Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-12-02

lTrltitcG. DtTudps, ny III. W.
hend's almost exclusive attention TO
her elder daughter, Mrs. Hatfield
rather sharply desired Judith to light
the gas. Naturally, Mr.. Townshend
performed the task, and in putting the
taper down he saw q girl with a dell.
Icate.featured face that was fresh anu
pink.tinted, with eyes like turguoises
In their soft. blue loneliness. bright-au.
burn hair that glistened like gold IN
the gaslight. and n perfect figure.
charms that were added to by a styl-
~ishly-cut gown Of some pcarl-tinted
material that was fastened at the
round. white throat with a becoming
pink ribbon.
Elsie was aware that he regarded
her intently for some seconds, but she
appeared unconscious of it, and so
again. later, when she stood by Judy's
side. and he was bidding them Good
bye" His dark eyes travelled from the
younger girls fair. ~untroubled, smiling
face to the other with the dark skin,
the somber Y and the little crense
between the eyebrows, returning TO
the fairer face TO linger there.
MI. Townshend called on the follow
ing day. when he talked to Judith as
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time he drew the younger girl more
into the conversation, until, gradually,
| Judith was, metaphorically, left out in
the cold. After that, although the
| girls never spoke of him except i'm the
most casual manner, both knew that,
ii he had ever been Judith's lover, he
was no longer.
One evening. at a musical party. Civ
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| stood by Elsie's side. complimenting
| her on the sweetness of her voice; and
| Mrs. Gardiner, watching them with
| something like a frown, turned TO Jul
| 9TH and said:
Judy. | am afraid It is a case; and
| Il is n mistake-a terrible mistake"
why asked Judith, quite compos-
| edly, though her heart seemed to sink
within her.
Because he will make her wretched
| by his jealousy. She has not the pow
err to control his outbursts aS-aS a
Iucre sensible girl would have been
able to do. Judy, | must confess" she
whispered, that | am angry with
Elsie. and Claude, too, because / nh
disappointed. Manlite. he has al
lowed himself TO become so enthralled
With HtT Dedutg MT It ldS " dShNu
himself IL she would make him n suit
able wife. If he married you, he
would no doubt be happy; but mar
riage with a girl like Elsie would be
his ruin. He is fond of admiration,
and | feel convinced that they would
never live in peace"
There is a fate in these things,
dear" remarked Judith, calmly; land
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loves Mr.. Townshend she will sacrifice
her little vanities for his sake"
Love- echoed Mrs. Gardiner. 1T
is not in her nature TO love muchi
Elsie admires the man who pays her
the greatest compliments. She may
marry Mr.. Townshend, but to love him
is another matter altogether! Then, as
to yourself, | shall forgive her:
she knows the cruel circumstances of
yeur position have prevented your en-
joying yourself as other girls do, and
yet she has stolen your lover"
You must not say that'-Judith's
voice trembled n little-.he was never
that. for, If he had been, Elsie could
not have taken him from me-"
we'll know what l know" re-
torted the vicar's wife. MIR. Town
shend himself told me that you were
the first girl he had really taken TO
since his broken engagement. and |
think he has behay we'd very badly TO be
led away by frivolous Elsie. If he is
punished by her conduct later. il will
he his W fault, and it will serve him
right"
No; you would be sorry for him-as
I should be-but we shall never have
go A.t FA- 10 Mi.
marries him, she will make him Il good
Wife"
Mrs. Gardiner looked at the girls
dark face and compressed her lips.
1T is a shamei" she murmured to
herself. Elsie lives a life of compar-
alive ease-wears pretty clothes, takes
all the pleasure she can get, and has
nothing to do but smile and be adj
miIed. Why should she rob this girl
of the I'M CLEAN of happiness held out
to her? 1t is cruel; | almost hate
Elsie's fair face"
When the time came for departure
the vicarage parties always terminal
ed at an early hour-Mr. Townshend
expressed his intention of seeing the
Misses Hatfield home. their residence
being only a few minutes walk from
ttt lTioIy, duu Juuy, ictlluS HcTSelI
very much de trop. walked home be-
side the enamoured pair.
Just as they arrived at the road
where the girls lived, the subject of
conversation turned upon flowers and
colors, Mr.. Townshend remarking that
roses were his favorite flowers, though
he preferred scarlet as a color. and
saying tenderly to Elsie-'I have new
er seen you Yea any shade of red
NO" she retorted, laughingly, lit
too nearly approaches my shade of
hair"
What" he CALCULATED. 'sWho says
so? Your hair redf Preposterous. 1t
is an exquisite shade. l never saw
anything like it but once i'm my life
Judy guessed by the tender infection
in his voice that his fiancee had hair
resembling ~Elsie's-.and that was so
beautiful that men raved about It, and
the women were so jealous that they
averred that it vas dyed"
Never mind" returned Elsie. OBJ
stinately: II would rather have hair
like Judy's."
BLACK hair suits Miss Judith. but il
would not have suited you. Why, had
Titan been alive now, Miss elsie, he
would have made o sit to him until
he could have copied every light and
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