Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-01-20

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elasp. S0nie strange shadgy s~s.tsIiieft "
rIsse IeswpeNs Them. amt IL fancy. ite
saw her fare wearing fht exprn~~ton
Ii had assumed Wiser iiSt ne had at
tempted Is Kiss her Wfh = h4h sri
lied e-xetamafioIg. He put her frgna
Lin.
eaast Kiss rau, IWtish ~ said iH
D Suh8nssf tuns 'Iessrly ~ lowe
y9u. I won't Kiss ytaE uutil yoH are my
wife. Yea dent rgafly hsve nee iaft ]
aa not ~ ybe buniur ~ eace abeat tlat
since yon bave promised . nsHrfy me
| Wont stay arv hunger ifus tg-hi0g
rGw ! shall come anfl ask y0u when We
tire t0 BE- married Goodbye anff
wriM-iHg har hansF ii stFamge agits
1i0u, ne Q1iftetf the raem.
.IWlith reFnnfne4i tariag bganklv ne
the carpaE Entl Claude -srie alto the
TegI4 a-aiM. when size salt with an
attemp1 81 saiefy
Wei. gtdade. In. engagNG 10 Cap
tain Heriert
Tfou eae le ei~aruiate1l. in anazC
nYerf.
II Su. N9Gr establishment not
very nstfcfin@. SIR Dvn't tell Elsie
for ! want ~ break rho news nlvSalf
-Certainly. hs refirHqf brightly.
"a congratulate ygH Judy. ansl wish
son eysgy happiness
And fthlith feit his evident relief
and his ITectlsnatp reGani 81 bssa FUR
compensation for her satr
~ fear ! shall wear euf my wei
come Mrs T0wnshems1; bot your hrs
band S dining nj our mess Tonight
AMI, n | todd HIM ! wanted rs see fu
titit, he ave me permission 10
and make yeu tsenFz8nt ~ hi~ win
abouts Wlfere Is 5GsiifA not oar, i
A0pe
Elsie. who haf Seen yawain9 aEyne
tnongh she haElt greeted captain Herr
aert om his unexpected arrival with =
bright sgaile 81 welcome. suddenly be-
came very grave
dusits.s What d. you wanr with
hegg Sire n upstairs Ia her own rnsrn
with 4 Apatlacshe
Hasn't she toli you. Them he
ASKED. with Good F,gpvfty yesterday
judith promised to marry me-fhaf u
Why I want 10 soc herr
Judith did whafs@ slse demanded.
thinking Captain Herbert wis Joking
II suppose she proposed to you her
self, then You should have remindel
her that It Il not Ieap-year'
My dear Mrs. TOwnsFpnd. I Dro
posed 70 herfer the second tIme.s
The citation in his voice and face
proved ~ hsr thar he was en- earnest.
and. With a little gasp. she turned very
pale and sank back TN her chair. He
looked at her for 4 moment Implying
IT, bur. bef1re he could make up his
mind whether she Ind tainted or was
only -monnentarffy overcome. she raised
herself and openeSi her eyes.
~fon dial n1esFi thnty' sfie said
p4feOEsiy. -Oil. iiOw caH I bear its
X IL - trfis wfas have all yenr pro-
tsAStattunS 81 love for ne been worth ~
Il have never made any he rpfortfri.
fiusbing. II cTsufes.s have been tre-
having Ike 4 cad. ami am more sorry
than can express. ws1~ half
aShaIfAeTf 70 eoHne lere feAll 1ift and
face yen. But. ~ CiasirSe. ysYu we're 0nfy
amusing yourself with me-. ! wish Ju
diffl had told yen.
~ dare SLY you 10" sid Elsie. with
a hard smile. 'hsIt, unfortunately, IN
silth has not been asls ID tesg me any
thing
What y tie matter with herr he
asked, anxiousIy.
Mrs. Townsend laughed nsaEiefeusly.
she has been crying her eyes nut.
No doubt the knowledge u your I3vp
and or her engagement to yea llas gIs
IN hersn great deal Of happiness"
His face darkpnei with suppressed
fury.
You A3u,t believe what | teA y0utr
Mrs. TewnSlend continued. "yye viii
.e..t F-H4- t--4 49,. 2.ft - So.
Yourself thar H.. &c she will come
down. aud, rising. Elsie RING tine bell
and 1rSfref tire servant ~ inform Miss
HatficEl that f'arFasn Herbert wished
10 see her.
They wsilteFi ia sih.nee fsr the result
EEste IN jealous ~feF1nent. Herbert a
srey 70 renewed SasYici0n.
The servant returned with a note
which he harGegl to the captain who
read as follows
Dear Captain HsrSert-T ssi5uhl
have liked % anr yon. but ara suffering
severely irons a head4rh. VIII sou
excuse ne tonight. To-n4orrow / hope
u be better.
~Yanrs. -Iudith.
Dear taptain HcrbeFs ann8yel
him. while at Yours, Judith. he was
delighted RE smiled, AMI. III a trans
port Of PLEASURE. HAL almost raised the
little note 70 his lips. when Elsie
spoke.
she Is not coming; OF course not
she would scarcely Isce yea 10 see her
srcddef1Fsi eyelfi~. see won't rrn The
risk OF putting You oft Of conrt.it with
her, fcFyou are too good 4 eatchg'
He frowned. and seemed Disposed to
take her ~inSiRuatI0R seriously, but. 10
the little note still lag In his hand with
Yours, Jndfth'' staring him IN The
face. be only smiled ruther uneas.iy.
but his tone maddenel Elsie as he
said.
"1ou can't make me believe that she
~ niercfnary-besides she Oil not
know Of my improved circumstances
until last evening
Before or after She consented 10
marry your asked Elsie. with a SINGER
ing hugh.
What 8oes il MISTER. II believe in
herr ne demanded. but he remeni-
bered thar she knew before ne Ioinexf
her In the window embrasure: and
Elsie. guessing at the growing spfxnf.
cion ia his mimi. laughed seain her
cheeks growing hotter. kfr manner
more excited.
Well" remarked the captaIn. with
= forced sszsss. fDr liz felt thoroughly
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