Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-02-09

in the management and control. Like
most pref idiccd men, Drummond's CON
version was sudden and extreme, and
being practical man was ut once acted
upon. At n second and third interview
the prcliminaries were arranged, and
In three weeks from Courtland's first
visit the BOWS plantation and part of
Mai Reeds were merged In the
"Drummond syndicate" and placed be-
You'd financial uncertainty. CORTLAND
remained to represent the company rs
superintendent at Redlnnds, and with
the transfer of the English invest
ments, Champncy retired, us he had
suggested, To II smaller venture Of his
own. on II plantation few miles dis
tant which the company had been nm
able to secure.
During this interval Courtland had
frequent interviews with Miss sally,
and easy and unrcstrnincd access to her
presence lie had never again erred ON
| the side Of romance or emotion; lac had
never again referred 10 the iufcliN let
ter aud photograph, and. without being
obliged to conilnc himself stri fly 10
business affairs, he had maintained an
| even. quiet. ncighhorly intercourse with
| her Much Of this was the result NJ his
own self-control and soldicrly training,
and gave little indication Of the deeper
| feeling that he was conscious lay be-
meath IT, At times he cnught the young
girls eyes fixed upon him with mis-
chicvous curiosity A strange thrill
went through him; there are few situa-
lions 50 subtle and dangerous as the nc
cidental condolences and understand
ings OF two young people Of opposite
sex, even though the question of any
sentimental inclination he still in abcy-
uncc CORTLAND knew that Miss Sally
remembered the too serious attitude he
had taken towards her past She might
laugh at Il, rnd even resent it-but she
kHcn II. remembered il. knew that he
did--and this precious knowledge was
confined tn themselves II was Ia their
minds when there was pause In their
more practical and conventional con
vcrsutipu, and was even revealed In the
excessive Curr which Mis-, Sally later
took to avert M tho right moment her
misyhicvuusly, smiling eyes, Once she
went further Courtlund had just fin
ishcd explaining 10 her plan for sub
shutting small farm buildings for the
usual half-gultivatcd garden patches
deer to the negro llcld hand, and had
laid do"p the drawings ON the table In
the Office, when th, young lady, leaning
against II with hcr hands behind her
GNcd her bright gray eyes CA his seri
Gus face
II vow and protest, connie" she
said, dropping into one of the quaint
suryiyais Of an old-timc phrascology pc
cuiur a., her people, 81 never Above,
yo' cuuld give yo.clf up to business
soul and body, us so dp, when ! first
met yo' that day"
why, what did you think me@' .h'
asked quiclSly
Miss Sally, who had southern apti
tude fog gesture, took one little han,
from behind her, tossed 1t above hcl
head with a pretty aiF ~ disposing o.
some airy nothing In presumably mas
culnc fashion, aud said "Oh' hdt"
II am afraid did not impress 40,
then as very practical man" he said
with faint color
II thought you roasted rather high
connie, 10 pick up many worms In tn,
, mo'uing But" she added, with u da1
cling smile u reckon from what yo
said about the photograph, yo' though
I wasn't exactly what so believed
ought to be-"
Tie would have liked TO tell her theI
a and there that he would have beer
4 content II those bright, beautiful eye
had never kindled with anything bu
/ love or womanly aspiration; that tina
I, soft, lazy, caressing voice had neve
been lifted bcyoud the Preside or domes
i tic circle; TINT the sunny, tendrilel
hair and pink eurS hud never incline,
a 10 anything but whispered admiration
. and that the graceful, 1.-the, erect figure
!. 10 independent and self-oontoincd ha'
been satisfied 10 lean upon his arm 70
= support lie was conscious that thi
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