The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-10-31
rim since. dat moment.- shs said witb

0oTOl0 prl00. Ms
Hell come around yit." comfortsd
Hannah. -Dey says one wsddin' brings
anudder, % | reckon you and DAN y
hitch up arter Miss Celia and MaYsa
..rwon;1 Be me dat dives II su.t.''
said sukey haughtily.
Come here. Sukey; dere dey So.
a-ridin' on on Paul and Pauline.
Amt dey 4 handsum pair2 Goliy. Il
makes me young ag'in to zee emf
Hannah watched the happy young low
err ~ they dashed down the west
drive. the Noses Of the black horses
almost touching. 1t was q trick Of
Paul and Pauline that they loved 70
race side BY side. and 50 delicately. did
they maneuver that their races always
ended In q tie.
After that happy day the people
around Rosemead grew accustomed to
seeing Celia and Noel riding side BY
side on Paul and Pauline. Noel took
Paul to bis own stables at the Oaks.
but there was rarely a day that the
yonng loverx did not enjoy . gallop On
Colonel Diiworth's betrothal present.
Paul and Pauline.
Hannah and sukey sat BY the kitch-
en- Dire In the early twilight Of : day
three months later.
Nom" inquired Suksy. docs 20
reckon dey'lI ever st over dis ysrs
madY'
Hannah looked up. her dim old eyer
Oiled With tears.
'Yo' Pal Miss Celia and MasSa
Noel?'' she asked.
"Of co'se I dor
The older woman shook her turban-
ed head.
II reckon when engaged folks quar-
rel dey's obstinate as muels. I specks
dey's az much chance Of dem two
maxim mp as dey> Ia Of yo' and dat no
Count nigger. Dan Reebe."
Sukey shrugged her shoulders.
ITS a mighty pore chance" she
said haughtily. Then .coaxingly she
added. MON. whuffore did dey fight
ODER hey?"
"If knowed. which 1 don't. I
wouldn't tell. and II ! did tell. which
wouldn't II I knowed. huccome It
would do 70 any good? Tell me dat.
chile" waa Hannah'a eniRmatic reply
/ Sukey sighed heavily. II reckon It
was over some no count tridin' thing"
she muttered. and she knew not that
she was speaking the truth.
Pretty Celia Dilworth. sitting gloom
lily in her Owl room. was harbQring
the same thought. while Noel Milton.
galloping madly across the country on
the back Of black Paul. was anatho-
mizing the uniucky moment when be
had 0atly disagreed with his sweet
heart for It had ended In . bitter quar-
rel and q broken engagement
Az for Colonel Dilworth. he was IN
happy ignorance Of the broken engage
mont. which meant the shattering Of
all his plans. He vas enjoying q visit
In the north with his only son. and
Celia's daily letters gave no hint Of her
unhappiness. Meantime the colonel
took delight in purchasing various arti-
cies to add 70 Cslia's wedding outfit
Celia dried her blue eyes and rang
the bell sharply.
sukey painted heavily upstairs and
appeared at the door Of Cslia's sitting
room.
"Yaas. Miss Celia" she said.
TELL Dan to saddle Pauline and
bring her around at once. Then come
back and lay out my, riding habit.
And. Sukeyr" Celia turned away her
facs and started QUE at the leafess
4 tree1.
.Yaas. Miss Celia
About that wedding cake your
mother baked. tell her TO give 1t to the
drSt bride on the plantation. shall
mot need1t.
Sukey gasped 'Dat we're weddin'
cake wid an Do white sugar frostin'.
weddin' bells, and turkle dubs and
heartsf on. whunore. Miss Celia.
whunore an dh trubble2" she walled.
Celia did mot reply. Sukey had been
her little maid ever since the black
girl had been old enough to render
service. and Celia knew that the girl
was almost heart broken over the IAN
celed wedding Of her mistress. Still
Celia would not diaruss e.
Dan Beebe received Celia's message
from Sukey. through Hannah. and
presently Pauline came prancing
around TO the door. Eager tor ! run.
She soreiy missed her brother Paul.
and night she had vauited the pas
ture fence and gallope0 to the Oaks.