Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-10-25
ing her morning walk and evening calls
Waa faithf,IIlv racn,,Dta1

WeS Hitu'uliS TecbilnFeV
She talked in her iiyeliest and most
ENGAGING style. She asked his opinion
Of this and that statement, inst as he
thought she va about TO draw to Q
close. She told him that she had al
last found that lovely little song that
Mrs. B sang no charmingly, xpd
then she warbled ont the final strain,
ending with a caacnza 20 stirring that
her poor husband gave mp all hope oi
immediate slumber, and began mildly
10 expostulate:
"Nnw, Augusta, you're \ treasure
you're an angel. You ar. Fl ,aven's hest
git to man, if you will only let me 60
TO sle p now. ! assure you s"lemnlv
that in all our journey down ife's hill
together. I'll"
Now, Mortimer, don't You've no
idea how I've reproached myself for not
making vour home moro attractive to
You. I'm gong to be . better woman
hereafter.
".sll right, my d~arl but woullni
morning?"
Procrastination is the thief ot
iime. Mortimer I've often heard you
aay, on coming in late. { at there are
duties which viii not admit Of delay"
Now, .ugnsta, L surrender at dis.
rretion and beg y"ur merciful con~idera
ton. Be go d girl now. X IS me
good. night and LIT me go to sleep"
That dr adt,l woman tnrned he,
tempting little mouth to receive the
rrntf,.red kiss, aud her deluded hus
band, accepting thai asa tl,g of truce,
rashlv ran his mouth against pm
"Thunder ard blazes +! Are Won an ami
mated ri, cushien?' and, with an indig
na,it bounce le turi.ed his face to the
wall and suorea rrsohlteiy
Ang,ls.s uassrd few reh,r'ive mo-
nrnts III silen,r rs she had done orra
sionallv n: IA certain stage of game oi
,'hess. She was evidently cons drriue
hrr next move. Mntm +. VI htiner' :"
cri,.d III in an excited W i>p'r (>he had
determine! on her plan fora che..klnate),
Mortimer, hush There's some one In
the housr"
"Y,s, ! should think there was" and
then hi> W fe rrept clnsNr 10 him. appar-
nt'v trembling in every nerve There
is, "" timer! Please get up, dear y
Now, you've really accomplished
wha. you wished. suppose. Probably
hyst-ric- will I've the next card En-
tire i el.e for n short time There are
occaslUns when nothing 10 more effect.
i've.
"Now. won't Won get up, Mortimer,
and go through the house and then I
will let YOU go to sleep, but | hear such
q queer noise, end ! have such strange
feel.ng. I'm sure there's some one
aruuud."
81 wish you would have lucid inter
val and go to sleep before 1t saoa.Ics
TN tireu ui thus.
$50 am !" in . nervous, frightened
tone.
well, come on ! If you want spro,o
rnade, III head the nrov,--rn, in,,
you've got t. follow No hanging back
Who're 90 you waIt me TO gog" sai3
the desperatr ;aan, as with lamp in one
hand and pistol in the other. in all ia
'lassic simplicity nf Iii, nn turua| NJ.
ire, h.. confronted his tr, mb.llig lie
come on, | sa, I"
&c" up the tower stairway sug.
gest 4 she, me, kly, and he went.
Now thrau,h the back chambers.
and le went, she following sone wiat
nmii V, VT confidence. IN her l1.,i.aa,t'a
prowess ~ porting hey taItrritg steps
"Well, is that sl'" ~ they turn q
from the unsuccessful quest. Dos III"
iine # march halt here? If not, Jus,
Lad on. O. neral Can give th. military
salute, you know. as both hasa ar. fui,.
Just look o. Oh the north y,rs nia,
dear, and than l won't say auolher
wor,i."
Augusta iuliciously took the lamp at
this iun,ture. snd fii back ia order TO
leave her husbands hands FREE. for the
dread -ucnuuter. He opened tn. door
i- ute. ed fervent eja,'ua,t on, he
made a sudden upward and back ward
ovenlent and he iilea his pist,I, ard
these all SO nearly stimuli aueous tlat
their order OF succession wouIl have
b el difficult t. ,eterm na. Some ol..
fell heavily to the t'oor, but it was 50 ma
one behind him and not before h.m.
Had he shot his wi.e? He turned to see
that injured person in 4 little heap ipos,
the floor holding her Sides. He rush d
to her.
MY darling, have killed Won ?'
"Oh, no! think | shall get over
1t; and then came an exoiosion which
caused him to look again toward tn
door and see his burglar standing cher,
calm and najest C, gazing ut ium wit
what seemed AL ar of mid rel.uta.
think our special artist shou d have
been Mt hand just then. .he few min
utes occupied by sr Jnalyn in tnkin
in the siil,tion would have been full OF
inspiration to one of geniis. 1t was d
ta,iedu uira,t where Che fill light le
on tie central figure, and all tn" ace
sories were entirely classic aud simple
Mrs. Jo,in will always remcmi er
She says she could have studied i
longerhad not Moltimer turned the Ugh
out 80 abruptly.
There WAS no further conversation
that night, hut Mrs Joslin's hri rep! e.
TO queries regarding the fling Of tina
pistol led to an a ticle in the daily pr
per h a.l,d /: Daring Att ntpt a.
Burglary" Mr. Jo>Iin, however. ali
lutely refused tn Iva interviewed N rp,,i
encp to il, but II WAS observed thst l
spent all ,f his evenings xt homs for a.
entire week frum tlIa, date.
The BAD Boys and the Good Old Man.