Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-25

enough. lie SpfanS up
'tDo you think. Would she
marry me Mt once? He@ dare ask
her? haven't a penny
The door opened, and Sylvia enter
ed. She had caught his last words
only. She stopped short and looked
Mt him. She was in evening dress,
radiant, lovely, all that a man desires
In woman. .
"Who says he has not n penny" she
said. N ma " T
"I-I," the poor fellow stammered.
II may never get this confounded
money. lam a pauper, anyhow. at
present"
She glided up to him. ard put both
her hands on his shoulders, and forced
his eyes to meet hers full OF love and
alteration.
You forget she said. "Ah, Jack,
you forget that you spent all when you
bought me that night in Lorn Hope
Camp"
They were married. How trite. how
hackneyed is the sentence. And yet
how much it means to Il man Il
woman who loved as these two loved.
They were married in Lynne Church,
quite quietly, las a sensible man ought
TO be, without any fuss as b Wis
count, who gave the bride away, de-
| ciared. And one would be inclined to
say that they were the happiest couple
in Lynne, but that Audrey was pres
! ent as bridesmaid and Lorrfmore as
best man. Neville had sent him the
-.;.o clio ,>,n,,n,,t Srlvio haI nann1 the
day. h~@.
.sBe my best man." he said. she"
meaning Audrey, cant refuse to see
you on our wedding day, and-well,
weddings are as catching as measles!'
AS the happy pair We're starting from
| the Grange on their wedding trip, and
Sylvia had at last drawn her head
into the carriage. from the window of
which she had been craning TO catch
the last glimpse of the group on the
steps. she turned to Neville, who was
busy digging the rice out of his mus
tache and waisteoat. and with eyes
| over-brimming with happiness Il
laughter, said softly:
.Arn't you sorry I'm not Miss Mary
Brown, Jaek!S
"Mary Brown
She clapped her hands. ~
..Oh. you heartless man! You have
forgotten herr
Then, as he laughed and colored, she
nestled up to him, and told him how
she had suffered from the g~reen-eyed
monster.
.And yon never saw It. Al Jack,
you were blind! They say that love is
always all on one side," she added,
with a little CULVER Of the lips. rs
it? Or do you love me a little, Jack?
Are you glad that you bought me with
that nugget, or do you think it was
not such d bad bargain after ala"
And though he said not a word, she
was satisfied with his answer.
They had left Mercy at the Grange
at her own desire; and Sylvia had left
her better than could have been ex.
pected. mi with the understanding
that Mercy, as soon a. she was strong
enough should follow her to Bury
street. But she did not do so. In,
stead of herself there came a letter
which Sylvia has shown to no one
not even to her husband, for in 1t
while telling her of her whereabouts
and her plans for the future, Mercy
had enjoined her to silence.
LET me pass out of your life, dear
she had written. Even the sight o,
your dear face would only thu
old pain and anguish. Do not ever
attempt TO see me, for ! think tha
Icould not bear to see you; judge, then
how little able / am to meet any on
who knows me and my history"
Sylvia understood and obeyed tn
Injunction. But she thought Of hei
even during that happy morn in which
the newly married bride is supposed
to think of no one but her husband
They spent three months in wander
ing-almost hand in hand, certainl.
heart to heart-about h Continent
then returned to London. where thei
friends eagerly awaited them; and, a
Audrey said, a second honeymoon be
gan.
you've come in time for all tn
best plays in the theater," she sale
and is going to have
dance
, And we are just going to serve
writ on the Right Hon. Sir Jordan.
put in the ~viscount. 81 suppose 20
have been SO wrapped up in your ow
! sweet selves that you have forgotte
! all about your lawsuit. / haven't!
J said the ~viscount. i've been hard 9
work. It's going to be a tough fgh
I can tell you. Jordan is game to tn
. backbone. Did you read his speech ]
/: the House last night? 1t was spleI
i did. He's a wonderful man; It's
! pity he's such q Will
Neville turned away.
I .I'm not sure he won't beat us yet,
went on Lord NARROW. MY man
! mean the lawyer-says thai anyhow
Jordan can keep us at It for month
the estates, the money, his great nam
at his back. Who'd believe sue
things of him as we shall charge MI
With? They sound incredible! An
he shows no an Inch Of white feat
er; 4 regular ovation In the House Ia
night, they tell me. M Jordan cal
8 and composed as-as Pitt himself!
wonderful mani II It wasn't that y
have rot Trale on our sideEand, :
/ the way, I've managed to get 9,
) friend promoted. His fortune's mad
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