Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-05-27

"Eari,tdOes.
My Dear Major Jen-It is over Il
ycar since l wrote you my explanatory
letter from DeanminStrr, and | LITTLE
thought that it would he necessary
tor me to write YOU again, least of ali
from this place. Blu her" | came N
search of Dido; and here | found Mrs.
Dallas, and to my profound astonish-
ncnt, her dauGhtcr-still Miss Dallas.
| sought an explanation. They wound
not give me one. In despair-having
received the most uncivil reception-I
left them. Then, to my surprise, l ran
across Mr.. David Sarby.
He was glad to see me. and thanked
me for bringing him back from the
grave. l, on my side. complimentcd
him for saving my neck from the hang
mans moose. The first greetings thus
being over, he told me the news viii III
concerned those who were implicated
in our little comedy. l confess that
the news surprised me; and write you
for an explanation.
In the first place, I learned from
Mr.. Sarby that Isabella Dallas refused
to marry Mr.. Aylmcr, and that, far
from being offended. he appeared to be
be glad of the release from his
ment. I also learned that he had zinc
married Meg Brance. who has always
been so deeply in love with him. VIII
o be 50 kind. my dear Major, as to
explain his sudden misplacins of MI.
Aylmer's affections?
Il learn also from Mr.. Sarby that he
has prevailed upon Miss Dallas, tho de-
serted Ariadne of Mr.. Aylmer, to re-
ard his long devotion by giving him
her land. l heard that they are to bo
married within the month, and that the
match, is one which meets with the full
appreciation of Mrs. Dallas. Under
these circumstances, l am afraid that
there is no chance of my marrying
Miss Dallas: so l must content myself
with searching for another wife.
Il found in my brief interview with
Miss Dallas that she had earned how
she had tried to kill Mr.. Aylmer while
under the hypnotic influence of Dido.
Perhaps this knowledge broke off the
match, and the young couple took a
dislike to one another from the pecu-
liar circumstances of that night. Ger
tainly-hypnotiSm or nOt-one would
not care to marry a woman who had
attempted ones life; so that. I %conjec-
ture. is the reason for Mr.. Aylmer's
withdrawal. Also. Miss Dallas must
have had a horror of seeing constantly
before her the man mountaineering
enough-she tried to kill. Hence her
refusal to marry you lear Maurice.
Am I wrong in these ideas? I think
not. Still, 1 should like an explanation
from you. AS I shall be here for some
Notwithstanding for the Noodoo
Stone, and Dido-piease send your let
ter to Barbados, directed to your anx-
ious inquirer Max Etwald."
.. Barbados
MY Dear Major Jen-It is now soma
months since I wrote you, making GER
tain inquiries, but you have not been
courteous enough to crafty my curios-
ity. That is cruel of you: Miss Dallas
is now Mrs. Sarby, the other lady is
now Meg Aylmer: yet you will not tel
me how this strange transfer of wives
came about. Never mind. I am sure
the explanation l fancied in my last
letter is the correct n But you are
a rude correspondent.
II shall return good for evil, and tell
you that I have regained possession
Of the SVoodoo Stone. Dido is dead;
killed by her own excitement at an Obi
orgie. / am now the King Of the Black
Race throughout the world, by possess
sion of the Stone, n to you I shall