Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-09-10

9isl having the privilege TO Do hef own
Waahing) - when she prufeased : PR.
pGedileCtion for the Norwegian
nationality. The fancy suggested itself
b Hulda that itwas . sort q patent at-
70 her fAcs, which VA put on
In pablo and removed In private. and
The remarked how severe the lines Of the
matron's features were and how much
they. were in need Of Modification. The
devout little Sigh. toe, which continued
TO occur IN every pause Of her speech.
dividing Il OF like bars In music, had
elm0st comic effect when she was
the bill Of fare. explaining
that they had oatmeal or hominy and
bread and butter and coffee for break
1agk, and that 30 cents . week WA de
Quoted II tho boarders took luncheon reg
ont of the house.
Tho end Of the interview was that
HpldA engaged board and lodgings tor
one week, though she shivered at the
thought II tho unknown girl whose
room abe was thus unceremoniously In
vading.
There WA . barrennesA q scantineeA
. pathetic meagerne@ In all the appoint
men1s az the house which impressed one
with . vague sense a discomfort. Hulda
0ung herself down On the chill looking
iron bed which wa assigned 70 her, and
her heart was ~ heavy - lead The raw
March unahine which filtered through
the smoke SAINT . few pickering rays Into
. cracked and uneven hooking sglaas,
which again refected them III aquiver-
ipgly irregular constellation agafnst the
oei1ing. She lay Tor : long while look
ing rigidly at this trembling figure Of
liGhA, stayins Oh thought and tightly
shutting the door 10 reelection. She was
% 1puStseably miserable that she was
afraid, 70 70 SPEAK. to take the dimen-
sions Of her misery. She wa afraid TO
face the truth, which, nevertheless. she
dimly suspected. though abe heroically
persuaded hersek that abe did not. And
while she lay thus wrestling with the
thoughts that clam0ged for admittanca,
WEAKNESS overcame her and shs fell in
10 . profound sleep
Atthe end Of two or three hours abe
was awakened BY the light Of . candle
which seemed 10 be moving to and fro
before her CLOSED eyeA She started up in
bed and mw . strange girl standing be-
fore her.
I'VE are very beautiful" said the
strange girl with singular abruptness.
II nevee saw any n 10 beautiful.
Hulda rubbed her eyes and wa not
sure but that che was yet dreaming. But
tho apparttion Of the strange girl did
mot vanish.
"Who-who-are you?'' aha asked in
Norwegian, and then, recalling the situ-
sGion, no repeated the query in English.
"lam yer roommate. Of oourse. Hat
Tie Hallogan."
"Well. well-you must Mouse me,
said HuldA now fully awake. ''for In
txnAiag upon, ron In this queer fashion.
'.Inlsndiagf'' repeated Hattie Hal
loran, - II sAe did not comprehend the
meaning a the word. "Wha do ye
mean By intEudinst"
"Why-going 70 sleep in your room
without. asking your permission.
"Bleas ~, Il amt my room / only
pay foe this halt d II"
HsEtie WA . tall, lank, sallow com-
plexioned girl. with grayish brown y
thin lipe and hair OF an indefinite aahen
color. Her features were crude and In
eiQnilcank. They were not only homely.
but dreaztly, Enthusiastically home
". Thees Wa nothing by which you
could distinguish her pale, washed out
lace from 100, 900 faces Of the same type4
Hae form vas badly knit loose jointed,
lean, scant and gzacelesG Her chest We
Aat ~ an ironine board, and not . curve
nar m undulation Wa 10 be detected IN
her whole Aguss. The hard conditions,
tho nlSh. the penury Of her early efvi-
soument had cramped and stunted hes
and stamped her with an irretrievable,
wilhy washy kind Il oommonnem.
There was someEhing pathetically bar.
yen, bloomless prematuEely withered IN
hae meaasr and shrunken womanhood.
Aapgtysd b. bliGhting soil and climate d
IL natural right TO blossom and fruitage.
"Vhnee do 70 come fromi'' rho ask.
"a, still holding tho candle up 70 hel
cheek and staring unavertedly ct Hulda.
ar came from Norway.n