The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-07-20

you sorry for me, leaving all this beam
ty and pleasure for a dusty desk ia 4
dusty Officer"
She had been leaning over the side ~;
the boat, letting the water run through
her fingers, but now she started up.
glancing at him with q hurt panied
look in her big blue eyes.
you are not really going so soon ~
she said slowly, as if she couldn't De.
lieve it.
Yes, really" he answered, picking
up the oars and beginning to row with
unwonted zeal.
Are you sorry?"
Then" he said, IT won't 90 right
yet. l will wait awhile, then take o
back with me-. I am not a rich man. he
went on, hurriedly, but I have enough
to make my wife happy; "Will YOU
come, Bessie ?"
He dropped the oars, and held out
his hands for answer She put out her
W dimpled white mes in his big
brown ones.
Just then the boat ran into the wharf,
bringing them back to their senses.
The walk home was very quiet and
rather embarrassing. . Bessie wondered
whether it was exGctly1ight to accept a
lover without so much as asking her
fathers leave. To be sure, his indui-
gence and weakness to her were proven
bal. Still she thought she ought to
have gained his permission fret. She
expressed her fears to Mr.. Lansdale,
who set her mind at rest by ~produci1iS
a letter from her kindest of parents.
giving him permission to try his fortune,
winding un with, She's a dear girl.
L~ansdale, and, as I like you, / hope
you will succeed"
By this time they had reached the
porch. With a hasty "good-by" she
sprang up the steps and rushed away
to her own room, where Janet, on her
return, found her, vainly trying to cool
her t~ell-tale cheeks.
Wont you come out on the lawn for
q game Of croquet?" she said pretend
ing not to notice.
No thank you; / have q raging
headache. You go down like a dear
girl. l will come down tonight. I
may feel better then"
Perhaps you may; it will be dark
with which farewell shot she departed
to inform Fred she thought ''the blow
was about to fall"
With the night and the moonlight
came Bessie out on the broad front gall
lery, blisafully unconscious that Fred
and Janet were ensconsed behind the
blinds, waiting as Fred expressed it,
ito see the fun" She looked, surpris-
ed to see no one. and had half deter
mined to go back, when some n step
ped out from the shadow of the pillars
and came toward her.
as that you, Dick ?" she cried, dart
ing forward; but no-she drew back
with a hasty Il beg your pardon, for
the moonlight shone down on as red q
crop of curls as ever were owned by a
man. Excuse me" she went on, II
took you for Mr.. Lansdale."
"And so / am" answered a familiar
voice; surely, Bessie, an absence of
two hours can't have made YOU forget
my face?"
II haven't forgotten you, Dick she
cried, ~piteously, 'sbut what" she hesi-
tated-then despertly. +" what's the mat
ter with your hair"
NOW 0Ou DC duBIy VIII ne, uhB-
ling, and / will tell you all abhut it,
he said, persuasively. You know you
said you would never marry a man af-
Aicted with red hair so / adopted tl5s
rule to make you love me. IT'S true I
began il all as a joke, but soon I was
terribly in earnest" And then he told
her the history Of the plot. When it
was finished the blinds few open, and
out rushed the conspirators."
PITY and forgive, most beautiful La
dy, the humblest of your servants"
cried Fred, falling on one knee, while
Janet overwhelmed her friend with
crying at the same time ooh, !
have won, Ihave won !"
AS fox Bessie she forgave them; then,
with tenderest smile, said, laying her
hand on her lovers, IT think I would
have loved you anyway Dick, in spite Of
your red hair"