Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-09-10

not to be found. erey, It n
This it was which ma b
wardly i'll at ease. thon.,.n Jun feel N
he maintained his usual outwatda
Ii that receipt were 10 ,yai,,Dosun
hands OF anyone who w,nas into II
1t. 1t might be his ruin. faV presera
set forth how he, John Gr,a y y "
received from Ernest Hartrey , y. "
OF one thousand pounds the SUI
What he had done WIFI !.
not imagine. he eOul
That he had placed II s.,.
pocket OF the coat he wora ~, IN u
ing himself off as Il farm nncn paa
was confident: bur when - aooref \
search for it it was gone cane Y
The most natural
that, when running from ,h auu VI
gang, he had dropped It in ,h W pny|
and, in that case, it was : ae sire
chances to one against &, auldsl
the hands of anyone who wan waning NJ
what use TO make Of it. 'uu Sn5V
Few people would trorh,,
selves to pick up a piece ~ 'aea'
paper; and even If they did uunglt
document. so valuable to tina auu Y
sters clerk. they would m,st nat'
destroy it as soon as they ba pa0oauaJ
tanned it's condensation hom aSe'
they know its value? suoad
1T was thus that he arero, 4
himself, and strove to conrine VIZ
self that he had no cause for ala. na Z
Had May known. when, ssa @ial
hands with John Gridley, thar y @ \
breast pocket of his coat was ,ha = 4
ey which her lover had sem - ~ uai
had She known the deception th,, &
being practiced, not only IN ho. y y
likewise on her father. m,,oh !. ~
misery would have been saved. a !
much rs she disliked her fathers "
Dental clerk. she Fever for ! mor.
supposed him capable Of so Maj |
deed aS that which he had coprn;... /,
Poor May, She sat that njght ), !,
lattice, looking forth into The n,o,.
light, stra!ning her eyes alonc i,
road, hoping To @ the figure ~ i,
lad 70 whom she had entrus,ad ~
letter, entering the village. Z
II was in vain she watched. Va IN.
entered Ahnandale that night as
with Il weary sigh on her Inns AMI
sickening despair mt her heart sha !,
tired to rest, to dream that prns,
Hartrey came galloping into the Ii
lage, with the money in his poke, i
save her father from ruin. loOkte,
more handsome than ever, and tl,'
clasping her In his arms. he demands
her of her father for his wife.
Alas. that such dreams should h,y4
an awakening!
May had been content TO dream N
and on forever. had il been possible
instead Of waking 10 the sober rab.
ties Of llfe-to sorrow, doubt and a
spair.
What could have prevented Erns,
from answering her letter: she asked
herself. Even If he had been unab,
10 obtain the money, he would lave
replied to ner. she thought.
Was IL that he was angry at her 40
peal 10 him for assistance?
Was il that he himself would cons
and answer 1t in person?
Or was ii that he was tired Of bef-
that he felt he had been foolish il
making her an offer, aud that Sd
would never SEE him more!
This last was TOO dreadful TO thal
of. The idea alone cost her an agoav
of tears-for she loved Ernest HartrE
truly and well. with the full force Of
young girls first love.
Then Il variety OF causes, whFa
might account for her lovers sllena
suggested themselves 10 her.
Perhaps Amos had allowed the e.
rand upon which she sen hin 10 =
cape his memory, and was now van
dering about with the letter still
his pocket?
Perhaps he had been tempted By ~
gold which Ernest Hartrey had sivea
him 10 bring back. and had run q
with it-parhaps he had been attacks
and robbed. and. without the none!
was ashamed To return TO May, VIZ
was SO anxiously expecting bis aihf'
al?
Her excited brain multiplied poss
biiities, and her tears fell fast WIZ
the seventh day came toWafls y
close, and she Ind received no talns
of the fate of her letter.
In a few hours she would have !
look steadily in the face OF the Pss
pect OF becoming John Gridleys W..
for she had promised her fatbei .a'
In the event Of her being uhaof y
save his credit otherwise, she NVas
wed his clerk. who was to be ininua
ately advaI ced to the position o' w. :,
her in the business when ~ ~
been so ficurishing, but VA
was now reduced so low that, lOl y
want of a thousand pounds, VS.
likely to collapse altogether. !,
The evening of that seventh I'd, =
dull AMI lowering. The thick uea ~
clouds overhead betokened a couu s
storm, and ever and anon the ln.in ~
growled threateninely. Inc nea. IA
oppressive. and the leaves Nv. INIT
Ing fast from the trees-ioi "a 4
was approaching-were not mo
the faintest breeze. Ian,
As twilight stole over the ial'a MAJ
the first drops of rain feii' anu hsad
with fearful eyes and a hea,. when
descended to the little pafioi rsu
her parents and John Grlde'
sitting. 81
The conversation was forceu - ty
natural, for, though they spoAe% md
ial matters, the knowledge : me
which had to be arranged pei nresc
retired to rest that night
heavily on their minds. ~oonsulte
Mrs. Rivers had not Deeu an,eut D
-Nanad GRII{CIH~