Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-07-23

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not wholly antagonism to the pro1es-
sor, not wholly both these together
that animated the doctor and made the
long night watch a satisfaction TO nm,
but he was as yet or any
other impulse nan that noble II tina;
inspires every good physician to sell
sacrifice and severe strains III behalf
Of suffering fellow creatures. Al day-
light Mrs. Williams toe his place I'D
the chamber. The professor had shown
nos disposition TO interfere with the
doctors arrangements. On the con
trary, he was all submission and cour-
tesy. AS for the latter qualty, Dr.
Williams cared nothing, and he gave
the professor scanty recognition OF II.
'1The room adjoining Amelia's,' SAID
the professor, for example, mas Deeh
! prepared for you, doctor, whenever
YOU feel that you can absent yourselt
from the patients side"
"I'Il use it," responded the doctor,
shortly.
He slept there until shortly after
noon. HAVING attended such duties
as were demanded Of hin In the sick
rooom, he went out OF doors Tor ar
and exercise. He was pacing up n
down near the river when
| came out of the house and joined him.
strange man, the professor" re-
marked Philbrick, after inquiries con-
corning Amelia.
Very" said the doctor.
IL was hoping to get a chance to talk
to you yesterday about him, but you
were so confoundedly played out that
hadn't the heart to suggest it,
You're very considerable"
sCome. doctor, don't be sarcastic.
| I'd like to be on good terms with you,
but-well, | suppose it's hard to expect
it after what has passed between u.s..
Il cherish no rancor whatever said
the doctor I'D like to have YOU believ
that. We fought like a pair of stupid
school boys-at least l did"
"Yes, l think you did. 1t was more
| like four school boys responded Phil
brick. Il could have licked a pair,
while you"
Don't make light of my honest
shame, Mr.. Philbrick," interrupted the
doctor. Il have assured you that that
~disgraceful circumstance wherein the
fault was mine does not linger in my
mind against YOU"
Il didn't p it did. / read you
too we'll for that. But I've felt as If
there were something else, more in
surmountable, perhaps, as an obstacle
to u being on good terms"
MIR. Philbrick, I'm TO be NOV
ed by beating about the bush. You've
introduced the subject in your Gus
tomary indirect way. Pardon me; |
don't mean to be offensive, but you
have your way; l mine. l will be di-
rect and brief. 1t may appear un-
gracious and ungallant, but | feel
bound to say plainly that / am not
especially interested in Miss Drum
mond's future. | should be sincerely
pleased TO offer you the first congratu-
lations on your engagement"
Philbrick's face expanded into that
quizzical, highly amused smile that
had formerly so irritated the doctor.
congratulations are not in oHler
yet. DOCTOR" he said, after a moment,
''but | may take it for granted that
the lady doesn't stand in the way of
our getting a little more in touch
with one another, eh?'
You may" responded the doctor.
c~omposedly.
well, then. l was going to suggest
as an outcome of that extraordinary
farce. in which Prof. Drummond made
us unwilling actors yesterday that we
put our heads together ON the problem
of how young Starkw Gather was kill
ed"
He stopped abruptly when the doe
tor turned sharply en- him, looked at
the physician squarely and continued:
WAS killed. | said, and why he was
killed. What do you say
DIR. Williams put his hands behind
him and paced up and down, hea
bent forward, for n full minute. How
he would have liked under ordinary
circumstances to accept the sugges-
ton His rather stubborn pride had
yielded perceptibly to philbrick's adj
yances, and he was beginning to feel
that lie could tolerate If not positively
like the man. But to reopen his study
of the tragedy, to expose his ourse
to this stranger-it would not do.
"Mr. Philbrick," he said, ~grayely,
II must decline TO enter into sny such
arrangement and you must not inter-
pref me as having committed myself
to your views by listening to you. /
must return to my patient"
"All right" said Philbrick. resign
edly. Il suppose it's a thing that
might better be dropped"
Late in the afternoon n 9 drew
up at Fairview and three men got out.
One of them was Minot Hawkins, the
constable. The doctor saw them from
Amelia's room and wondered what
was impending The presence of
Hawkins suggested the arrest of the
professor.
II should be glad now" he thought.
'if hat could be brought about with
out dragging me again into the mat
ter"
The other men were strangers to
him, and he conjectured vainly as to