Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-22
A MODERN MILES STANDISH.
Just the old tender story,
just a glimpse OF morning glory
In an earthly paradise,
With shad0Wy reflections
In u nnir Of SAAnnt lrnM.t1 nr.nr -
In Il pair Of sweet brown eyes


With shadoWy reflections
In pair Of sweet brown eyes"
r. ID. BackmOre.
"A fayor?' repeated Rob BonneIl,
leaning back in his pine Office chair
the arms Of which we're becoming at
tcnuatcd from the persistent whiting
Of its successive occupants, "a dozen if
/ can. d"
Il knew You would. " declared Henry
Dreier, in Il tone that it confident was
also full of vague relief. I'm fact [
really wrote Linnct YOU would 90"
"You did, ch?n returned Bob. fitting
back and lettering on the rear LEGS Of
his chair in dcXlerously reckless
manner that would have driven mere
imprcssorable individual than his
partner Wild with nervousness. That
was awfuIly kind Of you! But where
am | to 90? And who in this world is
Linnct? If you would only supple
ment your disposal of me with little
information | couldn't be sufficiently
grateful
Drcier grinned amiably, and shifted
his position in the doorway Of the
small western grain office Like most
men Slow Of speech themselves. he
WIS prompt 10 appreciate Inc ready
i'uiiGIN ol ailolIef.
S-Wal LI4heI Is faIher aWk-
"aIHil' Ll'iil't cosy i'il' YOU knew.
20. in sudden comprehension.
'|Thc bride-clcct. You never spoke of
her otherwise than as Miss Josyian
Didn't !? By the way, | don't pc
lioye | ever told YOU much about her
anyway ncNoh" the TACT that she IS
k'ha OIL alStaht couSI! OF mime, and
that we are TO DC Marie" next IhurS-
"'3 !.
~ ItP'itu Dop' WIN H"ahc Oh
ms hahHSoIhe head. on never ana.
re "as i lai- WeiI-Nnlt, athletic
looNlh9 leuoW' Ihefe was III his
Whoie bearing Il certain easy grace
that lfF"iulabIy bespoke good breeding
ana @rni.e aSSocIauohS' Iiia dark
Shii"@" "heI S-cil9eira race was pfl2lt
Win huiaof ana Aert WIN hieil-
Get@e. In every sense OF the Wcru
was hcnrE Drelet unlike hnn' lie
was OF medium heI@ht ant heavily
punt. HIS movements were deliberate
to ciumSIHrSN. HlS lace was large and
round. aRd liorId, and tat His StuobN
streak OF Il sandy mu>tacae remlndrd
one OF tnat OF MI Jefferson brlcN,
which Martin ChuzzleWit miStook for
II recent trace "t Gingerbread HIS
m'lI hlue eyes were most kindly. IN
deed, his general appearances was
selaphlcaIIy stupid. In reality Mr..
Dreler was the least stupid Of men.
lie was most kcenly and practically
shreWd. His look of bland innocence,
almost Of hcIpIcssnesS, was Il mask
with winch Nature had capriclouSIE
presented hlm. Those who tanClCd
they could by superior mental agility
compass a business or personal victory
over Henry Drrirr were apt TO find
themselves confronted with 4 counter
move on the probability Of which they
had altogether failed to reckon. But
he was hopelaSsly unromantic. There
was no denying that fact. He had not
IN his composition 4 single grain OF
sentiment. And in his life love would
be rs Nine. de Stael aVoWed 1t was III
me lie OF all men. merely nm episode.
vi tins Rob BonneII bad always felt
sure, but when now his partner went
on TO speak of his sweetheart III his
proSy, matter-of-tact way he was more
than ever convinced he was correct in
his deductions.
''SAe's M eastern Girl Her people
were wealthy. She was educated With
the greatest care. Sac grew up think
ing life was to be for her Just u long
procession of pleasures. Wei, one
day her father went all to pieces Oh
the Board of Trade. The shock killed
him. His wife didn't last for many
weeks after him. and then Linnci
found she must either work or starve.
The former seemed. rs you may sup
pose, ihe more acceptable alternative.
Sc wrote to a cousin OF her father who
has Il ranch out here, asking him if she
could secure employment teaching in