The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-03-19
on Apt IL

Willie Snow. taking him all round. was
II of the finest young men I ever knew.
When he was only fifteen his father. Il
bank clerk. died suddenly. leaving be-
hind him Il widow. one son and seventy
pounds Il year. Mrs. snow lived decent
~ on her income and gave her son Il good
cduration: and in du" time he got Il situa-
tiOn AT an iron worker in the city. where
he rapidly rosa in the esteem of his en-
ploycrs. Willie had been Il good son. ana
when. Il year before this time, his mother
died. he showed remarkable sorrow. lie
was now in an excellent position. In ai-
dition 20 all mis-. he was good-looking. His
eyes Wor" clear gray; his hair dark and
thrown a"rnss his left temple in becoming
irroGula"ity; he WAS tall. and a particu-
lar melancholy in his expression made
his kind. franl; stnii" very pleasant TO see.
! loved tn" ,a|-ry"ry one loved the lad.
tlH kris especially. i more heart
breaking Fellow yen could not iind in all
thr West Of Ea-'Nud and he broke hearts
Tor on" ."a~o:. .jlsl because he nevVr
tried. Ii" won h" gir!s' affections every,
WAv""-ht win, ut,rr troubled his head
about ioy..
Hay, / t,n; he dti not trouble his head
ahnut .nYnt ! ouch; 10 quality thar
statement. for inst :.oW he was pn the
io;ni Of h"iit% engaged /" Il thrifty man.
aglnS 4.rl. W'" had a small forum" Of her
owl.. This Miss Nancy Steele. Of hcr
o4ya free win, -, desperately in love
with Willie. ana .c' him know it-c,eycr,y.
loy shr VAS c'ryor in all things. | was
lIot uuir sure ;Ea' he loved her back
again, but the uiNlc' was thai affairs
hctV"c; he 'Nn We're plainly ncariu. that
point where toe measure of the younY
womaH's !ingrr j tak"n. only the tina!
word mad nor been spoken. The fish had
n;bhicd. was hooked. and Miss Nancy WAS
jus' gathering nor wrist To swish him ON
10 the Land.
The cyenin@ of the day upon which
Willie met Miss Vanity Hardware in my
shop he looked in 20 see me. Something
was on that young mans mind. and ut
last IL" secret eam" out.
singular old man | saw in your shop
this mornia-."
You taought So | replied.
"1hat young woman is his daughter, !
%suppoSeT'
| understand"
pretty sort Of girl" he said. with make
believe Indifference. "A very tolcrahle
girl indeed"
Il cai! her / ~woman-fu!l grown" said
|. cmph1,irally. knows more than ning
myn ont of ten. III be bound"
\ few days after W:,iic met Miss Van
ity walking =. her usual active pace. and
!ookin% - han.S"m" as ever. The roun,
man blushel lie - sri fallen in love f,r
the first time: tie young woman preserve
her easy "ir. Willie would have given =
tcn-poUnd not" for any decent pretcXt un.
der which he might have spoken 10 der
As a matter of fact. he stole only one SIS
glance III passing.
II was by 10 means easy 10 climb IN,
fence of myStrrY thar sl.ut the Hardware,
from public rirH. y. gossip named Mis-,
Afford WIS especially anxious 10 Ii,
cover everytAius about them. Thoug!
nearly c;&aty years of age. she was ST,
sharp and active. Morning by mornin.
She wen; thc round OF fhe village, hear
in= n! Slc could, .cllirg all she cou.l
Mss .AEforl, rs | have sai1, ran Graz,
"ieat g.: ~l'""}rt..,. on" dry she look
eel ia. i;.t;ri... w.j4 ,Ittteaeut.