The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-04-23

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Such things es these befo we know, S $95s.s
/. Have laid the wall found ahon stone.
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aWell perhaps somc time.n The
words fall slowly and falteringly from a
pair 81 beautiful spirited lips.
Some time. r. 81
With emphasis proportional to the
negative character Of the hesitating CON
sent, comes the echo Sometime +,
And sDacre Farleig hstone's whole atti-
&tude $bespaaks Of despair. 9 Some timel
I; Only thatl Why, some. time We shall
all: die and our bodies shall be given up
to the worms Some time We shall-if
we are SO unfortunate as to.liye long
enough grow hoary headed and be-
come the victims Of govt and dyspep5-.,
sia. You might as well say never,
Dolly" II; 5it.. %
aWell, then, make it never, ? says
Dolly, pretending to pout. s
- Do You really. mean that ~: asks
Dacre, in 9 tone Of tragic despair; be.
cause, if you do. ~ e; : .
ct think yon are just, as mean as You
can bel" exclaima Miss Dolly, inter-
rupting him, and springing to her feet
in decided manner, g to make up q
quarrel out of nothing Here the
young lady comes: to sudden stop.
Her witching eyes are fixed. upon the
face before her, and the dismays depicted
thereon is too much for her, despite
her determination to appear seriously
indignant. Il 4, sa.. 81 /. ! +
She bursts into hearty laughter.
zone would think, to see your face.
that you were going straight to your
execution, !" she cries. q
Ard if Iwere, it would still be sport
for you, 7 suppose &" murmurs this
crushed young man, turning away with
an air Of resigned melancholy.
The scene Of this dialogue is on
board Ian. an ocean steamer, bound for Liv-
erpool. u: s, ,,s .::a5
Thav: ~. a.. that ,,or+;o,, ~ an. da.1,
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pssi saoapteu ior
stolen tete-a-tetes, at the stern end of
/ theg vessel, their seats being protected
Sby the state.ronms. ri
1ha s.st'
- = auuy iisine' now ~:
ever, and y w; Is no easy matter to pre-
serve dignity amidst the noise !. Of the
roar and creakinsi,: and The dishaya1n,ant
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httacks olly mas 70 RAISE her voice IN
order to make her lover hear, and as she
turns, on l1er. w,ly TO- the cabin. she
Shove arsalf Z varv roo,. so;lnr TINE
i al, s. - s''
oiDlle snip ana me VINO together
!. make her stagger backward, gasping
s for breath. The creamy shawl, the cor
ner Of which has aervad a. Z [ hood for
bo,. IA, 81 a; -.
y, ni z o%n -. tiAe . pa.oon, hnu
IN her frantic efforts to secure it, Dolly
stumbles against her lover, who hest.
states not to make the most Of this OPP
portnnity, and throwing his arms about
her, draws her back into shelter. q = !.
4. ell me, ID oily, do you mean it pnhe
whispers, his cheek close to hers. is.
Mean what az asked Dc oily, in malic-
ious inn cence. 5 ~ z
b: Why, ,yon kno that you intend to
keep me waiting forever. and ever before:
you Will marry nj. Z {
1T don't say So, Z saws Dolly, q pre-
verse twinkle still lingering in her eye,
wild rose pink "a the hue Of a crimson
queen.rose. Please let me CO." with q
delicious pout and downward fall of
f5ss.I shall moi, & cries the determined
young man fol lowing M his advantage,
until you promise me that when we
both go to America next fall You will
marry me one month after our arrival
ST shall not promise you anything,
sir, 2 criesD Toll II, really becoming wrotG.
until you lst ne COZ .s4ssi. 81
l Then: Hiss me, and I will e says Da-:
a rebelIious ~ stmile conquers the seri-
BUSINESS of the small rosy face; an nm.
controlabie smile which shows thissau-
daaions youth that lie has come off VIC VIC
tor. He has not bessieged the citadel Of
fair Miss Thornh q heart in vain. 4 &
IA stolen upward glance from Dolly,
y and tiiat first kiss for which he had