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

CoW0Eu 10 take advantage
OK your love. Barbara, be my wife"
~ can't dare notw! she cried,
WIN a sob, breaking away from his
You shall!" he said. catching her
wrist and holding it.
No, no! You must be true to julia.
Avold me, Tom. In mercy, do not
Tempt me with your love-"
You refuse my love?"
"Oh. Toni"
Il see it all. Your father had a no
tlon Of marrying you to George Dam
gerheld. You aspire higher than a
country merchants wife"
No. no! If you were fres-if you
were free!' she sobbed.
ge rRshaw " ! am :, poor. George Dan
And SO am l." said she, interrupts
ing him. 81 will never marry. l will
go home."
Go home?"
"Yes, go back to mother and die"
die for me. darling" he said, his
W voice husky with emotion. I'VE
Will ask Julia to release me-"
mo, no." she cried.
"Well, here they come now, SO com-
pose yourself"
They were joined by Julia and MI.
Snlckelfritz. aud the party strolled
back across the fields toward Oak
Grove.
'Blitzer, that little affair is all set
tied" said Mr.. Snickelfritz over his
shoulder. He and Julia were walking
Slightly in advsnco
THAT SOP When do you go off??'' in
quired Mr.. Bitter.
Toward the close of next month";
"Ill try to be with you," said Mr.
Bitter.
Julia and her escort laughed bolster
ously at this speech.
Barbara glanced up into his face has
tily and a look of pain came into her
eyes.
"Are you going away" she asked.
EYES," he said.
"Where to?"
"Anywhere," he answered, with
feigned sadness. ITO Hong Kong, /
guess"
..China?" she said, in alarm.
..Why not"
Tears came into her eyes.
''There. l will stay at home and mar
ry you after awhile"
'.Mr. Bitter. II am going home to-
morrow" she sobbed.
'sTake no thought of tomorrow, "he
quoted. '.Here we are at the house.
Run up to your room, dear, and battle
your eyes before any n sees that you
have been crying"
Barbara tripped lightly up the stairs.
and as she disappeared around the first
landing Mr. Bitter could have sworn
that he heard a suppressed laugh issue
from her lips.
'Drot the women,". he said, half
provoked. "They are q mass of CON
tradictions."
He went straight to his sister.
go to Barbara at once" no said;
''tell her that you love Snickelfritz and
are going to marry him. Ask her to
break the news to me. Co."
Julia went on her mission.
Bitter strolled out on the veranda
to have a pipe and a chat with his
friend.
"~Succeeded? Eli, Snickelfritz?" said
he. Don't regret your conquest al
ready? You are looking deucedly low
spirited"
cam IP"
Eyes, you are"
"Well, 1 hate this COMPOUNDED mas
querading. Hanged if 1 don't believe
Julia will give me the shake when she
discovers it."
mo fear. But it will be over soon
now. Keep a steady lin, old bow. till
the curtain falls"
They chatted thus for awhile.
Barbara came to the window, q
bright smile upon her oval face.
'.Mr. Bitter" she said, II wish to
speak to you for a minute"
He arose with alacrity and joined
her in the parlor.
"Well, Barbara, what is it?"
"Oh. Mr.. Blitzer!!"
"What is it?"
awful news!' she said, nesting
closer to his side.
"SEeak!H'
Julia is going to marry Mr.. snick-
%elfritz, and"
=
"Wcll, sir. are you not ashamed of
yourself?" said the voice of Julia DAN
gertield from the veranda, ITO win a
young girls affections under an alias.
/ have known your treachery all along.
Henry Wilson. Sn:ckelfritz, indeed!
Do you think 1 would have counte-
nanced his addresses for an instant.
Mrs. Sn 'ckelfritz? Never!"
y
"dnd whatP" said MIR. Bitter, TAX.
ing Barbara's hand.
"And says that | may marry you-if
l want you,"
:.You angel" he cried, in rapture.
..How could I havepracticed such deceit
upon you, my innocent darling! I
am"
..Why, Cousin George. and I have
known it from the beginning. You
dear old goose"
The deuce!"- Washington Hatchet.
w. B. Clarke and r. A. Bullock.
mountain climbers, made an ascent OF
Kings Ravine, N. H., recently. Tho
snow-drifts were high, the pocket Their
mometers marked zero, and the wind
blew at the rate of seventy-five miles
an hour. Their successful trip was the
first winter ascent ever made to the
ravine. They came down on nov