The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-10-12
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aand he will III, mo besore ionn.n f sou gns
fer had lookeS Of his wotcl, a. .io,,t - -
few minutes sasar and Of a nnorte- 80, at ~ =
chanaed his ns,ss, and conoaS nneaa E1' a as
now he asked: - 'N>' ~ e' 'D 10y "nu
aWhat t;ma ;,;tpn
,r.ao.;,a 49, g.
Ia a.baais, ma. Sae eapls1 aaugnter o. an
.; IA sH ~ !.i's.,' 49, HeA a.aen ner nome
wa WA, I ;o Wneh sue was enly zen years oIa'
a nya n.s el5ses nau eareG lor nef WIN moth
uy ~ S Ess.sI un.i. sue was Wooeo ana
vi vi ~ I."uA ney1 .as an9 ~ent 10 as
s t.1aS oles W nye. 0aner nau maze TERRI
. VIC Souo %oouI nei marrying, caiiea her an
:; GIS s.s .Rooo-1oL-notning, ana declared
was Hroper punishment Tor taxing her IN
ene Deglnnlng; Dut, er.heless, spared no
eipense ~ sne ~eaoiDg tlosseau. ana
%hen; ,GDou1 nine years a1ter, sne came
; IaoA - sb ne1 v,a nome, w,ao%ea ana onld
i iess; sne ~as .enoerly welcomed by the
iunel %a a. los Tue grasp %avsa over Inc
sA1Lo ~. - 'ne soou, Iue- aeattea sls,er.
~. s'A years Sne hau KeRt house tor MN,
cateo ior MN, humofed MIN, and made
oaugnters ever 90. Lovers she had in
plenty; those who would at any moment
nave iald heart, fortune and hand at her
iee.; ana When Carer beard that Madeline
nad refused them, he chuckled at their dis
commune anu smootned ner SOFT, brown
nalf' tening her she was good girl, every
way Worsny OF thelr love, only ne knew that
she would never leave him.
he mad grown so accustomed to seeing
her happy, contented face by the opposite
SIDE Oh the tire, with some kind of work in
her hands, that occupied neither brain nor
attention. but left her always free to listen
to him when he spoke, or play chess when
the Whlm seized him, that he felt no fear
at the attentions she received. he seldom
spent an evening from home unless Mad
cline was with him; and he had never left
his native city since she came home. He
was thinking Of oil this tonight, as he
watched her folding her work SO carefully.
What are you going to do, Madeline2"
he asked at last.
aGeing to put away my work." she an
swered, simply.
What are you putting it away for?"
You asked me the time, and that is
equivalent to saying I am tired of you,
Madeline; go to bed.'
back here, want to talk with you-there,
let that knitting work alone. What is it.
that you are in such hurry to finish it,"
Stockings, answered Madeline, senten-
Gously;, Stockings for Madeline Reynolds.
Haven't you any more TINT you make
such fuss about this pair?"
Yes, I have pair on, believe, and in
case of emergency could borrow Of you"
CATER sat for few moments in perfect
silence; at last, with a violent effort and
with very much the air of man who had
inst made up his mind to have tooth pulled
said:
"Maddy, I am going away"
aGoing awayl" she repeated. Where to,
pray?"
The tone of surprise in which the ques-
ton was asked fully satisfied CATER of the
importance of the revel.tien.
"Yes! am going to New York; Bonne-
hue Is going to be married on New Year'e
Day. and wants me to be groomsman.
Who would have thought old Bonnehue
would have got married at last; why, he's
at least ten years older than I, and am
most fifty. You see, Maddy. child, your
old bachelor friend is not too old 10 get
married yet. Dreldful pity leap year is
most over; here ON, hale, hearty man.
in the prime Of life, with plenty of money
to support wife. and no wife forthcom.
ING. But what makes YOU so ouiet-don't
Won wont ma tn oo?n
enc aoid Made,;ne oravalv "T would
rather Won would not 90: had made diff.
arant ocIsn,ot;o,,s for No. yaor,s. =, foat r
rather think Of oett;ne marr;ed nyaai iaS'
aNIadel;ne are Won crazv2n and r. ,ffer
fairly bonnded in his chair with ostonisb.
menf. "Whv what will hacoma of the
house2 Whit will becoma of me9 Tn
starve know sha,li'
aYon naipbt live with ma - ramarked
Moddv in the sonoa orava bne;nass- lie
tone ~ e'"'o'
aY,n know verv we,l % ea;d GafTar test;.
". .that I never conIa live With another
man in The honso. shon,d mt hin, mt h.
fore the bonevmoon was aver And who
NAV the happy man be? some blind old do
tard? some conceited dandv9 some lame
mendicant? some law yaeabond who sings
love ditties to carry away CARERS money?
or--or-"
CATER did NOT sto, for breath Int for
lack of sufficientIv EXPRESSIVE words tn con.
yey his destation of the projected nnion.
mo. said Mndeline: ahe is not blind or
lame. or seekinp after your fo,tnne.n She
hesitated for moment. and chen contin-
ued slowly, "he is neither yery Young nor
very old, very kind or very GROSS, very
good or very bad, very rich nor very poor
but I think he likes me-"
OF course he has told you SO in most
affecting tones;" muttered CATER ironi-
cally.
No. she said quietly, ahe has moi"
Madeline, are you crazy! or going into q
dotage7 Why did you not tell me that you
were 80 anxious to get married. and I
would have advertised in all the daily pa
pers for suitable lover for q widow not
very far advanced in life, we'll preserved,
and anxious to leave CRATER Hitchcock.
Why did you not tell me all this?" and his
face clouded woefully. Its too bad, Maady:
l would never have believed you would go
away again; 1t was bad enough to leave me
when aistar Uaa here bnt now now whv