The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-18

Arthur Ramsey. ilne. handsome
young fellow. and graduate Of a
4 western agricultural college, comes to
the city Of Red Rock In search OF n po-
sitton as foreman on q ranch, After
looking Ia vain for Ptace hei meets
Major Thayer, wealthy resident OF
Red Rock. who gives him n plowman's
position on his ranch near the city.
! There Arthur meets with many bnmIli-
atoms. and Is particularly enraged by
the patronizing airs OF Thnyet's part
ner, Salisbury. who. however, turns
out TO be q good fellow, unnecustomed
2 10 American ways. Just4as Arthur be-
gins work on his chores one evening q
party OF Thayer's friends come out
from the city TO look about the farm,
among them a lovely young Girl from
/, Washington, Edith. the majors niece,
10 whom Arthrr's attention Is at once
drawn. She also seems to be impressed
by HIS appearance. She is spending the
summer at the majors city house, and
comes up with him 20 the ranch very
frequently TO enjoy the country air,
and Arthur and she sometimes meet at
the ranch buildings. BE falls deeply In
love and makes up his mind TO call on
her Before he gains courage TO do this,
he overheRrs one OF the RIDER worknen
testing In q vulgar fashion about him
self and Edith. A quarrel ensues, and
Arthur fells the man with a pail. The
mater Is SHoothed over, but Edith IS
told OF the incident by the foremnn's
3 wife She Is much affected and dis
cusses Il with Major Thayer. who
praises Arthur and tells her to put the
whole thing OF her mind.
PART ".
Salisbury took a sudden turn to
frsendlIness and defended the action
when the major related the story that
Might AZ the dinner table and they were
seated over their wainutA and cigars.
he was dining with the Shullsbrrys.
''Tt's uncommon pluclsy, that's what
I think, d ye kneow. By jeove, didn't
think the young dog had Il IN him. real
ly. He did one fellow up with q bucket,
they say, and mot the other fellow with
his left. Where did the young bcGgnr
{ get his scieHeeY
.At college, suppose"
well. the young dog seems 60 have
made some use OF his chnunce." said
sanlIsbnry. who had dramatized the
matter TO his own way and saw Ram
sey doing the two men up In accord
ance with Queensbury rules. II
wouldn't lYaut liked the lobe myself, do
We lkneow: they're forty years apiece
and us hard rs iron"
AIRS. Salisbury looked up from her
walnuts: sam Is ready 20 carry the
olive club 10 Mr.. Ramsey; the poor
beggar.' as he called him all along.
vyill be a gentleman from this time for
ward"
After the major had gone Salisbury
said: There's one thing the major
was careful not to mention, my deah.
Why should this young fellow be going
about defending the good name OF his
niece? Do We kneow, my deah?
fancy she young idiot is In love with
heri"
wei, suppose he ls?"
q 'sBut, my deah, in England. ye kneow,
81 wouldn't mattah-lt would be n case
OF hopeless deVotIon-but, as | under
stands things heah. 1t may be awk-
ward. Don't We think so. love?'
at depends upon the young man,
Edith could do worse than marry a
good, clean, wholesome fellow like
Good gracious! You don't allow
your mind to 60 that far2'
why, certainly! I'd much rather
she'd marry a strong young Working
( man than some burDt-out third gencr-
alton wreck OF her own set in the city"
4 "But the fellow has no means"
''Re has muscle and brains. and. be.
sides, she has something OF her own"
' Salisbury filed his pipe slowly.
'Lucllily It's oil theory on our part: