The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-03-17

10 ihSNo. " AiS arena, halpu
Dewey "Revea! yourself to me-
You TALK as il | were eonundrnm."
SO you are. Now look here, Dewey;
lets nave clear comprehension OF the
matter Do you love Alice White?"
Weli--yes--I rather think, on the
whole. that l am little taken with the
sparkling brunette"
"A little taken How very enthusi-
asuc you are. And she, poor child. Is
more than little taken with you"
u tlatter myself that YOU are right"
We'll, then. why don't you ask her
to marry you?"
| Dewey groaned.
There 1t is he exclaimed; you are
oil in such hurry Cant man ad-
mire girl without being brought to
book for it the very next day? l won't
DE hurried. When | get ready I'll ask
| Alice to marry me. Are you satisfied,
dear boy?"
! He threw himself lazily on the grass,
| finging his cigar into the very heart
Oh cluster of wild flowers and making
an impromptu pillow OF his arms.
| crossed under his head
Sleep, them said Trevor. contemp-
! tuously. Il can't afford to lose the
| brightest hours of golden day like
| this"
Our hero had not lain there many
minutes before the soft chime of girlish
! voices sounded through the tiny bugles
of summer insects and the monotonous
| murmur of green boughs overhead.
"Girls!" muttered Dewey; cant 8
| fellow be clear Of 'em anywl ere? But
| they are on the other side of the copse,
that's one blessing, and if / keep quiet
they'll never beat up my ambush"
| There were on the other side of the
copse-three bright-faced, merry girls
! In flutteriug raiment.
It's so Delightfully."- cool here" said
| Hildegarde Aymer, a fair young blond
| as Saxon as her name.
And one can talk here, too" said
Mary Bell AT the hotel one is never
certain OF not being overheard"
Ralph Dewey gave a silent chuCkle at
this announcement.
EA4lGG w ti4Lt, itctHtlt against Zig
twisted stem of the veteran wild grape
vine, devoted her attention to her par
asol handle. She was the prettiest Of
the three, with deep. liquid brown eyes
and hair black as the blacklist Jet,
while her skin, just touched with the
creamy tint that characterizes the Gre
ole, glowed carnline on her cheek.
Alice, do let me try!" said Hide
garde ut will be such a splendid joke
and your complaisant adorer is SO long
in making up his mind"
Butch, dear me!--what will Cap
tain Aymer think?"
He'll be delighted; men always
such splendid actor"
do, Alice" urged Mary Bell ut
will be lust like the theater Hide
garde's brother is to be pretend to be
desperately in love with you and you
are to encourage his attentions until
that slow-moving Dewey is brought to
the point. l expect to enjoy the prog
ress of the situation intensely"
But your brother must fully under
stand the scheme" said Alice, hesitat-
lngly.
"Of course-shan't explain it to him
myself? There's not bit of harm in
1t, and Mr.. Dewey certainly needs some
stimulus Now. do consent! Kate will
be here this every evening, remember"
"She doesn't forbid it, Hildegarde,"
eagerly cried Miss Bell, land all the
world knows that silence gives consent.
Come, see how long the shadows are
getting?"
And soon the three graces fluttered
down the hillside.
away also.
my dear little girls" said he, by
way Of soliloquy, tits very cleverly
concocted plan, but it won't work, and
I've no doubt shall enjoy it as much
AS Miss Bell proposes to do" And he
began to chuckle again, to think how
completely he should out-general his
feminine adversaries. "Tll keep Alice
in suspense for another month just to
pay her for that" he added within
himself 81 like the girl we'll enough,
but for all that won't be hurried into
matrimony."
Knowing what he knew therefore.
Ralph was not at all surprised that
evening when he walked into the hotel
drawing room to see a stylish young
man sitting on the sofa devoling him
self TO his own Alice White.
let EN- work" said Mr. Dewey,
with a covert smile.
Then he sat down to play backgam-
mon with pretty widow.
From beneath her long lashes Alice
watched her lover
1T doesn't produce any effect at all
upon him-the BRUTE" said Hildegarde,
who had expected to see the delinquent
brought to terms forthwith
"That is because we do not put it ON
strong enough" said the captain. Allies
IL may call you Alice?"
"Oh. certainIy-it is all In the play"
replied Miss White.
SWELL, then, Alice, I think We ought
to promenade through the halls arm in
arm while, and If we were to whisper