The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-08-26
STORY.
HOW THEY WON.
BY MATTE DYER BRITTS.

Jack Lyon was strolling down the
garden walk, with cigar in his
mouth. Suddenly he paused, and
with wide open eyes exclaimed
"In the name of the people!"
He flung away the cigar and strobe
hastily forward to the little rustic
arbor where he had seen the object
which excited him to the remark.
The "object" was an exceedingly
pretty one, namely, his cousin, Min
ME Lyon. who, in her tidy white
morning dress, with her big hat tum-
bled down at her feet, was sitting on
the seat in the arbor, her arms laid
forward on little table, her face
hidden upon her arms, and all cover
ed by the pretty yellow curls which
fell round it, while tie slight shaking
of her shoulders told that Miss Min.
ME was crying.
"Hullo, Min! What's the row?'
ask ed Jack, lifting the yellow curls
with a gesture almost tender.
Instantly Minnie lifted her face,
all wet and tear-stained, though hel
lips were laughing. -
SIS it you, Jack?" she said, slip
ping her little hand into his, and
making room on the seat beside her.
"Oh, it's the worst row you ever
heard OFF,
You see, Minnie had learned the
least bit of Jacks slang, herself.
swell, tell me what" lie said,. and
passed his arm around her 1.-THE
waist very much as if he had right
to, and Minnie seemed to like it, FOL
she did not offer any resistance.
"It's that horrid-old, ugly, gray
headed Captain Atherton!' said Min
ME, measuring off each syllable de-
liberately, with flashing eyes and
burning cheeks. -
"What's he been doing to worry
your asked Jack, with quick fierce
ness
"He-he-Jack, he wants to marry
me!'' H..
"Well, but he can't. you see, be-
cause he has come too late! You
have promised to marry me!' says
Mr.. Jack cody.
"But, Jack - papa don't know
that!' said Minnie, dismally. "And
Captain Atherton is awfully rich
and-and papa says shall marry
him!'
1.-THE duce he does!' said Jacl
soberly, for he knew his uncle very
well indeed. "But, Minnie, it JUS
can't be, you knew!'
81 don't see how to help it, Jack, >
said Minnie, ready to cry again
"And he is coming tomorrow, toe
And. Jack, you know papa Away
makes me mind him. Papa's dread
full, Jack, when he sets his head!"
mo need to tell me that! An,
I'm not rich, 1 know. Minnie. Blu
I've got home for you, and CA
work for you.''
"rm afraid papa wouldn't thin
much of that, you dear fellow sal
Minnie.
"That's fact 1 appreciate sal.
Jack. "But, Minnie, if we can hi
on some plan to make the hOnorabl
captain himself fly the track-how'
that?"
"That's glorious, Jackl You sc
papa can undertake to make m
marry the captain, but he cant ur
dertake to make the captain MARI
me!'
"Just so! Well, Min, I haven
studied it out yet, but-see here, yo
have confidence in me, haven't 70
darlingp"
"Oh, unIimited!" with alook vhic
Mr.. Jack instantly took advantal
of, to the extortation of a kiss fro
her red mouth.
"Well, them" he said directly,
! will think of it. You run to Il
house now, and I'll let you know !
soon as / have PLAN.
"All right. I'll go now sal
Miss Minnie, picking up her Ina
And after MIR. Jack had given b.
another kiss and an embrace, go 81
J, did.
She didn't see her cousin again u
til they all met at teatime. s.
dared not look at him, then. but
he passed her ne whispered "Eurek
MIMI and she flashed him up
lglance after that, which said-o
lever so much!