The Red Cloud chief., 1885-07-03

mer. am sure ! eve enjoyed myself
50 much before IN al nv LIE. and /
awfully hate to 90 back into those
dusty. fus:y little rooms in the city and
poring over . lot Of books that appear
to have been made on purpose to puzzle
one brains without any corresponding
benefit { o come Of il I'd ever So much
rather stay At home and help mother
take care Of the house and the poultry.
and 60 to . party once in . while.
Il wonder what Mr.. Annelsey viii
do when We are gomez" she went ON.
do you know, Luce. l believe he 10
dead in love with you? And he is get
ting further and further in every day
he lives. Here twice last week He
couldn't more than have got home from
the first visit before he turned rignt
round and came back agsin. Mrs. Lucy
Anpelsey. wife Of James Annelsey. Esq,
millioa aire. That sounds we'll Be
leve I'd take him. il l were you. Luce.
aud then I can spend the winters in
New York and catch 3 millionaire, too.
may be. Did he " say anyth ng
about coming to e you when We get
back to San Francisco
Saw" she ratified on. without wait
ing for . reply 70 her first question.
..what do YOU s'pose makes 'Ras hate
him so? DO you know that il he were
not half in love with Julia Ennis !
should think him jealous of you. Why.
Lucy. wba. is the natter Didn't MIR.
AnneIsey ask you to correspond with
him. or anything"
..Yes.-he- he did. and-and wish
he hadn't sobbed Lucy. putting both
hands to her face and burying it in her
lap rs she sat on the floor in front OF
her open trunk.
II wish l had never e him. she
cont nued. between sobs. IL wish he
would 30 back to New York and never
let me see or hear from him again. /
never spent so miserable a summer in
nv whole life, never; and it's all be-
cause Of him; and l know poor pa is
worried to death for fear the mine will
wash down upon the ranch and cover
us all up. and-and- and I'm Just a.
miserable as | can be and it's all his
fault We were just as happy rs We
could be unit he came"
Jennie was at a loss 70 understand
this on break of Lucy's. She had sup
posed her moi Indifferent to Mr.. An.
nelsey's attentions; had thought. in fact,
that she Was more in love with him ti.an
she ever had been with any Of her other
admirers. She had come To this con-
~clusion because Lucy had avoided talk
ing about him when they were alone;
aud always before they bad made on
fidants of each other regarding any OF
the Young men who occasionally es-
cort.d them to a dance or picnic when
ut home or to q lecture or the theater
when in the city.
No one who knew the sisters or saw
them together even for an hour could
doubt their affection for each other;
and Jennie. Believing that Lucy really
loved Mr.. Annelsey, had more than
once caught herself drawing mental
pictures Of her as his wife. surrounded
with all the luxuries which wealth could
purchase; experimenting it with another
picture in which she saw herself APP
pearing ut one of the grand entertain
ments which Lucy and her husband
would give in her palatial New York
home. and being introduced to society
as the SISTER of Mrs. Annelsey. who
had come from California to spend the
winter"
1t never occurred to her that Lucy
could be in love with anybody else, and
now she fancied that some slight mis-
understanding had arisen between
them. and that Lucy vas troubled for
fear that Annelsey would not write or
would not seek her out when he came
to San Francisco She felt sure he
would come t o the city soon, for there
was moth ne to necessitate his staying
at the mines. which would not he 4 ve.y
invitn g place for a young man Of lei-
sure when the rains set in and rendered
hunting and fishing impossible for
weeks at u time.
Never mind" she said, making an
effort TO comfort her sister. ut Will
come out all right in the end. The
course of true love never Il run smooth,
You know"
This thought seemed tn comfort
Lucy, ard something very like a smile
PLAYED for a iOulen about her mouth
and among the dimples in her checks.
Jennie did not see the sm lie. for her
SISTERS face was buried in her apron:
but she noticed that the sobbinc cea ed
and was strengthened in her belief re-
CARING Lucy's feelings for MIR. Anne!-
sey. and. wishing TO comfort her still
further, she continued:
Father has been driven off of so
- a.
der he is afraid something will happen
him again. though 1 don't suppose
there is any danger that this place will
he overlooked bv the debris from The
mines. can't see how it can he when
they are twenty miles away. Mr.. An
nelsey saws there isn't And il il shonia
happen. IF the company won 4
pay the damages. especially if you and
james we e married"
Instead Of comforting Lucy. this set
her crying harder than ever.
Jennie could not understand her SIS
ter's mood. and did not know what to
do Or say to soo:he her; and hearing
their mother calling them from the
kitchen. she stopped and kissed Lucy's
hair. where she sat. and went down to
as>is. in getting the evening meal. tell
ing their mother that Lucy would be
down in . few moments. but saving
nothing about having left her in tears
When her sister had gone. Lucy gave
way to her feelings. and cred and
sObbed until her whole form shook with
the violence Of her emotions
Her excitement having worn itself ont
3 little. she raised her head and wiped
her eyes with her apron.
u believe they IRE selling me TO
him." she said. under her breath: sell
ing me to him because he Is ricn and