The Red Cloud chief., 1884-11-28

sentences OF spoken words ~o..d have
been.
All ut once Jack put his napkin 20 hi.
mouth. and his eyes iwinkled rs he re-
moved IL
Al last dinner wes over.
Don't you want to take a walk
as.;ei Jack Ut Lucinda Il want u
look the place owe it's been 10 long
since I've been here"
'aE course she does" said Susan.
who rad heard the question. It'll 30
her good To git out o the house. fer
she's been tied up In the kitchen TIE
last fou. days. Cousin Na,han's VIE
an III aec to the work. SD YOU jest bun
die up at git q mouihful o frcsh AR.
Lucindy."
The memory Of other walks came
back to Lucinda as they went out into
ihs cool air of that November DAY. She
did not feel like saying much. Neither
did Jack. just then. 80 they walked
along the road where the NAPLES had
scattered their gold. thinking much, but
saying little.
At last-suddenly-
Il think yon said you'd give any
thing TO find your brooch again. Lu-
cinda?'
..Yes. ] would" answered Lucinda.
"Then VOW We got TO be As good ne
your word" cried Jack. for here il j."
Where did you lind i,?" cried Luz
cinda, in delight. We hunted high
and low for it"
Il found it in my piece Of pumpkin
pie answered Jack. I'm going To
ask you 10 give me yourself. - reward.
You won't refuse, will YOU? Let by
cones be by-gones. was a fool in the
old days, and | knew it all the time.
but | wouldn't own il. Na;han's wife
told me she knew YOU didn't hold such
a terrible grudge against me for all |
used you 50. How is il. Lucinda? Can
you overlook the past and make roe
happy by being my wife? You know
what YOU said about the brooch and !
always took You TO be a woman Of Your
word
He did not need a spoken answer to
his pleading. He had it in yer eyes.
1t doesn't seem possible that I'm
going TO have YOU after all the long
years since we parted he said. ~ they
came upthe steps from their walk. lin
| awake. Lucinda"
II think So" she said. with n happy
little -,ugh. Il don't remember tina.
Won eve lad the reputation of walking
in your sleep
Il used to dream Of kissing some
,nc." he said. and then he kissed her
liDs. just as Johnny and another lad or
" came around the corner.
"Oh. that boy" cried Lucinda,
Hell be sure to go and tell"
LET him. said Jack. rapturcusly,
81 feel just like telling it myse,|."
"Don't be ridiculous-you're 100 old
for that" said Lucinda, cad they went
in.
Johnny had to tell. II, couldn't
help it.
Its all right. Susan" cried y .than's
wife, in delight. when Johnny rushed
into the kitchen with the ne,'i. Il
told him | knew it would be-"
Dear Lucindy..' said Susan wiping
her eyes. lin so glad for he sake.
This has been n Thanksgivin' Gay. in
deed. for it's brought two hefrts to-
gethcr that never ought to haze been
wonder If they'll be mar
ricd right away?'
vii there be q weddin', ma? cried
Johnny.
My sakcs!" exclaimed his n :.ther.
81 forgot all about the boy. VII: said
anything about weddin's? What does
young 'uns Git into their heads, don't
"YOu said you wondered if the, d be
married right away. an ! knoy YOU
meant Aunt 'Cindy an that man Jnck,"
said Johnny. You can't fool me-
At Christmas, much to Johnny's de-
light. there was a wedding. He voted
it worth a dozen Observation-Disclosures
Jack told Lucinda that it was the pleas
ATTEST party he yer attended.
''Why shouldn't it be, since it's cur
wedding:?' said she.
''Yes-and we've been waiting fer it
years" said Jack. but beer
late than never!''- Ebcn E. Rertord in
'Testcrn HOWmdn.