Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-01-03

1t was just at twelve o'clock. Mr.. Far.
quba. and / were sitting in the desn
WINDOW, and ], to be first, quickly said:
= Wish you happy New Year.
..m, DO you y said he, taking my hand.
Inen, II you are really my well.wlsher.
: VIII make you my confdant. 1 am
not happy when am away from Won.
have remained here this past year for
the happiness of being near YOU. Now
business will wait no longer, and it is
imperative that I return to the city-
Will yon go with me?"
"Of course, girls, said Yes and
shall consequently take up my abode in
that narrow, heated street commonly
called Madison Avenue, and ride behind
those same spanking bays we drove to-
night, through Central Park, which is
all very delightful to think of; vet it
breaks my heart to part from this old
home, the dear trees and the old folks.
who are very precious to me. AS for
you, girls, you can be with me half of
the time"
Nina had hardly taken breath during
this explanation; the whole thing had
come SO unexpectedly that she was
flushed and excited. l was stunned at
the thought of losing her, and said
nothing. Hldegard, who had not spo-
ken, here uttered, as if in a dream :
"I'm glad did it; it is best"
Roused by the tone, both Nina and
saw that something troubled her, for two
great pearly tears had fallen on her
cheeks; and we urged her to have no se-
crets from us.
ter?" - WV i-'''
"Six words will do" replied she; "I
refused Harry Fepton to-night!" and
more tears followed.
Neither Nina nor 1 said any thing; we
didn't know what to say. We were sure
that she loved Harry. Then she said :
Harry is the best fellow in the world;
but he is farmer, and will never be
anything else. He said tonight he
never could leave his father. 1 saw too
much OF the practical farm-life at home
to form any dreams of poetical char
acter about it. / cannot live and die on
the same plot of ground, like a vege-
table. must travel; I started the
working out OF an irresistible desire
when came here, and 1 must 90 on.
would not be just to Harry Fenton if
should marry him; for I could not be
happy as a farmers wife, even though
that farmer was Harry Fenton."
Don't worry, darling" said I; "you
cannot help it. 1t is drop of Richard
bottoms blood in your veins. Don't be
unhappy, dear, inst help me to congrat-
ulate Nina"
"And your next move onward shall
be to New York" said Nina.
"Where you may capture q captain,
with whom you can sail over the high
SEAS" added I.
Hlldegard said nothing, and I, having
the floor, continued
We'll, let's go to bed for the present;
and when Nina is married and you are
exploring the antipodes, 1 will come to
New York and teach if Nina will let me
live with her.
"Ho! hum y sighed Hildegard,
tumbling into bed; 81 wonder where
we will all be next New Year?"
son Murray Hill," answered Nina.
But that was mistake; it was many
years before we met on Murray Hill at
New Year's-in fact, not till tonight.
Nina was married in March; hildegard
and I were bridesmaids. Hildegard
went to the city with her, while her sis
ter came from Verment to stay with me.
In November, Hildegard was married
to rather gay young millionaire, who
had Just come into his money, and went
to Europe for wedding tour. The next
New Year eve grandma was not we'll, SO
did not visit Nina, and Hildegard was
still abroad. Harry spent the watch
with me and talked about her-poor fel.
low. I felt very sorry for him, espec-
tally when he said: eff father had not
sent me to college I should have been
better contented to remain upon the
farm, for then I should have no hopes of
Hildegard. Yet when mother died she
asked my promise never to leave father,
and gave it.
After grandma died I went to New
York to teach, and there met young
Journalist and married him. We were
not burdened with untold wealth, but
we loved each other dearly aud con-
cluded to take the chances about getting
along, which childlike simplicity we
have never had cause to regret. His
business led him hither and thither, and
in every move 1 have accompanied him.
Last summer we went TO San Fran
cisco; there [ visited my mother. We
heard great deal of prominent Jour-
nalist who had come there rich man,
and multiplied his fortune SO many
times that all feminine Frisco was now
pulling caps for him. He was presented
at mammals saloon one evening. I'm
agine my astonishment when this golden
man was presented to me, to behold in
him Harry Fenton. In the course of a
tete.a-tete conversation, he told me that
his father had died, leaving him alone in
the world. Unable to endure life on the
land that had deprived him of his dear
est hope, he sold it, and, taking the
proceeds, started on a tour-much after
the manner of Jean Paul's heroes
finally reaching the Pacific coast, where
he rested. Then he importuned me for
lews of the friends l had left. OF
Hildegard, 1 told that she had remained
abroad five years. At the expiration of
that time her husband had died in
Arabia, leaving her a widow with two
children. She came home at once,
bringing the two little ones and her
husbands body. The undertaking was
an immense one. and, on reaching New
York, she succumbed to a severe ILL
ness, through which Nina had nursed
her, and with whom she had remained
! ever since.
Here Harry asked me when we were
going east.
4 I had just received aletter from Nina,
begging me to come home in time tore
ceive New Years calls with her, and re-.
minding me that we had not all held
the watch together since that night so
memorable to her. I handed the letter
to Harry, saying: eve will go on Tues
day."
"I will go, too," said he decidedly.
Ionly needed one look into his eyes
to know his purpose.
Go with us, said ].
Probably will, replied he; "but
I will see you again" and, bidding
mamma goodbye, he was gone.
/ On Tuesday, as we were starting, a
telegram came from Harry, saying that
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