The Red Cloud chief., 1878-06-20
THAT VOICE.

A day In June. 1908. and one Of the
1ovelIest summer days the world evei
bsheld--s cloudless sky. golden-brigh,
sunshine, soft fragrant air. joyOusly
sweet songs II birds, faint musical muir.
murs Of brooks and FLASHING Of foun'
tains, dslicdtely green grass. lingering
vi0lets and budding roses.
On tho lawn In front Of tho elegant
mansion Of Lson Fishbsck. Esq, . par.
y Of young people arc playing 'fol.
low-f0Ilow.me''--a game somewhat 70.
ssmbling Geo their mothers and grand.
mothers tell thcm) III old game called
''puss In tho corner" played 4 quarter
Of = century or more ago, only In ''fol.
low.loll0w" the players. instead Of beck.
onlng 70 each other. bcckon 10 q group
Of metallic balls, around which they
stand In . circle, and no or shc who
proves 10 have most magnetic force the
balls follow with q rush, while tho 70.
mainder Of the players rush ~ wildly
In their efIorts TO secure tho place Loft
vacant BY tho flying one.
Al this moment the balls are rolling
psll !. mell. heller skelter. knocking
against each other with = pleasant ring.
Ing SQUAD. After . pretty, fair-haired
maiden. whose littlc feet, clad In slip.
psrs, al cleaning with silver aud gold.
nash In the sunshine beneath her blue
edkin Turkish t~rouserlets ~ she springs
lightly ovor the green sward amid the
exqulsitsly modulsted laughter - no
one shouts loudly In this refined TWEEN.
tssth osntury-ol her merry compan.
Ions.
In Tie back garden. on . green clo.
ver-sweet grass.plat, stands ) broad,
deep basket Of nowly washed, snowy
white liner, and . hanging.Out machine,
planted firmly In the middle Of the plat,
Y induetriously raising and lowering
IL wooden arms, grasping tho various
pieces 10 IT. wonderfully constructed
hand. and hanging them upon the stout
no-clothos-pins line. which 10 slowly 70.
volving around Il, and 10 which they
adhere without farther trouble.
In the dairy the rosy.checked dairy.
maid 10 reading . love-posm while the
automatic miller h milking the beauti.
lul white COW that stands lust outside
the door; In the kitchen the cook Ii In.
dolently rocking 70 and fro In q low
rocking chair. watching the ..magic
rolling.pin" roll out the paste for her
pies. ready 10 stop Its psendulum.lik
mOvomon tho moment the crust ID
smooth and thin enough; and 9 ANAL
servant boy, with his hands In his pock,
ets lounges against the wall In one cor,
Nor near \ tall stool, whistling softly 4
himself ~ he waits until the pair Of
shoes the electric blacking. brush Il
polishing thereon attain TO the prone,
degree Of brilliancy and mirror like
ness.
This III prosperous place, this do
main Of Leon Fishback, ESQ, and Leos
Fishback himself II d tall, handsome
energetic. positive man Of one and thir
ty--a bachelor who gives q home 10 hi,
widowed sister Ind her four hslf.or
phansd children, and In return 10 take,
care Of BY her, with the assistance o
the old house, Oeper--as we'll N AMI
brother was ever than care Of by AMI
sister.
sun. peopls.as people will-especlall,
people with grown.up single daughter
wondered that he had never married
4 was not for want Of opportunity h
had not done 20; oh, no fndesdl for
doaen lovely girls, half dozen more o
Lees charming widows, and several ID
dies Of neither class. had, since his CON,
.Ang into tho property Of his uncle an,
godfather Leon Nshback. Sem. (whos
SsAes In . solid gold casket stood In
sort Of shrine, made Of . hundred rar
woods In the south drawing.room), IN
emated 10 him, In every way that IN
shrinking sensitiveness Of womanhoo
would allow. their perfect willingues
may, apxiety-to assume the role q
mistRess Of the Fishback mansion,
But Leon had walked calmly anon
them. dispensing hospitality, kind words
and gracious smiles with the strictes
impartiality, distinguishing none BY Ia
eli9htost p~reierence, until . few week
bstors this beautiful june day when hi
young guests merrily called. Follow
9pllow-fOll0w.me, 10 their highly pol
!shed admirsrs on the closely shave
Then name to visit his sister an oil
SCHOOL friend. Laura Beardsley by name
Who had been residing In . Ia: distan
ytate. but with whom the sister ha
eept up . warm correspondence eve
3ncs they parted st the college door III
~ On which each was publicly halle
With loud acclamAtions = aMistress Q
..Arts.v
4iss 1eardslsy IL . lovely woman a
tght-and-twenty summers, looking !
leaes nve summers less, with an excer
5oa.l!y sweet voice, and exceptional
saght smile. IN exceptionally 'grscetC
IN, And Exceptionally winning wayu
N4 - tbs b~swltchlng woman has II
1 &jeheaok. The hitherto apparent
4nr!eodble bachelor devoted himseI
~ moment he took her slende
- his and bads her wsloom