The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-07-02


makes this man SO anxious to buy.
I'm sure the land doesn't present an
attractive appearance at present. /
can't get over the idea that there is
more to it than appears on the sur
face."
"Well, amt no Judge of that, Mar
garet. Pm q fair-dealin' man and |
don't look for norhin' but fair dealin
in Others" The two sisters looked at
Margaret rs much as to say, See
there, now Blush for your suspicion.
But Margaret continued tolook wise.
''There's no use in waiting here long
er for David. If he had come on
that train, surely he would havereaCh-
ed here by this time. I'm going to the
kitchen to pop some corn"
But the brother and sisters still Clung
to the unaCcustomed splendor OF the
"best ROOM" and Margaret was forced
to 60 to the kitchen alone In North
ern Michigan one may lack many
things, but never fuel. Margaret tied
a wide gingham apron about her
sure am | twas proud to be belted
about that shapeIy waist-and cOaXed
the languid fire to q generous
blaze. She brushed the hearth, lit the
lamp, drew the curtains, softly sing
ing all the while, and then sat down
with a pan full OF ears of corn and
briskly snapped the kernels from the
cobs. A few minutes later q Shiver.
ing wayfarer pausing by the outer
door heard the merry popping OF the
kernels in the fryingpan. He knocked.
Come in"
He entered. The glow of the fire lit
up her bright young face. The warmth,
the light, the cracking OF the fire, and
the popping OF the corn made q benef-
cent welcome.
Are you Cousin NOra9"
"No; but you are cousin David"
II was never called David in my
life. | am Dave"
Il am Margaret. Are you wet? Is
it raining?
Raining! 1t is doingnothing half so
hearty or pleasant. The wind is like
wet sheet. | am shivering" He
threw his coat off and revealed the
slenderness of his figure. His eyes
werS quick and sharp, his mouth firm,
his expression reserved. "He looks
like a very proud man, thought Mar
garet as she went to call her cousins
from the parlor. Il wonder how he'll
get on with Seth"
"My!" exclaimed Nora, "to think
OF his goin' right into the kitchen-and
you must have made an awful muss
with the corn"
at seems a very good thing to have
some relatives" said the young man,
spreading his hauds to the blaze when
Nora and Seth had sat down by him,
and Margaret and Hattie moved softly
about preparing the coffee. "Now tell
me about the sale" Seth and his
guest did the talking. David drinking
the brown steaming coffee, and Seth
dipping his hand from time to time in
the dish oi popcorn. Margaret, NOV.
ing about in stately self consciousness
felt David's eyes fixed upon her and
grew not and red. Che was a littleshy
OF this dapper young college critic.
Too loyal to show by word or action
that she was not of the same stuff as
her supplemented country relatives,
she yet felt piqued at the thought
that he doubtless confounded her with
them.
why Is it that you do not wish to
sell, Cousin Margaret" he asked at
length, when Seth had finished all his
story.
Because he's too anxious to buy"
said she, coloring at the emphasis of
her remark.
81 see you are true woman"
IF am, / have borrowed a mascu-
line quality in being suspicious"
Margaret 8 a leetie too sharp with
her tongue," said Seth apologetically.
To make up for being so slow with
her w.t." said she, and vanished
through the door TO return nc more
that night.
Whatever David Scott did he seemed
to do quickly and easily. He was O
man eminently fitted to get on in the
world. The next morning he left the
house and was gone to the neighbor-
ing village two days. When he re-
turned it was 8 o'clock in the evening.
The household was just on the point
OF retiring. Nora sat by the hearth
pensively doing up her hair in curl
papers. Seth was putting the finishing
touches to a harness which he had
been oiling and which filled the room
with a sickening odor Hattie was
folding up the ironed clothes ready to
be laid in the drawer David saw all
this as he entered, and he saw, too, q
glimpse of skirt of blue, which disap-
peared as he opened the door. $50 /
have made an enemy oi my untamed
cousin" he said to himself. "Well, if
she declares war, all can do is to
make an honorable retreat"
"Well, man, what's the news?' cried
Seth.
My boy, we're made. The news is
IRON iron!l Here, under our feet, all
about US, iron which, being interpret
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