The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27

Ho I'D .n1, her ,rtss swiftly in the
dira,1i,n fr.n which he had lust then
rn,n. ani pr.,futly heard her voice call
iua rim. o.r.icn coolies. ard intcrroga-
, ,;5. ,a +, I"rn Than she came and
.I,Nl an it. ,hrcsbolJ If fine onou door.
"0h >ora h,yr ,nr soon nv ring
sn, ..l.I ri+.n,sly in her excitement.
nnIv ri,;,. thn ,nrtcst rossib!c nod to
r.io,ol rrioS.a
.No arar. Iiavc vou lost il? Where
ia; vn,. h,.e + l,stt'
-; r,.kt ~ while J was tran>planting
t,o.t ~%n,,jrn.. and laid il down beside
nae rnen v.,sn | wcut back for il. it
20. .,"-yttb distressed accent. and
n l,.i, ooy,.i,u. # her hands 50 cx-
..,. ~ l... th,: Mr.. r,non fell half
iurliocd ro smile. Nul SO |,'oluncl priu-
snn "a. io,.ul surh = niriurc of guilt
,h,t il !.n. Mad o.l b.-n loo pro3rcupicd
10 ,.,i.. 3D.. ,s,,.t I.,y.. t.,rud him ont.
~, .ov .s., r.,.I arHy." he sue,
r,.,,d .%k,.rJly. 'I..u me 40 and help
YAM"
.p..,.. tlouN ,lu, can iin% II best
r,..ff " ..> v.rcj jann nnirkJy. and ron
,Nf
P,r -. .,..,f hr. nr,Libit:on. lie fol
iou,I N.t,.:s, .r u ,hr WAS Niuul-
I've .,,ri. }l.oL .r tin rit)rd ring
,rhi,.5 .,, ara =. n. p.In, of her olt-
e,~,c,rlot
nAh ,,u h,,r rn-,,. IT," a., remarked.
ui,h ,n ,rcrio, mir nf chncrrulncss.
.rou,d ~" rL,. rnnuo,rd trarfullv.
con yoS II,vr f,nnd II, Hul-but-"
Tba,, ,,,th . sudden ,,lrom &c hone. "pcr-
ba,s :, hns fallen into rhe water. There
Is , niece sin miss,nc-it might have
rollnd mo ,hn wafer migbt if not" she
asked o,rcrlv
..cnr+o;nlv If m;cht if-,f if WAS q
,ound ~picco"
at wos ro;.ad."
Sbo l,nkc1 ., III, wafer wistfrlly. but
did nat ,tt.mut tn search for il. He uu-
dnrst..1 vly'
..You mizr the ring very much:" he
questioned searchinrly.
IN. ~c,noueucc Of her eyes told him how
much rathcr than her words, which were
con,pnnuloco ~enorol,
III Was a present, porhaps?' he went
ON. i~uouiringlv.
y no bought il mvself. OF course
I know II was only SILVER. but"
Sh. s,o,,,od obruntly no longer able 10
concert ipI lmhHtltnfA 10 De alone.
..Wul you 90 in and ,nl Mrs. Dcne that
I am c~o,ninvt' she asked. implorinylv.
rIc rurncd and went at once. but as he
entered the d~rawiuy-room he could not
holm seeing her Ms she knelt upon the
ground. and with her own hands dug
among the mud in her vain cndeavor 10
recover what she had lost. He almost re-
nnntnd thnp Of whot hr had done and he
talt sin moro Dcnitcnt when y little latcr
Jane came in. looking so dcsolate and de-
spairiur tha, Mrs. Dcnc involuntarily OK
claimed:
why. child. whatever is tho matter:
understood from the Colonel that Won had
found vour ring"
Not ala of tia piece is missing"
at cam he rcploccd"-with a little gen
tle s~arnrisc AT the others exaggerated
crict.
"It can never be rcpIaced.'
.Tbep il must be found. will offer a
reward for j.. and hint will make tbe SER
wants more eorer in their search. You
must doscrihr what If j. like"
Il cant do that."
"rhep. my dear. how can we helm you:"
'.Not Mt all: | must look for If myself.
Don't he offended. Nora-I am very crate
ful 10 Won all the same"
She had blushed SO wildly tina, Mrs.
Dpun FASTENED TO change a subject evil
IDENTITY embarrassing
..Cninup, priItsrp came to ask us if We
would =, to the sports this afternoon.
Shoail YOU care about il. jenny"
Il will 90. of course. if You wish it,"
but do You care about IT,"
81 hate sports" declared Jane. vicious
". mindful OF the "gylakhana al which
she had first mc< and lost her heart to
Stephen Prinscp.