The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-08-10

on me. Nhea you've had foon yon shai
tell me all"
/ The other man covered his face with
his bands for an Instant When be looked
up there were tears In bis eyes and an
expression of deep suffering Ia them also
All. friend" he said. nnsteadily, .youl
words strike into my heart. There was
NOT one Of ms blood to- speak like this
when my trouble cams"
Ben Coop said nothing FOR A moment
| lie sat and looked at the man before him
with an expression OF deepest sympathy,
affection, and yet OF doubt mingled on his
Lionxed face. They strolIed to and fro
for few moments Ia silence; then HUI
bert Tenby spoke
How long ago il II, Ben, since yon
came away from the old yillasef"
"Ay. bat It's long time. Going on for
nisht twenty-six years. | was just TWEEN
", earning o fine wage, too. sir. In the
mines.s
"what made yoa think Of coming out
10 tais part9e
II Just drifted." Ben answered when
loft the village | did not care much.
sir, which way MY feet went. loved
the old place. Just few months be-
fore, II any one had asked me. Ben. Lad.
come away and make fortune would
have laughed In his face. See how life
changes. sir. That was when ! saw my
future. a. thought, in the little village
befoeo Lost the girl loved
Ifnbcrt Tenby stretched out bis hand
and rrsoed II Tor moment on the shpuI-
der of the other manx
death 10 sad. he said. slowly, '.and
ret II II NOT always the saddest thing,
Bea.n
'.Ay. you're right there. sir. for 1t were
no death that robbed me or my JOY. It
was srch simple story, | suppose, yet
II weren't very simple to me. had built
The whole 81 my life's dream on my love
for my lass. We had grown up together.
sir: she was the bonniest little soul mans
eyes could see. Fool that ! was. Ben
said. bitterly, Il never dreamed that 9TH
err would look upon her - looked. or
that she would find II eAsy 10 turn from
my love. Anyhow. I'll, that's The stery
u why left IL ed piace Al eans ont
here"
Hubert Terby aid nothing. sniy his
hand rested little more closely q Ben's
shoulder.
II was little lad then. just between
seren and eight. happy AZ the day w1s
Ienz playing about In that old garden
ana ] 40 many friend. too, In the ~
laEe. and. child a. ! was. ! had paid more
Than one visit down g the bottom of the
nine where you vsrked 10 the old daysA
Life y fnli q changes indeed Who
wcnid have ever imagined that should
7 Nx4
have come e wh1f ! amT
DON'T itsfen 20 what the world says.
~, Hen answered TsIi me yourself.
Inst what happened. Put i IN your own
werdzs ana viii believe yon-for. ~
Eoi0 ron TIE hr& day met yon, ! know
ron e - an honest man
Il IN ssiy story, Hubert Tenby
aid. bis sotre xrowlnk noarse. II am
not going e deny that did run = bit
Wild at 0xford--l< = rather hard, you
Know, Bans not 70 d - 0thers do--and
then I was launched with the reputation
Il being nv fathers san--thAt e to say.
. nan with unlimited money 1T his dis
posai. and that y bad thing to start on.
had plenty. but bad not - much a.
lhe others imagined. and What had soon
look wings 70 itseH.
- &NS%Mk AA&<+ k~t&H.sA 49, st&aSAs
"H0w the money went ! don't know,
but 20 II certainly did; and then came
! was ashamed to ask
NJ father to pay heavy bills when be
nade ms such fine allownnce- NJ ccus-
ID Gerald. who happcned 10 b working In
Oxford % private tutor IL the time
xAs there. used ID tell me was ! fool.
What 4 the use.s be would nay 70 me, of
having father who II simpiy rolling in
money, and worrying your brain as you do
about finding miserable few hundredsr
I Wish now. Ben, ! had let his advice
urge me to So 70 my father"
re must DC eiuef han you ,sir, by
considerapis lev year. tnis ar. Ter
I'D Ienny, sata hsh. mind MN per.
lecsiy. ne useu g come 70 MN Cross
Conrt and sfay there. Hs was not liked
y the Village. ben said, dfyiy: The
folk said he nad 2 ught naiid ana cum
ninS eye, re took taat from ny iather.
Many time ! nave seara the oia peop.e
IN the Ni'ase Marssi !. sns ainerence
there waS between ne mead pranch OF
the family ana me staer siae. " course.
the money Vas VITA you1 Issher nat no
tnoney could ever havs pnt yenr fathers
nature into MS cousin tsnueFi. VI course