Daily Republican., 1888-04-28
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II was mot oaiy the picturesque ~. |
| poets OF tha deserted mining city thai
kept Mr. Herbert DunstAn ia Dustvilie.
He had wandered up she lonely street OF
the plsoe one day and found that tsere
were only two people left In town, Mary
Carter and her rheumatic father. In
ave years they had not seen Apy one
but q cowboy named Jack, who passed
through Dustville about every three
months with q herd OF oxen, and
broushs them what supplies they
lneeded.
Mary Garter was pretty girl, Of the
wild Western variety, 80 graceful a. .
fawn, and DuustAn, who saw her with
IN artists eye, soon began 10 grow fond
OF her.
Weeks passed and still he could mot
make up his mind TO 60 away, and II
lish way, had begun 70 love him
To Herbert DuustAn she possessed
the strongest attraoiion. His artistic
leye dwelt with pleasure upon her
bsAuty, for In spite OF freckles and tan
she was very beautiful. Her oddities
amused him Immensely, while her
Originality charmed him mot lite.
IBhe was In the habit Of comparing
everything she saw 10 something JACK
had told her about, and he found,
somewhat TO his disgust, that Jsok'a o
opinion in matters seemed to be hnal
; with her.
) Her frankuess about his paintings,
, ltoo, Was something he had not heard
for q long time, for she criticized In the
most unembarrassed way. She had
never learned to conceal any thought
lshe might have. Her father was the
} lgrutfsst OF al sruf men, even when
ln1t suffering from ''rhnmatis," aud
was almost uobearxble whom he had ar
stiAck. He would sweAr and growl
but his daughter paid no more atten
tlon to these utturances from him thai
: II thsy had not been. She wae quich
4 IenouEh, though. to wait upon him AND
1 70 look after his comfort.
Her father was . drawback TO hi
/ ihopes, certainly. Whatever might b,
done with Mary, he never could b
made pfesehtAble; but then, the younl
man argued, he could be left behind
Day after day this struggle went on
until one afternoon when they wer
Together He had been painting, ant
she had just oome, and wac sitting on
rock NOT far away. Herbert could no
IstApd Ii any longer.
4 MARY" said be. The girl turpet
q and looked ut him. "MAry. how woua
\ you like TO 20 to New York2"
D VERY much"
He walked over to her, and kneit o.
ons kuee beside her.
would You like to 20 with me as N
wife? love you, hAry, better than
ever thonght could love an woma
' on earth"
y Glove m.9" she said, wonderipgly.
"Yes, darling, love you. Will 20
marry me, MAfy?"
o "What'Il become Of Daa2" she asked
looking At him.
There was the question ho had dread
cd.
1--WE could leave him here for
while, and como back" ho WHISPERED
10 "Not muoh," taid she. dad ain
got no one but ma"
Il "Bnt Mary, love you so."
urged.
u aGlad Z hear it," said she calml!
"but 90 does Dad"
= "Well, Ihen," he broke out impetl
ouslv, "we'il take him with us F"
"But how about JAok7" she sail
" softly, faint color coming into h
/ lchsek.
BE "oh, Mary, you dOn't care Il
JHck?" --.-----
Don't care for Jach2 Why, lo'
,c Jack moren'n tae hull world" 81
.n, .s1 said, softly, slmott to herself "l'
pe going Z marry him next year." she al
n 9s ded, aS hl9."
rs Herbert Dnnstan eprang to his fest.
Ss PS "Is tbAt SOP" hs asked toarsoly.
~ "Yes," nhe said, looking q: him 0
90 mnht detiAntly.
,"s He gave her one lcok, and turns
oh
~ lgrinsd. Hs had thought he was Roir
b., to oondeeosnd to her, that all he had
edi do WAS to signify to her tho high hon
,,7' n he was willing to do her. And then
AL ind thst sho cared more for "br
'% punoher," q common tsambteI! 1t vi
the bitterest blow be had ever receive
When be tnrned around again she W
gone.
And from that time on hs saw her
se more.
She hid hSrself somehow, until All
o couple Of days he gaya 1t up aud le
As he rode out of the place, follow
by the pack mnle, he suddenly 81
II something white 1utttr Though tho q
and gianoiug up he saw Mary for
moment. Sho waved her hand and "
:. gone. DismounttDg, be picked up
AZ piece of paper, and read THE:
Mister, good by. I'm cory,
oudn't help IL. luv Jack, go 1t oudl
tile be helped. Allus yure fiisn. NAME u
and Mr.. Herbert DunhtaN rode away
llly sadder, wiser and somewhat more me
IL est young gentleman. When he reach
. l5acramtn INTO he hunted up Jack" It
IN ger, and got 10 know him pretty we
IN. When he lefE he gave him . looket
Mary, and In 1t there was . chain q
looket with From II. d. engFAv
Ion IL.
Jack" said Mary, when she got
"thAt chap wer' pretty good, REter .
and reckon he's forgiven me-"
"Forgiye you wha.7" asked Jack.
But that MAS something Mary wol
gle never tell.
and
andl
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