Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-14

your teeth. & n You've, Il such . purfI
mouth An'--an' NOW j ain't no teeth
It All. an him o-cOmin' litter Al these
years! It's d long time to be IN prison. '
nm that's why l want the rug, cause
it's 20 bright an cheerful, an he hain y
seen nothin' very cheerful all these
years; but-but I must have the teeth.
/ had the money for them too, but
they'll only send him to Cincinnati
where be went up from, 50 Pllshave
to send the money for the rest Ct the
way, must have the teeth. wiring
ing her hands unconsciously while the
sunken lips quivered and the tears
trickled down the yellow cheeks. IA
,mtst have the teeth an'-an' ! don't
know what to do. :, 2,..s ~, :,. E4%s&
.cThey sent him up for fifty years.
It's long time for killin'2n man: that
egeed him on to dom It. an he was
young an hot headed then. Wed only Z
been married four year an we was
JUS, gettin' nice little start, but"
with dry sob, II know it seems silly
to you fer an old woman to care how
she looks but it's for him; it's to
please him. f1<:5 y" - -
The man walked quickly to the WIN
dow. .ea&2l, Nh ~ 4 =. i IN ~ I.
A woman true for thirty years! A
woman who would not lie! A@woman
whose love had grown with suffering!
"A woman with clear brown eyes like
He bowed his head in his hand a mo-
ment, and when he raised It the light
Of JOY that shone through the mist was
ike the sun behind an April cloud. As
1--WE can't take back the rug. be he !
said, but here, !" quickly writing on
his card. sis the address OF my dentist.
60 to him. He win make your teeth
and will stand good TOR them Now
promise me that you Will 90 to-day" !
"'No, no." she said, breaking into
tears. II amt nothin' to YOU an y
can't let you do that God bless you!
/: amt never taken snothin' vet but
what earned. wouldn't feel honest
In dein' this, for wuzn't tryin to get
help, only to have the. rug taken
back" - -. ,t. -, L <=s = q = 54.s r
= ''You must" he said firmly. 'You
can pay me back; you can pay it a lit
tie ut q time. WIN You be generous
and. do this to please met" And he I
looked into her face with a winning
smile. 's'@ ~ ! mi. ~ ri s s5.,
"God is good" she answered broken
", the weary old face lighting with a
great JOY. y know you mean what
you say, an I'll pay you ever cent JUS
as soon as can. You don't know
what this means to me" breaking into.
helpless sobs, "for for Il want to look
as good as can; for John s 81, \
That evening a girl with clear brown
eyes sat with hands folded listlessly In
her lap, her lips In wistful curve. Sud
denly she started. flush came to her
cheeks warm light to her eyes.
with q cry Of Joy she sprang to her
feet and held out her hands to- him.
With no words he caught her to him
and kissed her with q passion Of love;
then, putting his hand under her chin,
he held her face 10 he could look into
her eyes and said slowly MI \. 5sss 5;5fs
A'If was sent to prison for thirty 4
years, would you love me, be true to
me and kiss me after those thirty i.
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years with the same gladness you DO
now ?'$ < /. >s@@ s.a Y : :: n r
II don't know, she answered hesi-s
tatingly. hit, - ,$t al i u .f,z =: {
You sdon't know ?" .s Il 4 ss1.:- J.
: mo. How could I? i love y0u 90
much I think i could love you always.
But how can 4 tell? Oh. her face !
flushing scarlet, what am saying?
] am telling you I love You. and-you \
have never vet said you loved me.
And you cannot or. you wouldn't have /
left me for q month with no word,
even to tell me why. s !. 3ss.s s=5 q
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