Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-15
Thursday, October IS, 1908.


Sayacool--she belonged TO the class
that somehow had to do without
Never you mind, Sarah Elizabeth"
her mother would remark, '.you bide
your time. Just you wait till Mr..
Wright appears But Mr.. Wright for
some reason did not turn UP. Whether
II was that Sarah Elizabeth did not
Dance well or that she lacked the arti-
dcai airs and grAces OF the girls
around her she failed to attract the
men Perhaps the men in Cypress
Hills didn't understand che worth OF
true womanhood-
II don't know what ii u.s. sighed
Sarah Elizabeth as she consulted her
mirror IL her room. .bu they don't
take to me, that's ALL
II worried her, for she belonged TO
a marrying family. 1t came TO the
point where Sarah Elizabeth dreaded
TO 20 10 dances or to card parties-she
was destined 30 turn out the one wall
flower of the occasion. She was Just
at the age when this crushing indiffer-
ence might have soured her young life
forever. But at this juncture the un-
expected happened.
The TolliverS were giving the largest
dance Of the season and, Of course,
Sarah Elizabeth was invited to attend.
81 simply cannot-will not-go,'' she
told herself. Il can't go through a
thing like that again.. Her mother,
however, tried to keep her TO the front.
NOW. just you 90, Sarah Elizabeth"
she said. I'm going TO get Miss Car
los TO make you a brand new gown
and just the kind you IKE. You GO
and who knows? Maybe Mr.. Wright
will be on hand this time"
Sarah Elizabeth went. There was
eve q certain amount OF anticipatory
pleasure in getting ready. She went
and took her place i'm an u~naccustomed
corner and waited. Her heart sank
within her, Tor there were ali She girls
she knew aud all the fellows, the same
old ones, and she knew there was no
chance for her among them. AS she
watched them with burning cheeks. the
mother Of the Toliiycrs approached.
Some one was with her.
Sarah Elizabeth said Mrs. Tolliyer.
I'm going to introduce to you Mr..
John Post a new arrival I'm Cypress
Hills. Mr.. Post, Miss ~Savacool." The
old lady bent down and smcothed a
ribbon on Sarah Eiizabefh's collar and
whispered in her ear: Hes the son of
Judge Post, the circuit Judge. He's
COME here to stay, to practice law.
That's who he Is
Mr.. John Post sat down. He was a
clever looking fellow, with a good
square jaw. He entered into a spirited
conversation with an ease OF manner
that would have staggered Cypress
Hills. Sarah Elizabeth as soon as she
realized that for the time being she
was no longer d wallfower soon re-
covered her equilibrium. The more he
talked the more she talked.
@You won't like my dancing one biz
she conaded to him as he asked her for
the 6rst. None or the fellows do"
he laughed aloud.
1T can't be worse than NINE" he
said. II guess you'Il have to lead me
most OF the time.v Sarah Elizabeth
did. No one noticed 1t, but she had to
take the initiatives and they both en-
joyed II. II was the most hilarious
waltz she had ever danced.
You're worse than I am" she con
ceded when they finished.
II admit IT, He glanced at her.
.And that's saying d good deal" he re-
tOrted guyly. Hinder the circum-
stances lie continued, "do you think
itwise for me to dance with any of the
other girlsg"
He did make the. attempt, but most
OF his time was spent In the conserya-
tgyy with Sarah Elizabeth Savacool.
"a was outrageous so said the girls
who would have rejoiced to be in her
John Post escorted Sarah Elizabeth
/, her home. After that lie escorted
himself on divers occasions TO the same
pfhce. There was a charm about Sarah
KIfzabeth that peculiarly attracted him.
There was q charm about him that at
trdcted her.
And on one other eventful evening
John Post led Sarah Elizabeth Sava-
cool to the coy corner underneath the
stairs and took her in his arms and
kissed her and told her what he
thought. And-she returned the com
pliment. Now In Cypress Bills one
does not become engaged. as it were,
hut there exists what is known as an
understanding This understanding
Eaomed ia cxist between Jolu Post and
SAyah Elizabeth Savacool. And Sarah
Elfzabeth believed In John. She be-
lieved in his work, in his success, and
1pre than all she believed in his idel-
ity. Now this was a concession. for in
afplace where you do not get engaged
there's many a slip--you can
know whether he is really yours or
somebody else's. Perhaps this lends
excitement to the situation.
But for six months John Post justi-
ned her belief. And then all OF q sud
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