Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1920-10-21


| and hurried cat into the hall, to rush
upstairs. fF8
Instead Of intruding upon old TIL
lies domain. Amy and BENIN had gone
out through the porte-cochere. The
grape matched pergola was ghostly
dark. Amy darted ahead and out into
the moonlit garden.
II say" remarked BENIN when he
overlook her, 'what made you run
away from met"
run awayT she replied. sis that
the thanks l get for leading you out
Of the darkness7"
n might have been lost"
"Poor Chawles! But just SO you did
rot lose your head!"
1T Is on, fast and level. The proof
Of 1t Is that I have lost something
else-to you'll"
"How bright the moon shinesl' she
bantered.
"Miss-Amy." he besought, syou
know, that for months there has been
something I've wanted to tell yop,"
"Oh. look; there's star up there"
she tensed.
Look at me. and I'll see the bright
est Of oil the stars!" he declared
How poetical! We shall now. hear
Mr.. Chawles BENIN declaim his so
lovely ode to the silly night"
"Why do you keep Raging mel'' he
| complained, "You know Tn in earn.
est; that T." S
"Reallyf-reallys and truly7 Ss
"Don'tl" he burst out passionately.
Cant you sect II were only hirt-
Ing you'd not have such an advantage.
But when for almost two years You
know I love you'll You know that
you're the only one!" ifaf
Again he sought to clasp her hand.
Again she eluded him. But her look
had sobered. She no longer regarded
him with teasing glance and banter
ing smile.
Il am sorry, Charlie" she said. II
did not believe you could be 80 seri.
ous.''.a
"Not serious1" he rejoined. aJust
because I like to enjoy things-as you
doY
but I am only girl. It's different
when a man.
els there any one elser' he inter.
rupted. !,
mo-" she .candidly answered. "There
is no young man like better than you
except. of course, WILL" +.
He smiled with renewed hope, "Oniy
your brother? Then I. of all the fell
lows who-Amy. you do love mel You
must love mel" ~
Don't be silly, just because I said
I liked you" Il
"rf you like me you'll soon learn
to love me-" Il
I'm sure don't know" q
!. "You'll try. Promise me you'i try"
She looked ut him, her eyebrows
peaked with doubt. I'm so sorry,
Charlie" she replied. REALLY don't
know what to say. Since win came
home Ive-l've felt rather different
~" = t.. y
BENIN frowned and rejoined in an
almost clustering tone: 'Then lie has
been knocking met"
It was the girls turn to flush. 'Mr.
BENIN. you forget yourself. You are
speaking Of my brother"
you are mistaken. It's he that for
gets himself. He forgets-"
"Need ytn remind met lists bad
enough without your reminding mel
Be so kind as to stand aside. am
going I'M ~ eg~s.
mot until have told you how he
forgets his best interests"
asked you to stand aside" q
"Oh. certainly; by all MEANS" said
BENIN. and he sprang out of the way.
His tone and manner caused Amy to
pause. She looked at him, between
anger and uncertainty. ''There's some
thing-you're limiting ;. at something
about WILL" she accused.
Her upturned face was white and
troubled. He stared Mt her doubtfu,ly.
I'm not so sure" he hesitated. cts
q big risk for me to say anything about
it now. If It were not for you"
"Never mind me!''
= 80 S&AA1 o. AaesA6t AVA 0AA S0A &c
what do you mean?'
He struck match, lightedra ciga-i
rette, pulled at 1t nervously and flung
1t down. III you want to know TN
|. risking everything by telling you, but
here goesl This afternoon, THAT is,
happened to hear that a key was
found in Wills c]othes-a safe deposit
key. The right box was located in the
vaults of the-of one 0fsthe safe de-
posit companies"
O-o-oil r. the girl sighed rapturous-
". They've found the lost. bonds II.
Il said they found the box It was
empty" q
Empty =" she gaaped. I
"Yes-. Now do you seer.
sYoA say empty7 ~ YET howLwh!y,
should he
HE has forty thousand dollars on
deposit In q Chicago bank" &,
ri cslnnSt he !'D u. 4
~" ITS true Il haven't from friend