Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-04-30

would certainly disown me, and / should
b alone In I strange land more heart
Gck than ever"
well, If tho want Of moneys all"
cried her honest lover, "that's easily
settled. I'll give you the money TO go
in bang.up style, and--"
But here be stopped In amusement,
for Mn. Montgomery Montague had
risen from her SCAT and drawn her small
figure to it, fullest height. "Sir, dc
not insult me-" ahe said, with trembling
lips.
"Insult you," cried the captain
springing to his feet" insult you, my
dear little womanl ] never dreamed Of
such a thing"
"But you offended me-money," she
stammered.
"And ! was about Offering you my
hand and heart--that's the way they
put 1t in the love stories, don't they,
Will you marry me, Lillian 7 and then
If you choose, we'll go together for thu
boy"
Generous mani" said the widow, .
tear stealing down her pretty cheek
But don't you see"-- that that would
never dot I could never plead for my
child a. the wife Of Captain Hottop
II must be ~ the widow Of Montgomery
Montague"
Blessed if you amt right" exclaim
ed the captain, looking at her admir-
ingly. "Well, promise to marry me
when you return. Do, Lillian. No one
could love you better than l."
"When ] returnf"
"Yes, for surely my promised wife
can accept part Of the fortune that viii
be all hers when she is really my wife
without anybody. Darn it, nobody
need know. Will you, Lilian?"
II will" she said.
"Win what, my precisus?" he asked
smiling.
Everything" she answered; ant
turned and fed Ikea bashful girl, aftel
be had clasped her in his arms and giver
her . kiss In true sailor fashion.
And by the very next steamer Mrs
Montgomery Montague started for Eng
land, with a valuable solitaire diamone
engagement ring ~glittering on her pretty
hand, q check for $500 in her silvel
portmonnaie, and many useful and OF
namental farewell gifts from the ladie
of the Spooner household. The ladie
felt Ill their old interest in her revive
now that she had gone away indeed, q
Mrs. Dusenberry informed the eighty
year old grandfather of the youth VIII
famed her ON the afternoon of MR.
Montague's arrival. "She was wa
much too lovely, and made me quit
jealous Of you, you false man."
And Miss Isabella Spooner hung th
picture of young Montgomery, "tha
babllet fair" in the parlor, and wreathe,
1t with daisies. Heaven grant tina
We may see thes.darling himself soon 2
she said, with piteous emphasis.
But they never did. For a couple o
weeks after the widows departure, Wei
lington Octoper burst in upon them al
a. they were playing croquet on tn
lawn, scattering the balls in sll direc
tions.
"Sold, by gracious" shouted he.
WHAT" asked Miss Spooner dror
ping her mallet. A million tierces O
lard and twice as many pigs. ! suppose,
murmured Mrs Dusenberry, leaning il
an unconscious manner against tn
shoulder of her partner.
"She's . fraudl Yes-s," continue,
the pork merchant.
"Who9" they all cried this time.
"The widow, Mrs. Montgomery Mon
tague, that il, Mrs. Maria j. Thompson
Yes
"Maria J.-Jane, / suppose. A swee
name," said Mrs. Dusenberry.
"A fraud, sir! What do you mean
sirf What do you meant" beloved
Capt. Hottop, as though through
speaking trumpet, q flush overspreadins
his weather bronzed face.
"Just what ! say, captain. Yes.s,'
answered the pork merchant. al
ought to be the LIST of April-it ought
for, by lingo, there never wa such 1
selll The only truth she told was wher
she said she was q widow. So abe il
Yess. The widow of Jack Thompson
celebrated mince and pumpkin pie make,
in Chicago. I met his brother on tn,
street to-day. He's a pork merchant
And she never had any children"
"Not a blue-eyed boy7" gasped tn,
captain.
"Not even . blue-eyed boy. Yes.s!'
said Wellington Octoper.-Harper'
WeSkty.