Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-12-04
Oh. when my aeven long 70 RS are out,
Ohsthen II. marry Sally!
And. oh, b w happily we'll llvsl
8ut mt in Our Alley.

And. oh. h w happily we'll livsl
Bui not in our Alley.
@She Il much better for coming home;
quite her old self again" observed Murray
Warianl to his wife, as tho fresh no Is rang
through the hall
'Ol, qu.t t.; she is much letter, Mrs. Wey-
lanl agreed.
B tier for coming homei Not a sh"dow
Of a doub. about it DIV. did not feel Ike
The same perso,; AMI indeed when. during
the course Of tho # ernool. Lucy mad his
| appearance. wa> SO uelig;ltel 20 see him, sc
unleservei.y giat and pleased at hi pres
.nc., that pour Lucy ielt a CORES, on ling
lush 10 tina. winch dyel her che IS flaming
IN b own, and, p Or fellow, 1ondiv b.liev d
hat the little 'lan 10 arous'ng he" je,iou'J
20 VIII cl lie ia | resorssd ne a. sli,m',
had wor ell vel -na l. in truth, no only
grown aud flourlsned, uuI ha borne trul'
\ hundred fo.i.
"You ave been ILL.," he said, 'akins hel
aand lie dry in his. and altogether forget
;inr o le4 1t go aga.n.
"Ol. Sos; very ILL; awfuvy bad. ]
though, l was s ling to die on week." try
ng GENT. 10 release her hanL.
"Eu- YOU wre better bodybuilding on to
it like grim ,lea-h.
20. ye>, I'm b.,ter now; quite well. in
FAC giving her hand another iitt.e
virgil.
Reminded Of the hand, IN that it was
3 il! III his p session, Lucy allowed it 10
sip from his grasp as ar rs tn. tips OF the
iii ELS; IN l linen, by n bright inspiration,
mad ar~m,rs which ju iitiel him i'll ke p
H. il for quit. ten minutes logger
"Bu, you'wre vewIv .uin," II. exclaimed,
Il coinmiScra.rn, accenv>. "Your mani is
i&e II sHcleion-nothlng :'ut SIX II anl bone.
swell, it is rather ,h.i,, certainly" admit
ell Owe. 20 king down upna ~itn Il com-
ca. air. and then laughln, ou.ri :h5 al lnc
contra, II II presented 20 mis- strolL,, we.t-cov-
cred one.
Lucy was Just going to say. u wish you
would give it o me, thin or not, WI ell the
IGOR open. Il anu tho LuiItr announced "Mlss
SMITH" SO Owe withdrew Ii l. hand hastily
ir"m his, anu he, instead Of proposing. said,
tC0a-lounal" 10 himself.
We lie might. Tor he knew NJ IS Smith
10 one bet. er, who dill not i've III her v.cin-
ty. And really Tor thai afternoon any prl-
vute cow rSation was altoge,lrr ~ an Ell !;
for Miss Smith, having caugh Owes hasty
movement AMI the trown uron Capt. Lii
:y's handsome face, sme a rat, and 5 ucs
ike a leech or Il ferret. Or the chance OF
finding out a fresh Int Of nsws with which
to 60 round the neighborhood the following
lay.
Lucy had reason Tor knowing Miss Smith,
and for knowing til It, if 1t wer. possible,
Miss Smith woull contrive e. gu stay him..
He fairly proaneI wi.nin him>el. when he
saw tn lavish afternoon tea which came IN
in Mrs. Weylnn Is wake. How ne wou., have
blessed the sight OF the dry bread All hut
ter and hin, "atery tea, i: was so often ais
10. 10 met with in the prelen iuus soci ,ty #
z~arri~on towns. Alasl alas! the tea was
IT., sh and strong. the cream Of the lhicHe t.
the bread and but err looked delicious. and
lhe cuke had come iron Euzzlr.ls. When
Lucy saw 1.-THE gen,r u appearance Of tho
,est.ve boar | mean. not that the cake had
,nma from Buzzari>-he " u, al hope
Of Gus, inr the enemy. However. by dint of
almost turning his back upm her. lie did
%,ontrive 10 mlono, ol.ze O..ve; and Olive was
lo;hin- .oatn.
1--WE are going to have q small-a vewry
small-af ernocn dane. on Wednesday," he
old her, i'll n confidential ,on., hat was
scarcely anove n whisper. "Yuu will have
tho formal invita- ion tp-alorrow. You'll he
able TO come. I hope"
"On, yes. and lie very grateful for being
assel." answered o .vo, promptly.
"lt's Il vewry small uffair-only about
forty" h. went OIL. "You see, 50 many of
III fellows are away"
"Yes7'
OF We 5 lone was distinctly inqriring.
"Yes; n tut All, Of c"ure. AMI. by the
by. H ,rk,ess-you remember Inn"
ayes"
o We couli scarcely sneak, her heart he.
: n to tol! so last AMI harl |.
"Ah! wei, h"'s away, 100; been away
tnwree weeks or more"
"O,. ,el. VI"
1t was W. | that convention, ity came tc
her aiL, rs il hr.i don. before. H T. tone
was admirably in !.tre eat; and, mi..,i, no
on w..o heard it YOU'D nAv. ~ ilar u rom
it hat he took ev.n " ,as,ia: III ores. III
thai .nic.r. And ye. whaD ~ .iy Il a,-
po,n.n.ns file her ncnr | H,: %;,""ly "N
mouAc.,h 20 have diel ut! E"r lie iinlc
O.lv~ Weylnnd fou Il hire "a!on,. an
iournevilg /, a land Of sind ami :.n.nS."
Lucy voice ~recallrl he: snn.,wu.. to
herself. and helped h'r to .Er,w as: Il, ;n.
etre rs Of her dis .ppoin mA,g
"You W Ii give ine some ,lanrcs:' IL ms I'D.
very lumbiy ''rney are al! ~ be l., un
ones. Suail we say thwrce wa.,zYsi' i,".::
u.g at her mp oring y.
"Fur you i. iorset, as you 4:d -. rs
promised you" .a.d size. with II .:t,.:. I'll
very shakv sort "f laugh, but one ~i:avriy
managed tr all tat.
For ell As il ! coul.l forget anytl.inx;
he cyan, passio.la ely.
~! :hen YOU didn't forget thelni" think
ing the while no" utterly be Lad been taken
W., about the time OF her birthday. witt
EVELYN Baumme. "That only M .kes il
worse. By tho hy, have you heard tina,
Mss B umme is engaged@
Lucy laughed.
aye and 10 Jack Downe. He is o,ite
the best fellow in the world; and how nice
she IS"
"Veryr
Owe thought he was uncommonly cool
about it,; but after all, perhaps Evelyn
B;.unme wa not tho "Sally" IT whom he
had | Ill her.
Aud how is Sally1" she asked
"Sa'lyl"
Lucy positively started
"Yc'; tn Sallv you were going to Try
jea ouss upon. DON'T you rem emberl Did
1t an.wer2 I never gave you that locket,
lid i"
mo" He had rec ,vered himself by then.
Bat you might give it to me now. Ny
bi' thday is past. you know"
II will. I'll get it the next time I 60 Il
Gays:own," o we replied. "But you have
not told me how is the fair Sally, and how
you are citing on7"
"Oh. she is all right, I think. now, and w
are getting on vewry nicely, thank you; al
leas!. hop, so" he aided modestly.
Il am g.ad 10 hear it," with a little sigt
for her " disappointment
o., that sigh! 1t went throu!h Lucy.
heart like a sword, thou III it was a sword Of