Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-07-02

Something.
he was making the case look as badly
for her father as the known facts
would permit. SO imperfectly did she
grasp the significance OF the facts
that not an inkling Of the doctors ef-
forts to shield the professor appeared
to her. III she could have expressed
the feeling that had chilled her heart
she would have said:
why did he tell so much2 Why
could he not keep siientT'
Every word he had uttered appeared
to her now like a blow aimed directly
at her father. Amelia, who under
stood the doctors attitude, thouh she
knew little of what he might have told
the court had he chosen to speak free
ly, felt as IL she, too, had been stabbed,
for she had not dreamed that Louise
would SO misinterpret the doctor; all
too clearly she saw how hopeless vas
the situation she had created, for
neither she nor the doctor himself
could explain to Louise how loyal 10
was to her interests without at the
! same time setting before her the facts
in such a light that she, too, must feel
that there was reason to suspect her
father.
Regret, regret that she knew to be
! vain, overwhelmed Amelia. She knew
not what to say or what to do. The
| doctor, too, while he longed to assert
his loyalty, to explain himself and at
the same time to comfort Louise, saw
! the utter hopelessness of any such at
! tempt. If his lips were sealed as to
| what he knew 70 the court, a thousand
| times more so were they to her. More
| over, the time and place precluded
the possibility Of explanation.
Temporary relief and escapet from
a possible scene" came through good
Parson Whitaker, who pushed through
the crowd and suggested that the
young ladies go to his house during
, the recess hour. Amelia promptly ac-
cepted the kindly invitation for her
self and Louise, and they started out
with the parson.
Constable Minot Hawkins had had
| his eve on them, and even his rather
| dull understanding was impressed by
the fact that something was wrong.
Looks as If she'd cut him." he re-
fected. and, fearful of his official posi-
ton. he hustled his way to the door.
intercepted Louise and Amelia and
presented them with the papers that
required their presence at the hearing.
lust to make sure that you're here
In the afternoon" he said.
You ought to have given them to
us last evening" returned Louise.
The constable stared, but made no
reply. He tried to speak to the doctor,
! but the latter waved him impatiently
aside. Other villagers, life long friends,
Jared as badly. The doctor was In no
mood for gossip. He was only dimly
conscious Of what was going on around
him. His thoughts were on the Fair
view tragedy, that grew blacker and
blacker every moment. The people by
whom he was surrounded were but
unimportant details OF the picture. He
saw them without knowing what they
did. He went down to the street, an
swering none who addressed him, and
saw Charles Starkweather. Lawyer
Levy and Mr.. Philbrick go into the
hotel together, chatting as IL they were
old friends, but the sight failed to I'M
press him as significant. He walked
rapidly out Of the village to a little
used road that wound Its way up to
a high hill. and spent the entire recess
time in tramping back and forth where
no man saw him..
When he returned TO the court room
the crowd reassembled and proceed
ings apparently were waiting for him.
The persons most concerned In the af.
fair were In the places they had oc-
cnn!ed before