Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-04-11
9, md ana Jim Moyne again. That's

in these hard times, SO he farms most of
his own land" II
"But you ate with your knife!"
my dear Mrs. Plover. you kindly
took an interest in me as the Wild Man
OF the Sierras, and I had to keep up the,
character. 1 usedto be q great hand at,
theatricals, and Every markedly .must
not get out of practice"
Misery! shame! and utter discom-
future! He had overheard her conversa-
ton with the Senator! 1t would be told
as a good story how she had mistaken
Jim" Wayne for y cowboy and set her.
self to civilize him! Her shame would! |
be all over the clubs before the week
was out. London correspondents of
American papers would get hold of it,
spice it up, and send it over for friends
and rivals to make merry about. She
would be pointed out as the Yankee
woman who crossed wits with Jim Mayne
and got hurt. 1t was unbearable! She
was ruined, disgraced, undone on both
sides. 1t was as much as she could do,
to save herself from burst ng into tears.
The relief came.
"But," continued the whilom cow
boy, carelessly, 'l'm not at all proud
OF the part. 1t was low comedy in
every sense of the words. Please to
forget it alias l shall. If you could
imagine that II acquaintance began
:. five minutes ago, and allow me to cul-
tivate it inmy proper person, YOU would
do me an immense favor. Promise me
!. you will"
I She ventured to look in his face, and
I it told her that her secret was safe. 81,
. do PROMISE" she murmured, land
more-I understand and thank you"
! They had two hours to wait for the
train, and spent it at the station hotel.
q There the Nickersens had taken rooms,
and Mrs. Plover retired with her friend.
The brothers could talk now, and did.
< 49," sand Jim, ''its come to this.
You are going to marry a rich wife
whose money will pay off the mort
e cages. The dear old governors anx-
iety about keeping up the title and pro-
. viding for Violet's marriage is relieved;
d and so he will pay my debts and start
a me in afresh. Now, then, what does
= all this cost you?''
II have proposed to give you five
hundred ayear," replied Jack, cheerily.
81 can do it without turning q hair"
"Pshaw! I'm not thinking OF money.
m Jack. old boy, you deserve to be. happy,
is and I've come like q letter from the Pa
% q ciic slope to see that you are: Mos
:. women would love you if YOU wanted
Ia them to, but you must marry the one
10 you love. If you think you're going tc
,e make a sacrifice of your life for the title
" OF for Violet, or for me-"
ID Jack laughed. "Oh, you're there
~ are you? Wait till you see Jessie. Why
No Jim, if she hadn't a penny She"
or He was over head and ears in low,
IT, and going to be married in three days
50 let those who have been in his plac
fill the list Of adiectives, which he ex
of pended on his bride.
When he had done, Jim took q slip o
a. paper out of his waistcoat pocket an,
handed it to his brother. ''That'
yours" he SAID. lawfully goodof YOU
nt but I didn't want. it"
,st 1t was a check for f2O0,, signed Mar
"a den.
~. '.Didn't want it:?"
ha "No. I've made a little pile. TIL
i'm mortgages would have been all RICH
tn anyhow, and Violet, too, Jack. If fel
lows who go OF as 1 did ever get tt
think that they rob their sisters Xix,
w thieves and can't make it up, l pity
them"
n "Why, JIM"
GIVE three hundred shares in a silver
mine, which brings in five dollars eacf
= st a month; and they're rising. I've left
:" orders to sell out when they get to sew.
T. en- and a half. That will pay my debts,
ho put back Violet's money, and give me
~, about five thousand a year"
T. tDollars?"
~ emo; guineas-about. So; if Queenie,
~ God bless her!-" Here Jim pretend.
~ ed that his leg had gone to, sleep, and
stamped.
r. Ididn't know you thought SO much
~ about her," mused Jack.
:" "Thought! why [ loved the very dust
= under her feet, but she would not be.
u lieve me-or' any n else, e;ther-be
IT, IL cause I had made such an ass of myself
~ with-well,. that's all over. So, il
10 - Queenie will nave me, I'll settle down.
w. Take one of the governors farms, per-
at haps, and bully him about improve.
~ ments. Become q squire and, hunt the
Il hounds. I've, had enough Of London
life as I led it, and I'd just as soon dip
my wife in the main sewers as let her en-
ter it,
Mrs. Plover-exquisitely dressed, and
- looking as happy as though she had
w. Jesse's wedding. When the last hand.
IL lul VI IICC <bAlu III ~ iHpSA eNS OVOu
flung after the happily released pair,
, 10 first man Jim, leadingone of the brides.
-; ~ maids, a Lady not humble in her aspect
~, ~ or proud, but of 'that sweet colos
l' which is just between approached her
~ and said:
- "Let me Introducing Queen! ]
~ think, perhaps, there maybe another
!, wedding soon."
u uMy dear" Cora told the blushiag
girl, with American frankness, elf he
"a can make love as he sings love songs.
10 there is no perhaps about it."-Bel>
graoia.
"a An Atlanta Constitution cores
n pondent says: ''The other night whas
e talking to Senator Brown l noticed a
piece Of rabbit fur protruding above his
K. collar. Iasked him if he wore a rab-
bits foot about his neck. NO. he re-
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