Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-10-23

for a wb;Ie Sfa.es ~ you VIII keep il
CERT" "' Aiectag-
I am going 10 be married tb;s a..
4unn' Mary" | said. 'aTho,a nrotts
'eis you always thought came from
ny sister are from the lady who i y
marry me. She is very besatiful. yery
icn, very stylish, but very kind. Won
must come ana see us, Mary. when Won
are married ! shall tell Angelina how
good you have been TO ,me-wba. !
sweet little sister / have fsln5 out hers
IN the Vale Of Cruix. Wby MAJ !
as ! spoke, ! felt she little hand
: ned grow cold and he6yy in nine. i
saw her sink backward. The BIG china
ocwi o. peaches and cream slippei will
. crash TO the ground and was sbat.
tered to pieces.
L caught the poor child in my orms
ma moment she came to herself and
SAD she had overtired herself. shs
thought. They had been baking ali
DAY, and it was warm. And now sbs
pade me coed night. But / did not SOC
ner next day, nor the next. She kent
her room, and was not well enough Ia
bid me good-by. F
roo little Mary l felt very m.;sera,
ole. However, Angelina met me nj
glasgow. She was moro beautiful
than ever-more elegant in contrast 70
my SIMPLE country friend-and very
soon l laughed at myself TOR the thouobt
that had been in my heart. OF eonrso
! sand 1t was the baking that had over.
come Mary--it was not my news. I
mad only been to her as a friend-asa
brother. ! had not made love to her
put 4 Thought Of Mary a great deal, and
! missed her every hour, exactly-oh.
yes, exactly-as / might a sister.
1 wrote to Mrs. Stevenson, and her
answer was very brief.
II haven't much time to write. y sbs
said IN her postscript. "Marv ia sick
and besides being driven / am anxious
This letter was in my pocket ON that
day when Angelina and | went together
70 the bazar for the benefit Of the
Church of st. Matthew.
After we had roamed about the bazaar
n bought all sorts Of knicknacks les.
corted Angelina TO a seat, and there sat
down to wait while one of the ladies.
who, ION this occasion only, was doing
good, onerous hard work, brought us a
tray of refreshments.
As we sat there slipping our coffee two
women sat down at the next table with
their backs to us.
IL am very tired, are you not. Mrs.
Russell?" And the other answered:
"Yes, | am tired. | don't think that
it is worth the while to come all the
way from Vale OF Cruix to Glasgow sight
seeing"
This was the voice of Stoyenson's
nearest neighhor, and / liked and re-
spected her, vet did not feel quite sure
how Angelina would like an introduc-
tioc, and so refrained from looking
round and making myself known.
Il think we'd better have tea" said
the voice; "it's more refreshing than
coffee. Oh, how is Mary to-day?
Think of my never asking before"
Mary is poorly, said Mrs. Russell.
"0h, Mrs. Cullen, what a pity it is that
flirting young minister came down to
the Vale of Cruix. Idon't know what
Mrs. Stevenson was about TO let him do
as he did We all thought he was
eonrting Mary. She did, poor child.
She just loved him dearly. And THAT
day before he went away he told her he
was engaged 10 some girl in Glasgow.
I'm afraid IT'S broken her heart. She
told me az about 1T. oh, Aunt Rus
SELL she said, T know + ought to be
ashamed but ] can't helpit. Heseemed
to like nae so. L hope / shall die Of this
fever, for life is nothing tc me-
Ashamed? Wy, this he who ought to
be ashamed. OF all the things, a min
lister to be a cold, cruel flirt. And that
is what Hugh Mactaggert,is.
/ listened, but ! could not move or
speak. / felt as though my heart also
was breaking; and oh, the time / sui
teredl The women drank their tea and
left, and then Angelina turned to me
with a cold sarcastic smile.
II see by your face that the little
story is perfectly true, Mr.. Mactag-
CERT, !" she said.
Angelina" / faltered, II have done
nothing that should give offense to you"
Nothing but love another woman"
she answered. Love her and let her
see il, meaning TO marry me, Don't
think I'm hurt; indeed, 1 am relieved!
| should have kept my word to You but
for this; but not so gladly as l once
You are q very good looking
man, bat on the whole you don't suit
me. / met Mr.. s. at Millport, and he
does. Frankly, have been thinking
what a pity Il was ! must decline his
offer. As for this-Mary, is il not?-
wouldn't she make a very good minis
ter's wife p
II anne TO my mind that she would
she was the only wife for me
that Angelina, splendid as she was
never have made me happy.
But I only said, Miss Melville, il
you desire to have your freedom l have
no choice"
II desire it greatly" she answered.
at is yours" ! said, with a bow.
Alter tlat Il Jnlilh VIC WIZ bobh hHP
pier than we had been for days, and we
shook hands when we parted.
That night ! went up To the Vale OF
Cruix. and / told Mary that my mar
rage had been broken off and that she
vas the only woman | had ever loved.
She tried &C. summon up her pride
md refuse me, but failed IL the at
and let me take her 70 my
leart. To-day / am pastor Of the
,hurch at the Vale Of Cruix. Mary is
nv wife, and we are asplain and quiet
/ pair as YOU could fancy. l even help
nv wife pick currants, and / have tax
N turn al the garden when help is
lcarce. But j do not envy Mr., >. his
wife O pine for the luxurious pcssi-
that L lost with Angelina. Mary
md my little home content me.
But one thing is on my conscience:
have never been able to ask myself
he question, s'Did / firt with MaryT
4 not, what was it?-English Maya
ina /