The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1901-05-16


Il My horse Is my only companion, and
/ even he, poor beast, ID not beside me
Il You see, then, you may count on me
Y for silence So tell me the truth, my
4 dear young lady. are you not In dan
Il ger2' S
Mr. Northmcur says you are an
Il honorable man, she returned, and ]
i believe IT when see you. will tell
I you SO much, you are right; we are in
i dreadful, dreadful danger, and you
Il share It by remaining where you are. z
An" said 4; "you have heard of
me from Northmour? And he gives
A me a good character Il
4 asked him about you last night, 2
was her reply. Il pretended, she he's
4 itated, 'I pretended to have met you
long ago and spoken to you or him. 1t
4 was not true; but could not help my
self without betraying you and you
had put me in a difficulty. He praised
You highly I.
And--you may permit me one ques-
tion-does this danger come from
/ Northmour?" asked. 5
From Mr. Northmour?' she cried.
oh, no; he stays with us to share it,,
While you propose that I should
run away? I said. You do not rate
me very high.
Why should You stay?' she asked.
You are no friend Of ours
know not what came over me. for
had not been conscious Of a similar
weakness since I was a child, but
was SO mortified BY this retcrt that my
eyes pricked and filled with tears as
continued u gaze upon her face.
No, no.. she said In changed
voice; q did not mean the words IN
kindly. 2
~ was 4 who offended. Il said; and
held out my hand with a look Of APP
peal that somehow touched her, for she
gave me hers at once and even eager
". 4 held it for awhile in mine and
gazed into her eyes. 1t was she who
first tore her hand away and, forget
ting all about her request and the
promise she had sought to extort, ran
} at the top Of her speed and without
turning till she was out Of sight.
And then I knew that II loved her,
and thought in my glad heart that she
she herself-was not indifferent to
my suit. Many time she has denied
it in after days, but it was with d smiI-
Ing but not serious denial The fol-
lowing day we again met.
The next, and that was the fourth
day Of our acquaintance, we met iii the
same spot, but early in the morning,
with much familiarity, and yet much
3timidity on either side. When she had
once more spoken about my danger
and that, / understood, was her ex-
.cnse for coming who had prepar-
ed great deal Of talk during the night |
began to tell her how highlysI valued
her said interest, and how no one had
ever cared to hear about my life, nor
had ever cared to relate 1t, before
yesterday. Suddenly she interrupted
me. saying with vehemence:
And vet, il you knew who I was, |
You would not SO much as speak to |
mel a
I told her such thought was mad |
ness, and, little ais we had met,
counted her already a dear friend but
my protestations seemed only to make
her more desperate
My father is in hiding!' she cried.
My dear. said, forgetting for the /
first time to add young lady, Z what
do care? # he were in hiding twen-s
ty times over, would it make one
thought Of change in your
All. but the canse?' she cried, t.the
cause! It is-" she faltered for Sec
ond--'sit Is disgraceful to u.s.
Ito be continued.l