The Red Cloud chief., 1888-11-09

"Who. pray..
Susan Siprr.'"
Indeed my r n"
Publications. k.,oi'
'lsnt il true
Certainly |. is not thought. ~ frst'
that would sell he; but she looked =. ne
And that settled tha matter"
Exactly. Depend upon II, there u a
destiny etc. ! wa . farmer born Love
the soil; the very Dioy Of IL Is s~ec: 20 ne:
and 10 own j. - work in IL, ~ enjoy tie
freedom % a lfe ia The open feidsDOL' !
wonder I have cv.r Imprisoned ,nysef il
town 80 long"
III you nd not. yoaI would no: have ane;
-n,r,
True. swec'hesrt-a another proc: OF tes-
tiny'-but n0w that I ha,~ you, ! All f'~ 70
live out ny nature"
Il thought a wi!e-that Is IN be-tli an
interest in-in-ip.r husband plans The
~shyness and the 3lcshes were Irresistible.
John did what S.y other lover woUl4 a.ve
done.
All. yes a,-le wife like nv Kate
"Bui you have decided withoa; COT sglJing
m,r'
WHY. my dear girl. you shall s-:;le all
the details. cye;. as 20 the locality although,
for your sake. ! prefer Glastonbury. where
your Cousin Walter lives"
Jack" very slowly and beH!tcting.y, Il
am not going - marry a iarmer'
$50 sou said. Pardon ny contradir;ing
you" He tric! 20 kiss her pouting lips, tgt
she are. back
NO: You are In earnest-so arr l. will
not ~ ike those dreadful women"
You can never be amy th.ay but me
sweetest in the world"
Then you wont give up The notion
Il can not: II Is no. a notion la such a
life lie, my SUCCESS. We are made what we
are; we can not remodel ourselves"
Then e~cc>,.,, i-ity runs In your family. and
me- am afraid OF IL. Though
you may have had q fancy for IL, YOU had no
intention Of farmingtiil your uncle died ard
left you-a COW, Immediately you give up
. good business-'
Which I detestr'
And put your fortune into a pasture for
your COW object To have my life ruined,
and you forthwith tramplc my prejudiccs
under foot TO indulge the desires OF n beau
tiful, mild eyed COW. IL I rightly under
stand, the line has now To 10 drawn between
your-wife-and this oor'"
She had risen and gone away from him,
speaking with a distinct, inimitable sxrcasn-
Come. darling. don't let Us keep THE mp
any longer. or course il is 20 make no dif- |
ference in our lives together, our wedding
day is fixed. thank God and our hOn, shall
be ready"
mo. John" She put out her hand With
q forbidding gesture, and all the color left
her face. .You have chosen your life, and
I choose rhine: they do NOT lie together.
Here is your ring. I wish ECU success aud
joy-of Susan Nipper''
Sweetheart, But the slim figure as
the stair did not turn back. ard
there wa, temper rs well as O~bstlnacy in
1.-The Lansing heai,'' So the door was closed
between them.
..Marama. / have broken o." with Nr.
Lansing"
VERY well. dear. Then we will go abroad
for "A year or two.
They did: and for many a month neither
heard or knew anght more OF the woaid-be
though Katharine wisely opinei.
that since he vas quite free "a sclec; LIS
IS locality" IL would mol be Glastonbury.
or any place near relatives of hers.
They tired OF Europe al last, for though
Kate was CAV. she WAS Restless, AMI her
mother Was glad enough 10 improve the
first suggestion u 'go home There they
found a letter waiting.
INV dear. Cousin Walter writes that
Emily is miserable, the children and the
servants running wild: and he wants "a 10
come up for "A few weeks and help him out
Are you wiling
at doesn't matter"
Don't bc 50 indifferent. !. too. would
prefer the quiet of home. but ] feel under
obligations To him. H. has managed nv
br ,iness most kindly and faithfully since
your father lied."
Nv will 90, Of course"
Mr.. Ernsl IS hobby WAS scientific farming,
and the Lone Acre estate a magnificent one:
and Ne who hai ~; visited this 'l!on' 90
the county hal missed aglinpSe Of fairy
hand.
"YCu ar rot %-oinCtp send those br.uti-
fni animal, t. a country fair cXp,>ta.a:ed
katharine.
.Cc~,aiulv: | hc'icro in this kind ct life
and al farm -, great or small. must make
an cxh,ai; of their best 10 encourage their
ueichbors."
Il shaGld think il would ai,cosra-c them
to compete win your stock. II Is u torcronc
ccnclu .iou that you VIII capture al the
prizes
Cousin Waiter smiled; n" would ra,her
TAX, first premium" AT the forthcoming
exposition than b. bank president.
u don't know-I don't know" ~ said.
comp!accn:ly rubbing his hands. thought
hui. perfect - my herd =. there is one crca-
turc I coyct'
And what is that"
"A beautiful Hols'ein- Fric>ian. whose
record beats even my Maggie Darrash'>'
She is owned nv "A long headed chap who
runs the small farm next mine"
WIN don't you buy her'"
Cant Have offered him four thousand.
hut money seems no inducemrn. However.
she and Maggie are To Compel AT this fair.
and IL my neighbor comes out ~ahead-whv.
I'll have her, il ! have - double my offer"
Katharine felt but little interest in the
Farmers Show" yet when the pastures
OF Long Acre were cmpti>d OF their splendid
herds they looked strangely lonely TO Ter
and on the second morning 81 IN. exhibition
she was quite ready IL accept her cousins
20 visit the grounds.
Il shat have 20 cave YOU alone. though.
most OF the time. You see, l have ~ many
entries to look after"
is ycur neiGhh,r's cow as-er
His face fell. ~. but she's . royal beau.
ty. Not y biemish in her. and II yesterdays
milking contest five quarts ahead OF famous
Maggie DArrAEh.' don know how il will
70 day. hut l fear the issue"
There IL no perfect happiness. Cousin
Walter. Al the word envies you. and YOU
envy . poor farmer"
Can't De very poor AMI own Susan Nip
PER :"
Kate visibly started. Who"
susan Nipper.'"
strange. knew cow mean. I heard