The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-12-06


Uncle Tom outdt to a@gravate rs. seer
They saw. and said 50 vociforouSiy
"That there Little Eva and her ma
Eliza. crossing the ice, you know
feAersE'
They nodded @loomily
~Thay want to get back to Ohio TO
craudratncr's farm TopSy wants 70
lcan to be au engineer. and Old i-e-
gree he used to he Il lay preacher
down east ANA he's goin' to tackle ii
|acain Same way with all Of EN-
I Shall we send EN- home"
There was a chorus of alternatives.
! And now came the most interesting in
cldent Of the meal, for as each man
took one or more tickets he solemnly
dug down and paid the price for II. so
when the box came back to link Prole
it WIS fun Of silver quarter dollars and
fray cent pieces, which, added to the
nri.e he Ind paid for the entire house,
doubled the receipts for the evening
performance
link prole spent the entire afternoon
interviewing the different members of
the company. and before the curtain
arose that light each one bad sum OF
money sufficient to take him back home.
wherever that was Little Eva and
her mother. Mrs Prayer, were perhaps
Ithe happicst among the lot
It was a performance long to be
remembered for the enthusiasm Of the
audience as the spirited acting brought
forth its own reward Red Spider
agreed to a mar, and the women We're
unanimously of the same opinion, that
never had there been 80 sweet an Eva,
so winning m Eliza. whose happiness
dubbed above the tragedy OF her part
Iegree was positively amiable when
off his guard and only Lawyer MARKS
maintained his dignity and poiSc. Tn
cIc Tom twanged his banjo until the
strings broke. and the hloodhouNdS
leaned playfully upon Eliza and her
infant. The gay ana rol.icking TopSy
was the talk Of Red Spider long after
other Uncle Tom companies had ap-
neared ana disbanded under the Sys-
tenn Of elimination adopted by the com
munty.
BY the next afternoon the theatrical
, compauv had left Red Spider in the
staoecoach for the nearest railroad
station. with the exception Of Mrs
Frayer and Eva whose real name
was Eva to link Prole's delight
Mrs. Prayer remained TO convince
} link Prole that he was making a
great mistake TO believe that he was
really In love with her when he haC
onlv known her brief twenty-foul
hours.
"I tell YOU it don't make no differ
ence in love. 1t comes when it get:
ready and then stays forever. If it'
the right kind" said link convincingly
II know mine is the right kind because
T I never felt like this beforehand YOU
, bein an actress don't make a mite O
difference to me, ma'am. Your nus
: band bein' small maHager and dyln
sudden that way. there wasn't any
thing YOU and Eva could do eXcep
get Jobs in some company Now,
j reckon YOU amt so all fired afraid o
: me Mr. CorwOod. he's boss OF TN
Twin Star outfit where ! work-he'
0 always known me and he'll tell yor
e And there's little house down by IN
i East crick. near the schoolhouse. hand
l. for Eva. here. aud it's waitin 10
: some married chap to take II. 'eav
II to you. shall il be me? And you
u And Little Eva hereY'
Jink's arm was around Eva. an
i her fair cheek was pressed against nj
[ Brown one. Mrs Prayers dark hea
; was bent in confusion ut this rapi
. woong. but the little dickering colo
/ in her cheek betrayed that her hear
u was not untouched.
v link Prole. late III approachIng matr
:, mony. was nov impatient of delay.
Eliza" he urged at last. lust 20
make believe you're in that play an
come across the ice and sit beside II
!, ard Little Exa,"
a Aud this FTi7a crossaT ths-.!ca Il