Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-07-16

His Face White with Anger.
word and cleared a place for the dish.
es on the table.
You are very faithful to your pa.
tent, Doctor" said the professor.
Mrs. Appleton could relieve you as
well as not, and give you warning if
Amelia should return to conscious
ness"
There is no iced of her troubling
herself" said the doctor. Il shall re-
main in the room"
That being the case, Mrs. Appleton,
you might retire, il you wish to-
The woman gathered up her work
and left the room. Dr. williams sat
down and began TO eat, while the pro-
fessOr stood near looking on. The doc
tor had nothing to say. Presently
Prof. Drummond remarked:
Il thought it was you who removed
the electric switch
The doctor glanced ut him and com
tinued his meal.
1T was a tine thing to do, doctor,
and ! appreciate it. | am %unhappily
cursed by u quick temper, and too
often do and say things that | do not
really mean. That was the case out in
the woods when we found poor
Amelia. A difference had arisen be-
tween us Of a purely family nature.
that | presume you do not care to know
about, though l will tell you il You
wish"
Or. Williams shook his head.
Il presumed you would look at it
that way" continued the professor,
and | refer to it merely to apologize
TO you for my momentary violence of
word and action. L have been consid-
erably unstrung by the strain Of the
past two weeks and cannot always
control myself perfectly. However.
what wanted TO express was my pro
found appreciation of your course with
respect TO all matters connected with
the very unfortunate death of Stark
weather. But for you discretion a la
mentable accident might have been in
terpreted by a thoughtless community
as a horrible crime"
The doctors face expressed mere
dulity and surprise that the professor
should venture TO suggest the theory
OF accident, but he said nothing. Prof.
Drummond went on:
Il would have done well to be more
frank with you in the beginning, on the
very day the death occurred, but | was
beside myself with grief, CONSERVATION
and-yes, with fear. / did not know
you as / do now. 1 did not know
enough to trust you. l hoped to cover
my knowledge of what happened by
subtcrfuge. / have succeeded as far
as the community is concerned. You,
meantime, have found the truth.
ut is no wonder that you felt that in
thn npcOnCctnn Of thnf Syyitch xynt hoI
an instrument of power over me. / ac-
cept ii in that light, If you choose so to
view it, but l prefer to look at it as
something that commands my graft
tude. | have observed the interest you
feel in my daughter. VIII YOU permit
me to say, doctor, that nothing could
please me more than to see her your
wife, and that | said as much to her
before | knew that you had taken that
switch"
Dr. Williams arose, his face white
with anger.
"Prof. Drunmond," he said, II dis
played that switch 10 compel you, the
worst man | ever know, to an act OF
humanity. You insult me- by presum-
ing that ! would ever have descended
TO exert the power ii gave me for my
own advantage"
You use harsh language" responded
the professor. Without a trace OF re
sentiment. land you misinterpret me.
| thinl; too highly of you to suppose
that yJu would have used it as an ar
gument for gaining Louis hand. | feel
grateful 10 you. l respect you. Lou,
poor child, could not see that you were
defending me, and you did maynifi-
Gently in keeping her in the dark as TO
your real course and attitude. Believe
me, doctor, a fathers influence, gently
exefted will remove the doubts f,om
her mind, and her heart. l am ssrc,
will follow i%nclinations. | speak,
you see. from some knowledge OF ar
fairs, not from Inference. Louise has
confessed that You proposed Cor her.
/ answer for her that she Is yours with
my. free and full consent. You will
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