The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-02-12
SHE WAS PRETTY.

| had stated my intention of going to
see Miss Kitty clearly enough, but in
doing so | had no very fixed idea as to
what | should do when | did see her,
and in fact | was entirely nonplused by
the whole situation.
| determined to retire to my ham
mock and think over matters in gen
eral. As / lay there, swinging lightly
owe the water, and with the distant
sound Of the weir lulling my senses
pleasantly, it is not to be wondered at
that | fell into dreamy reverie.
Old half forgotten recollections came
thronging upon me-; of little faxen
haired Kitty, whom / used to torment
and l~aughingly ask to be my little
wife, nearly a dozen years ago, when
she was II little chit of 10: of her father,
my old friend John Dobson, who used
to say in his sober business way, And
so she shall be. Mil1enhall, if | can help
you, and You care to have her when she
is grown up of that quantity touching
clause in poor Dobson's will by which
he had done all that lay in his power to
help me.
And l.. "ngru~srd III turning over
money in the city. had clean forgotten
all about her.
and looked round. There. in the very
identical place where Mr.. Bob Tynckt r
had done hi, extremely futile fishing in
the morning, he and Kitty were sitting
and talking.
And So the old fellow-and a queer
old fellow he is, too" Mr.. Bob was say
ing, will be round at the house this
very afternoon to see about claiming
your hand.
"Oh, Bob" said KITTY. trembling.
II say, Kitty said Bob mischiev-
ously, "suppose he really wants to stick
to his old idea Of making you his little
wife, eh: What shall You do them"
"Oh, Bob, don't, said poor Kitty.
He has been such Il IugDCar to me late
~ that that" r'that there is Il dan
ger Of a young lady shedding tears at
the very mention Of his nAlnc,' |
thought to myself glimly. for Kitty did
not seem to be allie to complete the SEN
tenCe horsclf).
"Nevor mind, Kitty, said poor Bob,
hugging her tenderly. Il AIN ii brute to
have suggested such an idea. If he
d0can refuse to have you, why, YOU will
gust have to refuse him, you know. and
that Will bring the whole matter to the
usual way of doing things, from Il young
lady point of view, you see"
5 it will, said Kitty, Frightening
up once more: hut, Bob, then the $685.
600 will have to go to the Methodist
chapel, and that is just tho very thing
that has been making uncle SO terribly
savage
Let him be, said Bob s~toutly. 1T
won hurt us after today You will be
free then. yUu see, and marry whoever
you like. And we have plenty to set up
housekeeping on between us, without
the beastly money-let HIM DO angry if
be likes
And SO he Is. sir, shouted Mr.. Dob
son suddenly, poking his head over the
top of the bank. so he is. 1t would
make a saint savage to be set at defiance
in this way. | begin to Think
"Stop!' | called ont, rising hastily
in my hammock.
Splish! Somebody had fallen into the
water.
Me, by Joye, and SO | began striking
out Justify on all sides, with hands,
feet, fingers. elbows-I cannot exactly
call myself aswimmer-and getting my
boots above water more frequently than
my head, 1 am afraid, till | was sud
denly grasped by the collar firmly.
Keep COOL said my young friend
Bob Tyncker authoritatively-for he
it was-nimbly swimming on his back
with W legs and one arm, and draw
ing me after him with the other. Keep
cool; I've got you all right!'
"Cool it is!' | thought to myself, my
spirits reviviug as | telt myself lowed
alOng-right oss the river. For Bob.
it seems, like a r~ctriever-he certainly
swami rs well as one-wOuld not con
descend to lay me anywhere but at the
very feet of his mistress.
There at last hurra-
An overwhelming lush OF water
across my face cut short my self con-
graduation: | was fairly under, in fact.
And the remarkably unpleasant
Thought flashed upon mo that | was
driving down under the dipping bush.
But "a spaslnodic jerk from Tyncker
brought me to the top nee more, and
as | gasped for breath | heard his voice:
Shift for yourself-catch hold of the
bush-Im going"'
| caught the branches as high up as
possible and got "A glance behind me.
Tyncker was not only going-he was
gone, diving down under the bush, hav-
ing sacrificed himself to keep me from
q like fate.
saw his face disappearing beneath