The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-02-17

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Mess you DO as wish III TINS mat
ter you cannot remain an inmate of
this house. ! will not have such an
examine of disobadiance 90, tn my own
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va Us '''''H' 'ieN are ~ ''' "se "'''',
'heS may be badly influenced by IL ana
seriously harmed.
stephen CuriSS, broker and Speru
lator in gerenal threw himself
hn,l, in bic ,h.i, m. hr.,l,f,st fable
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az" '"'Ne" Win ii'N'' vi u'H''N' w
ms sWarthy face AT the delirateiy
beautiful girl who was pouring out his
second cup of coffee.
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E'i'ti we're was PROUD as wei us
ptau''iu. Hhe lrleu TO h'de from ms
n"'l'e lhe wound that ms words m
'hTteu'
hu' her hps trenbled' her dark eyes
,hulStehed' ana II was some moments
peI9Ft she roulu reply.
inaikea Mr.. NihsioW Tor me
hohoF he had done me-, she said at
,aS.. but l tod nm OF my engage
ihth' 70 RANK HartWeil thlnK II
unsehllemanly OF him to renew MS
proposal ana cannot accept It,
Then YOU must find another home"
frowned her stepfa,her. Il am IN earn
est. Ethel Winslow is rich; he is a
respectable merchant and he is quite
foolish in his fondness for Won. I am
acting for your own good in urging you
TO marry him. You will say so your
self in ten years hence, If you take my
advice But if Won nersisi in refusinp
him because YOU were once engaged to
that unfortunate young sailor, who has
gone down with his ship, you must
take the consequences"
Say no more" exclaimed Ethel
brokenly. Il do refuse; | must refuse
Only let me remain here till my mother
returns from Yorkshire, and then | Will
find another home"
You" mother is quite too i'll to be
disturbed b. this nonsense, Ethel
wrote 10 her last week. There is her
answer You must decide This very
three weeks TO come"
With her mothers letter in her hand
Elhei hurried to her room. Hot, blind
ing tears fell over the words which
the weak and delicate wife had written
to her stern husbands order
since poor Frank is lost to you for
ever in this world, do, my dear child
be guided by Mr. Curliss" The last
line ran: Marry Mr. Winslow. and in
the home of wealth which he will give
YOU You and | may yet see some happy
days
III
under that hostile roof, Ethel left the
house
Mr.. CurliSs, CHANGING over his paper
by the window, saw her go noted the
little bag, and whistled softly to him
self
Presently came a carrier with an
order for iEthel's trunk Mi cmliss
saw the man himself. tipped him lib
orally made Il brief explanation and
sent him away without the luggage
That viii bring my lady back to
ask my pardon" he chuckled, returning
TO his pager.
But the hours went on. till twilight
deepened init nighlfa!., ana no Ethel
came friendlcsS, alone and well-nigh
renniless, she had made her desperate
plunge into the great world
II was nearly dusk when Ethel
reached London. The lamps were
twinklins in long, unendng lines
Throughout, the streets when she timjd
~ entered a hotel and asked for a
room.
Young. lovely, unprotected, coming
on foot and with no luggage. it was
little wonder that the "gentlemanly
clerk found that the house was fnll.
But his wondering stare. and the
audible comments of several well
dressed loungers near his desk sent the