Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-12-26
A YSzDE STATION

W.,ild Win us, Charlie VIII Oe piouu
of YOU friendship. aud so shall L..
You make me almost think that Il,
may not be too late to pull up. But
YOU must not make rash promises: youl
husband may see things i'm a different
light. by the way. you have not told
me his name yet. | have been loafing,
around here the last month or two and
most of the settlers come in OCCASION
ally to NJ stores. 1t would be curious
il | knew him already
You would remember him IL you had
ever seen him." proudly. 1t is not
that he is 50 handsome or clever, but
he has such Il bright. happy face. He
looks like u boy and he laughs like
one. When he Wen all the sunshine
seemed 10 go with him. People said
he was too young ard IRRESPONSIBLE to
marry. but he has proved to them now
that he can be as steady as the Oldest
n graNest." =
The mans hands had frightened un-
consciously over each other at her en-
thusiasm.
And his name" he asked quietly.
"~Dalrymple. | think his chums gen
orally call him 'Dal.'"
What did o say??" he cried. start
ing from his seat. ut can't be true!
Dalrymple your-husband?"
Yes, her tone changing us sharply
as his. Why not" What do you meal?
You frishten me-
re stood tense and motionless for
"A moment. as though every nerve and
every muscle were strained to the ut
terlnost. Then in Il curiouslv dead
voice he answered:
"Nothing|I meant nothing. was
only Il little surprised. have met Mr..
Dalrymple once. and he looked so
young that | should not have thought.
OF him us a married man. That is
All"
She WAS looking at him with IL GER
tain alarm and suspicion. but before
she could make an remark, he went
on:
The man / expected must be back
by now. l will go and find him. You
must be tired of waiting. Stop here
for Il few minutes" And he was strid-
ing out of the little station and down
the little street, While she was still.
puzzling over his behavior.
He entered II ramshackle building,
which having no rivals. posed as u
motel, md. running up the wooden
staircase, he Knocked sharply at IL
closed door. He did not wait for q
reply, but turned the handle and went
Ut WAS growing dark in the room,
but there was light enough to see the
form OF n young man lying stretched
on the bed, face downward, and even
Il casual observer might have been ar
rested by it's mute eXpressiveness.
D'ii ..ilHN' tic lIillUCcT sttlQ gent
~, laying a hesitating hand on the mo-
t,oniess figure. which had never stirred
at bis entrance. "Dalrymple, look up.
man. | have some good news for you
1t was with Il Sigh of relief that he
saw the fair head move. and caught
Sight of a white. haggard face.
4 am erhap scarcely Il congenial
mes 'engcr, but there was 10 one else.
You wife is here
II young fellow leapt to his feet.
II Ao,d OF color lighting up his despair
ing lace. only to Jade the next in
caught hold of the iron rail to sum-
port himself.
And you call that good news." he
cried. with a jarring laugh, as he
dropped back on the bed.
Yes. l 90. Listen to me. Your wife
is waiting at the station, she doesn't
knew how close you are. When she
heard that you had made some money
and was coming home for good. She
was so delighted that she started off
by chance as she got out of the train
and-being old friends. she told me
all about 1t. Now, what you've got to
do is to go to her IS quickly as pos
sible."
And tell her that / nave ruined her
future and my own? That / am worse
off than when j left her three years
ago? l would rather put u bullet In
my head"
You will tell her nothing of tho
KIND, sharply. You will AXE your
money and make her happy. or win
know the reason why. You are a yo,Inr
fool, but nothing worse, and you have
had a stiff lesson. You may be trusted
in the future, l think, not to play cards
again, especially with a professional
gambler pausing Il monlert-as am"
He took a bundle of notes from an
inner pocket, counted out a certain
number deliberately. and handed them
to Dalrymple.
1T is impossible" the young man
said haughtily. 81 cannot accept char
ity. The money is fairly yours.
played of my own free will. I am NOT
a child. 1 must pay for my folly"
you might if it affected YOU
alone. AS it is / object to having SC
much on my conscience; 1 don't make
war on women. Take them. man
with an oath. us DalrympIe still held
pack. You nave not the right to re-
fuse. Who are YOU to break her heart,
Even l-blackguard as 1 am-can't do
1t. Go: and thank heaven for a good
won1an's love- sN'"
And while Dalrymple still stood con.
fused and b%ewildered, the man to
wnom. in n moment of excitement hs
mad lost his little fortune. sturfei a
back in his pocket. and pushed him
out of the room. $3.50
NnSli ING CANADIAN Pacific, home.
Waru pound. stopped for a minute that
night to pick up two passengers at tho
llttie station ON the prairie, a slight,
erect hSure stood on the moonlit Mat
iorm and waved them a last farewell.
Not soodby. but au r%evoir." came in
a girls voice down the wind as tina
train rushed on. '"'
.Piease Cod" he murmured. in =
he" tone OF hope as he turned away.
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