Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-12-08

Carries sitting-room they had not Gu
served that her brother was 10 the ad
joining paffor, and consequently heare
every word they spoke.
Il received d valuable lesson from
you, sister, dear" he $. : TO himself
when Carrie took Win v into bel
room upstairs TO show AIgernor
Devereux's picture. "The click Of m,
pistol shall no longer drive YOU to ad
mire the one whose life the pistol en-.
dangers. ! understand you now, my
little woman. ] made the man OF toe
much consequence, that was the trou.
bic. just wait; we shall change tact
les and shall o o know which of the
two your foolish little heart cherishes.-
Carrie" said James the following
day, Il met most of our Bournemouth
friends and invited them to tea to-
morrow"
II am glad you did" returned Car
RE. "Who is comiug?"
"Mr. and Mrs. Murray, Miss Robins,
her cousins and Mr.. Deyereux."
who was it you named last?" asked
Carrie, thinking she had not heard
rightly.
"Algernon Ueyereux." replied her
brother, blandly; Il think | did very
wrong in disliking him because he
made love to you. Nobody is respon-
sible for his feelings, and | would have,
perhaps, TO kill scores of girls if !
watched Thomas as | foolishly watched
you. Who could blame him if, con-
stantly thrown together with a fascin-
ating PIMA he became interested in
herr Because, you know, he might
love you still and have only a short,
romantic attachment for her."
did you hear that Thomas pays
particular attention to some one else?'
asked Carrie, firing up at the bare idea
of such a possibility.
mo, did not; at least, not that l
recollect. Have a nice tea tomorrow.
] shall try to make up with Mr.. Dew
ereux. ! really believe him to be a
nice young man, and. by George! we
can not all have the face, figure and
mind of Thomas New bold-some must
be inferior animals"
There is something concealed in
Brother James words" said Carrie,
when she was alone. "He who clicked
his HtSNbl tNtIN Alhtt ht-SdN Ntl- DtN-
ereux and me together would not in
vite him TO spend the evening with us
were it not for some purpose. He
surely heard something about Thomas,
as his remarks about his falling in love
with another girl were otherwise en-
tirely uncalled for. Let me see. Do
| know any one to whom Thomas was
unusually devoted at Bournemouth?
Yes, YES" continued she, after short
musiGg, "this very Miss Robins whom
Jamie invited, he found such a nice,
clever girl, and i recollect well that
n Saturday, when, not expecting him
so early, ! returned from a walk with
Algernon, / found him talking to her
in the garden. | shall watch them
closely tomorrow"
That day and the following one Car
rios thoughts were coupled only with
Thomas. The click of her brothers
pistol was, of course, a satisfactory ex-
cuse to herself for listening to Mr..
Deyereux's declaration of undying
love and devotion, but what excuse
had Thomas for making love to an
other girl? None.
Ii was nothing but wretched faith
lessness with him. and Carrie could
trust no man any more. She pitied
all women whose happiness depended
on them.
The next afternoon came and Carrie
received her guests with a futtering
heart.
Her color came and went when
Thomas. not having met Miss Robins
since she had returned from Bourne
mouth, warmly shook hands with her
and expressed his pleasure on seeing
her looking so well. In vain Deyereux
tried TO catch Carries eyes.
II seemed as if for her he did not ex-
list the first part of the evening; and
when she spoke to him afterwards she
found that he was embarrassing, just
a common mortal-surely because no
pistol clicked in her ears.
Feeling very wrstched and very I'M
happy-not Economically, but res lily
so-she stole put of the room after sup
per TO compose herself somewhat in
the cool October air.
She was, however, not alone when
she returned to the parlor. Thomas
was with her, and when they passed
James he whispered to him that Car
RE had consented to be his wife next
month on her birthday.
James gives TO all brothers who have
10 guard a pretty sister the advice not
to click a pistol in her hearing when
she lends too hospitable an ear to the
Establishments of an undesirable young
man.-M SoHthgate, an BRAKES Maga-
zine.