Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-07-26


breakfast, opening his mail. A card
was brought in to him.
Westover-John Westoyer:" he said
drawing his hand across his brow. Il
can't place him; it's beyond me- And
then, in tone of absolute despair,
Philip, who is the gentlemau!'
Philip advanced quickly, respect.
fully. You met him while in college,
! believe"
Look him up, please.
Philip stepped 10 an elegantly carved
bookcase covering most OF one side Of
the room. The bookcase was divided
into sections labeled First period, 4"
Second period" Third period" and
So on up TO Twelfth period" Only
the hrSt four sections We're Tiled.
Running his finger along the Russia
leather backs Of the fourth period
Philip stopped at Volume ", took it
down, glanced at the index and laid
the book open in front of his master.
or companion, if we might judge by
relative appearances.
An, yes; sure enough. Fourth peri
Cd, fourth year-laSt year III college!
Yes, here we have it-John Westoyer,
New Haven, haberdaSher; residence
NO. - Orange street; jolly wife; old
maid aunt, stunning young sister. See
Volume v, this period, page IS, and
Volume VI, page 10. Philip, was the
sister! However, we mustn't keep
the old gentleman waiting. Show
him ii.
As he had lifted his eyes to ask
the question, he had caught the look
of rebuke in the face of the attend
amt A Quick-pasSing shadow OF an
gulsh swept over his own counteuance.
His brow WAS high, his skin fair and
without wrinkles, his chestnut hair
and sandy muStache luXuriant; yet in
bis deep-set eyes was an expression,
perhaps of WEAKNESS, which made
II question whether Delos Long We're
Lot ~ instead of the 80 which his
general gearing seemed to indicate
Drawing his SlumDerrobe about him
and kicking the torelog of his fire back
INTO its place, he settled himself in
his eaSy-chair with an air of indilfer.
ence to ConVentiunalitieS
All, GOOD morning, Mr.. Long, good
morning. exclaimed a tall, Wiry gen
teman, rushing forward with extend
ed hand and preventing all possibility
OF DeloSS rising out Of the colnfOrta-
bic depths OF his chair. II am dread |
fully sorry 10 bother YOU at this uu-
Godly hour of the fore of the morn
ing. | am, | assure you. know
must have disturbed you, but when |
We reached the town last night and |
heard you We're here, could hardly |
wait till daylight before coming to see
you. | had thought that here in |
Hampdcn we should be clear out of |
the world"
Have a seat Mr. Westover, and
a cigar
Thanks, thanks. May ! trouble you
for match? Thank you, much |
obliged. And there wouldn't be a
soul here we knew outside my wifes
family, who live up on the mountain
Oh Il letter in your box at the post
office last night while Jim, my wife'h
SISTERS oldest boy, was waiting 70.
'em 10 distribute the mail. The post
master said you had recently built IL
house out here and he guessed you
intended to stay. Then Jim remem-
bered seeing you out driving the other
day"
Mr.. Westover ran his lean fingers
through his glossy black hair and
stroked his scant beard, his eyebrows
stIll lifted as he gaZed with delight OH
his young FREUD.
Yes, l presume the natives down
AT the store could give you my history,
past and future said Long with u
little laugh-"much better than |
could" he added, again brushing his
hand across his brow and rolling his
eyes under half-closed lids. Are you
planning to stop in town.
Yes oh yes; we've all come Up for
the Summer,-that is, shall 20 back
to New Haven occasionally to see that
the boys don't run away with what
little business there is during vacation,
remember MaudeT'
Yes, your aunt, | believe
No, bless you, no, her name is
Louise. Maude was my sister and,
you rem ember, was "a bright, buXom
girl-let's see, she couldn't have been
more than IL. | don't wonder you
don't recall her. Well, she had the
grip last winter and since then has
been rather poorly So We thought
we'd bring her up to the old farm for
the summer. You're the last person
in the world | expected to see here"
There was a question in the tone OF
the last sentence, which Long an ,
swered. I'm engaged in that Woe
fully exciting occupation Of raising
Jerseys, Philip"-to the attendant
who had entered and taken a seat ,
near the door-"tive and six, Fourth
period. You VIII excuse me- Mr. West
over, but | must give orders about
some new mich cows" After skim
tning pages IS and 200, he returned
the books to Philip, saying, Tell Ar
thur not TO make that change in the