, and none could be tortured into
shape for him. He studied ga machine
works He covered himself with laurels
all The moro he would rather they had
besn rosss.
"Who 10 tho beggarfs the professor
growled one spring day, when they met
Him In The square again, and, the bare
headed silent reverence ended, he had
passed. on without greeting. "Who IL
the beeraYfs growled the uncle Redmond,
/" 20 whom you choose to give . glance
when I forbid til, who stand In your
dead fathers shOesf A hshing mer.
chant's son, indeedl One might sup
poss that, reared o. ron have BEEN, tho
very thoughtof such connection would
snell 10 Heaveu,"
"He never touches hah," said Ella,
feeling Obliged 10 answer, although II he
had been 4 fisherman on the Brador
coast, Il would have made no difference
with her. "He never sees them. He
sits st . desk In = counting-room, miles
away from the warehouses. and hia
clerks write tn books all day. And
Adrian will do % too"
Ha II rich, then, l SUPPOSED"
is her abe asked i~nnocently. ~
never thought, indeed" ;.
he b not rich enough 70 have you."
Wa the veply.
"Yea uncle, be surely will" said the
timid thing. solemnly, with her heart In
her mouth, but ready to die for hel
faith. Then something In Greek ex.
ploded, loud and angry, from the pro.
beasor's throat; and Be never again let
his ward out Of his dght when The had
crossed the threshold. Love laughs at
locksuiths without doubt; but this lock.
saith was very skillful. It wa almost
midsummer, and not one word had
Adrian hard from the lips of his Ro~,
and letter after letter had been returned
unopened. But his ardor Wa unchang,
ed; his leve burned with the same whitl
Aame. although there were only smiles
and glances to teed the fre.
And now at Last the college LIE VA
drawing to . clos, and Adrian VA tn
claM post. Perhaps his pasion had
warmed genius into life; there had nsvel
beea such . poem uttered there before
but no other poet had had those tender
ysaxning eyes before him With the tear
suspended In them, that face 20 Ike I
Aower In the fresh dew. More organ
grinding" growed the professor.
The lovers met IN the press, tor on,
instant, not long afeerward, - that poE
tton OF the exercises ended. And whel
hs left her side . great bunch OF ~.
roses vas In her hand, the most deli
cious dewy 300, whose perfume swep
around her ~ an atmosphere. b.
tns professor nad retrieved euafo. ~
lynx eye caught light Of . white CLEAN
smon9 ne Soses. ne go them suGaen
" ons 9! neg nsnos aossEacsea : iittl
note Mo AVE re lower BACK % nel
H. ne aiipped . note INTO ms CO..
poo9cG
~ pity snat the professor oi9 no
Eea0 mat note oeio!e next oay. Ans
Whas VA wr1ssen mere:
any RosK-Ifs your affection for m
d IN Il VA, n all that my adoring lov
for you would claim, You will hold Thea
roses IN your hand tonight a. you ente
the reoeption-rooms Of Rex. II at an,
time In the couns Of tho night, whel
tho band y playing the Lander walt'
o. when II n playing little buttercup
you lift these sweet red roses to you
swoeter faces and bury your face theE
tor Que long moment, | shall know thu
you can no longer endure this tyfann
that parts ma Ny horses win await Y
at The gates and when you IN my wifi
81 neither professor, nor uncle, o an
one on earth can part what God ha
Joined sogstheR."
But he didn't read it. There was nc
<An ~c~nr% suak %h>~. ~c-nhcI~ :
somsthlng occupied his time excluaiv,
y; and when he might have rad It, i
changed his coat and could mot And 1
Being . lttls lanne, and feeling ob!ige
to attend tho reception OF the colles
| peeddent, unwilling to loce . momeI
cf his watch, which he could mot eastl
delegate he ordered . carriage and pAI
g ! s.ss sh n'% .t. e o, III, ss1 &! s, ns. AND :tr nm!
bsfoss him.
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