The Red Cloud chief., 1886-04-02


as o entered the room this evening
that you intended to make a jumping
jack Of YOURSELF
/ rose to my feet.
That's enough, Miss Marvin" laid
II. THE mere fact that YOU can treat
the subject so lightly shows that YOU
do not care a snap Of your finger fol
me and never will
SO saying strobe from the room,
snatchcd my hat and ovcrcoat -avagely
from the rack in the hall, and rushed
out Of the house.
Ny feelings a. ! stalked away from
the Marvin house that night were De.
cideily mixed.
'Shc had no right to treat me in that
way wa, my first reflection. II wa,
humiliating. II was unkind.
But them ! continued To myself.
turning the question the other side up,
"no doubt | was very awkward and
s'ilicd about my proposal. and a, fol-
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fun. How her ewes danced in spite o!
herself a. she rolled them -olcmnly ul
AT me and said: i not live an hour
longer without YOU
Still. ] vent on, how absurd for
her to talk about being tired Of pro-
posal,. She spoke Of them as calmly
a. though they were 80 many invita-
tons to tea. Ill wager she never had
one before in her life. No; take that
back I'm sure Will Harden proposed
to her. and Hank Burton-and Lester
Herbert. too. if his elongated face
meant any thing when ! met him COM
ing out of the house last Saturday
evening. Suppose she gave them all
the"
] stopped >tork-still in the middle
| of the sidewalk at the thought.
Suppose she gave them all the same
answer she gave me-. She wa, ready.
she said. To fall into the arms Of the
first man that invented some novel
if'Nilpi Va pIoDb~lhU-
Distressing thought. What if one Of
my precursors should even now be
springing his invention upon her. The
mental picture of Miss Marvin falling
into the arms of either Will Harden or
Hank Burton was circulating. while
the thought Of Lester Herbert, who
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dcninS. WAS seized with an insane
longing to return and waylay anv n
of the trio who might be prowliny
around with his original method con-
ccalrd about his person.
Although 1t was a very ridiculous
thing To do, Immediately turned about
and slowly walked back.
There was light in Lauras room
which Glarcd at me Indignantly for 4
moment and then shrank tn a tiny
speck Of flamr. ~ though ii had re-
treated behind "A door anu were watch
ing me ~suSpiciouSly through the Key
hole. As | stood on the sidewalk ook
ing across ut the house n thlck-Srt man
with 4 SLOUGH hat pulled over his eyes
matcriailZcd from the shadow Of a
tree not far away and approached me.
40. 1t 5 you, Is 1T? said he. IN a low
tone.
Yes. IL think ~. l replied.
somewhat d%oub,fully.
The thick-sct man gave n low whistle.
ana TWO other men >iohched OUT Oh IN"
sha'"" ana came up.
Al riShl; IL Preston Sa'u'h' one
"h" hau addressed me-
knew then they had mistaken me
for Il servant OF judge Marvin. wh"
had been discharged the week hcfor"
on account of some petty theft. Tn
q~ucstionahly some precious piece OF
N~illalny WIS on foot. \ sudden nm
bition to fol the villains rose within
me. followed by another to take To my
heels. A. the fence w. behind M and
the thrrr men in from. rry, ambition
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