The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-01-01

fancy, Mabel ,a6len der figure; on 4 tl,e <
SsoftNsy ieidiing oar pets that he hoped N.
thes little feat would press ON s tfa \
Sf6eayy silksn curtains from between
which lie hid dream Of seeing q child. Is
isk face and golden head waiting and
watching for him he did feel yery,
badly land, tier all don't think
Sany Of us,ca blame him, although We
may all have raised supercilious eye
brpws at the truthful meliness Of the
old proyerb, S When poverty comes In II
atthe door, love flies out al the win
dow. !"
After his passion had subsidized ,ha
wrote to Mabel, sand, to give him hiis
due, took I'M finite CONT rti III 40 doing
He told her all his misfo rtunes ana u
asked if she would I'M reality sbecomef
his wife; told her how he hoped III! his y
own exertionss to- olimb the ladder, and
asked the aid of her small hands to helm
him in the struggle. It hen he stamped
the letter and sealed it with the Creigh
ton seal I'D ter which he went.m search (;
Of his mot Their She was out DRIVING
the servant Bald q and would not be;
home until dinner. So, with 10 feeling
81 half RELIEF, he was descending the
stairs when the servant cal led, Il forgot
to give you this note, Mr.. Creighton. ]
It was left here about Ave mint ag o.n.
Con took AZ up and glanced care esssa
" at 81, q dainty little eneyelop whose
delicate address he did not recognize,
broke the seal, and read
+! Miss Creightpn's compliments to
Mr. Oreigh ton, and desires his immedi-
Idiate presence ut the ]. Grand 81 otel.
s3s1s Jovei Shell fer me the post
of footman next, Il presume BntaI als
go to her nov, and let her see her mis-. I
take. Z, a. q ss X;
So, IN anyt thing but and amiable hu-s
NOR, he wendell his way to her aimme-
diate presence =, &
Miss Creight on&is engaged at pres
ent, but will be- down in five minutes
the waiter said And after he had dis
appeared, Con began to mutter some-5
t thing contemp estuous about country
Echarmsn So s:5#s
Then finding he shad sto visit 1leil I a
/ signed himself to a mfortabla arnl-
chat, until q light step sounded in the
4 hall until Sill lit cure, clouds Of
i golden HAIR and diaphanous robes Of
i feecy gauze, came floating into the
sErOom; until la sweet voice cried put::
i.thaO Oh Con, am so glad to see YOU rs
Then, while he staring and wonder
ing, Mabels two white hands were laid
in his; Mabel sweet face uptnrned TO
him q Mabel's violet eyes rested upon
him, the tender love- lig lit lurking In
their depths. I5ggssss
Mabel, my darling my own Little
4 Mabel, what does this ne dear pY i5s
ny, .you sill low, it means that
l I'm your sconsin, Mabel grslgh ton and
that Tn glad oh 40 glad Con that
didn't take your money never TO return
I. it. And I'm glad der sti III that We met
before they made this discovery, and
thai you loved me in spite Of what peo-s
pie said
She drew herself up to her fullest
height and looked him proud in the;
{ face. N
Certainly I didn't know it, orr 1;
would have found out the truth and told;
you all at the time yon asked me to be,
waiting for your return. always
thought was grand apa'a daughter,
Tor you know when my mother died We
left the place ~ here was bora md,
went to the village where you met MAJ,
4 He began to realize 1t hen, butistil
II You can imagine that he felt rather
awkward. ~
s And 50 my little Mabel is the heir
!, ess z. he began, by way of prelude; but
she interrupt hin.
No, Con. mi not II don't want the:
!, money nor grandpn, nor grandma does
!. !. not want it. We were happy before
: and we can be happy again SC En- "a q
And then che stop ped, the violet.
= eyes dropped and Con was himself
again, as he stopped towards her, say
I ing, cry well, darling but must
J take you, too, for security i. 4,
E Three months after the security was
q paid, and the golde link of the mar
\ rage tie riyeted the agreement forever;
while with smiling serenity Mrs. Greigh-
!, ton, senior, looked On, entirely forget
Z ting her old I'D yocacy of Emil Cum
. mings and her own aversion to the little
Z country girl whose 3 pretty face had
: attracted Cons attentions. 5 s5.83
\ All, we'll I suppose she Is pardon
q able; and i wonder, in the universal
!, : Joy, il the Mabel Creigh ton that
Z slept so Peacefnlly in the churchSard
4 knew that her daughter was happy