The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-28
SHE WAS \ HEROINE.

seaport of l..
We were great friends, he and |, and
many a long summer dav had I snent
beside the hent old frame WATCHING
h;s ro,rb s,o,rs nord ,ots ~ collie With
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anu listening 10 MS '"IeS Win Keen en-
Joy1nent.
But there was one incident of his life
on which lie never touched, nor could
any amount Of coaxing induce him to
annroach i
Il bad bsr,uroa wbi,o was IN En-.
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lhlS "l''fho"l' lor 'he lllsl tlIhe' Ne
betrayed a Willingness TO cOnnde IN me-
1t were nigh five years ago-the year
before the hotel was built. The cove
was crowded. 1t seemed like we all had
morn we con11 make comfortable and
the ho9rders was crowded infer old Miss
Hollis in a vav that did seem wonder
fnl v,ben wa board how tbav lived j.,
their hip civ homes. he'd lest bouoht
a new sailbnat q 30 footer an a reo'-
lar GOO, calculated ter maka q boan
ont ~ n)easnra narties an secb-an
did Itnk the same crowd nrettv r,r'-
lar. an in time | got 70 know EN- we'll
They was as nice a LOT IF vonno thinos
"a ever came in nv nath. Int thew was
carelesslike an thev didn't allavs think
1.-THE sailin bothered me They was
wonld do hnt 7 mnst larn ,em r. sail
~ grow nowarfr, fond IF 'em all
bnt there was ono little Girl tuk a sne-
cial shine to She wasn't very strong-
beerd fell she was lest pettin over a
favor Sbe had . sicklv look Int Won
could see she'd been honnv.
III remem ber a trick she had of tak,n
off her ran an lettin the wind hlow her
short hair. an if the av was damn il
vo1ld cnrl nm tioht an she'd RIM her
fngers tbronoh !. an mil il ont straigh
IN see how # was grovin As said
she warn't very strono An when they
all oot RI Iorkin i seemed like she
con)6n't stand il for she'd leave the
rast an with her l;+tlo nolita how she'd
come an say SO pentIelike. Uncle Jer-
~ do Won mind # stay here with
yon?'
"Gradnauvtb the rest of 'e,n kinder for
got her an nv an Inv she'd come right
away from the start, an | got SO used TO
havin her there at nv riaht hand that
when she staid homo | felt real lone
some She hoooo5 me- 70 larn her how
to steer. an wben saw she meant it |
showed her one thing and another, an
somehow she never forgot what | told
her, An one day she saws TO me, I'm
Gle Jerry. | believe could sail a boat
"a we'll as n one if | were only strong
or Bless her heart, I'd have trusted
her sooncr'n any Young Teller in the
pa1ty.if she'd had a little more muscle
in her arm.
.'Tbere was a youne Teller in the par
~ named Grey. He was a likely chap,
about 20. | reckon. He had lots Of mon
ev. an beerd from some Of the ladies'
gals that he used TO be a great friend O.
Miss MAYS before she was sick. but
be was a great snort. an after she begun
To 90 about. An he found she couldn't
do things as he did, he lest naturally
1 wv tA~ ~ ~ AhNg AS lNpS "a
slipped awav from her and tux to goin
with Miss Julie Webb.
Miss Julie was mighty pretty. with
frowserly light hair, a mouth big enough
to swallow a doughnut hull, an rows of
teeth like pearls heard Mr.. Grey
2 saw. She had a voice like a steam whis-
tie. There warn't nothin she couldn't
do except keep still, an bein Mr.. Hugh
was ALWAYS dom himself they spent
most of their time together.
Miss Nav used to watch 'em with
that heart breakin look on her dear face.
II was The 10Th of August. The month
: had been very hot. and we hadn't had
anv sailin breeze for four DAYS, but tina,
mornin a nice. stiff breeze begun to come
, in from the sea. Well. 7 was settin in
nv door mendin a sail for nv catboat,
when beerd the crowd a-comin.> I al.
WAYS knew 'em bv Miss jules voice.
. I most generally could hear that nv the
= time thew left Miss Hollis door. They
had q connie of civ fellers down from