The Red Cloud chief., 1885-12-04

inE something curious IN this last re-
mark. Did the widow think he meant
20 make love IN her? He was = chiyal-
rous -Dui. and would no more have
fo,icred such = mistake than h. would
have perJUrei himself. Beside, he
had a great I.spect for Naurie-
mother. q, such. Iie ca-i about him
for means 10 "Ntrica.e himself from the
difficulty. but the widow. still with
tear, IN her eyes and q auaycr IN her
voice. % on:
~ sure J know how to feel for
YOU Ever since dear james dI-d ! 81
been 20 lonesome that, but for Mamie
and your %yisi,-. / must have lost my
senses; and now that Mamie j. going
To leave me-
90 cried Officer Kytc. relieved.
thinking that after all -Ae might not
have misunderstood him. that needn't
be-, III sure: no one would think Of
separating Won" But the widow Was
uncGnsoIci. She drrw in her breath
with a sob. He nay take her away
any day. and then what shaH | do
You don't mean that he's engaged
10 that Young fool with the spotted
necktie,' CALCULATED the desperate
sutton. with unma-culine intuition.
Mr.. Tru-,cl threw herself back in the
chair.
..There, now" she cried. II told
Mamie you wouldn't approve Of it
You told her that h" roarcd.
Then T. sense of hi> own he!pirs-ne>S
cam. over him and he said quietly, with
grim humor: well | don't
Its grca, ply" sighed the widow,
.'that when We re 30 happy otherwise
We should hay. such atrOublc ~ this
The visitor rose.
Well" be said. between his teeth,
lander the circumstances | don see
As there i, anything lift for M to do.
He was going. but Mamie mother
| claspcl him about the arm and held
him there.
Don't be angry with the poor
| child she cried. .'>hc's always been
an obcdicnt daughter 10 M, and |
| hope she will he Ia YOU The I'M
fortunat" officer positively staggered
a, he felt the full force of this blow.
But, Mr.. Tru~>cI- he was be
| Ginning when the i~mrul.iyc widow
| threw herself forward and leaned
| against him. Sohbing.
Il ,!om't-know-how 10 thank
| you for bring-so kind she managed
10 say between gaspS. You ii never
repent it-no. never You wOuldnt
mind kissing me. would YOU. GEORGE
| There was no use in Officer Kyto let
ting hi, arms danglc 10y his side. Nan
| ME. the gold"n-hcadcd, trndcr-hcartcd
| I,,f. ,r.ll.--. g Ii ,.,n u-n- L., 80,
him forever. The future seemed TO
him a. bleak a a December day and
well. the widow eyes were black and
her lips were rosy. 50 he kissed her.
Then he rushed from the house.
He was Obliged to hurry back to his
beat. He walked with his eyes on the
ground. unconscious of everything but
the incohcrent agitation of his mind
He could have struck 4 brother officer
who stopped him with 4 pleasan
..IIowdy' do
There's a mighty pretty girl allow
in To YOU" said his friend. land
couldn't be mean enough to let you
lose it," Officer Kyle looked back.
WHY. its Mamie Trusscl,' h. ex-
claimed. with an embarrassed blush.
~ ippNN Nbtiiih 'l'b-H. IlH
| friend continued. IL suppose it's be-
cause she's thrown over Dick Smith.
They say a woman's never so happy as
when she's breaking somebody's
heart Kyle started Is if shot.
What, Tina. little dude with the
spotted nccktie?' he cried. trembling.
don't know notifin about his neck
ties the other man was beginning in
a humorous tone. but officer No. l.ili
was in hot pursuit of the escaping cul-
prit, who Wake unconsciously down
the street. She looked as rosy AS a
June sunrise when she saw the tall fig
| IRE in the blue uniform looming UP be-
side her.
Mamie" blur,ed II the biz fellow.
Il went up To your house 10 ask YOU To
marry me, but somehow | proposed to
Your ma instead. | don't know how il
happened. but really i, wasn't my fault.
and Il | can get out Of the scrapc 'front.'
you have me?'
He looked like a Numbering. over
grown school-bov. Little Miss Mamie
pcrpcd up AZ HIM under the dropping
rim Of her hat. Wei. declare she
said. and she stopped right there on
the pavement and laughed till the
cherries that she carried in the paper
bag in her hand burst through the bot
tom and j,>tlcd each other out upon
the pavement like a crowd Of bows es-
Gaping from school. Officer kytc was
glad of the eXcrSe TO hide his face by
picking them up. and he had excuse
enough. for the harder she laughed. the
faster they dropped. Then compunc-
ton seized on her tender soul and she
set To work with him. holding up her
Starchcd skirts daintily from the dust.
But the mirthfulness seized her again.
20 what a lark she cried. What
will we do?'
DO YOU mean about the cherries. or
your mother" asked the pi9ued police
man. He felt utterly contemplate and
was sure she must think him So. but the
fact is she felt nothing of the sort.
-. she said shifting the air. I'll
manage ma if YOU manage the cher
rieS." They got the cherries up finally
and Kyle said;
I've got 10 90 back to duty. Miss
Mamie. II Won mus, laugh at an old
fool like me. wait till YOU ge; home. l
see there's no hope for me" Having
tortured him tn her heart content. the
merry maiden was ready TO make rep
aration.
We'll. she said. II wouldn't CON-
NIT suicide Il | We're YOU II
she looked down and FLUSHED as red as
the cherries. II think ma can he
talkcd out # it, \ smile broke
through his clouiel face. like the
sun through the fog.
"lo YOU mean it?' ne asked eagerly.
hardly able 10 believe his ears. Nan
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