The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-07-30

tapa, she began, you
sour bad fortune weigh yor WI LIS
ten: | know YOU chief cau sorro" IN
1t all is. that you wante! do certain
things for me. Is it no.
4. mute kiss was the "., reply.
Very WELL" she rur, ed, Nesting up
to his side. ''When 81. way fails. we
mnst try another. m! le new way Is Of
ten better than the o.i Now. don't speak
till Won have hear You wanted TO do
something crea. AM magnificent for me.
Well. now. il -ir., OUT most luckily that
there is some,A;u. that you can do for me
how. this very Jay-far. far more wei
come 10 NJ ,hal any quantity of money
Won conli possibly have won at Good
wood al pp9red into my lap: since this
is an a.. 4 I will give ME instant relief
and ,,ic,. while the hundreds or even
thor>ani> | really do not want one biz.
I'm re | am only too glad r%ejoined
H1rli... TO hear there is any service |
can ro.dcr YOU"
y / know, my own darling papa. that
OR: Acton. about a fortnight ago. made
III a proposal of marriage"
he fathers face Frightened instantly.
lie broke in:
Il 10. You hesitated. hut now find you
love him. and would ask my consent To
yolr union. All, little girl. have l not
guessed: En-. eh:" And he began 10
fondlc and caress her. She rose to her
feet.
oh. papa. how wrong you are
Her tone and manner. more than he
words. made him turn instantly grave.
Wrong"
Yes. Oh. he told me how you wished
II. and all thar. l said a: once. and for
ever: No. no. no." most emphatically."
But why
"oh. | gave him good reasons. l was
kind. TOO; thanked him. owned l was
iia'terel: showed him, | assure YOU. every
consideration. But l urged, begged him.
n nothing could ever change me. 70 prom
Is never TO return 10 a subject it would
pain ne very deeply 10 reopen. He abso-
luye,y refused 10 promise. hut by return
in u his old. hrotherly manner had led
ne 10 believe l was safe from further
annoyance. RESPECTED him tor this. We
are dull here. I always liked him a. 4
friend. and was beginning - take The oil
comfort il his society. when he married
all. Oh. papa. l feel l can never look on
him ~ anything again-I mean not as a
crnt.cMan-not even as a a Te re-
newci his suit last Monday evening. j. q
sudden. confident way that-thar made
my flesh creep. Oh. father. II hate him;
If il ! wrong. forgive me. but l DO. AID u
deserves IL"
And. exhausted by her TRADE. she sank
down fearless, hui %Quiycr:ns, upon tie
bench.
Cave took her hand.
Come. come" he began. very quietly.
sam l not here: Nobody. if he were
fifty Cyril Actions, shall annoy my little
girl. There, there; WI are alone. He is
not by. You shall never SEE him again,
il you prefer L."
Il begin 70 fear" she broke in. ~ is
mere outward varn!sh. after all. I have
watched his face sometimes Of late. when
he little thought il. and ! have seen ex-
pressions there that startled NE and made
me- shudirr. cannot describe them. bur
a. such moment>-well he vas not ne
Mr.. Cyril Acton the world knows 80 fav-
orably. l assure you."
When a man ! about 70 appeal 70 ne
best feelings Of another 10 save himself
from disgrace AMI ruin. il is hardly The
ONE 10 welcome anything thar can
disparage the said friend. Still Cave
Harding loved his child very ~pas>ioua-e!y
in his own weak way. as ! nave often en-
deavored 10 show. So. witAo.- joining IN
with her in any words Of eve. .i.-:onal
prejudice 10 Cyril, he repeatc. IL *
pressions O. love and protection v-a in
creased hearJine>s.
You annot tell" at length sa.j ca
milla. what immense good and COM: 80
this long ak has been 20 me. l h4v.
marked lately in This man Il SORT Of COLI.
patient conhdouce most alarming 70 M.
Now | feel sheltered. even against any
secret weapon which he may have agains,
my peace