Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-01-05
sac THOUGHT II A HOPELESS CASE,
shockirg Penalty Paid by o DEPRIVED
Young Man with u Girl.

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His forehead was full of Fuckers, aud
there was \ general air of moroseness
about him when his sister bounced into
the room.
@Heilo, what's up?'
70. nothing. You don't happen to
know OF an easy, quiet way TO Kill a dog,
do you?'
Not Elsie's dear little pug?"
"Just him
Been chewing up your new hat
again, or has she broken her promise in
regard to kissing him?"
Neither. | may as well tell you all
about it myself. for she is sure to do it
anyhow. Say, sis, do you think you
could make it up?"
Il don't know; maybe. The fact il. !
cant fix my mind on anything until ]
get that Persian lamb cape"
20, you can have the cape if you
want H."
MAY !, really? o, YOU dear. dear
boy! only wanted to have nv mind
at rest so | could devote it to Your at.
fairs
He groaned: well, Elsie wanted
me 70 take her TO see the new pictures
at the Art Institute yesterday afternoon.
l told her was awfully sorry, but |
really couldn't get OFF; that | was
rushed to death at the office and
wouldn't get away until s o'clock. She
said it didnt really matter, we could go
next week"
HIN. that looks suspicious. Este
ISN'T the girl TO give in so easily, unless
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81, that wasn't it. The truth Is that
Miss Edith IS in town for 4 day or two.
OF course that was all of long ago. but
she used TO he awfully fond Of me and
when sle said, with u little CULVER in her
voice, That she wanted just one afternoon
IKE Old times to remember, | couldn't
refuse her"
"M'hm. Did you happen to know
that Miss Edith is in town buying her
wedding g%armcnts?"
"The-l beg your pardon. The truth
ID, this new woman is entirely too
smart; some day the men will rebel and
%. pshaw, what is the Use in talking?
We went up to Lincoln Park and then
sauntered down The drive. 1t was grow
ing "A little dusk and we were leaning
on the sea wall looking at the lake
well, maybe she was leaning IA little
against my shoulder"
"Of course she was. know Edith"
"Just then | heard u familiar bark
that sent cold chilis all through me. |
looked up and there was Este within
ten feet Of me leading that beast by his
chain,
"Why didn't you tell me, silly, what
You we're going to do? | could have
told You that she always gives Punch
his airing there
Il wish | had. Well. | was thunder
struck, Then, like 4 flash, it came over
me that she had never seen Edith and
how often she bad scolded me for dress
ing just like everybody else. SO | just
decided 10 bluff it OUT
90 nonsense, you should have
"Ioo late now! She saw me. saw
Edith, dropped the chain and cried
out. Why, Harry, | thought you
couldn't leave the Office until 5 o'clock
| looked perfectly blank, took off my hat,
and said, in a very deep voice: i beg
your pardon, madam, but there must
be some mistake. My name is not Har-
~ at all, but Albert-Albert Brown
smith,
well, | never! Did it work.
"She turned first red, then white,
wayered, and began to stammer: L
| be- your pardon, l. when up
dashed that wretched beast. He recog-
nized me at once and jumped all over
me, barking and licking my hanG- |
tell yop il was an awful momeut."-
Chiclqo IrIbune.