Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-07-09

NAN nuzzled him. Why vas ne Sly
,,,y an at belmont after the suIlihsi
saaSon ne outing had enledg fropap-
- hecause he was In love with louise.
What more natural? Ii it should prove
- Iva no yyho had discovered ana nnhue
ar with the switch, there would SUI
he annie reason for his speaking Wen
Of Dr Williams, for the holder OF INA.
niace Of brass had the professor IN ms
newer He could dictate terms. ~
MIGHT therefore. be well III PhilDrlck
whether he had discovered the sWitcn
or not could be held in suDJectlon ny
love. and the doctor, Whatever ne
knew would be discountenanced from
anv further revelation by the stahu ne
had taken.
This reasoning. of course, was some
what at variance with n professor :
convictions as he returned nome, ior
he had then dismissed PhilbrlcK as a
proI,able danger; but rs Prof. Drum
mopd stood before his daughter ana
reviewed the situation rapidly, ~
seemed best to regard Philbrlck III
that light, and perhaps, after all, u
was better that Louise fancied nm
rather thar the doctor. 1t would not
do however. to proceed to n definite
course of action until he had been able
70 sound both men carefully, so he
said TO Louise: (.
well. my child, much as q
hoped that YOU were pleased with lIr.
Williams, | would not willingly OPP
pose the dictates of your own neaft.
we will tai no more about IT now,
but | must ask you not TO take any
final step without consulting me. Inc
time may come when | shall want you
TO reconsider the matter with III doc
tor
II am not exactly displeased with
DR.. williams. papa" responded Lou
Use, immensely relieved by the turn
tire conversation had taken. Il thlnh
he is very nice. but"
But" the professor finished for her.
there's somebody else. Well, let us
wait and see"
Yes. there vas somebody else. and
that somebody was. of course. the en-
t%ertaining Mr.. Philbrich But for his
advent the doctor might have won ms
suit, for Louise was rs near TO loving
him as she had ever come 10 the di-
vine passion. Even when she post
poned her answer 10 the doctors qucS-
ton on the day of Philbrick's advent
ure in the Miniski. she had done so
with "A trace Of apparent regret. Weak
natures love compromises, and Louise
had been highly pleased with the COM
promise she had effected with b doc
tor. for by il she retained her hold on
him, while she also remained at lib
erty TO sport with Philbrick.
There had been no seriousness at
first in her regard for him he was
fascinating, it is true; that is. she
found him So: but il was Il fascination
of the sort that tempted Irritation. not
10 profound attachment. Louise had
set her heart on humbling Philbrick,
as she had humbled the. doctor zen
he told her about the fight. In all
manner OF ways she had tried 10 tease
him into some reference to that mat
ter. SO that she could extort n confeS-
sion Of his share in it. She had often
pictured herself calling hot bushes 10
his cheeks, and she had cherished
many a day-dream Of the scene that
would ensue when at last he would
make his declaration.
Philbrick had not declared. He had
been assiduous in his attentions, and
if love needed for its telling no more
than langurous signs and admirina
glances. oil even hasty pressures of
the hand in passing he had proclaimed
his passion a hundred times: but when
Louise gave opportunity for WORDS
Phllbrick had them not TO utter. There
seemed to- be no diffidence ON his part,
though Louise presumed that Il trace
of that might lie deep in his nature
somewhere; it was more as ii he Were
determined to make absolutely sure OF