Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-01
A Winter MIGHT;
on,
Found in a Snow Drift.

"No; what would be the use? He esteems
Mr.. Middleton highly, and believes me to
DO a capricious girl. He would be the first
to advise marriage with q mar SO we'll able
to manage my affairs; but I won't marry
against my will, / would rather kill myself.
Fancy being tied for life TO o mar you hate
and desp'se, a sanity villain who never
kicked anyone with his hoof but his wife,
who pocketed his birthstone abroad and
never showed his saintship at home. Be
sides, / am afraid Of him, his silent rage
makes my very heart quake; and then he
can be so cruel, torture one In a way that
others could not understand. Oh, l hate
him-I hate him awfullyl"
Dorothy's little hands clenched, and she
set her pretty teeth uclously.
well, | declare you are a yixen-the
man who marries you will catch Tartar,
and no mistake" said Pierce, laughingly,
and kissing the Fuckers out Of her pretty
forehead. There's the dinner-bell; come
my queen, | must confess TO being most
romsnticaiiy hungry"
Dorothy's hand shook as he took IL in his,
and her lips quiyered.
my darling" said Pierce, don't look so
troubled; surely | have not seemed unkind?'
Eyes, you have, very. i on'tbelieve you
we're in earnest when you asked me. I'll go
away. don't want 10 be a trouble 10 any
one, unless II be Mr.. Middleton
Forgetful of dinner, Pierce sat down and
drew her towards him, saying:
Hush, childl you must not talk like that;
you know il Is not trne. j love you TO dis
traction, and as 10 not wanting 10 marry
you, don't |? | know by Jupiter | do. But
don't tell me I don't love you and long to
marry you. Ny scruples are those that hon
or and integrity dictate.
Because q man loves madly, he must not
act madly. l must consider your interest,
dear; mine are centred in you. While you
were in my sight q poor wanderer-a penni-
less girl, dependent upon your own exer-
tons for your daily bread, | threw discre-
ton to the wind. | wanted you for my wife,
10 benefit not Only myself but you.
"Now, | know IL | take advantage of your
inexperience, yonr gratitude, and girlish
fondness, l may wrong you irreyocabiy In
tire future.
II am so much older than you, dear; and,
forgive me if | say so much more In love"
mo, yon are not; If You loved me as | do
you, you would think only of the happiness
OF OeinR always together
II dare not think of that, Dorothy, lest |
forget all else. Child, child, you are so
beautiful-so winnings man may be ex-
eused if he forgets all else the world con-
tains.
II promise to protect you against your
guardian. will not give you up to him,
dear, and will consult my lawyer to-mor-
row, and find out IL marriage, under such
circumstances, can be legal"
1T must be IL we are both free and agree
10 take each other"
She laid her hot cheek against his coax.
ingly, and, carried away from prudence by
passion, he said, as he pressed her close to
his heart:
Suppose we risk IL and get married on
the sly in LondonY
"Do, do, Pierce; then nc one dare part us,
for '.:ose whom God hath Joined together,
let no man put asunder.' And. oh, i should
be so very much obliged TO your
Fancy such beautiful girl as you talk
ing about feeling obliged in such a matter"
"Well, / wish you would feel obliged, too,
and so settle the matter, Sir ~Stonyheart."
IF wrong and ruth, sorrow and shame,
could turn a heart TO stone, my name should
be Stonyheart. Some day l will tell you all
i have endured; now you have trouble
enough without feeling panied on my ac-
count. Say you love me, Dorothy"
Very soiemnly she assured him Of her I'M
dying love, while their lips fingered over a
fond caress.
Byron says a kiss's strength may be reck-
oned by its length. IL so, that was a tre-
mendously strong kiss of theirs.