The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-06-01

tHhi IcACu tUWh besiUcA. 4 kek
BIT lonesome. and I'm always hoping
tint some time I'll get letter"
He was looking out into the fading
hight AZ be said this, and Miss Fasset
thought she saw CLINT Of moisture In
his blue eyes. But there was no let.
ter.
Then day after day a. she watched
him she saw that his clothes vas
threadoere and soiled: that his face
was thin and pale; that his BID. nerv-
Gus hands trembled. and that the light
In his eyes was growing brighter. more
restless and fierce.
Letter for you. r. she laughed carly
ono cold evening when the first norther
OF coming winter was blowing down the
dusty street He took 1t nervousiy. al
most rsideiy. and almost staggered
across 70 the coai-oii lamp that hickersd
dimly In the corner. She watched him
open II and examine its contents. He
paused moment and looked about 10
see II be was alone. Their be took
pin from his lapel. put the contents Into
an envelope. pinned and wrote some
thing outside with lead pencil. Miss
Fasset was Just closing the window
when he came up. looking ghastly pale.
thrust the letter back at her and said
That's not for me. Miss" He had
written Opened By mistake" across Il,
but a. she looked at him she smiled re-
assuringly and answered: .It must be
for you. sir. There's nobody else OF
that name" Together they looked at
the postmark. but the data and place
Of mailing were blurred and unread
able. II was addressed plainly to .Mr.
conynghame. Alvaretta. o. T." in type
writing.
1T must be yours" she decided
70. but II isn't. BesideA thsrs's
money In Il L."
How much7~
Ten dollars"
"oh. then. that settles It! II II isn't |
yours the real owner will como along /
looking for his money. Then mi cali |
on you"
He would have protested. but she
slammed the window shutter with
merry laugh and left him alone with
The letter In his hand. He was In the
street before he reopened the envelope
and drew out crisp. new $40 note.
There wasn't word with IL, not even
! scrap Of letter paper. He crampied
The money In his shaking hand. hurried
Town the street and rushed Into the
English kitchen 10 buy the first square
neal he had eaten for months
Il know 1t wasn't mine.- he growled
o himself as be turned up his collar
ind faced the driving storm OF sleet
md rain, but I've got 30 left, and IL
he other Conynghame asks for his let.
er III return what's left OF t." And
lie staggered out across the prairie to.
yard the lonely dugout that he called
home
When closing time came next day
little Miss Fasset was annoyed. The
liz Engiishman for the first time In
months had failed TO appear. Whether
he now regretted trusting him with
fhat might prove anothcr's letter and
money. or whether she suspected that
- had gone on ON what wesferners
all n high lonesome" Ii NOT certain, L.
nj whatever tine cause. she wa. wor.
led and showed II In the frown upou
Ter pretty forehead and the fash ef her
10. black eyes. BUT Coaynghame came
ot the next day, nor the next. nor amy
ay thereafter for week. and Miss
rim, sure 1T last that be had Jumped
he country" was doing her very isess
. despise or fofget him when there
anne letter pastmarked Liverpool and
ddressed Dudley conynghane. Esd.
.iyaretta. oklahoma Territory, q. 4.
:" AZ ienst there conia liz no mistake !,
bout that letter, and II gus 10 gtwngsy
von MIss FaSsest ~ -,ses tina. IL was
blired 70 quilt hss ssssles bs,srs aeon,
five got . nersaa. headaches she
xpiained 70 her Iisduieent Esapa. sand
M going to take long drive IN the