The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-12-07

'AD 49, bSAA@A' $780,
had happened TO see any anywhere.
She said she had sent them all TO be
pressed. She said she knew l never
went out In the mornings don't as a
rule-and they would be back at lunch
time. A fat lot Of use that was! l
had to be at the church at eleven.
Wei, | told her | had n most impor-
ant engagement with a man at eleven,
and she wanted to know what Ii was
and | tried TO think Of something, but
IL sounded pretty feeble ana she sala
| had better telephone To the man and
put il Off. did il, too. Rang up the
first number in the book and told some
fellow | had never seen in my life that
/ couldn't meet him! He was pretty
pCeved, judging from what he said
about my being on the wrong line,
And mother listening all the time, and
| knowing that she knew-Something
told me that she knew-and she
knowing that ! knew she knew tell
you it was awful
And the girl?"
"She broke off the engagement. APP
p~arentiy she waited al the church
from eleven til onc-thlrty and then
began 10 get impatient. She wouldn't
see me when | called in the after
noon, but | got n letter from her say
ing that what had happened was NIL
FOR the best and she had been think
lng it over ana had come TO the conclu-
sion that she had made n mistake.
She said something about my not being
rs dynamic as she had thought | was.
She said that what she wanted was
something more like LanCelot or Sir
Galahad, and would | look on the cpl
Sodc as closed"
Did you explain about the trou-
sers?"
Yes. 1t seemed to make things
worse. She said that she could for
give. a man anything except being
r.diCulOus.'
II think you're we'll out Of it," said
Sam judicially. "She can't have been
much of n girl"
Il feel that now. But It doesn't
alter the fact that my life is ruined.
| have become Il wOman-hater. Won
en-! When ! think how mother be,
haved and how Wilhelmina treated me-
| wonder there isn't a law against
them. What mighty Ills have not been
done by Woman! Who was it be
trayed the ~Capitol""
"In Washington? said Sara, puzzled.
He had heard nothing OF this. But
then he generally confined his reading
Of the papers to the sporting page.
II was quoting from Thomas OF
ways Orphan l wish could write
like Otway. He knew what he was
talking about"
We'll, of course, he may be right In
a way. As regards some women, ]
mean. But the girl | met on ths
dock"
DON'T" said Eustace Hlgnett. "ff
you have anything bitter and deroga-
tory TO say about women, say IL and !
will listen eagerly. But If you merely
wish 10 gibber about the ornamental
VI Oll hACAICu Sin " loNS
been fool enough TO get attracted by,
go and tell it TO the captain or the
ships cat or J. b. Midgeley. Do try
to realize that l nm Il soul in torment !
| nm a ruin. a spent force, a man with
out a future. What does life hold for
me? Love? | shall never love again.
My work? haven't any. think !
shall take to drink"
Talking Of that" said Sam, II sup
pose they open the bar directly we
| pass the three-miIe limit. How about
a small me?
Eustace shook his head gloomily.
"Do you suppose l pass my time on
board ship in gaddlng about and feast.
ing? Directly the vessel begins to
move I go to bed and stay there. AS
a matter OF fact / think it would be
wisest to 20 to bed now Don't let
me keep you IL you want 10 go on
deck"
1T looks TO me-" said Sam, "as II ]
had been mistaken In thinking that
you were going to be a ray Of sunshine
on the voyage"
cray Of sunshine! !" said Eustace
Higrett. pulling a pair Of mauve pa
jamas out of the kit-bag. I'm going
TO be q %volcano!"
Sam left the stateroOm and headed
for the companion. He wanted to get
on deck and ascertain II that girl was
still on board. About now the sheep
would be separating from the goats
the passengers would be on deck and
their friends returning to the shore
A slight tremor on the boards on which
he trod told him that this separation
must have already taken place. The
ship was moving. We ran lightly ur
the companion. Was she on board OF
was she not? The mex few minutes
would decide. He reached the top OF
the stairs and passed out onto tho
crowded deck. And. as he did so, {
scream, followed by confused shouting
came from the rail nearest the shore
He perceived that the rail was blacl
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