The Red Cloud chief., 1884-09-05

I'm sorry TO interrupt you, sir; but
tbe io.k on your sactiel Is broken, max
ing the ia ngs unsafe, besides being a
yer shabby old bag, sir, begging Your
pardon" So quoth Eliza. rciict OF
Josiah Minis. the sexton, 10 her lodgcr,
Rev Julius Byron.
What "A bore exclaimed this cen
sieman, when really haven the time
fo intend 10 anything but these letters"
IL have an crrani which takes me
Ksist Piper and Tip,on's; | could buy
you a new sacEcl. il yca would trust
me-. Gong Among al those fine people
at the wedding W tn yCur lock ted up
with a BIZ of string wouldn't do al all,
sir"
Thank YOU. Mrs. Minis: have great
srn,t in your Judgment, and should be
obliged if you would attend 10 the mat
Ger for me and saw my going into
town
IS the door closed after his land adv
fier Julius Byron resumed his writing
with y sigh of relicF. As he sat leaning
his head on his discn.arrd hand n
hand beautiful enough to atone for plain
ness in all other features had nature
wiiled him 10 he plain,JuluS i;yron
was an ideal picture oi astudcnt-brown
eyes, with Il far-awav. dream. look. hair
Kong enough 10 show Il tendency To wave
loosely back from the forehead, and a
pale. clear complexion set of by 4
go~l1cn-brown vclveteen coat. which he
wore when i'm his study. Twentl-ninc
gears old. undeniably handsome. gifted
with winning manners and shepherd of
a ock most willing 10 be guided, Julius
Byron. Is If 10y Il miracle, had escaped
being spoiled aid petted into clleminacy.
His safeguard lay perhaps in Il pair of
soft eyes which had held him spell
Bound for a few rapturous weeks, and
the witchery of which had lasted over
three wears Of almost total separation.
Miriam Douglas, dispensing tea aud
gingerbread to a horde o. charity
children in the park nj Mount Edge
connie, was one of The prctt;ost am
dai test of modern IIebeS. PTsef.me-
dress in colors matoSs !syeIl. and
and her Ell az and throat
with rose theirNelicafc tint from her
.Heeks. Miriam was seventeen that
day, and the Hue muslin was her first
long dress; TO this the little lass;e paid
far more attention than 10 the aimirin~
gaze o! two dreamy brown eyes. After
b feast there Were offerings of flow
ers, good wishes. and rather too many
kisses and embraces from the charity
children. and, among her other
trophies. Miriam Douglas carried away
the heart of Rev. Julius Byron. Hal
she known this. il would have affected
her 3ess than the cons, iousneSS that the
Barclay girls. her former plavmates,
were enriouSly admiring the
Nyomanish arrangement of ner bright
silky hair.
There were a few tennis parties and
i've O'Clock teas after tbs. during
which Mr.. Byron worShiprcl his diyin-
Ity from aiar. She seemed n little in
awe OF him and rarely spoke with him
more than five minutes at a time.
What a delightful task il would be to
chase away the timidity from the soft,
fawn-like eyes. an how pleasant 10
think that the sca-shell pink stole &c
her chc Is from .oy at his approach.
Fate. however, cruelty intcrfercd
with Mr.. Byrou's dream of awakening
com dcnce in the bosom of this
hsshiul maiden of scventeen. In three
short weeks. before he had made sny
pcrcepilbic Roadway. Miriam WAS sum
moned TO the bedside Of a diving re!a-
and Julius Byron was called 10 4
parish I'm \ commences. town.
Three long years this iiyI had been
in the past and through all this time the
memory OF Miriam Dougla, excluded
any other love from the young clergy
mans heart. though many were the
s~oddesses willing to be therein en-
He wondered at himself; she had
completely ont of his material
he knew not where she was.
If she Were dead, or worse married. +;
still with all this uncertainty. he could
forget her. and a voice within him
seemed to whisper that they would meet
aean- +,
The rapid skimming of his pen over
the white page wa stayed for the sec
ond time by heavy foOtstep at the door '
outside; and Mrs. Minis. painting and
Crimson from the ascent of the steep
Stairs. exclaimed:
"There, sir; YOU could not have found
q better or cheaper sachel yourself if
you had searched the town from end t. =,
END. Piper and Epson say on ti;eir
oath that it is a firSi-rate one. and that +,
you needn't fear exc angling with any /,
one hy mi take. for they had only one ]
Of The kind. This decided me t. take !
Il, for. being rather an abSent-ininde6 j
gentleman. you might easily pick up the ]
xrong bag" :
~Thank You. Ms. Minis. thank you: ,
ZACH time that you do anything for me /
7ou give me fresh cause to admire Your
:kever management and forethougbt." f,
-l1 the wedding to take place on the ! !
olldwing day Mr.. Byron felt no partic- {,
Etar snterest- The contract parties were q
inost strangers to him. as Were also !.
be guests, with the exception of WI. =
s Howard. a schoolmaster of DAYS y
,one by. and 3 friend ever since of the +
'oung clergyman. !;
Owing to the illness of thu brides {
mother. the ceremony was performed il
= homo 1t was q pretty wedding. the S
ride graceful sweet and pale rs 3 lily f,
sheepH ieecy drapery; and il