The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-03-18

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ops wife should be calm. No, really,
since your brother wouldn't hsve me.
don't know where he could have
done better. Besides. she's prodIgious
~ rich. you know. What. You didn't
know. Oh, yes. immensely 20. Mr.
poor little dot looks small beside hers
She doesn't talk about II, but
Does she talk about anything" ]
inquired.
Mrs. Dimes shot me an amused
glance over her friends head.
silence lis an excellent qualification
for a bishops wife. I'm sure, Mr.. Twin
ing: then she isn't always getting her
self and the diocese into trouble
Now. see here. Henrietta. considering
her looks and her reserve and her
money. surely you might forgive her
for letting your brother run OH with
her"
Its very good OF you to try to
cheer me up" Miss Winstanley re
sponded. vaguely.
/, And It's downright foolish or you
TO hold out against SO beautiful an ar.
sasAELsNhNs Az Aly HIM AuI0 IL ha
admirable q match all round as | have
known Of in a very long time. So do
cheer up and be glad. Don't you
agree with rue. MIR. Twining."
Most heartily. as Miss Winstanley
knows said l.
That little lady was not. however.
ready 10 yield herself At once to the
sudden situation.
To run away" she moaned: at
Charles age"
But don't you see that It's 4 great
compliment to me-" smiled Mrs.
Dimes. Let me get that much out Of
II. won't your II shows how much
confidence he has In my getting what
want. You see. he didn't know
what brought me to America, and. fol.
lowing on the heels Of my proposal to
him, II really seemed. you know. that
! WAS coming to marry him. whether
or no. Yoa see for yourself how
the poor dear man must have felt.
Did he imagine. l wonder, that II
everything else failed | should kidnap
him? Well, forgive him even that.
And ! want you to forgive him. Hen
rietta. You must. That's a good.
sensible sister. And now it's quite
lime We came back to our mutton.
Tell b man TO drive us 20 the Hem.
ingrays, will you, Mr.. Twining? II
you don't feel up to going in. Hen.
rietta. Ill go alone. but one OF us
must certainly see Barbara at once"
Then you may let me down at the
Fifteenth street corner of the
Square" said l.. "Iil get along back
10 the Office"
As the carriage stopped. Miss Win.
stanley bent forward. looking eagerly
after a fast-disappearing figure.
Isn't that DAM" she cried. Can
you overtake him. He is the one to
take her the word"
! sprang out and caught up with
him within the block. although he was
swinging along at an uncomfortably
brisk gait.
Q your way to the house. are
YOU ne asked when he saw me. 1T
must be pretty nearly time for the
wedding !. was afraid | couldn't
make ii in time. but l caught a flyer
within the hour after | had Barbara's
message"
Miss Winstanley wants you" |
said. nodding to the carriage. that had
turned and was bringing up to the
curb.
He was surprised to see Mrs. Dimes,
and greeted her with a boyish afec-
ton that must have warmed her heart.
All on the way to the wedding"
he inquired after he had shaken
hands.
There is to be no wedding, DAN
Miss Winstanley said. gently.
He had paled before she could ex-
plain.
"Nothing's wrong with Barbara"
he asked. quickly.
No. no: everything Is Just coming
right for her. Get in"-with a glance
toward the coachman. I'VE are driy-
ing TO the house now. and Mrs. Dimes
VIII explain to you. Then you must
tell barbara what Ii &c be told. Well
wait outside. and ii she wants us we'll
- " III SoA tlASl Tell
as. and we'll go away again. Don't
you-wtll YOU"
i must tell you good-by," | said.
As started on across the Square,
Miss Winstauley called after me that
she would send for me later in the
day.
But ] Was too impatient to await her
summons. and four o'clock found me
al her door. As | turned In at the
steps. the door opened and Dan came
out. hurrying down and stopping ut
sight OF me TO wiring my hand. He
was beaming. had not seen him SO
much like his old self In months. and
IL did my heart good Somehow II
also seemed TO presage well for me.
All his bu0yancy had returned. and
he WAS once more the charming. ir.
resistible fellow We all loved.
ITO BE CONCLUDED.l