Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-15

SO forcibiy that he could not do it. but
curiosity is mighty leveler, whether IN
IN the masculine or femanine breast.
I'D like TO see it, he said reluctantly
as Louis was about to replace his book
The artist held the picture toward tir
but did not advance. Smith caught the
naughty look in his eye and stepped for
ward. The PROSTATE wolf lay there on
the white sheet Of paper, the bloody
mark in the forehead, one white sooih
showing between his lips. his round eyes
glazing Smith scanned it closely CLAN
eng at the figure under Johns knife,
then at the drawing; every detail was
perfect.
st is good, he said as he returned his
book Where did you learn it?"
"In Boston, was the reply.
If Louis had dashed the contents of
the water pail over him, Smiths sensa-
tions would hardly have been more pc
culiar, but all other feelings sucumbed to
curiosity, and a degree of respect for the
artist that he did not acknowledge to
originate in the fact that he had been
educated in Boston. took root in his
mind to grow and strengthen by closer
acquaintance His entire manner to-
ward the man changed as soon as he
looked at the sketch. "SIe is no oydin-
airy character" he concluded, u must
cultivate him, and he dropped his re-
served dlgniiied manner then and there
never to resume it again.
John led the train that forenoon aud
Smith walked beside Louis chatting
pleasantly. The ascent was getting
sleeper and the poor ponies could not
climb all day under the loads they car
ried, SO they divided the load among
them, the men all walking. About three
| o'clock they reached the summit, where
the rolling, billowy praire sloped either
way farther than the eye could see. Blue
lakes fringed with timber dotted the
landscape. Sharp, rocky knobs glistened
miles away. A herd of buffalo were
feeding in little green valley, but the
air was cold at the summit, and snow lay
in crusted banks against the slopes.
"0nly few feet higher than this would
hold snow the whole year." Louis re-
marked: II never want to leave this
placed have been here many times ;Iseem
transfxed as gaze at the wonderful
mage on either side"
Have you never sketched it," Smith
| enquired.
! ''Not as q whole-that, imagine, can
not be done. have taken it il sections
and have many views IN that way of il;
it is too extended for one picture, and
nothing less than the whole will ever
satisfy me-"
John called back to them, as he stat.
ted on with the ponies. "rll go into
camp at the next stream"
How far is that?" Smith asked
"Three miles, and opening the silver
drawing case Louis sat rapidly at worn
The correspondent fixed each point Of
interest in the beautiful landscape in his
mind, and follow ed the trail to the CANT
ing place There he wrote description
of it that riYaled, as near as words can
rival the artists gift, Lonis' sketch that
he pursued until darkness ohscured his
view, and then ran the distance to his
comrades with the aeetness of deer.
Hungry as bear" he said, "but very
happy indeed; Pve made good picture"
John displayed no curiosity in his bro
theirs work, but Smith could scarcely
wait till daylight, to look at the view he
had taken.
I'm glad yoe care for nature and her
copy, Mr.. smii it helps me, to have an
admiring and critical eye to scan nay
work." he answered, when that gentle
man expressed his impatienoe ''ol the
little green valley, and the feeding bu :
falo brought near, and your humble SER
want with bis gun drawn up 10 Ere at
| them"