Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-07-16
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TO grasp her hand. He FIN reacAa
the top OF the slope, watcha" 4
away, waved her a sah,sau her n
strobe into the wood TO tha AVE and I
Louise said Amelia bad SPOT VI
Very curious man, Mr.. ph inn %,
ever prying into matters n,ioriek /
concern him. mat dd !,
Louise returned in aha.
brought Mrs. Williams with "a I, asas
williams went directly to ler' y
room, responding 20 Ia te !
hearty greeting by a slight proiesSV
passed him in the hall pow ass
Prof. Drummond wandora,
parent aimlessness abont ~ with,
piazza, his eyes directed. Me nall 1
the village. He was lookinae Tow,
brick. There We're two strIs Ior p
professors bow, and PINES %
one of them. If there had haflcR \
time during the night for Dr. pes Hli ssl
to ponder the situation. So "alaI
been for the professor. Ia naa ID
red to his former reasoninu ual fg
conviction that Philbrick wss aua
ON in Belmont because he haS say
love with Louise. Tbaro aalea
doubt about Philbrick Ia vas
found n brass switch or anv lag
gestve piece of evidence that = !
fessor was aware of, but beraa us \
mans apparent ingenuousnesa
seemed TO Turk a clear eoncoa. y
the circumstances, if not : r n
theory as TO their meaning PIN INV
conversion relative to the mon
the part the doctor took Il |
teeming with suggestiveness n. !
might know nothing, but no miaS. !
pect a great deal.
His suspicious" thought tbo -,
sor, might stand in the wov wv y
proposal for Louise; in any avo0,
suspicious must be removed
Philbrick had not called dnr;D,
previous evening. 1t seemed co,,,
therefore, that he would come tas
and even as the professor WAS :
tating, around the corner from m /,
BILE came his daughter and the mar,
looked for.
'Ah, Mr.. PhiSbrickm cried the ,
~fessor, think of-what is NJ I
you"
You were thinking Of angels ,
your daughter appears lnterrUp
Philbrick.
well. TO tell the truth. l was hi
ing of you. | was hoping to see n
Good. Here | ana. How DO M.
and philbrick struck an attitude. vi
Louise, as usual, laughed hearth.
II can't smile, Philhriek,7 rpsponi
the professor, for the matter On
mind is very grave. Come in
They entered the broad han. and
professor threw open the door to
side room.
shall / run away, papa% "A
Louise.
Yes, please. Go ane see il the 4
tor can join us for a few minutes
pailbrick entered the side room !
sat down., while the professor IA
some casual remark upon the weath
DR.. Williams came down stairs SLOW
"What is it," he asked. stopping
fore he reached the bottom.
II know you need rest, doctor =
the professor; but this matter u
not occupy you long, and am cert
that you will be better satisfied
having attended 20 -"
He went 10 the side room aud o
ded TO Phiibrick, who came
promptly and bowed to the doctor
Now. gentlemen" said the pro-
sor, Il have been thinking over reg
events during the night, and d
come TO the conclusion that have
ed with remarkable indiscretlon u
the fruits Of which the doctor
saved nae. | can see clearly ncW
at the very outset, when | saw
the people of Belmont were benz
believing that a terrlDle crine
been committed here, | should 7
courted and demanded a tforousa
yestigation. 1t was n mistake an
did, not do so. Much ulltappn
might have been ayerted,. lor ~
end / have no doubt that pubic =
ion would have seen the ~clrcuhs'au
in tile true light. Why. 1 even 7
so far as to deny to my pesl Ie
DIR. Williams, the privilege OF ga.
ing my shop. ! wonder thit nf y
by me after that.
However, he did so, u am =
full. You, Mr.. PhilbricK, arr ar 4
good friend, and | am anxious W
buse both your minds OF any !
tho,rehts that may linger there y
s,,It az the common talk and q