Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-05

a mind to stop over and revive the
charge against him.
Indeed you won't do anything of the
kind" retorted Helen, and Philip
changed the subject.
"Have you seen enough of the place? p
he asked.
"Yes.'
Broadway past the Guaranty building.
and then take the road up the Little
Chiwassee"- last to the old negro.
Opposite the Office building of the
defunct town company they stopped
again. When the crash came there
were many sufferers, and evidences
of rascality on the part of the COM
pany's agents were not lacking. There
had been a mob and riot, and the COM
pany's Offices had suffered first and
most. The four-storied building of brick
and stucco had been first Quilted and
then BON barded with such missiles as
impotent rage could find. It stood grim
and gaunt, with battered walls and IN
glazed openings; a monument more pit
lful than its fellows, and yet less
worthy, since it's owners gained where
all others lost.
Helen shivered and drew her wrap
closer, as if the desolation made her
cold. Lets go on" she said. ''It's
too DREADFUL; it's like being in a ceme-
terry with the graves all opened and the
dead people staring at you out of their
broken coffins!''
SO fleet the works Of men
Back to the earth again."
quoted Philip, giving the order to the
driver.
When they had passed the dismantled
Johannisberg, with its once beautiful
lawn grown up into a weedy desert,
Philip pointed to last summers corn
field across the Little Chiwassee.
''That was Chiwassee-by-the-St Stream in
my day." he said. Lots sold over there
for $3.50 front FOOT
The old negro pulled his horse into
an unwilling trot, and the carriage
rolled around the shoulder of Johns
mountain in a cloud of yellow dust;
the ruined street suddenly became a
quiet country road, and the dead city
lay behind them. An hour later they
had climbed the spur bounding the
Scotchman's farm, and Philip poin ted
out comfortable stone farmhouse
nesting against the sloping bosom of
the mountain.
That's Duncan's," he said, as they
ratified down to the gate; land there's
Elsie Mrs. Robert Protheroe, should
say-standing in the door with my god
son in her arms
They were expected, though not
until later in the day, and Mrs. Dun
can and Elsie were presently in bus
tie of kindly hospitality that carried
Philip swiftly back to the days of his
exile.
Jamie an Robbie'n be home to the
dinner" said Mrs. Duncan. They've
just gone up the mountain to fess auld
johnnie down to greet we, Master
Thorndyke."
And how is old Johnnie p inquired
Philip, trying to win some token of
recognition from the small philosopher
in Elsie's arms.
"Ye'u not see the change O. uay in
him." replied the mother, and the
daughter added: HE has but one
trouble now, and you're responsible for
that; he can't begin to spend his income.
and he will persist in burying it under
stone in his fireplace"
Philip laughed, and then it suddenly
occurred to the good housewife that
her guests must be craving the privacy
which is the time-honored right of trav-
elers in all climes; whereupon there
was more kindly hustle, and Philip and
Helen were shown up to the little bed
room under the caves.
Helen sat down on the bed while
Philip was unstrapping the valises.
''she's pretty, Phil, very pretty, and
sweet enough to be taken without
sugar, Think
Who? Mrs. Duncan?" asked Philip,
without looking up.
"Of course not!"-with impatient
scorn-''Mrs. Duncan's daughter. And
under the circumstances, Phil, think
you deserve great credit for not falling
in love with her; I do, really
Philip tugged at the straps until he
grew red in the face. "Perhaps I
should if Protheroe hadn't stolen a
march on me. I imagine it was as good
as settled between them long before
my time."'
THE END.