The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-16

i1a 0tatlr.
~o VIZ, standing in the station library,
i0l. f4rnine over the leayes Of tn" In.
dial .+4ilv paper, Will" her father stood
cla.trc with Colonel Prins'p in the door
VA.
What is it," asked the commissioner.
WITH IN indulcent smile.
lor rely. the paper was thrn>' ir'"
his lend. AID a daintily cloT"d nn~'r
point = ~ tac column which rad reused
he d ger.
rbc article was headed "Another
Il ta." and dealt in a half-j"siiuC. Who'll
iy o.. r,aracing vein with the Quar~"r-
a,g.;rc's pretty daughter. Wh" 'fi
M 40 ,uch havoc in the rpc.w,t.t, tnrn-
IN ncr attention first ia . -er@ ont. 4 f.
n. her position altered, s." the Colonel
himself. and in both rase- with 'hc .i.ai-
lies, effect. The writer Went On to "h-
servo that it was surprising such q prob
ahio source Of information should ha IL"
h-on overlooked n the inquest. Who so
likely 70 be- able 10 throw a light upon rl"
darkness which onshrouded the iat" Of
h"r lover: From 'he days 81 the heroine
al Troy until now Il Wom@u had been AZ
the bottom Of every mystery. IA" motive
for c,ory crime: and this liolen was. he
he'd heard. as fair az she who had been
tn cause OF thar memorable ton years
war-aud perhaps no less 10 blame.
Much more there was in the anne
s,r.in. but Colonel Prinsep, who was
re- ling over Mr.. Knollys' shoulder. qut
to- ! such a wraihful ejaculation that
tho commissioner was startled.
"Eh?" he qucricd. testify. looking over
b. 1"ld-rimm'd glasses.
- beg your pardon" said the Colonel.
"uet / must agree With Miss knollys that
surn iibcls-0r rather innueuioes. which
NJ" worse, tor libel can be coniradicted-
oullt not to be allowed 10 be inserted in
an} paper"
II never did like the Indian Argus. nor
approve It's views; bal ! must say |
thing What do you say. DE-"
u am going to see Jane and take her
for "A drive if she VIII come"
But. my dear. | am Lot sure that |
care about your hong with Il young lady
who has made h"f,rlf 50 notorious"
"Or rather has been made So by cir
cuustances. No. papa, | won't listen TO
a word. Yor have always let me have
my own way. and you are not going to
thWart me now
And ! don't think any one could do
anything but admire so kind an act" put
IN the Colonel. more moved than he cared
to show. How good You are, | should
Ike TO thank You "a. Miss Knox's friend,
only ! hay" not the WOrds-nor the right
to do So" he said. in a low. shamed voice.
as hc led her to the carriage.
Then don't bother about thanking me
at all," She answered. brightly. Il as
surc you Il is no, goodness at all, only
v.ciousncss disguised"
How So" b.. questioned, smiling.
81 know who wrote that letter to the
Argus, and with what motive il was
Funed. The writer hoped by that means
to make people look shyly upon Jane. as
th"y would DO, If cour--, if all that he
SAID was true. But mean TO ~circumvent
him by showing hat ! FOR one disbelieve
every word, and | fancy'-with a proud
toss Of her head, which Colonel Prinsep.
being in utter unison with the sentiments
it expressed, thought infinitely becoming
- fancy some good will follow
Il wish you would tell me who you
think it was who wrote it, said the Col
on,i, iicrccly.
Think. There is not a doubt about il.
| am certain. Don't you remember what
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