The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-11-14
Iarron was the most eligible bachelor II

Larron was the most eligible bachelor il
the station; and that after him came Col'
onel Prinsep. who. though he had no title,
nor any verv probable claim to one, had
Il large income and Il beautiful estate IN
IIerefordshire. Either of these would be
Il desirable match.
She had been there nearly a week. when
she decided that to give eclat to Der debut.
her father SHOULD give n dance to intro
luce her to his friends: and having set
tied this in her own mind. she went al
once to consult him upon the subject.
Jane did not get an invitation. Indeed.
she never expected it. and would have re.
fused it even had it come. But still she
felt the slight. She was so young, and
her one short glimpse of cayety had been
50 sweet that she felt il hard TO be left
out in the cold. And her mother was in
dignaut.
stephen Prinsep. on the contrary. was
glad that Jane was not there. His sole
idea was to pitaway the remembrance OF
that one sweet hope. which from It's very
brevity had scene! the dcarer. Yet lao
il been her loss only which he had had tC
deplorc. there would nave been nothing
To ranklc So in his mind. Had she re
fused his love because she could not love
him. he WIS too manly 10 have wasted
his life In vain regrets; even had she dice
he W"G,d hot have sorrowed rs on" with
out hope. But 70 his short dream hac
60, .- such a bitter. humiliating awakins
n : 10 wonder he felt dissatisfied anC
s.. IL loved her SO well. perhaps ever
she lowed him. yet neither fact had thu
power to prevent her marriage with one
immensely his inferior. who would, i
there was anything in III" ;heory pro
pounded by III" author OF "LockSle!
Hall" drs@ A,r down To his level.
He wa, not thinking of that then. II.
was watching the commissioners daugh
Ter. and acknowledging her good looks
was wondering whether he could not by
any means fail in love with her, and 81
Danish from his memory the unwisc pas
sion h" had contracted for Jane Knox
For tn" better furthcrancc Of this plan
he had attached himself to Miss Knollyl
early in the evening. and scarcely left he,
side. while she. nothing loath. only toe
sraciou>ly accepted his attentions.
Il pleased her that people should motto,
his apparent devotion and draw the in
evitablc couclu>lon. Even if She neve,
married him and She would not if S
better match "if"red-it was a distinction
/" NAY" >jl"A a man as Colonel lrinScr
N her tram. such n DISTINGUISHED soldier
>uch d d"rlareiiy eligible parti. Hen
eyes grow bright with triumph. and sh.
held her head very proudly. when, though
he small hours We're approaching. anc
many ct the guests We're gone. he stl
fingered al har .t1a
TN beneath The quiet stars he coult
thlhk ana almost forget that he had {
companion. but presently a ~well-knowr
nam falling upon his ear aroused hir
from the rererie into which he had fallen
ara n" felt the necessity Of returning
>pin"tAln- NOR" than the mechanical as
Nents which he had given 10 each of he,
remarks.
III has been a success. has il not, Col
onei l'rin>cp. in spite of the heat: And
only Yesterday | WAS gravely ASSURED
that, II /! did not ask the quartcrmastcr's
daughter, | must expect a failure. They
told me she Was quite the station belle
and "A tremendous favorito in v,nr roy;
m"nt.
"A f@avorite in the regiments she:'
Ae repeated. awkwardly.
You mean that she is not" she oh
served. smiling. We'll. for my part, ]
'hiuk II Is quit" - mistake To notice PEG
pie "i tHat SORT. Ii only makes then
reel uncomfortable ana out OF place"
y vision rose before his minds eye. As
plainly as though She wer, in reality be
fore him. be- SAW Jane as he had seen her
ON ne night of The bah 1T C~awnpore. He
saw her Sa'lzy garments. all of snowy
whit" save for the iiuttcring straw-col
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