Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-05-15

The young mans dark eyes flashed
and his cheeks flushed a sullen red.
am equally certain that Willis
wonld never do do,anything of the kind"
ne returned in nettled tones, 81 admit
That he isi qnits incapable of any indis-
cfehon u the score of generosity"
II hate sarcasm, I" the girl said loftily
and with q roguish intent. SIT is even
more Objectionable than quoting prov
erbs. But I dare say Will would not
mind conscions of superiority, he can
Afford to ignore or despise any spiteful
an1madversiOn" - =
Reuben turned toward her with look
OF unaffected surprise. 'tf
sYou seem fairly confident aboht the
perfections, he commented slow
\ ~ IN D displeased and Questioning
voice. ,ss
"Of course 1 should never presume
that you could be jealous of an inferior, !"
she answered ;rashiy and rudely. sfs Z
And should never have presumed
that you could be so ungracious and sill
w. he declared Grossly.
i1esAm Iungracious because 1 choose
to return satire for satire?" she queried
defensiyely. Sam [ silly because I
approve the good OF gentleman WHO
who" she suddenly hesitated with a
brilliant blush thatwas rather enlighten-
ing to her aroused lover.
With extreme irony and some exag.
geration he. .6eished the riacomplete sen
tenca for herr ! ~ 4 i ,f ~, }s ss.ss Z
"Who desires perhaps to succeed in
your affections my most unlucky self, :"
he said.
The irony, 1.-THE accusation implied,
stung the spirited and perverse girl to
swift unreasoning Resentment.
'Ill-lncks issbu5.a synonym of incom-
petence; or of what is none the less de.
plorable-ignorance OF thrift; injudi-
cious Iberality, indiscriminate charity" !"
she said harshly and slyly, too.
s@sHs You begrudge nry poor begear his
aims, obviously" Reuben remarked,
laughing despite his vexation.
- He loved her with a mans best love-
this slender girl with her bright face,
her dazzling eyes Of bonny blue, her
shining hair of richest gold; and she was
to be his wife, sometime, when he would
have made q home fitting for one SO fair
and proud and dainty.
He loved her unutterably-this hand
aome, ungrateful girl, forswhose sake she
had battled manfully against an incredi-
BILE series of monetary disasters. He had
! .ipaesa been uulucky; his prospect of q
goodIy legacy had been spoiled by some
singular legal technicality; prodigal
aud unsosupulous partner had bank
rupted a toserably prosperous business,
and aninselyent bank had completed the
ruinous category.
Theshome thatw to be 80 dear and
delightful seemed sadly far away; and
latterly The manner OF hissbetrothed wife
had been neither comforting nor encotlr-
aging. Her moods perplexed and de-
pressed him; her little sharp speeches,
her saucy little affectations that once he
deemed 80 witty and charming, he now
faucied were altogether too meaning;
and he could only feel grieved and al
fronted. And more CALLING than all was
the notion that Willis Chadock had in
some way made 'the little rift within
the lutte" that was silencing all the music,
embittering all the sweetness, Of his
pleasant lovedream.
Will Ohadock was an undeniably
fascinating man; not SO young
certainly, but he had an aristocratic
conntenance, high-bred mien, and
great expressive black eyes, and he was
master Of cunning fattery. He was
considered too as person OF wealth
aud some distinction; and altogether he
was precisely the sort OF gay, plausible,
pretentious individual whom an 'impul-
sive and susceptible girl might exalt in
to prince of perfection.
Bnt if Eve was faultily impulsiye she
was discerning also; and her suscepti-
hi kry fayo n \, Ia 4alx
renee Of all that was insincere and igno-
BILE. She was yexed with her promised
husband; she was momentarily dissatis-
fed with him, perhaps; she had meant
possibly to tease and arouse him. But
then her pretty little assumptions Of tyr
rapny and criticism had always seemed
to amuse him; and he had never before
manifested the slightest irritation at
her most capricious and tantnlizing
moods. fss
She had, doubtless, allowed the fat
tering attentions Of Mr.. Chadock with
some coquettish qualification; but she
could scarcely be blamed if she preferred
the weaJthier and more fortunate man,
whose devotion was SO unmistakable
and persis tent. And then Reuben had
never seemed to care; he had never in
terposed the smallest jealous remon-
strance; to accuse him of jealousy was
insolent, cruel and ridiculous.
She was too wilful and too provoked
just then to vouchsafe any amends for
her offense; that grieved him more than
she could know. But after he had left
her, coldly. with averted face and angry
eyes, she began to feel somewhat peni-
tent and wholly uncomfortable.
For long time 1neditsting, absentIy
watching the big snowAakes whirling
down through the 10y air.
Presently curious figure appeared
through the thick whitestorm, hobbling
through the deep, soft drifts, and halted
at length on the lowest step before her
door, The figure was that of an ex-
trenely aged man, whose long locks,
white as. the snow around him, clung
damply about his. pallid and wiuhered
cheeks. He looked as sorrowful, as
q tshonestly deserving in his evident misery,
as could have looked the beggar who
shad excited Reuben's generous pity and
Ewes careless scorn. 81
81 While the man crouched there, shiy.
ering, Mr. Chadock,s wearing stylish
a ulsfeE and swinging costly cane jaunt-
lily with his sfidiously -gloved fingers,
came brislly toward the house. Those
expressive black eyes were very un-
beautiful, the expression of his aristo
cratic countenanee was very hateful, as,
J. with q coarse and untimely exclamation,
ne lifted his elegant cane for an unmanly
blow upon the white head OF the old
man, whose startled, protest Eounded
strangely digkinct through the peculiarly
RESONANT, lSafefaais, sseess II ~
II bes1here for Wisther Wright, when
he'll be cou.in' = Eve Watching at the
widow heari iiaa say. He bss rale