The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1879-12-06

sense to say ye'd live for Nell than die
for her?
Bob didn't speak but drew Nell to
him. and kissed her. Nell. somehow,
had her hands SO tangled IN the soapsuds
ana, clothes she couldn't resist, but pouted
her lips, and Bob took his X isses back
from them.
Nell found her voice aHlast. Bob, be
quiet and behave. Yer stranger to nv
folks, an if the boys come in an see yer
taking liberties with Nell they're al
mighty quick on the trigger | hear
somebody coming now,' and in staked a
tall Kentucky boy over six feet high,
about twenty years old, with deer
across his shoulder and "a rifle in his
hand, and seeing Bob with his arms
around his sisters waist, dropped the
deer with a tkud on the floor, and brought
the muzZle Of his rifle towards Bob's
head, with finger on the trigger and face
flushing with anger.
Hello, stranger, tackling our Nell eli.
under her own roof" said he
7 Nell, quick as panther, spr4ng from
the wash-tub and threw herself before
Bob to protect him.
iiSi1. .S1Ai. Jlill 1lcGH. edli Slics VIII
a flashing light in her blue eyes, Jest you
I put THAT shooting iron down. This young
man is friend OK mine, and means all
right. we known him here some time,
/ and lest YOU let Nell Green take keer ov
herseIf She Kin 90 1T sure is shooting"
Her brother, confused, apologi2ed, saw
inc, 'Noll, stranger, ye took me sudden
i like, and | rcchoned our Nell was being
done wrong TO, an yc see she's our only
Slcr, an the apple Of our eyes like, but
Ger lcr friend I'm yer friend and
+, heEfs ny fist on IT,
~ graspod his hand and was thus
, lhtfoos"ed to the head OF her family.
~ a"n others came IN from their
dl1eIehl o9upatons three more brothers
ana iieI it9oer, a tall, strong, handsome
hiad0l, ati ol whom w.rc shyly and with
some piosilcs mde acquainted with Bob
~ NeH. licf mehcr, whom Nell had
told about her curills meeting with Bob
On the mountain ride, and about his
having no folks, took 4indly to h,m at
) once and altogether he vas accented as
a friend Of the family without anv hest
tation. After the midday meal Ral
with Nell,s consent, told lie Whole s+orv
OF meeting her, working his elaim and
what the result had been, ,hnwina IN
+. their wondering eyes the heay, pieees If
gold hidden away in his blankds. Nell
didn't 90 into ecstasies over til, oold
, but kept pretty near to Bob whe, s6n
could.
As for hm-hi h9ndsomc. honest tacn
and straightforward truthful bearine
we're the best letter Of introduction II
the world 70 these people, of Iikeaa
: tuc. As3or his GOLD, well, II generally
carried some weight everywhere.
Bob became as one Of the family. for
Mel, wish was law TO thcm, and in the
warm still, beautiful moonlight nights,
sitting together beneath a bic pine tree
III the clearing, Nell and Bob discussed
:, about their future and lts coming hap
plncss-yerp often until near midnight
they had 50 much 70 say No echoes
from distant marriage bells rang out TO
them, bat their happy hearts beat in
chimes Ut mutual JOY Mi4 new found
love.
! Three years after the above events lap
pened, II that same valley. was 2 very
: pretty cottage, With garden and towers
!, about ii, that indicated taste and refine
mont, AMI tt4 whole clearing had become
extensive With its buildings AMI laany
! Improvements. Here resided Mr Robert
slnton aud His pretty wife, NIL the
landsomest and happiest couple in=tle
northern counties.
IT,. smloa Wa reaspeto0 tie
deuier, Weli te-do, ana few remembered
thc.e Tee was snuh 4 man - Whisky
Bot, - ffaae5sr9 41ggnea.