Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-06-04

She Sank, SobbinS. Into n Chair.
exercised that extraordinary faculty OF
checking h action Of the heart. This
he may nave done only at the moments
when L was examining him. When !
had gone down stairs he may have re-
covered in spite of himself, and in des-
peration rushed to one of the side win
dows and thrown himself into the
river. What 90 you thinky'
I'm afraid people generally would
regard the theory as rather ~fanciful,
professor"
Il was asking for your own opinion
The doctor hesitated. not daring TO
look the questioner in the eyes, and ar
last replied:
Il am not prepared to accept the
theory, and / have none as complete
To advance in its stead. 1 can say
frankly that il is no more strange than
what has happened. In short. the
stated facts appear 10 be more impos-
sible than your theory TO ccoun for
them"
The stated facts, d~octor?" returned
Prof. Drummond ~gragely. Are you
using words with a careful apprecia-
ton OF their meaning?"
40" hastily answered the doctor.
feeling the color rushing to his checks.
Il meant the accepted, the known
facts"
"Oh," was all the professor replied,
and silence ensued.
Prof. Drummond turned again TO the
window. DIR. williams felt all at war
with himself. He was acting out of
character. Where was that blunt. fear
less independence that led him oft
ener 10 h verge of quarrel with men
than TO beating about the bush, Jug
CLING with words and avoiding a
square issue? He really regarded the
professors theory as preposterous. and
he wondered why the man ventured TO
advance IL. He longed 10 cry out
against such shallow reasoning anI
demand that the whole truth be told,
for he could not believe that the pro-
fessor had told the truth. but when he
thought or Louise he found his indie
pendence gone, his convictions as TO
right and wrong wayering. just as they
had when he viewed Starkweather's
remains. and when he heard the p-o-
fessor's account of the tragedy the day
before.
as that somebody fishing down there
ON hat little point of land beyond my
property asked the professor. press
inS his face against the pane to see
more clearly.
Yes. Mr.. Philbrick went down there
just as l came in"
"Philbrookf Who is hes"
"A city man who is summering at
tho Belmont. He is the one who drove
up yesterday with Delos Hawkins"
"Oh, yes. i remember. Pleasant fell
low, isn't he?"
Very"
Are you going to the funeral. doc
tori
IL don't know" replied the doc
tor hesitatingly.
Prof. Drummond might have asked
some further questions, but Louise
came in at the moment TO say that her
cousin would like 10 see DIR. Williams.
Glad TO escape from a conversation in
which he felt that he was degrading
himself by insincerity every moment.
the doctor went out and preceded
Louise up stairs. Ii was a relief 10 he
e her. and he almost wished that
Amelia would have a sick turn In order
that he might cal! frequently and con
suit Louise about her condition. To
his disappointment Louise showed him
10 the door OF a Don and hurried
away.
Miss Willis opened the door when
the doctor knocked. Her face was
drawn and haggard. but her move
ments had Zone OF the listlessness that
generally accompanies a headache.
Where Is Lou?" she asked.
"She went down stairs"
Then come in"
She threw the door open wider. and
AbA
ladies' sitting nom.
II am not i'll, DIR. Williams said
Amelia, as she closed the door and
faced him. 1 wish l were. I wish /
we've dead! I'm lot, and I've got to
live. l suppose"