The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-03-14
%GERTRUDE'S RESOIIITIAE

trude Meserve, with emphasis, shaking
her pretty little head.
Just wait until Mr.. Right comes
along, "laughingly respondedhe friend,
lucy Evans.
There will not be any such person,
in this case, = was the decided answe
ooh, no! OF course not A certain
Young lady is so unattractive, and not a
bit of a firt either, said Miss Evans
with mild sarcasm.
Gertie colored, and rolled her lovely
blue eyes up at Lucy in a way that
most people, men especially, found ex-
tremely fascinating.
''Now, ILL.,, she cried, you're making
fun of me, and I'm in dead earnest. /
know it's all very nice to have plenty of
heaux. otherwise girls wouldb obliged
to lose many a good time for how could
We go TO parties and places of III
ment unattended? But as for being
married, that's q different thing. Why,
| don't know a single thoroughly happy
welded couple, and I don't believe You
do. either"
Wei" answered Lucy, rehectively,
Il had never thought about it before,
hut / ruust really confess you are in the
right.
"IkneySI wasi" triumphantly. Nov
Just let rae name over a few,o the girls
who were schoolmates with us, and
whose prospects certainly were fair.
There's Annie Lawton-only been mar
ried two years, and her husband scarce
" spends an evening at home with her,
much less takes her anywhere, and
Annie always was the gayest of
the gay. / don't see how she bears such
neglect. Then Nettie Cummings, her
husband already a notorious drunkard.
TO he sure, she had driven him to it by
being that detestable thing, a married
firt. Lizzie Gerard-a confirmed in
valid, To whom her husbands wealth
brings little happiness. Florie Merton,
united to a poor man, with u whole
brood of little ones to bring up. Flo
has to work hard enough now, if she
never did as a girl. So / might go on
ad infinitum. Bah It's enough to dis
gust anyone with the whole subject.
No! I'm All old maid, and / mean to
stay one?"
mot such a very old one, = said Lucy,
s~milingly. "But seriously, dear, |
f. a.. -. l.ALl1 49,. 1a~r1 II
know | can trust my Horace a tender
light creeping into her soft eyes, and
playing about her sweet lips, "and /
hope he can trust me"
II should hope sol" cried Geftie, Civ
ing her friends hand a little squeeze.
"Do forgive me, Lui / ought not to
have run on so, and you just on the
brink of marriage Yourself. Horace
Vincent is a splendid fellow, and I've
no doubt you'll be the model couple i
have looked for in vain SO long
"And make u convert of You
Eyes for ] already am convinced that
marriage ought to bring happiness. If
it does not, wherein lies the difficulty 2"
IF on the wife's side, ours shall not
be a failure answered Lucy, a touch
of noble pride and confidence in her
voice.
There comes Mr.. Vincent, now,n ex-
claimed Gertie.
$50 it IS" said Lucy, glaacing eager
ly out of the window.
Stopping only to fasten a few fresh
flowers at her throat, She ran down to
meet her lover, with a face illunined by
happisiess into positive beauty.
Left alone, Miss Meserge sighed au
dibiy. How full OF joy she isl She
murmurea. II declare it is enough to
rsate one e~nyious, roaming idly about,
toying with the many kniek-knacks
which she already knew by heart, in a
RESTLESS aimless fashion.
1t was an inviting room, this Of Miss
Evans, exhibiting the quiet. refined
taste OF the young mistress in all it's APP
pointments. OF its two windows, one
looked over trim fields and distant,
wooded hills, to where the sunset RAYS
painted the sky. The other Looked
straight down. the broad, shady road
which led to the heart Of the dear old
town. Coming mp this street was a
horseman ct sight of whom Gertie ut
tered a little CRY of surprise and delight.
"Rodger Magilli How splendid j
havn't seen him but once since he gradu-
ated from the medical school three years
ago, and went North to enter a hospital
IS house doctor. ~onder If he has
obtained q good practice yet. How
handsome he Isl" as the gentleman dis
mounted. oh, dear, | don't look fit
to be seen, : with . Disguised glance at
her simple muslin. Rodger always