Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-07-30
lie, me get the carriage and drive

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"Thank YOU; mo-" retained Mrs. Pnii.
| brick firmly. Il much prefer to walk.
"I'll not urge il. then, but WONT you
sit down and rest" I,
II am not tired. The business l
came 10 see my husband about is press
ing. and / must speak 10 him -,
The professor was very urgent WITH
his hospitality. He was congratulaIhs
himself that the device attempted y!
Louise was succeeding q MS
hands. Could he bat succeed IN pre-
venting a domestic break ia the fhll-
brick partnership he would have one
danger fairly disposed OF.
81 should be only too glad he SAID,
with his usual blandness, Ito have you
take possession Of my paElor. o
shall be wholly undisturbed for as ht-
tle or as long as you choose TO remain
there and later we will have luncn.
what do you say, Mrs. PhilbyckF
There was an expression of naughty
disnleasure In her face. She glanced
! doubtfully at Louise, as II wondering
lust how far that young lady was SIN
cere, and replied:
81 mnst decline. Come, A.nasa.'
.Then you'll come up in the after
noon or evening. / shall look for you,
/ philbrick. We will want TO get ac-
quainted with your wife"
II shall not remain In Belmont, re-
marked Mrs. Philbrick. stiffty.
Philbrick went to the hall rack Tor
his hat. while his wife stepped out 10
the piazza. Louise remained III the
hall, holding herself well IN csntroi'
but expressing contemptnous resent
meut in the glance with which she ioi-
followed Philbrick's movements.
Il am hors du combat. you see,' he
whispered. with a grimace, as ne
passed the professor.
You'll come along all right, re-
Joined Prof. Drummond, in a low voice,
and he gave Philbrick a playful pat on
the shoulder.
Good day. Miss Drummond," mum
bled Philbrick, as he passed her. She
| did not reply, and when Mr.. anu MIS-
| Philbrick stared down the steps she
turned 10 go up stairs.
You do magniicently, my dear" eX-
claimed her fetler, his eyes glowing
with appreciation.
Louise stopped an instant, gave nm
a glance of whitening contempt, ana
then hurried over TO her room, where
she locked herself in and g5Ye way TO
tears Of meptiticatioB.
When Mrs. Wiilia M saw that n
scene" was impending she was more
than half way down stairs. Instinct
lively she retreated, but the real mean
ing of the situation was revealed be-
fore she had come 10 the top. So sur
prised was she, that but for an In
slant she stood still, and 80 heard a
Fart of Inc conversation that followed
Phllbrick's introduction of his wife.
Then, as the mischief was done, the
professor had seen her again, and she
Cculd not be regarded as an interloper,
she remained listening untif the end,
after which, with amaZement and
| trepidation at the unccasing compiler
tons in Fairview's affairs, she returned
to the sick room, just avoiding being
seer by Louise. Tie doctor saNy at
once that something had happened,
end asked about it.
"As if there wasn't already enough
to perplex one." she responded.
We'll, burt what is K, motlef?'
Mrs. Philbrick."
"Mrs. ---. What? Philbrick mar
ried?"
The doctor himself was so aston
ished that he sat staring, open
m0uthed, while his mother briefly re-
counted what she had heard.
what a villain he isr he exclaimed,
and he went to the window, forgetting
for the moment that ii gave him the
Miniski, and not upon the road TO Bel
mont
"Who's a villainT' asked his mother.
who? Both Of them! Poor Lou
isei"
He left the room abruptly. CurioSi-
ty had its place in his makeup, as il
has in that of all OF US, and he wanted
the satisfaction Of seeing Mrs. Phil
brick with his own eyes. He heard the
professor pacing heavily In the broad
hall, and, unwilling to have any words
with him then, he went to a window
over the piazza and looked up the road.
Ii didn't seem, at a distance, as IL a
serious cloud had come upon their re-
l%ations, and the doctor wondered
whether Philbrick had succeeded. with
his customary assurance, in hoodwink-
ing his wife. They were walking close
together. and Philbiick seemed to be
indulging in q o. his e~xtrayagant tits
OF laughter, IN which his wife appar-
ShNAs Jplhth.
Extraordinary man" muttered the
doctor.
When he returned to the sick room
his mother said:
Il hin she's waking up"
The doctor FASTENED TO the bedside.
n his mother left the room to com
plete the GRAND that had been inter-
rupted BY the advent of Mrs. Phil
brick.
Amelia's eyes were open, and she was
looking up to the ceiling. Her EXPRESS.
ion was clear, but a little wondering.
withal The doctor felt his hear. heat
ing strangely Is he saw that she had
returned to consciousness. He held
MS breath as size reused from her rev
cry anil turned her eyes to mis-. A faint
hush oyerspread her cheeks as she rec
ognized him.
Dr. Wlllams'. she said. with clad
surprise ringing N her faint tones.
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