Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-07-28
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L nate ann! the great, awkWaTd-'
mo. no Clare. don't call him names
He's one Of the noblest men God cvel
madef and if some day You do O dis
cover il yourself, you are not what
think YOU. Never. mind SAYING, any
more on the subject now, but bear ID
mind that / shall never give my con,
sent for you TO become Clarence Aol'
lands wife -.'"ETrzgIIsyG - taa gur,ntr
q Clare was only a little wopfan bui
nature had mada up Id, qualify @3wbai
she had WITHHELD in quantity; 1fsrau
prettier; daintieF, sweeter littie thing,
with her sea-btue' eyes and rings al
yellow hair, it would have ,beoa Thurd
10 ind. ~.~T"l!huh :" -satf~9"@TG = 2G"i"n,
Il, She had only, beon with. Der" Aunt
Jane a y~ear,.and it wassuhihe at school
she had met the man 10 whom. she Trad
given her heart.
+ Up in her room Clare took a tfhy
note from her pocket and opened It.
MY adored Glare, it began; and then
the foolish child kissed it, while. heI
blue g kipdled,. as she eSclaim6h fc
herself E'4- s's-.li: ~ 49, ,s., t,.'5.3, ,s
sss"Ne one shall ever paFa sst"naa . ga;
"" When sire went down IL the, library
there, WAS Frank. Clare gave him her
hand, and then retroatef teherfayorite
easy-chair, and watched him fartiyely,
with the words her aunt had spoken
ringing through her mind: .'Que OF
the Hoblests me God ever made" )
I. By-ahd-by they strollcd out into the
moon-lit-gardeB,- and--waIkad three
abreast down the broad paths, with
their +ssweees csEea- ipricIss OF old
fashioned f6wGts on either SIDE. until
Aunt Jane suddenly remepbered some
thing to be dpa6 SalafIwehtin.
Then Clare began TO tremble, for she
~instinctiyely knew what was coming,
as She saw The absent dreamy hook in
her cempanios's eyes aauickly3fchanGe
to a bright CLEAN. lie turned and
looked down upon her. ~ INV '''''
q; .-Clare,n he said softly, H"doa't; you
know what am going, 30 say TO yoqP''
Glare did not Answer,
Then impetHoasl5 sweeping herlistlc
figure right off her feet he clasped her
close to- his heart, as he exclaimed:
| Fl knewryon mast have: seen" that Il
loved you, my darling"
With a crimson flush Oh her fair face,
l StdEe AofStNl tfttotA4 1Etfh uttIlsHst.f -
Frank Aimes! you are making a
mistake. Edo not love you!n'
The ypahg sahn's check Blanehedi as
he heardssEi 9ui at i1I4azia" qfi
mot love me, Oh, Glare, can il be
that I have been deceived all fhistime?
that whatlI saw in youieyss;wfss only
friendship oh. ms, darling is there
no hope for meP'3'8' Do
Clare's head, ldroopcaa rs she heard
the ring of sharp pain in his earpest
tones I!aiG IL Hi.iTpEH.i nj"
Il am very sorryffQrj this, Frank; but
indeed there is no hope. for-I-loye
another" .Ts2T#4 ".I1 III EHi lt2a =
There was.a deep ;~silepcn fSrs while,
as Frank Aimes' hopes Of happiness
ebbed away. He seemed to have taken
leave of youth and an its sweet
illusions before be spoke again.
81 never suspected this, he faltered.
II wouldn't have spoken SO if I
had. though / couldn't have helped
loving you" '''''iH'" al" '''''
i,t The honest GRIFFIN his face brought
tears 70. ClareIs eyes. ola .'t.1 lErf
Il am So sorry" She said; and then
they walked quietly Into The house to-
g~ether.flq .'jrf itaH- A1iu yiitil
Clare went up to her room and sat
downby tfe open Window: The shadows
grew darker ai4d darker, and still she
was motionless. Strange thoughts
were surging THROUGH tire GIRLS mind.
She wondered At herself that Franks
unexpected embrace had not, made her
more angry and again she 'feft tile
clasps his. manly .arpss,i and saw the
tender look in his eyes, and inyolsn-
tarily the question arose in her mind:
FAN 1 making The mistake, Instead OF
Frank?", She had n9t seen Clarence for
along while, and Internationally her
ideas eff life we're h~eginhing' to ehange,
and hergrowing wamanliness 20 ,recQg-
nize the worth of such a character, as
Frink Aiines. rEcI1l1ST.'; ~ ~" Ste
But she had given Clarence her
promise, and, yes, she lqyed him as
much as ever-so she thought.
Frank had gone. and the weeks went
by. Every now and then came letters
from Clarence to Glare
Aunt,JaHB look ed On. Frank hSd
told her of his rejectiea;er hut not a
word on the subject did she say to her
niece. One day, some months after as
they were both sewingojn the, lsiuiig-
room, Aunt Jane said;,. adj
Glare. I've been thinking that this
old house must, be; very stupid for. a
young thing Ike you. While Frank
was: here. of course it, was idIfefent;
but. now, how. would you like 10 Gil the
house with company for a few weeks,
and have a gay t~fnIe?Hh'iii "''''"'"
.:rQh. auntie, that waulh be fun; but
whom would YOU ask All, -, l..
""Weli,'' fsG been thinking that I
shouldn't letsan cid P,eIudiees stand IN
the, way of my. .deau nieee's, happiness.
Suppose we say first, Mr.. Holland"
G"Y6ur1 dear. good old aunty!h 'exZ
claimed Glare. ,sprip8ing. to lhBr saunt.s
side, and almost smotheripg her with
kisses -Hi1s'-' "'S' -
Aunt dane, smiled Il irhthcr peculiar
smile. as she disengaged herself and
Strengthened her run,pled cap, Then
she went oaaI' IT @~oil29jHfH :" SS&S'
There are your school friends, TINY
Patemad and EtslIr Grant, and wen
send fer, Frank OF course, h by this
time, he's gotten ten over his, sore tfefellr
She saidathis! looking keenlyiia into
Clare,s face which, had fallen: soma
what at the mention of Franks name,
T"Run off-n6w and write the' notes.
Ask three more young ladies' aud a
gentleman whoever you choose. and
Thirty aid make thein enjoy them
selves. ''f,nuai ainiW 3 i;gi:s ms rrfl "a
After Clare bad, gone tho old lady's
face still Kept its peculiar smile as she
theurht:'H.; .agfiaiib -! q 'tApH e
at may be foolish of me, TO put her
right in his way: Bat-aa-I know his
stock, and / run no risk ..:,r
The gay company cah1o.
Such lively times as they all hadt
Such glorious moonlight sails, on, the
lake!i Such picnics in the, woods!
Such msgnificcnt tableauxi .f6rtwhitlt
AuntJane brought out ntt her treasures
of Xelvets, and satins from, their great
cedar chests, =.
Frank had cdnieys; and Clare con!
fessed to herself! thnt Aunt Jahenw as
right. No one wonld have picked him
out for a victim Of dhrtqnited love as
he Iaughed and Jestedf with fpidutaint
Tiny, who evidently looked with favor