The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-01-20
EDITH LYLE'S REVENGE.

ION Randall, II you marry Edith
Lyle you will make the biggest mis-
take of your life"
But, Harry, old man, I love her."
replied Tom. land although l have
never had sufficient courage to ask
her to be my wife up to the present,
yet made up my mind last evening
that | would ask her at the first oppor-
tunity she gave me-"
tom, don't do it, she won't make
you happy" said Harry Chalmers, ear
nestly.
why not, Harry?" asked Tom, 81
know she isn't beautiful and rich but
she is quiet and nice, besides she has
character and she is the only woman
that | have met thus far whom | have
ever thought cared for"
well, Tom, in the first place she is
a New England schoolma'am and
prudish in her ideas; besides she is
rigid in her orthodox notions as any
old puritan ever was, she objects to a
mans smoking a good cigar and the
idea of smoking a pipe would simply
horrify her-and you know you are
never half SO content as when YOU
have one or the other in your mouth.
'Besides, Tom, there is her mother
a confirmed invalid, afflicted with
some disease that is ust aggravating q
enough to make her constant care
and yet allow her to live along until
she dies of old age"
But Harry, | like the girl, and for
her sake | might be willing to give up
some comforts, and as for her mother
| can't believe she is as bad as YOU
picture her; besides | think | could
endure the old lady somehow and |
believe if a man loves a woman he
ought to be willing to put up with a
great deal for her sake.
Il remem ber," continued Tom, "my
own mother" his voice was little
shaky and tear trembled in his eye
at the recollection; "if she were living
to-day and the woman | wanted to
marry objected to me on her account
/ should hardly consider her worthy
to become my wife,"
tom" said Harry, placing his hand
with friendly affection upon Toms
shoulder, 1--WE were chums together at
school and college | am older than
you are and l have been through the
MILL Trust me; don't marry Edith
Lyle; she doesn't care much for you.
You are young and good-looking, be-
sides you have nice little sum in the
bank and most any girl would con-
slider you a catch"
Harry, you don't think Edith Lyle
is that kind of a woman. do you?"
cried Tom, white and trembling.
why not, Tom?" answered Harry.
81 heard her signing only this morn
ing because she could not dress as
nicely as some of the girls here do and
besides," he continued, when a man
is tine-looking aud likely to rise in the
world most any poor girl would be
willing to accept him."
That was all the slight girlish figure,
just inside the window, heard, and
then the two men passed out of hear
ing.
Edith Lyle pressed her little hands
ovef her heart as if to still it's beating
aud almost moaned aloud in her an
guish.
"Oh, that C uld tell him that it is
false, every word false; that | love
him, yes, above all else in the world.
and that | would be Willingness, glad
to marry him without dollar in
the world" was the cry that suroed
up from her heart.
"But cannot tell him-no. T cam
not. He has never asked for nv love
and he would despise me for offeripo
it to him. No, | can only suffer and
bear the pain; he must never know. y
She wrung her hands and olided
softly across the parlor and up the
wide staircase to her own room. and
hingiug herself upon the bed she be-
gan to SOB as though her heart would
break.
Edi.h I.ylc was in truth a New Emo
land schoolmn'am and had left the 1T
tie country village and had come here