The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-08-04

letter and she begged him to come back
didn't want to lose Black
Hawk. He had developed as an athlete
-he could run and he could Jump, and
500 they had him playing football and
Dasepall as few white men have played
He must stay, they told him.
come back" she wrote him.
And when Black Hawk did come
back and told the real reason why, the
White girl told him that hers was the
same Teason-she loved him, and only
knew it when he went away.
But She wanted him to keep on
studying. So he entered the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania, that he might be
close to the pretty white girl who had
whispered Yes" when he told her of
his love and asked her to marry him.
There he became a great athlete. In
every athletic contest in which the red
man appeared he came out a winner.
NO red II blue flag waved more Wig.
orously than the silken one in the
hands of pretty Miss ,Kenton when the
name of ALBERT f. Nash" went down
70 glory time and again as a winner
for his alma mater.
But not a soul guessed.
GRADUALLY the quiet rounds Of uni
Verslty life grew 'irksome. and still
more irksome to the big Winnebago.
He wanted to quit to go out in the
world and make a living for two. Two
or three times, he has confessed since,
he decided to throw up college duties
and go to work, but the little girl who
always watched him from the side lines
wouldn't hear of it. 1t was she who
kept him anchored to books and lee
lures when every fibre of his wild be-
ing urged him to be up and doing for
her.
Not a soul knew, but Black Hawk
Miss Kenton became man and wife.
lie was poor. very poor. All she had
clothes and pin money. He had
enough to 'buy the ring and pay the
marriage license fee. and together they
walked to the church of the Annuncia-
ton and We're married in secret.
Meanwhile the son of the prairie
egu TO earn money, though he
the presence of her family and her
friends; Finally the day came when
could get a home for his bride and
day he went to Mrs. Kenton and
her the secret that he kept for
eight months. Now all Philadelphia
knows 1t. But Black Hawk is success
ful In business today and means to
stay there among the white people who
given him his bride.
In Thurston county, Neb, where AL
bert ID. lash is known as Black Hawk
the Swift, his father owns a ranch. In
the autumn the young man is going to
take his paleface bride out here to
meet his father, the big chief. Letters
from the old man of the plains promise
royal welcome from all the tribe.
Then Mr.. and Mrs. Nash will come
and settle down to the prosaic life
Of white folks-that is if a happy mar
r'iage can be called prosaic ever.
Mrs. Nash was all bushes and smiles
hen h was asked about her ro-
nance. Very plainly she wassproud of
her red husband and his successes.
He has made a success of every
thing he has u~pdertaken." she said;
and then, with a blush. "even in his
.ooing of me. He knows thai men
must work and he works for the works
AXE as much as he works for my sake.
loved each other from the day
first met, n when we finally
agreed that we wanted each other for
life. we just stepped into the Church
Of the Annunciation and We're mar
I'VE are married, w, are happy; I
am working. That's ALL" said Black
Hawk, as he proceeded with his work,