The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-05-24

leople, .sith their simple faith and
.hildlike credulity, Gcccpted the fact
of their coming As they dd all the
good thing, that befell them-thank
ful, asking naught.
SO these two lived on in an alien
land. their lives leplete with the sat
islaction that colnc, from help nc
others. their desire to do good salts
fed by the dpprec alton with which
their efforts were met. Thus the lit
tie girl. the dainty Marian. grew to
maidenhool. learn ~ much from her
father and his ioOks, but more from
nature. OF the sea with its wonderful
treasures. OF the rocks that she loved,
gaunt and gray though they were: OF
flowers aud fishes and birds. Every
mother On the island felt a deeu af-
lection for her, and her Young mates
were p oud TO be called her friends.
The lads of the village were illed
with u~nspeakable delight when she
; Okc to them III her sweet, low
Vol c. Not one Of them but that
would have risled his limbs. almost
his life, for anything that she wanted
IA w~ild-iower. Il stone, or a bright
bit OF seaweed. lct for none OF them
had she more than a word or a smile.
except for tall. manly hill Anderson.
From her childhood she had seemed
to set him apart from all Others as a
hero: and when he came to her out
on the rocks n sweet summer night
and told her Of his love for her, she
accepted it quietly and trusttullr.
II was a happy summer tor the
two, passing all too quickly. When
autumn came, Phil was 10 sal! with
his .ather on one more yOyage-to
make his fortune. he sad. then he
was coming back to III Try Marian
AM take her away into the great
world Of which the were never tired
Of talk ~.
So the weeks slipped by. October
came. n bright. col morning Phil
went down to the little house TO say
good by. Tremblingly the old man
lade the brave young sai.O farewell.
then sent him u to the rocAs-the
place OF their tc;rothal-whcrc
Marian was waiting. Silently he took
her in his strong AIMS. kissed her
soft hair, her forehead and her sweet
red lips, then turned and strobe
quickly away, as though he could not
trust his courage longer.
y yea: passed, br .nAing two letters
to Marian fir N her lover. telling her
of such success as eve his funde>t
hopes had failed to picture. At the
end OF the third year. juSt after IN.
other lettcc had come. telling her
tint the Water>prite was honeward
bound, and happiness seeAed in store
for her. her father died. For months
the old man had been slowly fail ne.
living only in his daughters happi-
Now that she did not need
him longer, he seemed TO lose all
power Of holding on to his lite. and
n evening passed quietly away with
the setting OF tie u.
The grief OF the young girl was
well-nigh unhearable. The only
bright thing that lie seemed to hold
for her was the fact that her lover
was on his way to her. 20 she waited
|anXiousiy, IOngingiY, expecting It'd
ingS every day. But after the third
letter no news came.
As the days lengthcned to weeks.
and the weeks to months. the island
ers were dilel with apprehension and
fJrebodings y gloom settled 3yer
the people. which eve the lingering.
Indian summer Jailed to bIighten:
and when u bleak November day,
teneath a darkening SKY. a strange
vessel came into the harbor with It'd