Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-12-04
may l have the pleasure Of the next
dnnces" said Har;oy, wnea ,hey had ex-

u'Hce' s"'o IAaf.o3, "uea tA1y 01o ga
chance ed Lows
"Cer.a u " rep'iel o. ", gracious'y.
T.en Lucy ru, his arm round ner again.
Hartog tell b 'cS , e, or so. AMI the soft
gray gown md HI scarf. It JACKET were in a
"Wnat II andsnme manT' remarked
o ". sud. emily, re.errlny 10 H,rtog.
~ $; an. a 800 fellow, too. Like my
IF. H.. has the cwre t + possessing ""re
inches han bwra us" Lucy answered. sBu,
lie urea ly S geo / fe..ow-o D, IL OF The best
i'll The wregimen land dam divinely. I
"are say you'll ike him ,r men. olsly, and
will "e alon, with him X a hou>. on fire;
lon,-"un'y, Ion't get aloa. ,n, we'll"
Il an no .k IL to do that" sa.d Olive,
with Il ner\ u TAU RI.
Size itlt the closar ne ure of The arm
about Ter waist; and WHO can saw what
word. nj gnt 10 hav followed nal not ,he
nlu &C Al mat MON n come nb. uDty to an
cn.t A ri then Lie: ounl ninlse., II .sleyed
or in ro iuctlon, 10 Olive. Be. ore he could
$ axe Inns. t AMI her fres ri al thu men
"h, wer. aaxio IS to KIN W Ltr. III. land
s;tG OK ~ a,ain, an II ,rtu. appear, d with
u yer lropr.e ""i t.
Oar dance, I bel ..v"2'
H w S one y. 'liose peop'a who at times
are C pa lie Of t,nd n5 up Ia but sea IL Gre
m"nv, and he 'rtali y dispose t 'el OF the
IA l. .CZ.!l men Ia, iier.1 uroulu DIV. with
Ii '"r, moly Al all.
Odd IL N.Y. fl 20 back the W .ole OF U.s."
sal Nile, VITA Il Iau Ii, to P.,es.on. "Wha5
u swn, yeIi;lg chap IL is ut times"
"Yc.."
Ihsn, a~ L,lcy ,u' ned away with his most
.i>tless air, ;si"'t ! gus i've y.
ii say. Lr"v is 10 ~ gone OIL Miss Wey-
lani. do you / ink!'
'Can't LAY. Pm ,:-a!l," returned Lucy, in.
ditlcrrn ~ you'd .et-:ala k ann. Cd
.r-lony i,--r-lot u man w o II, wre
or who g,n:wally cues 10 Conceal bus ieel-
n.y.
".hs: mi III. say thu 4 YOU" put in
Mil s.
81 dare az thcy do" answer ii L,cv, W tn
almir.u.e VI chlit;:. "Every onr Knows my
8 owr:. low l wa.-l-awru ly in love
vi b Il ad: w.m-a ii tel me; uer name
was Naomi"
Blu; ere h. stopp d short. for Mi es had
lairly Ll cd, and Preston, with u laugh.
went after i'm.
Lucy : mp v droprei his story. having no
a.u ence. and turmoil 10 81 e.k lo some
"a, les at hanl.
~ revrr iccl SO near mans aughter MS ] do
who Lucy begins "bnu tn It WON IN" IL u
,ere'l NJ. les ~ Preston; land it's always tue
same, in Season anti out o. $ .ason: i WIS.,
tr-uwtE:;y III love with Il law nv, and she
lit Q , me; her naiIle " IS N ,omi.' A III SO
lie batLles on to Lne bitter cnI, il you II lot
him."
Meanwhile Hartos AMI Miss Weyland
"ele dancing.
~ F, o Il them to p'av a wal z" h. said, as
they We'll; in,o tn messroo II. "Such a com.
or, hnv.n- al informal ;,f .r lixe this.
We ran have what d .n:s.s We IKE"
But you tie not gong 10 have wal; zss all
tl,rnu h, are youp she asked, Sm,i.n,
al you wou d promi 9 20 lance item all
VITA me l III u. Try my little bes. To do 90"
H.. repii d. But OF course you ar, engaged
f. all tue res. Jus, / Q my luck never 10
lave cen you before t i al. ernooa."
, "Wel. I am engaged Tor a few" said
Olive. de urtly.
"Oa, O. ly a lewl Then 1 shall beg for a
lew. ak wise. Now, shat we beginl"
NJ. Anthony Har. os c'rtalnlr danced re-
marknul. we'll; and Olive. lcmemb ring
L.cy's rather cnttu,ias, ic dascr. ptlo l Of MS
e., ablilJ. 3 in tina. iine-en.nu last c for
Lucy, that i,-acknowid ;ed TO he, SET that
Le WIS really The very hest wal z.r she
had ever danced with-slrong, firm, light.
easy.
something like a waltz, this" he muir.
INJURED in her ear, as she arrived at The con.
Gu Ion.
Yes" murmured Olive in rep'y; then
added, rather more st m,: I'VE 90 TO-
Ret,er pretty well. don t = wei"
Eut Mr.. Hartog u ale no re-, ly, excep.
that the hand holding hers clasped IL a.
sna e more closely.
"Wnat others1' he asked, with his brave
mir Of composed possession, when the music
ceased. LET US arrange it now, won't youf
mr. ! shall have a dozen fellows tear ng a.
III tor in;rcductuon.."
- am engaged ror ulns-no, eight" said
she. looking at ~ fan. with it's neat mem
oranlum IN ths first bar. "How many ars
thera 10 e!'
"About eighteen, I think. su,pose y,u
them, you ln n; and noi,odv vii not.cs
how long or how often we sit out"
NV it must be remembered tina O'ive
had been W FL " dis ppoinsel ~ not find.
ing II rkle>s among her S ndier no t.: and
tipA al u ! Nv tefke
les mond. did ro5 care n the least whether
she shocked Ma. Grunlv or not. There.
fore. no caring, she agreed TO @ivs Harto,
all the Il nc, that were e.t-.h,t is, a out
wei. l am really assumed 10 tell how
many.
The n X d,nce anil til, next again abe
"sot Trough" with partners that were
neither u'e ror ornament. Then L,cy mp
p AIRED ut h " side, and announced lnat thus
va; one o. his.
II have not forgotten it this time," he
sad. in an un ler;one.
mo; the las was too shameful. I could
hardy believe m own eyes when I saw
you sailing off with Evelyn Baumme, in
stead OF coming for me. It only hows VOW
NJ 9 your est friends are to lie trust,l."
"hn. YOU may 'wrust me" lie asserted.
ooh. of C mis,." care 9 ,slv.
\ II h, w di | YOU ike Harto ~"
"V'ry we'll" i'll n o n Of complete ind.f.
ference.
"He darcas well, does he mott"
"Oh yes-beau!iIuIlv."
"Fir letter than I do " half recr,tfullv.
y never tia eel naif so we'll 80 I should
have llk"l; nut so long II, l o thu, or any
ting els, 80 tl'at i. will plea.e you. evewry
one e:s,s opinion may so to Jewr.cao, aud
-"r-Stnp t 6wry.."
am gu ;e sure that ii any one II the
Scare. l. ncer> had heard l., y deliver
HI Icing ny sp &c :, or RI her renarH, i'm.
/; "mp IL. straight o It Of his head, wit out
any e>ita ion unit lie reaca.d the very
eirl. they Wou d ave helicv,l Ii, WAS fast
cetlng r adv for br,i, foyer, or som .tnirg
S rioh> OF iha. kind. AS for Olive, she
lnu he ousrl.n mt.
pa. my der Mr.. L,cy." she sail, for
eet''n: lis r'nk in her anu ement, "do not
irounl. 10 maze ten Ter speeches to me; il
wen. do. y see. l know you too vel,
AMI what al o petty speeches are