Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-16

whisper. ~Diana, what do you NEAR 2"
We'll, anyhow, your widow Is here"
I said confusedly.
my widowi" he echoed. Dear little
Diana, what is the matter with you?
| Ny widow? How can / have a widow?
/ never was nlarried-nor am dead,
as you can seq
"Weli, she says she's your widow" ]
said d~oubtfully, "and she says you're
dead. And Mr.. Green says you're
dead"
"Ah, that I understand" replied Ter
ry, with a peculiar look. Does mother
think I'm dead?"
"Why, OF course, Terry I cried;
''you mustn't go TO her now-the shock
might kin her. I'll prepare her. But
who's Kate?"
Kate? A great, strapping creature.
is she? With black hair and eyes?
Handsome, but coarse?"
Yes. that's Kate / replied, greatly
consoled by this description of her
triumphant charms How / wished
that Dare could have heard 1t.
That's Green's sister. I'll tell you
all about II, Di, and then you must
break the news of my return TO my
father and mother, n I'll make a
clean breast of il to them. Come and
sit down here. l know very well why
she's posing as my widow here. We
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my father sent me to such a Il hole?
when / found out that Green wasn't
u bit what he pretended to be. and he
found the place as uncomfortable as /
did, so we soon set off together for
Monte Carlo. where i lost heavily.
Kate. Green's sister, was at the ia
bles, too, and Green, who knew that
by my godfather's will ! came in for
hat money on my marriage. tried his
best to bring about a match between
us. But i was not having any. She's
just the kind OF a girl l can't stand
at any price. Well, l had lost SO much
money that / had got into a regular
fix, and I worried myself into a brain
fever over 1t. When / came to myself,
/ was in a miserable little hut, where
l had no idea, with a dirty old woman
Cabling Italian to me. After a bit,
Green turned up and told me that he
was going to keep me prisoner there
until l promised to marry his sister.
One way or another he did to
keep me there-I was very weak with
the fever, remember-until three days
ago, when he also o i'll with some
kind Of fever, and / managed to escape,
while the old woman was attending to
him. Now dear, run on to the house.
l can't wait any longer. Break the
news TO my father and mother, but
don't give Kate Green any warning, If
w Vail aNOld IL.
How / managed to tell them the glad
news, | don't know, but / did somehow,
and in a very short time Terry was in
his mothers arms, back from the dead!
The routing of Terry's widow fol-
lowed shortly afterwards, and was un-
dertaken by Terry himself
/ was not present at the scene, and
only know that she was permitted to
remain at Penthany Court that night,
and that no proceedings were to be
taken against either her or her brother.
She went off by an early train next
morning, and we never heard any more
of either brother or sister.
AS for Dare, he was first stunned
ard then remorseful for his treatment
OF me, but / am of a very forgiving
disposition, and ! soon pardoned his
brief infatuation.
In fact, ] may as well confess that
when he asked me TO prove my for
giveness by becoming his wife, / only
required a judicious mount of press
ing before / faltered out a shy but very
willing Yes"
1t was very lucky that Terry re-
turned at the moment he did, lucky for
himself, myself-and Dare!