The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1884-05-15

at her feet and watch SheS plasyy.
Poor Ophelial divided from herself
and her fair Judgment. Che quotationg
was irresistahle,} 81 wonder what sent
her here some brute Of q mar. or a.
oldier- lover killed at Kassassin I4ra.s
cious Il hope this terrible Meg 1ierriiies!
is not going to ask me to dance II and'hey
moved away, as be saw wild eyed wo.s
man bearing down upon him, toa seat
somewhat nearer the pale girl with the
i black red rose.
IN For d time he watched her; then he
tried to magnetize her. AT last their
eyes met; he stared her full in the face
iiaAsmoment passed, and then she rose
quietly and with perfect self possessed
grace walked over to him his intense
establishment sat down quietly by his
side, ard said in soft musical voice:
asH9Y You seem sad tonight lam sorry.
For moment he was tongue-tied;; ),
then he recolle looted his instructions and
pulled himself together. IN
Well, T think ] was sad because you
were looking sad =, ~ u; ]
Was I :? ! suppose I always do, then.
\ OF course, being here naturally makes
me feel sad But we won't talk Of that.
she added quickly. DO you care for
dancing I'll dance with you if you like. 4
Dance with you ~
% yes, if you like; 8 many Of the
others dance, you know. 3 q 5sS
How calmly she seems to recognize
her. sad state y thought Gray ton, as he
stood up and passed his arm round poor
Ophelia's slender waist, wondering how
she would zig and amble .."a They were
playing the & Dream Faces, Z and as they
swung in undulating rhy tim to the
pretty t;song he felt that few slips of
sane seventeen could come up to her e &
That's right, said the doctor, en-
couragingly; aset q good example,
Means Tn to be q tonic, I suppose, Y Y
thought Grayton; 40 lie carried of
Ophelia for an ice.
You dance beautifully" she said.
No, You sit down and I'll get you the
ice; there now, there's a spoon and d
wafer; now You feel comfortable, don't
you? Isn't that q lovely yalse ~.
4 Yes, TN fond Of Dream Faces; (, the
people one meets in dreams are general
" vastly nicer than the real folk. I
have many dream friends II S 4.
Have iyon ~ she said, looking
amused; s tell me Of them. /" 75
well, you know, ]. think Tn married
to dream wife Just like Gilbert's
Princess Toto, you know, with her
dream husband. And she comes to me-
and scolds me il I've done anything
wrong in the day; and sometimes she's
very loving, and sometimes she's GROSS
and doesn't come neer me for weeks. r r
He felt ss if he was telling q fairy tale
to a child &.
How charming Do tell me more 81
her. q she beautiful n What - 4 she
like ?n Is 1919 "a
"a The fanciful conceit seemed to amuse
her, SO he went on drawing pretty pic
tures OF an ideal woman; then growing
unconscio usly eloquent, he burst OUT.
l. Z All, if one could only meet her alive,
what q wife she would make! very
second sell, aiding, mpathizing, help
ing, loving at once the cheeriest Of
chums, and the most idolized Of idols. n
She had flushed little as he spoke,
but she went on, Z What . pretty pic
ture! Where did you get your beautiful
thoughts about marriage ~
4 suppose my dream girl taught
me. z
Il I. = she pretty n 3sI.1 81
8 Grayton wondered if deliberate bare-S
faced mpliment would be q good tonic
for lunatic. s. les, beauti full. fa3S She !
has large brown eyes, wond erful hair,
. low Voice, an olive oval face, she dances,
superbly, and she wears q black -red
rose in her white dress. e
Ophelia looked q little frightened.
" Forgive me, i didn't mean 10 be rude,
but she Is really, you are NOT angry
with me?" and he laid his hand gently
on her.
20 no;n then there was pause.
Come, and let me show yon some pic
lures; Tn something Of al artist my
self; 81 and she led him into a; long gals
lery, and talked art SO sensibly and
sympath etical1y that here, st all events
he felt that there was . very pleasant
method in her madness. ; ss55s5s
a5 3 Talking art is recognized method
of nterchaning sympa thies.
He was no bad Judge Of q picture;
bnt he preferred to effect ignorance, and
tba n1aasnrs e %ear;ps ss 4a1 PUPPY aoa
was ! kind 81 innncant "a d; S ahannf
her that fac;natad In, sSa X 1 ~.
like Q Vestal virgin than q Bacchante.
30 the evening passed all to quickly,
till suddenly bethought himself that
there was an Important division in
the Lords that night, and that he
fore tSa clocL strncL no s,auans ~ -
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