Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-10-14
EPHEN's REVENGE.

busy making money TO pay
Benton to diphthongs, so by
Esas simply called Mod"
|urname was Bangs, the VOW
b was unduly prolonged by
Istonians, as her diphthong
.stly shortened. There was
sisibly heroic about Mod.
the eldest daughter of a
i operative, teaching in one
Ibketon public schools. She
s and slender, awkward in
"a movements, with a pro-
,rehead, lifeless looking sandy
small, dull, unexpressive
i Dare was not q bad fellow
Iin his own opinion. He was
be young giant, with a frank,
Is, usually obscared by a
loot; for Stephen, though
znty-fve years old, was a
/ Browns mill, the largest
"a Smoketon. He was well
very wealthy Tor a place
best men only counted by
seusands; so it was not won
haps, that he was much
y spoiled by the Smoketon
<snth Ward School House
ephen's direct way home
and, as Mod always re-
ere until 8 o'clock to study,
"a got in the habit OF calling
I'd thence, one September
they were walking home to-
ZEN they first met Myra
81 amt she q ,laisy?" ex-
phen, recovering his breath
noketon vernacular when
Fas gone. "She's awfully
ID bet you've got as much
~ time. Look here Mod,
& anybody, bat l wouldn't
<7ing that girlp'
she'd have you or not, /
r. She'd be lucky to get
s a church mouse. She'd
! know!"
LAS more in earnest than
led.
difficult matter to obtain
setion to Miss Tracy, and
led permission to call the
as she said afterward, suf-
ence Of mind to refuse.
was profoundly amused
"a scarcely less so at Ste
handsome, illiterate young
new type to the highbred,
Rhiladelphian; and, though
sd flirting a very unlady.
BIC. her esthetic interest
&stly visible to afford
the encouragement he
Pen Stephen. at last, ask
be his wife, and was re-
haughty surprise which
Oh quite conceal, it was
as the least aStonished.
seyed he understood the
81 perfectly, for it was, in
eence of Champ Preston
"a which had hurried him
..fation.
~, tow-headed fool" WAS
ription OF the all-con-
ffnp, whose soft voice,
Sce, languid elegance of
no speak of his attrac.
way of stocks, bonds and
zrty. had for several sea.
LII the lion of Eastern So
ad been abroad at the
racy's death.
~ upon his return he fol-
20 Snoketon, where, he
9ed her, it was his inten-
5tac with the aborigines
ready to be married and
lam To civilization.
'y allowed herself to be
emoketon was more dis
70 than ever since Stephen
dismissal in such vehe-
Mart.
h day az;ived at last--a
lary me rning, pouring
tdeed. it alad rained for
fr all the surrounding
le river was unusually
fmoketon Trumpet had
I'd its readers to expect
Jason to fear that Ste
10 do some injury to
rival. She knew he had
eiver, and she saw him
ailway station on the
Pc wedding as il to lie in
! bridal party. She fol-
5 ! found him there.
1 she said, holding his
"they willnot leave to-
II er is rising; all Smoke
\ ater and the people are
= me with me and save
i Stephen" she added,
1. Pc hesitated, gazing in
% Transformed counte-
youreelf a man worth
q that be your revenge"
. on'tf" said Stephen
rward a step, drew his
preast, and with q whirl
ent something bright,
q sparkling into the fast
pier. Then taking Mod
hurried her away TO
e he put he- within the
'iefiy:
safe, Mod; stay there, "
Stoned on.
was the best oarsman
put he found himself
day, not only in skill
= dy daring. for Champ
e en- the crack oar of his
pulled stroke in many
= b now, with his brides
bis lips, be felt strong
% OF ten.
8 p, at other times to-
& toiled, bringing many
{. laif drowned wretches
Feh comfort as was OBJ
<he rain still fell and
Neadily higher. As the
~ ped 1t grew more diff
the logs. beams and
eseriptions which the
aept downward with
crushed at last into
i s boat and crushed in
p it had been an egg
3 moment it had filed
Pc rowers we're strug-
- nck, raging current.
ras close at hand and
b the rescue.
IN the meantime had
here IVES much TO be
Aken ont of the water,
worked together they
b like, at least to re-
Every room in Mrs.
becn thrown open
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