Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-12-08
CARRIES ROMANCE.

Caifie IornelI was q very pretty
l and considered the belle of the cir.
IN which she moved. She as al o
sind, gooi girl, but bal unhappily
g fault, which not seldom threw all
r good qualities into the shade. She
S too easily misled by appearance
q wonlc fancy almost incredible sto-
& at the slightest suggestion.
Her imagination seemed Ike thai of
good novelist, always ready to gfasp
chance word and turn il into a story.
nything out of the common line of
ents was to her most delightful. But
3 worst mistake was that she called
d life dali and embarrassing because
Bowed calmly and peacefully.
Having never yet shed tears of bitter
appointment and sorrow, she did
- know how they blind the eve, how
ey wiring the heart; she thought
" how interesting a s; d, pale. me-
ecsloly c~ountenance WIS. and would
ben look with real disgust at her own
[und, diraple1 rosy cheeks
One of her best friends what Young
II has not at least a dozen best
ends?-was Winnie Bliss, a Jolly,
od-natured damsei, who never took
trouble of having an opinion of
own, but always adopted those of
bars.
This Winnie Bliss was a great com
4 to Carrie, as she was at any time
by 10 grieye with her because moth
occurred to change the monotony
her existence. Ii was really as il
had determined not to throw a
bble in Carries path and that "the
erse of true love seldom runs
both could not even be applied to
q case, as the course of hers did flow
calmly as the waters of a lake in q
Snmer day.
Engaged to a young man who had
own her when she was n child, and
whom her brother was happy to en-
81 his sistcr-her parents were long
he dead--she had not even the sat
action of Drawing any reproach or
nger to become his, or to do or suf-
anything uncomfortable for his sake.
was extremely unromantic, and
e everyday life-nothiBg desperate,
<thing soul-st;rring, heart-breaking
It.
"a he. at least, would lose in some
[air an arm or leg. or if she was in
nger-but only in danger-of losing
Z money, that one or the other could
cw some more than human attach-
ent, IL would all have been very
z. but to love and marry without
81 trouble whatever was almost too
lch for any real life and would never
I'VE made acces in a book.
Yhe last summer Carrie was TO spend
Miss Cornell had passed, and she
"a Just returned from the seaside, |
Here she had been with her brother,
len she met Winnie Bliss in the
bet.
FOh, Carrie, / am SO glad to see you!
hen did you return?" said Winnie,
piping her friend. who seemed in
ar haste, and had not perceived
We came homo a few days ago. /
pught Of going to see you today"
blied Carrie.
You say that you have been already
Eeral days here and have not been
See me yet, | can not say that j
particularly fiattered at this. wien
were always just ike sisters" said
fnnie, feeling really hurt.
would have gone sooner, but every
| take is watched, and | am afraid
leave the house when Brother James
Mere"
Bus why? What has happened?n
III there eyer was an unhappy girl.
Eanie. | .a h. ono; and if you will
lk to GLe ross Office and home again
FL tell you all about it. / must
Ee ono heart to which i can coniide
troubles"
EThen you are really unhappyr
keS Winnie, bat in such a tone as
would use tn ordinary mortals
zen they we're asked IL they bad re-
he'd an unexpected fortune.
eUnhappy. That is not the word to
press IL. | wonder if there is a
man whose fate is more trag;cal
N mine said Carrie, a bright tear
INNING in her eyes yet with unmis-
eSble satisfaction in the tone.
You know continued she, when,
wing posted a letter, the two girls
be cosby sitting in Carries sitting
Dm. that we went TO Bournemouth
ltead Of going 10 Bath. as we at first
ended to do, because there Mr.. New
v (her intended) could go TO see US
by Saturday and return on Monday
Ethe city.
We found no acquaintance when
first arrived, and | felt during a
days rather lonely, until a party
aides and gentlemen came, some OF
ON my brother had met the year
ere. / became quickly acquainted
b them and had a CAV, delightful
be. Ny cavalier on all occasions
Algernon Devereux. from Bristol.
OF the most fascinating young men
ger saw. He is not as handsome as
Newbold, but OH so interesting
king. and can talk like a book. He
not at all the common, healthy,
Scented appearance of Thomas; no,
Ieed. He looks pale as death, and
as il nothing on earth could please
any more-as if he had said fare
to all earthly happiness.
Not many days had passed before
paid me the most marked atten-
and to make a long story short,
me that he loved me-worshiped
Eapd that he could not live with
sne. just fancy nv situation. l.,
the eve OF being bound TO another.
isten TO such a declaration; and.
fSt Of all, to feel that Thomas did
fll my heart.
Anewing. however, how much Mr..
SSsld loved and trusted mel would
zoaps haze tori myself away from
destinations of Algernon Devareux,
left Bournemouth Immediately
not my brother, VINO, ..
MS devotion to me, began to per-
ute him.
y heneyer he saw us together he
lld Click a pistol. and he who was
Berry so opposed to carrying weap-
Was suddenly never seen without
-of course, became more and more
fssted in Algernon Devereux-
you think the name loyely?-
q saw him in such constant dan
en my account.
really have no idea what i am go
20 do, as nv brother has told me
as soon as / break with Tom he is
3 to shoot Mr.. Devereux.
ASH myself over and over again,
Vii It all end' But ! can not an
The question. How my brother
rs Ends out when and where Al
csn and ] meet / do not know, but
mug Is certain. he is always there
fing his pistol.
a resolved the other day to tel
rnen that he must abandon every
4gnt Of me. but when | met him
my brother stood but a few feet
Us. clicking his pistol. how could
owing Mr.. Devereux in such dan
.eii him what l knew would break
cart.