Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-09-17

"YOu promised to ddUiSc me-"
them. There was something else which
she had more at heart, and she lost no
time in broaching it.
"You promised to advise me-" she
began. knowing this huge city as you
do, perhaps you might tell me where
you would be most likely to find a
young artist. What places would he be
most likely to frequentT'
'"The ---.'
Hattie mentioned q rather d~isreputa-
BILE music hall, ~patronized by the jeu-
nesse doree.
"What kind of q place is that?" ask.
ed Hulda, i%nnocently.
"Well, I don't know, after all, that
it would be much good looking for him
there. But artists, you know, they have
q bad NAME" Hattie declared evasively.
| She had an I'M -inctive feeling that this
was not a safe t. nc to handle, and she
was anxious to drop 1t " gracefully as
possible. Hulda, dimly divining what
was meant, wrapped herself in naughty
reserve and in spite Of repeated invita-
tions would not condescend to fuEther
condolences. The next morning the eirh
were awakened at half past 8 BY the
ringing Of a bell, which for five Oh ten
minutes made an ear splitting din Ia
the hall. Outside the rain was failing
in torrents, beating down the smoke.
which yet rose with devious c%ontortitns
through the murky air. A deadly CHI II
pervaded the house. for the girls could
- cCFo-1 G~oc -, thu s,,o~SSoup oy0d the
poverty stricken kerosene lamp made
Just o little sphere of light about the
table. but left the dusk to linger in the
corners. Hulda and Hattie wero both
dressing shiveringly, each behind hel
screen. and beyond . rather curt "Good
morning. no words had been exchanged.
They had both finished their simple
toilets and were about to descend into
the dining hall when Hattie, standing
with her back against the door. asked:
"Are ye mad yeti"
"No, I an not angry" Hulda Tepiiei
with rather a chilly intonation-
"Then LEI tell ye something. II
hunt up . sweetheart for ye i
yell let n III promise to find hin
before nigh;
"But how will you do IT."
"That don't matter, but I'll cngag
to find him, sure as ye live"
!, "But you have to work. You can
! leave your office"
> I'm get q day off,"
, "But what excuse will you offer?
"Oh, I'll invent something or other
!. Ye trust me for that"
:, "But why can't you tell me where t
20 and let me do it myself?"
. Hattie, instead Of answering, locke
, for q full minute at her friend search
! ingly as if she were weighing the PR
and cons Of the question.
8 Laws" she remarked parcntheti'
= ally, chow stunning ye arep'
u Hulda, to whom the compliment ".
unintelligible, returned her gaze wit
. anxious suspense and repeated her QuaE,
"Why, don't ye see," Hattie q
= planned, II amt no account. being hcna
" as mud. and gentlemen wo1ldn
: bother me q bit, and II they did Iahdu
know how to take care Of myself, 6cr,
tell We, I can be rs cross as q bear"
! "Gentlemen wouldn't bother m
surely" Hulda remarked wonderingl
!. "Wouldn't they, thought Then
don't know them. Ye would make
sensation wherever ye 60, get into 4
:. newspapers and make no end Of troub
for yersel. 5 But I wouldn't be MOTTO
ct all. any moro than . nous won
that slips ont Of one hole into an0the
J. Then, ! know this town BY heart =
i - are q stranger. I guess ! ahoujdz
mako 3 bah aeteof ne. and il won