Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-12-04

Where IL the joker
Iu'v groaneL
"When Tsp Ike Of Sally I meant you" hs
sad desperately.
Owe shook her head.
Its oil very sentimental, Of course" she
said, sweetlv, sbut 1t WON'T do, c pt Luc
-, won't, really; I've known you 90 long.
l su,po you and the redoub able 8 Nv
have Quarre ell again. and you are trying TO
lak n = JEALOUS by pretending 10 fl.rt with
me. But. all things considered. l think its
just a shade m an Of you; ws'vs always
Leen such awful frlen ls."
But ! mean it ail-every word Of it,
poor Lucy pro e,ted.
"On, ZONE now; hat won't do" Olive do
clsre1, with a soft laugh. Slave you for.
gct:en the time -po it.v.ly out Of count
wh n you hav. conf led all your troubl .
and wre,ci,eunes, u mel Ii you have-I-
Law NOT"
% i've, NV darling. was >peaking Of
yours f a%lv"ys." he cried. "Heaven
kn"ws. I never gave any o.her woman a
thou III !! ! wonder what any one Of he
Scar.et Lane RS would have said 10 thatl
Olive. however. had never neard Of Luc IS
first low. SO j; Il d o ma. ter. Cant you.
won't YOU. be.irv- tuat l love you." he went
on "Have you not one word Of kindness
for meg.
"Do you mean itr' she asked, in a voice
winch hid sui 'enly grown sober. "Do you
really mean up
MEAN il Of course I mean it. Why
smiling ,enderls down upon her-"ix It 10
difficult n thing to be. level"
"Very!!" she answered, briefly; Ivory
d .firui w
Still. Lucy was not alarmed.
But you will be kind to me. even il Il 10
difficult to be .ievel You won't pwrove a
cwruel, hsrdhearted Sally, after all, will
you"
He tried to take her hand, but o i've held
it back; then, indeed, an a.fuI thought
flashed into his brain.
Owe, you are no.. e Ing to wrefuss mef'
he cried. in a very bitter tone.
But O i've was silent, and would not look
at him.
"Oh. Olive. o ivei" he cried. miserably.
as it all nc u>el is it all no goo Z Have you
not one kind word for met not one wray Of
hope 10 give met Can you say nothingir
Il am very sorry" she b.gan. 1 formal
voice. and wishing wildly that she had never
come to this dance at all
Many and many . time she had thought,
aye. and lad said too, th It she shou d IKE to
BE Capt. Lucy in q really dramatic or senti.
mental situation, Just to make sure whether
the 70 efore the r was put on, or natural to
him! 1t crossed her mind, as such tribes do
cross ones mind at moments which arc the
most critical and important ones Of q lies
history, that now she had tAs eradication
OF ner WISH, AMI that no mas idea .. orn
TO-" AMI then Lucy interrupted her,
bru gu ly enough.
"Y' u are vewry sorwry," 10 said, scorn.
fully. "Your tone expresses it, I assure
,ol" Then all at once his voice changed.
"On. Olive. o. vel must you say Nor Will
YOU never be able to say anything elsei I
will ~wait-pears, II on y you will hold out
some faint Lore that some day you will love
me a little. Why do YOU shake vour headi
Is it SO impos ible q thing to aski Indeed.
l am not a had fellow on thu whole. I
know Pm no, clever; in fact, l dare say the
fellows are rbnut right when they say I'm
the big rest fool in the service. And I know
I'm not wrich or much to LOOK at bu. still l
should never go against you in anything.
and l W uld love you devotedly to the last
d y of my life. Does all that 60 for
u. othinrp
ooh. yes. yes; Of course it goes for . goat
dea }" o I'VE answered, mi erably-"for a
great deai-a great dea anil VET I cannot
do what you ask. I can't help tits not
my fault. indeed; but l think il yon had
never missed me about that wre'ched Sally,
perhaps it might have teen d 6.rent. OIL
why did you do III Don't you know how
impossible It would be to learn, ev,n to
b' GIN. 10 care about q man whom you hear
Always raving about omebody elsci And
YOU did rave, Capt Lucy; you know you
iii ! w was I to know you were rea ~
rav!ng about M, when YOU always 60 care
fully pre- endel It was >ome one elsei"
"But il | tell you diff wrently now" he
began. wi b great eagerness. when Olive
in,errup ell HIN as bru, qne.y as he had in.
,errun ell her a few moments before.
90, yes, now." she sail; "but what Is
the e. cd Of telling me now, when It's too
LAT 2
Lucy caught at her words.
ITO Ia ei Why too late' Do you mean
hat t.iewre is somebo " e seq
"4'm very sorry" O i've fal,ered.
chen you'wre Ell yasedf' he asked.
IN :, not engaged"
10. ] quite understand" he said, coldly.
L t me ,,ke YOU back to Mrs. Weylanl. I
h'" kept y,u here an-aw-uuconscionable
inc"
B.fore Olive con'd reply, the door was
flung oren and Hartog came in, his head
we l UP. and with a CO" ain staggering re :
tue OF his arm, rs vel. known as hlmse,f to
is brother off ers.
90 !, you are here, Miss Wev'and' I
iii X Ibis is or danc"." lie said, pleasantly,
nd not Look NC at al as i. is ,aw that
L',cy's face was The picture Of di gust and
anger. as was DIV. 3 that Of sbjec- wrstched-
ness.
Olive too's the offered arm eagerly, AMI
turn d away with an imp. oring look at
Lucy. WIN was staring stonily out Of the
window.
BEN proposing and cot a let-down,"
Il II og said to himself. @Poor old cnapl l
lu,:e thought between Naomi and Mignon,
10 wa above prof Poor o d chap!'
But he was t + too wise-though in mat
sers which had not to do with t g fair sex
ne was not remarkable for wisdom-:o let
Miss Wey an see for a moment that he even
Inspected he storm through which she had
u ! passed. II was wonderful how he COZ.
riv u to charm the glr.. IL to creep into
ncr good gracps during that one aft, raoon;
his manner was SO p easant and easy. vet
F" Without q trace Of >poon'ness about him.
A d in the frame o mind in Which she wa>
st'cr the shock Of di covering the iru. 5 ate
If Lucy ( FL ny, such u manner was the
,nr test calculated TO soothe he. and make
aer f'e at peace n ease with herself. She
rull not have borne a more familiar tone;
and. indeed, l thi X if Capt. Hardness him.
elf had hanrened o e III Gavstown bar.
.ark that at. ernoon, an la m de- an offer
Il his hand an heart to o We, she would
~, vn ty,rnot $.0uH him -, At 90, Cio L-l