The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-16

run around - her house.
His GOODNESS nearly distracted me.
II must sse HERR I exclaimed excit
edly.
ssBut you cannot, y he said coolly.
Ell have strict orders not to let any one
know her whereabouts for a day or two
until these extensive preparations are
well under way"
I was ON the verge Of tears and with
. choke in my voiceI cried ont. sinking
into o chair and holding up my hands
deprecatingiy:
uDon't say another word You VIII
set me wild IL ron will not tell me
where to find Nellie, " Invent ON in des-
peration, twill you please tell her this
II have been . bad, wicked girl, and
and-and--shere Is no such person %
Ned Clayborn? II started In fun. and
and--and-please let me 60 to her. She
will understand me 90 much better than
yon can explain ik.n
"No such person IS Ned Clagborni
Ny dear youmg lady, \ must beg leave
to differ with yea. That ID the name OF
the young man who In Three short weeks
ia I'd mmry Miss Merton Surely he ID
NOT dead7's he addsd In Consideration.
'tOh, wil ron mot understandf IT,
was all ! joke 90 FIRST I thought IL
would be great fun, and 20 k--wen, II
ann Ned Clayboxn, and after d time we
became engAaed-all In fun. zoo" Here
/ laughed hystericnlly. Tried TO stop
but I was 90 wicked i could not and
now poor Nellie win break her heart,
| and-and-and'- And / broke down
and began to cry in . miserable way.
Unlike most men, my companion was
not In the least Disconnected at sight OF
my tears. but simply laughed, loud and
| long.
Presently the laughter ceased. Then
heard uneasy movements In the chair
occupied by my companion. Then ne got
up and paced about restlessly. Pretty
soon q light touch fell upon my arm,
and his voice, very gentle and kind,
said, Nellie is here to receive youi
confession and forgiveness. Idried mp
eyes and looked up, but saw no one but
the tall young man, who was looking
at me very ernestly.
where ks she?'' ! asked, ready tc
cry again
Here" he said, holding out hit
hand In~stinctively ! put mine into II,
and IL closed over 1t firmly.
III also bsve D confession TO make, :
he said earnestly. 1T thought you wers
another yo-ng fellow Hike myself. and
wishing to relieve the tedium Of thee
long monotonous days struck mp q di-s
tation. I intended some day 20 meet Tho
young man and have it out with him,
when you came with your strange con
fession. r. short = he ended abruptly,
81 am Nellie Merton. And you ara Mex
Claybornf Come, dry your eyes Ned
Your Nellie is not he~artbroken at tn
turn about of affairs.
After staring at him In silent amaze
ment for tie space OF i've seconds th'
truth OF tie whole matter began y
dawn upon my confused brain. My fac
! grew hot with indignation. I snatChes
my hand from his and sprang 20 m,
j feet.
"You arr d contemplate fellow
cried. He did not reply, but stood look
ing down atme from his superior height
stIt was a hundred times b
you because your object was . woman
/ win never forgive ycu II ] live 70 be-
thousand. y
''Isn't that rather paradoxical, con
3 sidering the fact thatyou thought Twa
= . woman and you were enacting I'd
role of the sterner sex?'' he asked.
! You might have known" i an
swered severely.
al "But / did not, = he replied.
! "Here il my train, !" ] said shortly.
"Goodby, " he replied, assisting M
Q ON to the train despite my independence
9 and lifting his hat as it pulled out.
I travelled back to s'B" o sadder br
Q wiser woman
"You are q fool. Z said ! to my reflex
Q tion in the little mirror a ! remove
4 my hat.
IA year rolled by. had entirely r
i covered from my chagrin, and burie
in the darkest chamber OF nay memo1
9 was every thought Of the tall youn
operator at ID station"
o One morning ] was arranging an
copying some night messages when
long shadow fell across my papers.
! glance upward told who 1t was II
door OF that secret and darkened chan
i Der OF my memory few open, and
d knew that the tall young man at /"
ID station was not as yet quite consignt
to Oblivion. Standing with hat In har
q and without any preface Of any kind
d said:
a Over q year ago you asked me
" marry you, and ] consented. ! ha'
i come to ask: Will you come? Or sha
I enter suit for breach of promise2"
hi What could 7 do? And, after all, pc
g haps he would not have made me . b
ter husband had I met him In the Q
q conventional way and waited for BIZ
. to propose 10 me.-Ella Terre In She
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