The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-03-19

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can be too careful about forming in
timacies with strange young men from
the city. Now, Lee, do me a favor.
It's of no use for me to speak to her. /
am too old, and she wouldn't under
stand me. But you are other own age
and an old friend. You can do it.
Just give her a little friendly hint,you
know"
Lee was as wise as most young men,
( but certain kinds Of wisdom come IN
ly with experience; and although at
first he strenuously objected, he was
at least over-persuaded, and reluct-
antly promised to SAY just one
word"
That evening he called upon Annie,
meeting William Morton just coming
from the house as he entered thegate.
AS he sat in the pleasant sitting room
with Annie Parks, Lee hated his er-
rand and his promise. There were
other attractive subjects of converse
ton, perhaps other things that he
was more anxious to say to the beau
tiful girl. But at length he began his
task.
Are you much acquainted with Mr..
Morton?"
"a little; are your"
"Well, no. To tell the truth, / think
that perhaps we ought to be a little
careful about-about getting acquaint-
ed too much-too easily | mean,
with those that we don't-that
we are not much acquainted WITH"
stammered Lee; don't your"
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than he had ever seen them before.
81 admire your prudence more than
| can TELL" she said; "after | have
seen more OF Mr.. Morton, perhaps !
shall be able to advise you whether
you can safely make his acquaintance
or not"
The young gentleman's visit wasnot
prolonged, and, when a day Or two
after Mr.. Parks asked him if he had
spoken a word to Annie, he answer
ed
"Yes, | made a fool of myself"
And the old man was obliged to alb
ruptly turn his back upon his clerk.
Lee very soon took occasion to offer
a humble apology for his unfortunate
speech, though OF course he refrained
from explaining how he had been led
to make it; and on the whole Joel was
a little disappointed at the inadequate
result of this particular strategy. To
be sure, Annie and Morton seemed to
meet on pleasant terms, but so, for
aught he could see, did Annie and Lee
Tilton.
In these days Joel frequently con-
suited his novels professionally, and
he one evening happened to read in
1.-THE Hoosier Schoolmaster" the pas
sage in which the trustees unprepos-
sess.ng wife horrifies the young master
by boasting of her wealth and shrewd-
ness, and broadly limiting that her
daughter was at his disposal. It
occurred to Joel that he had so far
been working upon only one of the
principals in the ease. Here was a
hint that must be used. So he soon
contrived an interview with Lee Til
ton and began to talk. He Dragged OF
his success in life, OF the sharp bar
gains he had driven, of the money he
had made and would still make. No
ticing with delight the ill-concealed
look of embarrassment and disgust
on Lee'sface, he went on to speak OF
his daughter
Wonderful girl, sharp as a razor.
AS like me as two peas In a pod.
Some day she would marry, he sup
posed. He didn't want her to marry
a rich man. Rather she would marry
q likely poor young man, one that
would feel some gratitude for the lift
he was getting. He would see that
such a husband made a success Of it.
There would be no trouble about that.
81 tell ycu," said he, finally, with a
leer, whoever gets that girl with my
consent gets me-"
1t came to pass that Joel found it
necessary to make a business trip ofa
month or so, and he felt that hecould
not 90 without striking one more
blow. He thought hehad undoubted-
ly made progress, but he feared that
there was still danger.
One evening Annie met him with a
look OF scorn in her face and q hard
ring in her voice that told him what
was coming. "Read that" she said,
and she placed in his hand q note
dated and postmarked at Boston.
miss Annie Parks:-I feel it my duty,
though a stranger to you, to warn you
that Mr.. William Morton is a young man
not to be trusted. He is noted in Boston
az a heartless coquette. Sincerely yours,
A WE'LL WIsHER.'
"Well," said Joel, anonymous let
tiers don't amount to anything.
shouldn't mind that"
But, papa, Lee Tilton wrote that, I"
said Annie bursting into tears. cit is
written on the paper that you use in
your Office. Can't you see as you hold
it up tGthe light a faint Impress OF
your business heading? This is the
second page OF a sheet, but the other
page surely had that heading. Oh