The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1890-07-04

lie bs0kr dtrIy from hrv abruptly IitR stood
lo"ktng ont of the ,rtndou
1t was the end ~ Octater " hen Col.
Thornc returned. Miss Elvlra welcomed
him with gentle and iiGnlticd self re-
siraint, born partly Of timi.litr and partly
OF her notion Of perfect iadyhood, and
the colonel expected nothing more from
his undeInoustratise sister; but there was
perfunctulincss in Missy 5 greeting that
made him 1T last aware Of her estfanee-
ment, and struck y chill tn hi, heart
il.. had brought IL" child soine estfava-
CANT pieces Of Jewclry. but She eslnred
no pleasure III his gifts, AMI hsr father
noted without comment, that she eft
them in. on tho ,s.bc.
III. next mornn. lie role over to his
sister. in.law's place, lie hoped tor.eeisr
from Flora welcome that should make
amends for what he missed III lis oan
home. nor was h. disappointed Ills
pretty niece n"t him with an ahectionate
eHusiveness that almost did away with
She eject of his littlc ,iau.,h htsr ealtlness:
bu, il did not escape his observation
later that Alcc!5 Gage wAs In the back
ground. deportino himself With a eenile
dent air
Mrs. Leonard talked garrulonsly Of
various things; ~ the improvements she
wished IL make, of the sale of her cotton,
the Investment nf her surplus funds, the
purchase OF males. even ot her poultry;
bu, never word 81 ils,,ls Gage.
The colonel deemed t4is rrtieence sig
nlficant, and he rode home yeSed. lie
/ had thought 10 order his small world nc
,.,rdins To his own will and pleasure, and
| now he found it fast slippn. from his
rrasu-his son an alien. the niece whom
! ne had hoped 10 make his IauS hter ready
L, marry one whom he had not chosen,
/ aud his own little daughter indifferent TO
/ him
But when Flora came, two days later
10 sav that she had promised 70 marry
/ Alec1 Gage in December, the colonel,
nerforce. resigned himself 10 her ehnica
1 With dignili6i philosophy.
~ hal allowed mss self 70 expect III !
f.rent marriage for YOU, Flora - YOU
know he could not resist sasinT. nor
could h.. sav i, without a ~ish; but ne did
not say j, harshl..
Il was the first expression he had ever
given To his disappointed hopes. anu
1 Flora. eager to console him, exclaimed,
vim IN, indi.rrect enthusiasm OF youth
..Aleek hasn't a fault IN the NoHia'
incl. Jas,cY: he will be the best of sons
,o YOU. il YOU will only let him.
The colonel did not say that he had no
dcs;ra 70 claim Aieck Gage for son.
He broke away from her abruptly anu
.,n.n looking out Of the wifdo" some
n,,le time. struggling for command o.
himself. He Was still pale when ~ fe-
turned; but lie spoke with . eonftly di-.
nifty: -.
Il claim the privilege of giving the
bride away. -,
That i Just what ! wanted. cred
Flora and with Il sudden impulse oi
cr,,itua.. affection and sympathy she
threw her arms around ms hesh a''''
kissed him and cried llttie.
rhc nrwsnf Floras engagement, tnre~
Miss Elyiya into great fiutter she a',-
elared that it was just what she hai -
vays expected. and that che was ny
r,nrc n,rprisel in her life. and theh sn'
, Lu,Lcd hclplcsslv at her brother
Flora will be married. IL her n"'nsr !.
. house. of course. saidthe coiohft' ~
| Thorne Hill must honor the "t.1n'o''
Nth merry making, and al our friends
must hr Invited. ,.a
YES. oh. yes!' Miss Elv,ra respo'p',sl
viii, sigh 81 relief Her brother ~,
approval Of the match would nass : !, :, ,..' :,
). snre embarrassment: the entertain -
the colonel wished 10 gave. was . -
in comparison, though II h'sana
..o.ls Of incessant work at seeding ias
ms w,shin., currants. hianeflns a''nah'' '
md frostiny cakes; but 'hosr p'i'''e'i,
- bc borne By Glory Ann aho
I,,,a,ae .nl nicaT, Ten n,'a !: SO I'll
lin Jim. e,-ar,,e