The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-06-05
st vnn2 Aud him so rich and fine |

Asst YOU? And him so rich and fine
lookin'. n such a singer? Law,
Sally, whatd he say?'
And then. after long silence. "What'd
he say. deary? Come Mrs. Robbins
persisted, ~"s'sposin' you TO be him. and
look at me. and say-now, honey,
whattd he say?'
How can / tell. ma, and it a secret.
and me under a sacred VOW? Give me
Your vow says he. never to tell till
We set the marriage day'-them was
his exact words. Still. ! don't reckon
he'd mind-just you. if you'll swear
never to tell. Dye swear"
Mrs. Robbins nodded.
Hope you may die if you breathe
1t to a Twin soul? Well, he said-shsh,
ma. pas callin'."
1t was h voice both dreaded, and
Mrs. Robbins ran to the door. An
swerins husband. she FASTENED back to
Sally. and throwing her arms around
the girl, she said:
"Nemmine. honey, o needn't to tell.
and I'm awful glad ii happened so, for
you're a good girl, and l always did
think so pretty. too, and your pa
seemin' TO care. Howsoever, you'll
move to the city now, and have nothin'
to do but set around and listen to his
night, though l wouldn't get too thick
With them society women, so called.
They're wuss'n the men, I'm told"
There in Sally's poor little room, its
bare boards, torn curtains, and snowy
Autographs dimly visible in the half
simple souls Rugged n another, pet
ted one another, cried together and
whispered far beyond bed time, for one
of them was in love. And then, Mr..
Robbins calling again. now fretted and
impatient, Mrs. Robbins brought back
abruptly to the dread of her life,
whispered ~anxiously; Have YOU asst
your pa"
But there was no need of this. Silke
already had interested MIR. Robbins in
several money making enterprises. and
seeing profit In this prospective sonin-
law the father gave his consent. Their
engagement became known in the
neighborhood.
1t seemed to Sally that she could
never have believed her happiness had
ened her into its beautiful reality. In
this, the whole Observation-Disclosures is
to say. the women-grudged neither
time nor inconvenience; and were as
happy and as interested as though
they themselves We're brides. With
fine tact they pointed out only what
would be in taste; with feminine in
genuity, with the aid of fashion sheets,
by going constantly to a nearby city,
they got together at a small cost, those
absurd tr1f1es and odds and ends of
finery which bewitch a woman's eyes.
1t vas to be q June wedding, and
Mr.. Robbins. in an unwonted moment
of delicacy. decreed h a in the inter
val Sally should do no work. So. for
a month. ach day was looked for
ward to as taken up with beloved oc-
equations. with exquisite pleasure and
recreations. 1t was sweet beyond be-
lief to go to bed knowing that in the
morning she would see her lover, that
she would breakfast with him, that.
during his absence at work, she would
spend delightful hours at the dress
makers, being fitted and scolded like
a child, being tugged at n revolved
an ~deXamined like a dummy: and then,
about shutdown, when the men were
returning from work and the women
were cooking supper, she and Frank
would slip away to The woods, where,
safe from sight, her hand in his, she
would walk with him. now leaning
against him, now breaking away play
fully when he tried to kiss her, and all
the while proud of him, longing to
own him before the whole world.
Like the princes in the fairy tale,
Sally grew more and more beautiful
day by day, as though love had got in
her blood, sending color to her checks
and light into her eyes. giving her
grace, movement, distinction. And She