Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-09-08

Thomas has been almost crazy, Miss
lines. | did not know that Sunnyside
was rented. / knew my mother wished
to rent it, without telling my--step-
father, but the news must have
reached her after I left. When
started east, had only one idea-to
be alone with my thoughts for time,
TO bury myself here. Then, must
have taken cold on the train
You came east in clothing suitable
for California" l said, and like all
young girls nowadays, I don't suppose
you wear fannels." But she was not
listening.
Miss 1nnes,'' she said, has my
'stepkrother Arnold gone away?''
What do you mean?" l asked,
startled. But Louise was literal.
He didn't come back that night"
| she said, and it was so important
that should see him
81 believe he has gone away | re-
piled uncertainty. isn't it something
that we could attend to instead?"
But she shook her head. 81 must do
| it myself, '':she said duly.
Halsey came to the door at that mo-
ment and | could hear him coaxing
Liddy for admission to the sick room.
Shall | bring him in?" | asked
/ Louise, uncertain what to do. The
/ girl seemed to shrink back among
A her pillows at the sound of his voice.
I vas vaguely irritated with her;
there are few young fellows like Hal
ey--straightforward honest, and will
ing to sacrifice everything for the one
4 woman. | knew one once, more than
4 50 years ago, who was like that; he
4 died long time ago And sometimes
q take out his picture, with it's cane
Il and its queer silk hat, and look at it.
But OF late years it has grown toe
painful; he is always a boy-and am
an old woman. would not bring him
back il could.
i Perhaps it was some such mem
Y DRY that made me call out sharply.
Come in, Halsey." And then tool
my sewing and went into the boudiol
beyond, to play propriety. / did no
try to hear what they said, but ever,
word came through the open door will
curious distinctness. Halsey had evi
IDENTIFY gone. over to the bed and
suppose he kissed her There was 81
ience for a moment, as if words wer
superfluous things.
Il have been almost wild, sweet
heart, Halsey's voice. Why didn'
you trust me, and send for me be
fore?"
Tt was because ! couldn't trust my
ii self, !" she said in a low tone. Il al
too weak to struggle to-day; oh, Ha
sey, how / have wanted to see you!
b There was something did not hea
Z then Halsey again.
~ We could go away" he was sa.
4 ing. What does it matter about an
one in the world but just the two {
lsus? To be always together, like thi
hand in hand: Louise don't tell m
|. it isn't going to be. won't beliey
you
You don't know; you don't know
q Louise repeated duly. sHalsey, / car
d. you know thatbut mot enough
's marry YOU. Z
Il. That lis not true, Louise he sal
H SIGT3sfS Ou CittlIlOL look dCN me VIII
Id your honest eyes and say that
ar cannot marry you. she repeate
~ miserably. It's bad enough, isn't II
u Don't make 1t worse Some day, b
fore long, you will be glad
y Then It is because you have nev,
i'd loved me- There were depths OF HUI
WI pride In his voice. You saw ho
TT
at thsnk you cared for a while. No.
hi. That isn't like you, Louise. There
er something you haven t told me. Is
Ess r. ere Is some one else 2.
on es, & almost inaudibly.
.ouiseI oh. don't believe IT,,
lat at is true. 7, she said sadly. 4 alse
tst YOU must not stry to see me again
sI soon as car. am going away fro
3ld | here where you are all SO much kin