Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-01-30
..No indeed. sir. I Go not. I think

leave me your address that l may send
him to YOU
This was all that could be done, and
although l did not at all like the idea
of wearing another persons clothes, l
determined TO take i little stroll, asthe
warm sun, after my long protracted
bath, was very agreeable.
| had not strolicd far when ! saw APP
preaching. and in earnest conversation.
a blonde of about sixteen, and of con-
siderable beauty; accompanying her
were two, evidently sisters. but of an
entirely different style of beauty--de-
cidcdly %brunettes, and OF Very graceful
figures and easy carriage.
Feelinga little awkward nmy change
of dress, and thinking that every one
would notice it. | turned as if to look
at a sailing vessel. whose graceful out
lines could be distinctly seen rising and
falling to the waves.
While standing so and waiting for
them to pass, ! was utterly pcrplcNed
by the blonde. who ri that moment
seemed to sec me, aud with an eNcla-
nation Of
"Why, Charlie. YOU naughty truant,
where have YOU becn?:" She threw a
| pair of lovely arms around my neck,
| and before [ could draw back had i'm
| printed a delicious kiss upon my lips.
was utterly dumfouMded. but before
could stammer out any attempt at all
explanation she added:
"lou dear. stupid. overgrown boy,
why did You not ONT direct to the
hntn1 AVID t,I-o, t,c -,,+ To i,tlnD 1To,1
are my friends, Mabel and Annie Gray.
We would have gone with you'-and
adding in Il whisrer-''I want you to
admire Mabel; isn't she lovely?" And
then followed au Introduction. while
still | stood feeling utterly b~ewiidercd.
What could l do? ! felt myself the
creature of Il dream from which it would
be a cruelty to myself to wake, besides
it would be useless then 10 Try to say Il
word. for us if she We're carrying out
an already studied plan that l. her
supposed brother, should fall in love
with Mabel. she, whom must call the
bloudc, had moved on with tie younger
sister Annie.
For a few seconds | walked along by
the side of my companion, utterly per
liSHto az W hliil L StiOild StN vi w.
1t was evident that 1 had been mis-
taken for some one elSe-the brother of
the one who had so singularly saluted
me, and in all probability the clothes
that | was wearing had been the cause
OF the mistake.
But what could | 90? 1T seemed to
me to be be absurd to say to Mabel,
who appeared TO be unconscious OF my
embarrassment, OF if she were con-
scious, attributed my silence to the in
experience OF youth. Lady. | am not
he who you think | am-the brother of
the most beautiful being Who has
so lovingly embraced ms. II is true |
wear his clothes, olnalncnted with fancy
buttons. and Il scarf, whose pin of
hearts transiiXed with arrows, has led
to this mistake. But ii was by an CT
ror OF him to whom they belong that
| ana wearing thems." 1t wouh have
been awkward, to say the least. TO have
volunteered this explanation in a
crowded fashionable t~horoughGare to
one to whom ! ought to have been an
utter stranger, and further, | corad not
tell how size might aat-it might occa-
sion . scene of which l had the Scar of
arising from incNpcricnce.
l therefore determined to maintain a
prudent silence and await develop
ments~ Tta sister Was already ont OF
sight probably IN f'artherance Ut the
desire so hrariedly expressed that her
brother sllo1ld have the opportunity TO
win the love- of hes fayoritc school
friend Mabel.
Bust WA l 80 disposed, had hsea the
brother that l was supposed to hea
SGch might have been the case, for
Mabel was beautiful beyond a doubt,
rather than 200 ones admiration. and
with figure ~lerfect ia movement: ass in
grace and form.
But had seer the sister of ille I'M
Known whose clothes I Wore, I had
felt her arn!ss around my neck. J. had
secn her eyes look into mine, sAld. had
felt the pressure Of her lips, aud | was
conquered. l felt a new life within me,
new hopes, new aspirations and Il
quickened impulse rising into love that
made me blind to MAbcl's beauty, had
she been thousand times lcxelier than
she was.
The silence, however, Mas at last
broken by my companion, who said:
''Your sister has been uneasy about
you. She was afraid that You would not
be here in time for the hop this even
ing"
Indeed I said, scarcely ycnturing
to add moro.
Eyes said my fair companion.
'shc told me that You had over-worked
yourself and seemed afraid that YOUR
health was yielding to the strain, but l
think her fears We're groundlcss."
To this scarcely venturcd any re-
ply for fear Of bungling. l had my
clcw and that was this. There was
going to be Il shop" at the - Hotel
that evening. and my fair friend evil
IDENTIFY intended to attend in company
with the ''Unknown." Fortunately /
had brought with me IN evening suit
for change, l determined therefore to
be there, and hoped, after IN cxplana-
ton with the Unknown, who / had no
doubt would be there, to obtain a prop
er introduction to the sister, for whom
h1d obtained a most ardent feeling.
AS soon therefore as I could do so
with discretion, aud cautiously weigh
ing every word | said for fear of pre-