The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-07-01

tieS must always work.
1T was the creed of his fathers
biscuit in hard, Luela wandered
DOVE! the wide lane The dew eijstened
on the grasses and vines. 1t transforms
ea q SPIDERS web in a fence corner to
wonderful tiiEy square of lace,
worthy Htania'S wear. Lucia fingered
70 ADMIRE it. She signed in enjoyment
too deep for words
nat $ become of all the hurry she
HoIiue,ea me rush and hustle of her
uaiiy HE seemed to lie years behind
Nor did the knowledge that she 1nust
soon return to 1t trouble her. With her
freedom had come the ability 10 mn
aside thoughts OF the end.
nat afternoon an old man gave her
d roe III his market wagon.
,.,,,.fn, mere 90 We hail from" he asked,
!,ousiE. Luelln answered simply:
IN Jest tramp"
Ihet so?' said the old fellow regret :
luliy Il wuz wondlun' if conIln.t
hire We to wash dishes a smell slut Nv.
GA Ter $ wantin' help"
u don't have to do any ,vor,.
Lucia proudly. Il belong to the ronI ;.
guess we're headin fer towu--lonr
Vi me Foth?" he suggested
Fourth of what?''
ar ~ July said the old man. irritab,v
thought even IA tramp womb
Me-" "heh the Foth of July comes
''. ..r, Keep IT," he added, proudly
yes! Only we-that is, W.
II shall observe /,
lucia, solemnly.
She was not near tho
Fourth openad n.i.h ne own when the
'auilohadlng She was afield. following
q luck OF NaSrant sheep. 1t pleased her
mn" 70 lei them lead her. At noon she
old supplencss of vouth a ,',a win me
the sheen inst oi,tsi5 a," -, ana sept While
the shade of tha t,,as '' sought
rencctively. '''H N"e"eu
u.,l,.s
,,-i''''i''S nap was short. A mans
yarsjnr on tha o,,, Ho'lie one was con
S,.,'i. W. we o'her side Of the hay
~. Nhsh she comprehended who
yin, hor,.r, '''e Was she turned cold
~
60, II was the Sruf montOnc OF
. ~. VINO must have tracked her,
40 u'SgulslnG bonnet would avail her
''' W
All the enormity Of her crime flashed
On heF' Not only tramp, but tramp
80, ,t'i ''iSe Pretenses. She shivered,
''' .v listened !. an1ectly
,.i,,, =" SCI Went on the gruff voice,
"ltn d curlousl! new note in it, "Luella
a ,';, me come OF notable stock, on both
~. r,,, -seser was any slackness bout
hef lo!kS nor mine"
An so. Ghuckled another voice that
o"uis lailli!lar, you worked
'ui We, 10 death TO keep Il repita-
shuh what's repitashun? Herd a
i i,,,eas on the stage call it a bubble.
uo' ne was corfec
ntat So returned stephen. though
inns. aoih't It's diffrunt frum
t,'a1'I I.,. hut anyway Lucia an me
~, hIoNh as the best managers in
'"t nun heiShDorhood fer ten year.
ManaeerS OF your farm" retorted
ne otier' put what kind Of managers
81 EofeSeiVes? Been in the slave
VI ~ II! business gainSt each other. I
'ake IT,
~ lucia hmazement her husband
''' ..!ri W., 'u ;Ia
MAY Jest what we becn-holdin'
IN Whlp over each other. Many a time
w .'il'e" 70 drop ever thinS-to take
d ii'th, pihs.iNe-Dut was feared OF
" M. ~, ..uell;t think.
On saSped me wife TO herself.
tliau was Jest the way l felt about
You!
IN so. pursued Stephen. when
i ue,'a went TO town, count of that
'potn' l says TO myself: Here's your
chaice; Heres whole week to be
zee IN. IL seemed eXtry pleasant to
l ne. II IN re IN july time. His voice
shook little. Il dunno myself, some
nov:
You II not Keep it up said the
answering voice. gloomiy. 1t flashed
oh Luella tlat TINS was her talkativc
tramp.
Don't expect to-" said Stephen. com
iOrtaElN. when the weeks nut III