The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-07-15
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one hand on his arm. 81 q
ssTeil me-. she ,vl,isnered haseecb-
/ lngIy. Then she raised herself al Il rtr,e
ana kissed him. q
4 fssI cannot resist ha o,,r,,o,,,re5, tbe,,
stooped susIaenly and IS, 3;s,,.5,,ef so,,,e-
| thing into her ear.
SIS that au? she asked i, evident
| surprise. He nodded. g' s.
The next afternoon Elsie refused all
offers Of com ionshin and vent off
for a solitary stroll. AS she approached
| a little wooded Storsa aho,f balf $ mile
from Sac house / vouna 1,,Ia,, s1nnferea
| slowly toward her,
| & Well. What Success this ein,gpu he
ldsflansSed without troubling to make
| ahY tre IIsinary erecting.
d Il mute. Hugh. the girl an
ssYy erga an cutie breath le.ss tsifh
l9ls TIla55 Slrssl1sse Enid wanted
to eossia II he. IlGl i wash S i & all
sglss.iof IS ssli Il]s s,S3tssi 10 toe.f,
Tie sa.sia stcosi St "a ssliilute. or styso
i'd, ei K. glsilgcsd ,ab his COZ
ion isrsl3 & sIs
L have 5ss't sl}e answered. dot
| Ar. l85ars8 III his 85llanc6.
asts1ie fsee cg5anged and gloWea
Ms d Ggit sl3 1. SIS
! Z cit little lsarfing. goa clever 'liitttsse
| aarlis3 ae exc ed, and ti1en took
heriaa llais jElsae al ID SD her Ysassfoa-
Eataly. She lay gsIiS ia passive il his GIN
brace, ilaT da1'k a,yea IealaIIig vita ten
darast love. 4.
lssEaNE re can II AIRY \ he " hiaparea.
sII3atsyou Il ava not told ms yet, Elsie.
Asre you sars you shaYe got tie exact
desai is?s'a
IT. is all written here, W ord for
werd, az a Ian repeated it to me, she
replied.
3 He read the paper greedily which she
handed to him, then placed it in his
pockesbeok and drew q deep breath Of
relief.
80 that is all fhe secret Of De-
rnaine's wonderful purple dye, he
said. ssWell, j rather think now that
the monopoly Isl destroyed. Won't the
old fashioned firm be astonishsd when
they find themselves u,adersold in the
market by dive exactly like their own. =
And he laughed a cruel laugh Of tri-
umph. II always hated Domaine. 4, he
confirmed. ALWAYS. This will be spIen-
did revenge. besides making all orr for
tunes. But come. Elsie. /, he added. sit
is time we were moving. I'll see Won To
the mark gates and then T must get
hack 10 town.
A month nassed away. and Elsie was
still visiting the De,naines. still ONT
wartIly engaged 10 Alan. Of whom new
ertheless she saw very little.
.sIugh.,' Elsie said to her lover one
evening .sdon,t Won tbint,,-- and then
she stoned in confusion.
ssThink whatp, said Hneh idly. with
ont looking al her.
ssThat it is not very nice or pleasant
for me- to be. STAYING in Alan,s home,
when have-be trayed him?'' she ended
brayely,
II dom see what else Won can do,''
retorted Hugh Iazily, ssunless you go
back to your aunt S. .
The girl crimsoned to her brow.
Couldn't we. be married now?' she
whispered in stlamed tones.
He looked at her sharply, then replied:
ssLook here, Elsie, it is best to be
straightforward, SO we may as well end
this farce at once. i am engaged to my
cousin Marian, and we are to be mar
ried next month. z
There was a long silence. Up in the
bright blue heavens bird was caroling
merrily, and in a strange, mechanical
manner Elsie counted five daisies which
were in a cluster at her feet. Then she
spoke:
SO you just used me as a tool.
Hugh?''
"Yes,',' he acquiesced shamefaoedly.
{ She laughed-a strange, hard laugh
1T does not hurt very much after all
mot very much, !" she repeated piite-
onsly, and then without another word
turned and left him.
When Alan Domaine reached home
that night, his mother and sisters met
him with the news that Elsie had been.
suddenly summoned to meet her aunt
Though when she got the letter I'm
sure don t know. added Enid suspi-
.oiously. Her brother made no reply. but
went straight to his own room, and
there, on the toilet table, lay a tear
n