Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-04-24

A11.c' wnat a little thing you are"
MISS MCCARTHY blushed as she greet
% e cousin. Blushing seemed .
second nature with her.
Iney kissed and gushed-woman
:Ju!la, youmust excuse me, . friend
arrived by the train to-day, and I must
get back to town to take him in charge.
Sam will attend to the trunks and put
away the team. I'll saddle Trump
ana be off at once. Bye-bye. Julia,
pet" and he planted q resounding kiss
falrly upon her fresh young lips.
Miss Mccarthy blushed at this, also.
Perhaps she observed the clear gray
eyes OF the young man steadily regard
ing her OWE scarlet, kissable, little
mouth with a suggestive earnestness;
her alarm, however, was without foun-
dation.
Goodbye, Miss McCarthy," he said.
y will see you again tomorrow. and
often, as long as you remain at Oak
Goodbye" said Miss Mccarthy,
civily, and he departed.
"Oh, Julia, what an impulsive man."
said Miss Mccarthy to her cousin.
HE would worry me to death in your
place."
Hardly" sad Miss Julia. laughing.
"You would get used to him. 1 sup
pose you think it awful for him to kiss
me that wayP"
mo; but it looks odd"
mo doubt" said Miss Julia, s'but 1
like it. 1here-there he goes. You
can see him where that cloud of dust is
through the trees. l declare! He is
kissing his hand at me-or goa, little
loverp' she added, playfully,
"Oh. mol" said Miss Mccarthy,
hastily and quite earnestly.
"Who was the friend he spoke of? /
forgot to ask" said Miss Julia.
"Snickelfritz, I believe. was the
name"
"Dutchp"
Il think not. More like a Zulu in
his long duster and high hat and smoky
face"
Miss Dangerield smiled and slipped
her willowy army around the petite
waist of her c ,usin.
"What is your given name, cousin?
lcan't endure to MISS you," she said.
Barbara"
MI. Bitter and his steed had disap-
peared in q cloud of dust toward Dieu-
trop.
IA beautiful name! There Geo-Mr.
Bitter has vanished. Come into the
house."
CHAPTER II.
s;'How is Snickelfritz by now?" said
Mr.. Bitter as he rode up to his own
cottage OF the confines of Dieutrop and
addressed himself to a tall. tine-look-
ing young man in shirt sleeves, upon
the veranda with heels upon the balus-
trade, and a long-stemmed pipe be-
tween his teeth.
Comfortable" said Mr.. Snickel-
fritz. "Come up"
Here, Moses" SAID Mr.. Bitter to a
negro boy. stake Trump to the stable"
He passed into the house and a mo-
ment after dragged a wicker chair
through the low window and sat
down, ranging his feet upon the railing
in line with those of his visitor.
"Hot enough, Blitzcr?"
..Plenty, Snick."
Say! How do you run this crib,
&nyhow?"
easy enough. Old Aunt Fanny is
cook and housekeeper. Moses-hcr
son-is hostler and man-of-all-work.
It's an easy life."
"%Independent, too?"
you're right. So you have come
upon your Compromised visit at last?
Glad you have no business to eat up
time. NJ. DIS are not much in demand
here at this season. SO I find a greAt
deal of time upon my hands"
"How's practice?"
FAR. and growing. Have had thir-
teen patients since l put out my single
eleven months ago. Seven died"
1.-The deuce!"
Eyes. just my luck. Three were
cured-by time"
..And three -"
..Three are ON my hands now"
'.Heayen protect 'em!"
"Amen!'
Elbows returns?"
.Fair to middlin'. S%eventy-one dol
lars and thirty-tive cents, all told.
Good I've got a moneyed sire to back
MEL
Eyes" saidMr. Sn;ckelfritz. That's
So. A streak OF luck struck me just in
time, too. Out of debt now. An old
uncle of mine. who had no further use
for his money left me $50, 1000"
The dickens! Was he dead?"
.-(iuess he was. They buried him.
By the by. who was the young lady at
the depot whom you bore off SO trium-
phantly? Not your sister,"
..No; my cousin from the West. Fine
little thing"
"Seems to be-"
sMistook me for the hired man. I'm
passing now for Mr.. Tom Bitter, my
sisters atfianced. She heard you call
me- Bitter on the platform"
..Julia married YETI"
s.No.
:~Engaged?"
.You used to puff Julia to the skies
to me at college"
$50 l did,"
"Thought she and I just suited"
..Think so still"
..yVell, that's lucky. l want a wife."
..Help Yourself. Snick. I'd like you.
s.,o hrother-in.1aw.0