Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-01-15

thelr proximity until the sound OF
voices warns her of it.
They are evidently discussing some
lady-for one Of them is saying.
u met her first on one oil the boats
going to the seashore. She bowed &c
us As a meg rs Of getting up q firtation,
and l of course responded. We were
together all the afternoon, and / have
called on her several times since. She
There, Joe, have heard enough
Nina starts at the sound of that well.
known voice and rises to leave the sum,
mer house, but the next sentence trans
likes her. ANY woman who will de.
hberately attract the attention OF
stfanger& sget up a Irritation, Us you ex-
press IL SO public q place as an ex.
cursion boat unworthy the name Of
@Now, Cameron, you aiways did have
some straitlseed notions, and this is one
Of them. Why, my dear, fellow, they
Not ALL" objects Philip; al am well
aware that q great many do; but l con
tend that no woman can engage in this
sort of thing without lowering her wom-
anhoad and rendering herself less re-
spected even by the man who responds
to her advances. tell you, Latimer,
have seen too much of this sort of thing
Why, every schoJi1gir one meets will
ogie and smile II one happens to look
at her."
MY prophetic soul tells me you will
marry. an ineorrigible Airt," Joe saws,
noe having any opposing argument to
advance. Z TEF - ~
"Neverl j despise them toe heartily
Nina, listening to every word, feels
that she can bear il no longer, and sue
ceeds i~nslesying without attracting their
attention. White and shivering she
reaches her own room. So this is Philip
Camerson's opinion Of a woman who
does what she has done,
All that day she bfoods Of his cutting
Words and when evening comes, her
mind is made mp she will avoid him as
much as possible; but, if worst comes,
and he asks her TO be his wife. she viii
refuse. The dream of bisss il over for
ever. Nina Is rather, hard on herself,
and toe generous to throw the blame
where it really belongs on saucy Mollie.
4 The days go by, and Philip is puzzled
and not a little troubled at the change
u Nina Black. He is not conscious II
any fault on his part, and he tries ia
yain to dispnl the cloud that had risen
between them.
Ihey so out walking n evening to
view the sunset from a high point near.
Nina feels that she is treading on for,
hidden ground. She has conscientious
ly avoided being alone with him, but
tonight the temptation is too str6n&.
They witness a brilliant sEhset, and
Nina grove enthusiastic. -s-DaA
"Fhis Is u beautiful WORLD" Phillip
says, rs they watch togesher the wcstern
sky, all flushed into sudden glory.
Yes, Nina replies, ~dreamily. "Per-
haps 1T is to some, while others iad
only thefsding gray tints. See, thered
and gold are fading even now. The
beauty in ouriives, like the beauty In
yonder sky, isbutfo far an hour, and then.
comes"
She stops abruptly, warned by the ex-
preston Of his face. He lays his hand
tenderly on hers as he says;
And thea eomaS the silver tint of
qu1c: happiness, which is far better than
che transient splendor of excitement. ~
No answer. Nina does not feel equal
to talking sentiment with Phillip Gam
eron tonight, but be goes on eagerly:
Nina, you know ! love you'll Oh, my
darling 1 will try to make your life per-
fectly happy! Nina, my love, answer
me n word!"
She covers her face with her hands
to shut out the vision Of his. pleading
eyes. Oh, if she had then the courage
to tell him all But she still remembers
his sweeping assertions of contempt,
and her courage fails.
He seizes her hand almost roughly.
Nina ! believe you love me. Wal
you no. be my wife?"
He rises quickly, but a glance nc her
white, panied face Restraints him.
Again he pleads for one word of love;
Nina becomes desperate. Sac. rises
and faces him.
l"Phllip Cameron, when we met here,
a few weeks ago, you told me my face
seemed familiar, and that we must have
met before. Wehaa mstqbefoss. 1t was
a little more than q year agos I'm the
public park OF Newton. do you fe-
member two foolish girls who flirted
with two equally foolish young men ?"
He has risen again, and she knows
by the expression of hisface that he re-
members all.
Nina "LyEI 81
She stops him with a gesture.
IL have another confession to make.
A week ago l was in the little summer
house near the drive. and overheard
part of your conversation with Mr.. Lat
inner. L learned then, what Lalready
suspected that you despised any woman
who would lower herself to do,as 1 hava
done, and that is why l cannot be your
wife" 80 ANJ wv
For a moment they stand facing each
other, without a word
Philip Cameron is greatly surprised.
He has studied Nina all these weeks,
and he has exalted her above all wom-
en-. He has thought her the exponent of
of pure womanliness, and would have
sworn that she was incapable of the
boldness TO which she confesses.
He is silent SO long that she tries to
leave him. 8
nina, " he cries out, "I can forgive
you anything; only tell me you are not
in the habit Of doing this thing. 1 re-
member thinkingthat the blonde young
lady was the leader. Was it not 500"
But Nina does not utter q word in
self-defence.
@Tell me, have you engaged in that
kind of Irritation since?"
"Mr. Cameron, You have no right to
question me thus"
IL have q right, for you are to be my
wife" And before Nina could remon-
~strate, Philips arms were about her,
and she has to acknowledge herself van
quished.
Ferdinand Ward is growing stout in
Ludlow street Jail. He Is said to be
happy IN his confinement, and expec-
tahtly awaiting his release. Ii is be-
lieved he has over 81 ,000,0 900 placed
where IL will be al his disposal upon