Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-11-06

ker's in the mornin' and get married bv
ourselves, and go straight to housekeon,
In in the afternoon. You shan't he MT
W 10 trouble nor expense for usn'
~ told you there want no Higpin-
oo.nam about Jemima," said Mrs. Pip-
gott. However, l don't care, If she's
Mr.. Piggott looked troubled.
III a daughter o mine goes out O. nv
house" said he, 'I'd like her to have =
crcditable send-off."
"But Moses and 1 don't want a we'd
din. father affectionately urged
Jimmy, patting his check with her slim
brown hand. 1--WE love each other. and
we're willin' to rough it together. WIZ
and troubles?"
There's good deal o. sense in what
JENNA says" observed Mrs. Pig gott.
Moses Raintree's only farmer. Wait
until Lucilla marries young Warburton.
Then IN show yen what wedding is Z"
So Moses and JENNA branched off by
themselves into their quiet new life.
A glattering piano was ordered, the
gorgeous party was given, and finally.
with grand flourish OF trumpets, came
Luci,la's marriage to Will Warburton.
~ hope she II be happy" said Mrs.
Raintree, wistfully, to her husband :;
"but I'm not just certain. l don't alto
gether like that young Warburton. He's
made Lucilla too many expensive pres
cnts, and l don't understand so much
speedin' fast horses and playing billiards
at the tavern"
"Wc!l, We'll give 'em chance" said
Moses Raintree. cheerfully. "And in
the meantime, what do you say to Mrs.
DE Minford's offer of two hundred dol
lars for that old set of furniture ?''
II don't want to sell it, said Jimmy.
ut was Grandsir Piggott's, YOU know.
But. if you really need the money"
"Choose for yourself, my girl said
Moses, laughing. "rhe furniture is
your'n, not mine"
That very night-a raw, March tenn
pest. full Of driving sleet and wailing
winds-Lucllla came, pale and woebe.
gone, to her sisters house, and skunk in
at the back door.
"Jimmy, can't you help me?" walled
she. THE officers are waiting for Will
around the corner of the house. He
didn't mean it. He surely expected to
be able to make up the money before it
was missed, but luck was all against him,
and now-now-he'll be put in Jail.
and
And a tempest Of tears checked the
piteous utterance of the poor little six
weeks'-old BRIDE"
"He's Devastating, eh?" said
Jimmy, her sweet face hardening invol-
UNFAIRLY.
"Not stealing! Oh, he never meant
that" pleaded Lucilla. "He was SC
certain Of being able to replace it! Dear,
dear. Jimmy. if could only raise two
hundred dollars! Father he says Viii
has drained him dry of every cent, and
mother can only cry and rock herself
backwards and forwards"
Jimmy went into the back room tc
take counsel with Moses Raintree, who
sat there adding up figures at his home
made pine desk.
81 know he's scamp" she said, in
! low voice. "but he's Lucilla's husband.
mot ouch scamp after ALL" sale
kindly Moses. "Only weak and con
ceited and easily led asrray. Well
JimmyW
''If you don't object, Moses, that set o
furniture that Mrs. De Milford want
cd -"
"Jimmy, you're noble-hearted littl'
girl" said Raintree. "Where is Lucilla
I'll fix the thing for her."
Lucilla could scarcely believe the
| Cf 1ar rron6 fortune
''It never shall happen again, Moses,
said she-''indced it never shall! Be-
cause if Will once tides through thi!
trouble, he's the promise of place il
the new rolling mill at Steelkirk. MIR
Farrell knows the foreman and he say!
he can get him a place. Willis seen thu
folly of horses and gambling. And he
says for my sake"
And once more poor frightened little
Lucilla broke down into tears and sohs
like the veriest baby.
eyes" said Moses, quietly, ''Mr
Farrell knows the foreman, Lucilla, and
50 do I. had meant it for a surprise
for Jimmy, but am the new foreman o.
Steclkirk Mills. at salary OF tifteer
hundred dollars year, and new frame
house to live in, and a team O. horses
kept for me to drive around and see tt
things with"
Jimmy opened her soft blue eyes wide
and drew quick, gasping breath. :.
"Oh, Moses!' was all that she coule
EYES," said Raintree, reaching dow
his hat, "you've been the best and dear
est little wife in the world, Jimmy. anc
it's high time you had some reward
And we'll keep Grandsir Piggott's furni'
ture for our best parlor after all. I dc
believe the old sticks brought US gooo
luck. Come, Lucilla, I'll 60 with yor
now to settle with them men,
'But you've got to git the money some
where. +" hazardcd Lucilla, timidly.
"The two hundred dollars?" He
touched his vest pocket. "1've got il
now-right here :,
Lucilla stared. The family OF Plggot'
had cot SO IN the habit of regarding
Moses Raintree as sort of semi-paupel
that the idea of his actually possessing
money in any amount did not seem
II most believe I'm dreamlng'' fal
tered she. in the ovcrtlowing fulness O.