Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-12-03

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Meanwhile. Oscar Leigh was busy with
bottle Of sweet oil. and 4 roll Of muslin.
He oiled the muslin, and having stretched
and nailed It In position. raised the lower
sash Of the window about two feet from
the sill. The muslin was double, and the
two sheets were kept half an inch apart
BY two rods, 70 that any dust getting
through the outer fold might be caught
screen to his satisfaction he left the room
and descended once more.
MY CLOCK" he thought, win be enough
for fame. viii not NEEDLE with this
Miracle Gold. am committed to moth
ing, end anything Timmons may say will
be only Islander, even II he did dare to
speak
He reached the street, and wandered on
| aimlessly.
"Heyv' cried a mans voice in alarm.
He looked up.
The chest o: horse was within .
hands breadth of his. shoulder. The
horses head was flung aloft. The horse,
snoring and quivering, and bearing back
upon his launches. =
Leigh sprang aside and looked around.
He had almost been ridden over by
group of equestrians. .t..s
The gentleman whose horse had nearly
touched him, took of his hat and apol-
ogized. f
.''You stopped suddenly right under the
horse'S head" said the gentleman. Il am
extremely sorry"
1 Leigh raised his stick to strike the head
| Of. the horse .4
The rider pulled his horse sharply away
and muttered something under his
| breath.
"oh," cried voice in terror. lit. Nj.
Leigh"
| The dwarf's stick fell from his hand.
Mercy he cried in whisper. as he
took off his hat slowly, Miss Ashton
Then, bareheaded and without his stick,
he went up to the side of her horse, and
said in a hoarse whisper, II will have
Lothing to do with that Miracle Gold!'"
A groom who had dismounted handed
linn his stick, and putting on his hat, he
FASTENED away through the crowd which
had begun to gather, leaving Dora in q
state of mingled alarm and pity.
us he mad?" asked Miss Ashton's es-
cort, as the dwarf disappeared and the
eGuestrians moved on.
/ I'm sure l don't know. I think not.
For moment he terrified me, and now he
breaks my heart!
Breaks your hearth"
ooh, he ought not to be human! There
surely can be no woe like his"
CHAPTER XIX.
/ Dora Ashton was greatly shocked and
distressed by the peril of Oscar Leigh and
his subsequent behavior. i
Her escort had been one of the guests
a. Mrs. Ashton's At Home. He left her
at her home and she went up to her room.
She threw herself in large easy chair
by the open window Her room was at
the back of the house, and looked out on
| a space of roofs and walls and tiny
gardens. There was nothing in view to
distract the eye. There was much with
III to exercise the spirit. 4
sit would be Madness" was the result
Of deep and long thought. "to 60 any fur
ther. like Jack well enough and admire
Him greatly, but thought was wiser
than other girls in not allowing my fancy
to direct my fate. thought he and /
together might achieve great things. I
/ am new afraid it is as great, even great
ar, mistake to marry for intellect than to
marry for money or position. / have made
up my mind now. Nothing shall change
me- My decision il as much for his good
as my own. Last night was not the cli-
max Of what would be. 1t was only the
first Of long line Of difficulties or quar-
rels that would increase as time went on.
We have been enduring one another out
of admiration for one another, not loving
one another for our own and loves own
sake. It will cost me many pang, but II
must be done. + shall make no sign. /
i shall make no announcement. No one
has been formally told that we are en-
j gagged, and no one has any business to
know. II people have guessed it, let them
now guess the engagement has been brok-
en- of. &. l am not bound to .enlighten
them"
Then she rose and found. materials for
i letter, and wrote: !. "a Il.
aDear Mr.. Hamburg: I have been
thinking great deal of the talk we had
last night after dinner, and have.coms
| to the conclusion that it was oil. for the
best We should never be able To agree.
/ l think the least said now the, betset.
1 Our engagement has not been announced
to any one. Nothing need be said 'abeut
1 it's being broken off. i hope this arrange
ment will be carried out with az little pain
| to either as possible. / ask you for only
one favor. Pray do not make any attempt
Y hatever to- treat this decision as any
thing but final and irrevocable.s -,Yours
very sincerely, f
DORA ASHTON"
(To be continued.)
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