The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-01-26
For Tz< AykaaJass TIavsk<y. THEY FLEW NOT.
BY N. K. WHITE.

Jennie Dalrymple stood in the door way of her fathers mansion, the logs of which were in an advanced state Of de- cay, and looked long and wistfully down the rocky road. She made a pretty pie turc as she stood there, while the setting sun gilded the house and forest She was blonde, with beautiful blue eyes, a dimpled nose, turn n-up chin and darling little rose bud of mouth which looked as though 1t were ready for kiss Her form was magnificent, and all in all she was most charming creature Up to this writing she was s,ili looking down the rocky road. Of course all this trans pired in much shorter space of time than 1t has taken 10 write 1t.
 She seemed to be looking for some one, but the sun sank lower and lower and yet no one appeared. Suddenly her face frightened as she saw he tall, manly form of ack pshaw approaching. He came up and greeted her with a warmth that only love could give-the pure and abiding love which IS unchecked by the stifling atmosphere of the great cities. where wealth IS the god and gain the hope. These simple young people found happiness Tn each others presence and had no selfish ambition. Their love was their wealth.
 They sat in the moonlight. she in her beauty and purity breathing a delicious perfume-ot onions-upon the atm os- phere, while he, with his brawny arms. protected her from the night air
 They talked os sweet nothings and promised over and over to be ever true 10 each other until the night had waned very considerable and then they parted. to meet again only ater tke lapse of more than three years.
 That night two horses wore stolen, and as ack Gpshaw dld not reach home un- ,ll nearly daylight suoicion fell upon hlm and 1t was with difficulty that he escaped the clutches of Judge Lyne h. At the trial there was nothing but cir cumstLnilal evidence against him. but that was strong enough 10 send him to the penitentiary for four years.
 Dld Jennie faint when she heard the news: Dld she shed the brny tear un- Ill ;he whole neighborhood was salty. Did she pine away until her shadsw re- fused to do duty. Did she sit all day upon some gray rock and look with long ins eyes for the form that never came Noi according 10 the latest documents on hie Tn the secretary of states office. Oh, no. But she gave Gabe I.umplon SO much encouragement tha, he married her two months afterwards. Oh, fckle woman, how could you so soon forget the promises you made
 Abou, year after the incidents above mentioned Ii was discovered ,hat lack | fAeb h l ,t a,l l.l~ l.. governor was petltioned to pardon him. which was done and tck was again a free man. He did not know that Jennie was married, but decided not to go 10 her un- ul he could carry some money with him, and trusting in her faithiuiness he set to work and al the end of two years he had saved up snug httle sum enough to buy hun farm. horse and COW. With ,his money he returned to hls former home and for the first tune he learned the truth.
 Did he die of broken heart: Did he rashly go and commit suicide? No, often. In fact ths Is not that kind of a story. But he went ,o the house where Jennie lived and said:
 Well. Jennie, you're married. are you:'
 Why, Jack, Is that you? Yes, I'm married. Sec my boy"
 . Fine boy. I've come back and drought tour hundred dollars with me which expected to divide with you"
 ' So much as that Y
 "Nes. but it's too late now"
 :. hope we are friends yet. Jack
 Yes, we are friends. It's too bad that we can't be more, for now must ind some one else to divide my money with"
 But Lack " She could say no more, but she smiled one of her old time smiles. lack had never ceased to love her, and as that smile spread itself over her face ae threw prudence ,o the winds and asked her to leave her present home and fly with him. She consented and the next night WAS the time set for their de- gar,nre. That night, however. he was taken sick with malarial fever, and when the doctors got through with him he was such a financial and physical wreck that he didn't want to fly. and neither did Jennie.