Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-08-01

%. PRAY draw upon rae. I win be 4
Esxsst accommodating banker
He s-n1et uneassly. though CRATE
fully.
-Tharks conte: hnt II is nothing Of
that sprt: il Is-xrsn Do. what an un-
lucky wretch I am
Il hope and here ! put On an er-
preston Of the deepest anxiety. Il
hope the pretty coatessS has not play
ed yog false: She has refused 10
Ezrvy !vuY
De laughed with q 6isdainfui tn
u1ph in his laughter.
Oh as far as that goes there Is NJ
danger She dsr@s Drs play NE false"
-Dares not That Is rather q strong
e~xy-essioE. mr. friend And / slowly
srroke6 nv beard and hooked 81 him
steadily. he himself seemed 10 think
he had spoken too openly and hastily,
tie embarrassment.
We'll I I'D not mean that exactly:
o. c0urse she is perfectly free 10 do as
she likes: tut she cannot I think. re-
fuse me after showing me 50 IDnch en-
cOurzgeE1S1I"
/ waved my hand with an airy gsst-
u-e Of aEnicab3e agreement
Certainly not" I said unless .
be an arraut coquette and therefore q
worthless woman; and ygu- who know
50 well her intrinsic goodness and
purity. hare no reason 70 fear. But
IL not love or money, what - II that
troubles youf II urs Be serious, 10
judge from your face.
He played s5sentiy with q ring ! had
given him. turning tx round q round
upon his finger many times before re
plying
We'll the fact is, he said st last, Il
am compelled 10 go away-toleare Ma
pies for a time"
Ny heart gave an ~exp<ctant throb Of
satisfaction Going away Leaving
Naples Turning away from the neid
of battle and allowing me % gain the
victory. Fortune surely favored me-
But / answered with feigned concern
Going away. Surely you cannot
mean il. whyi What for: WhereT
An uncle OF mine il dying in
Rome" he answered GROSSLY. "He has
made me heir, and / am bound for the
sake OF deoency 10 attend his last mo-
ments- Rather protracted last mo
ments they threaten 10 be, 100; but the
Lawyers say / had better be present.
as the old man may take IL into his
head to disinherit me az the final gasp.
/ suppose / shall not be absent lGng-a
fortnight ~ most-and in the mean
while"
Here be hesitated aud looked at NE
anxiOusly.
Continue. caro- mic, continue" l said
with some impatIence- IF / can do
anything in your absence, you have
only 20 command me-"
He rose from Ids chair and approach
ing the window where / sat Ia a half
reclining position, he drew a small
chair opposite mine. and sitting down,
laid one hand cOnidingly on my wrist
-Yon can do much" be replied earn
estIy: and 1 feel that can thoroughly
depend upon you Watch 3 e her.
She viii have no other protector, and
she is so beautiful and careless! You
can guard her: your age, your rank
and positicn, the fact Of yC1r being an
old friend Of the f~amily-al these
things warrant your censorship and
vigilance over her, and you can pre-
vent any other man from intruding
himself upon her notice"
IF he does / exclaimed, starting
l-up from my sea with a mock tragic
AIR, 4 VIII AsA ErrA ia IA. DtAs
my sword as a sheath
And l laughed loudly, clapping him
on the shoulder as / spoke. The words
were the very same he had himself
uttered when / had witnessed his In
teryiew with my wife in the avenue.
He seemed 20 ind something familiar
in the phrase. for he looked confused
and puzzled. Seeing this, / FASTENED
10 turn the current of his reflections.
Stopping abruptly in my mirth i as
sumed a serious gravity Of demeanor
and said:
Nay, nay, I see the subject Is too
sacred to be TESTED with; pardon my
lcyity. I assure you, my good Fer
rari, / will watch oye the lady with
the jealous scrutiny Of a brother-an
elderly brother. too, and therefore one
more likely TO be a model Of p-Jpriety,
Though / frankly admit IL is a task ]
am not specially fitted for, and one
that is rather distastefui TO me; still
/ would do much 10 please you, and
enable you TO leave Naples with an
easy mind. / promise you," here ]
took his hand and shook il warmly
that / viii be worthy Of your trust
and r 10 IL, with exactly the same
fine loyalty and fidelity you yourself
so nobly showed 10 your dead friend
Fabioi History anne: furnish me
with a better example"
He started as IL he had been stung
and every drop of blood receded from
his face. leaving II almost livid. HI
turned his eyes in a kind Of wondering
doubt upon me, but / counterfeited al
[ air Of such good faith and franknes'
: that he checked some hasty utteranc'
I that rose 70 his lips. and. masterin:
; himself by a strong effort, said briefly
Il thank you, / know l can rely
! upon your honor
"You cam j answered decisively-
"as positively as you can rely upor
yOur own Again he WINGED, a:
though whipped smartly by an iEvisi
; bic lash. Releasing his hand 1 asket
In a one OF affected regret.
and then must you leave US
!, carinoT'
: Most unhappily, at once he an
swered. Il start by the early traii
tomorrow morning"
We'll, I am glad l knew OF this In
7 timn" said. CHANGING at my writin.