Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-09-12
A MANS PERSEVERANCE.
he Won His Wife simply by Keeping o.
lent ana Following Her.

lent ana Following Her.
II believe" he said 10 N. Y. Tri-
btule man. that the man who is dog
gedly persistent will achieve his aim
nine times out OF ten, however un-
favorable circumstances may be at the
outset. recall case which was par
ticnlarly interesting 10 me because in
slight measure was mixed up in it.
Tom Goodwin asked me to spend a
couple OF weeks with him few years
ago at his place in Massachusetts,. It's
beautiful place, just what wanted
for a two weeks loaf in hot summer.
We used to play little tennis. drink
mint juleps on the yeranda, and walk
.hat was about nil. Toms cousin, one
OF the handsomest young women in
the state was visiting Toms wife. and
i think | fell IN love with her. At any
rate was on the point Of losing my
head when | noticed something which
changed the whole situation. The
next place to Toms was owned by a
young man who lived alone, save for
his servants, in very large house. He
was always ut my friends house and
never knew him to say anything. You
could not get that man to talk. He
had a habit OF lowering around Toms
cousin which made me feel uncom-
Portable when | WAS with her. but she
did not seem to pay the slightest at
tention to him.
"A party of us armed with light
rifles went out in the woods one after
noon TO shoot Mt targets. Up 10 this
day my interest in Toms cousin had
beeH growing, and [ was in her COM
pany for the greater part of the after
noon. All the while that internal
dumb creature kept dogging our steps.
lie never got very near TO US, but
stayed about thirty yards in the rear,
with passionless expression on his
smooth-shaven face. When we moved
up or went forward to note the effect
of our shots he also moved. always
maintaining his relative position.
AFTER the rifle practice we went for
walk TO the top OF the hill beyond
the woods. When we reached the
summit after rapid walking | looked
back and saw my shadow still follow.
ing US. He was very pale. and .
bright spot was In each cheek.
called Miss NJ s attention to his pallor.
and she said, very indifferently:
"'Oh. yes; he has heart disease
ut made me nervous 10 have the
man eternally at my heels: besides,
there was another thing which have
not told you vet. believed then ir
my thought-transferance. / believed
that they both looked upon me rs an
interloper. Igot so uneasy over thu
whole affair that determined to with,
draw and leave au open field to the
other man. When | got an oppor.
tunity 1 slipped away, aud then
watched to see what he would do. He
did not change muscle, nor did he
approach her. Someone else slipped
in to take my place, and L had tho
grim satisfaction OF seeing the dumt
man on his trail for the rest of tn,
walk.
Tom was smoking his pipe in hil
den that night when l broached the
subject to him.
"Nonsensc! he said between hi!
teeth after sending out great CLOUD
Of smoke. OF course the fellow is in
fatuated with her, but she doesn't care
n snap OF her fingers for him. How
could she? lie never says word. and
| know that he worries her half to
death; only she tries not to show it,
"'Well. | answered, i believe il
thought-transference, and | alway,
think that he IS communicating witt
her mentally so to speak
"'Bosh!' he said, sucking at his pipe
stem,
"Then,' j said further, / Away
imagine when | turn around and &c
him near us that he wishes were NJ
there. Are they eDgaged9'
You're crazy he said.
"Are they in love with each other
"'Confound it, nor he said. will
vehemence.
Nevertheless / avoided Tom
cousin whenever the man with hear
disease was around. He Away
shadowed' her, however. when sh,
was with any other man-always the
same speechless stick.
After that visit | did not see Ton
again for three years. Happening t.
! be thrown in Boston by an unexpected
chance dropped into his office. Ton
was glad 10 see me. He was always
| glad to see old friends. After chatting
with him awhile l asked about hi
| cousin. His face darkened.
Hang it, he said, don't talk about
It.
""Do you know said. when I lef,
you that summer suspected that fell
low would marry her?'
Tom had nothing 10 say.
There was something ominou
about his manner ! added.
Tom began to get red in the face.
"'She did marry him. he said will
an oath.
al told you so,' cried.
"'Aud | couldn't stop her. he con
tinued. 4 raved. and threatened, anc
swore; aud yet she married him.
don't believe that he could talk enough
to ask her. but they got married II
spite OF me and my wife
Tom began to swear again.
where are they now! asked.
"'Oh. they live next door to us. He'
Just the same. He never has any
thing to say. but she seems TO under
staud him.
They're happy aren't theyr
asked.
Yes, they are. That's what makes
me mad he said, kicking at the les
of the table.
observation-disclosures" said; bu
he only swore and called her .littl,