Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1911-12-28

house Mu4neE she na0 BEEN 20 MuF
PARTIES had no smart frocks.- As tor
beans 4hy. she had had ma stima ak-
tirst and, latteriy the GIRLS had won
Gull She attention Louise was ALL
ready engaged. she looked ilpon Ruth
As al old maid You'll never marry
now, she said. No, she. never would. /
The. girls would 80. but she wola6
stay. Her father and she would be
old together For her It would Ee =
I case of crnsts and lefts0vurss tc tAle
END. 4s s IA wenrs
ATiark! The man next dor swas pfays
ing and singing She knew what NJ ]
was singing II was Tlfa MunUtoud
What q strange man he wan A-or. at /
least, Helen said he vas strange. ana
she. knew him better than any cK
/ them. unless, indeed, Il was her rfa.|
\ tleFs Ever since he had cnme- Vita
his old sister to. live.in The .heaiiti tlIl
house next door he bad been kind to
them AL. sharing his fruit and. tl0V-
ersv Mith them and lending the girls
books and -musics They .WerA always
going to his house on some mission
o.. sothers and they were. always well
come .sRuth. had gone once decor.
oAsly tie call. as hefitted her position
as, nominal head Of. her fathers house.
hold- She had. been ii little awad by
what she. had seen. ut must be- ~
NICE to. have rigs that had no worn
places and chairs whose !. interior.
mechanism OF springs was successful
w concealed by abundant stnfing,
Mrs. Elect had been verE sweet r.
her but Ruth had fslt somehow that.
she preferred the society s0f The girls
And SO she had. not gone, again. !.
The piano next door ceased. ME-
Mari evidently did not intend tOsipgs
again. Ruth wished he would When
ever shas heard him playing she feIt
anAimpulsa ia NV I'd the old plano In
the parlor and practice with might
and main It. was pity that her
music had cost so much and had
come to nothing &. --sssss~-. ....s
Miss Ruthl" A man. stood bare
headed on tina grass before her -lonlks
Ing. at her, "a kindly smile nnden hia
sfayisn naustacne.. ~~sa--r
s,She brought her. eyes, down from
the moon to him with start $50
the, youngsters have gone and. left
yopEir Z ne said - heard ~ commos
ton here 2 little while ago and alEse
penled that the river bad called them-
Ii. has called mo, tDos I've got % new.
boat down there under the bank the
PANT y sasL qry on ltrTo nss 9 peauKlru1
hoat--and - my sister IS - afraid 0k
water as 9. hen Eve come 20 see. +
vow Wont 50 WITH ne tar . nttle row.
On, 1T MARI Ruth gasped in &C.
iightssan her Lace. hloomed Ans Nhy
radiance Way I've just been dying
e sgo--and now y cant = lts 80 gopa
q eyou.to ask me- -. s.-
nhs the wonder of. the river and, the.
moon .aEad the. boats motion and the
man Ct tAe- oars swhoss TACO looked
young enoushs.and handsome enough
N Nps eenarous' light He SUNG ~
her. softly IN HE rich voice Ne tallksd
to. her. he ted her amusing stories.
And .hufh torsot thatsshs WAS -timld
and LoElorn and Laughed and oontide4
IN htm until A. seemed that.she had
teaa .ain' every secret y hsr poor 49,.
tle ne
II = = pity that y0u have hadrfo
neglect your music when you love -
soe ne said but an cure that with
Z Z. a 8 zoo lessons ., you could picks
sK suppose %. Raafh eHnhnd. \ .'bwA