The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-03-12


psctation Of seeing tAss home thrust bring
the color up TO her tAmples, / was sur
prised TO see that 1t produced rather
contrary effect.
don't mean an absolutely bad man,
but one who thinks he is reformed" said
!, "and attributes, or leads it to be i'm
asined that he owes his reformation to
the girls influence"
l was morally certain that Lynn
Yeames had not ascribed his change to
the effects OF country life in his con-
versation with Gertrude, however he had
chosen to represent 1t to me.
1T fiatters the girls vanity to think
she has redeemed the man." l added.
rs II vanity and nothing else that
makes one delight in doing good?'
Il can't say, my dear--not having had
much experience in that way myself; but
this know, that every good girl must
be doing good, ought 10 be doing good,
or think she Is doing good. / speak Of
good girls. and no good girl would b
content to be an idle plaything for Q
mans leisure moments. And the wish ts
save some man from evil courses too oftea
leads the girl herself into the evil course
of putting faith in Appearances, and lend
ing q credulous ear to empty protesta-
tions. That course may lead to irreme-
dial misfortune and lifelong unhappipees."
This was plain enough in all eonsciencs,
yet she did not allow herself to show that
she saw the personal allusion TO her own
case. She was a wonderfully self-pos-
sessed young woman, and moreover had
too much principle TO suffer the opinion
of others to bias her own estimate OF q
trusted friend indeed, l believe thst her
loyal heart became only the more staunch
by the defense Of those she loved against
an accusation in which she herself found
no reason to participate. OF this she
gave convincing proof later on, as shall
show.
Soon afte" this concert was given, In
aid of some philanthropie cause. Lynn
ieames was steward and figured promi-
nently in the advertisements. Well,
whether 1t was to please herself, or TO
please Lynn Yeames, or just TO show
that she did not value my warning at two
straws, ! don't know but this is certain,
Miss Dalrymple went to that concert un-
der the protection of Mrs. Yeames, who,
ever since the discovery at the flower
show, had shown herself mighty civil b
the young lady. / went also. 1t charm
ed me to watch Miss Dalrymple. Ths
music and gaiety appealed 10 her feel
ings as ID never could to an old lawyerk
Her eyes black as sloes with excitement,
her face glowing with healthy animation.
she looked prettier than ever had seen
hAr ,nf No IN. h.
room to compare with her. / wondered
how ever l could have thought her plain.
"If they were all like you, my dear"
said to myself, "it would be real pleas
ure to come TO these affairs"
She enjoyed it thoroughly, for she was
young and healthy in mind and body. The
music, the light and brightness of the sur
exhilarated her; and then she
must have known that she looked well
and was admired, aud believe such a be-
lief as that would set the Lord Chancel-
lor In a good humor. think 1t mattered
little to her whom she was with, for she
was free from any idea of filtration, and
just as innocent and pure and sweet and
good as she looked.
enjoyed watching her until the time
Sauie ioi lynn iedhieS u tSihe hef hohe
and it stirred up all the bile in my ma.
ture when he took her hand and passed il
through his arm, He trod on one old
toe, and | wished it had BEEN
mine; for In that mood l only wanted an
excuse to knock his head off.
The fact is / was as jealous as tn, ugh
/ had been in love with Miss Dairy npls
Of course, I was not an
old fellow in his sixtieth year-sixty-ssc-
ond, in fact.
Ito be continued.)