Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-02-17

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landiasiy came into the room to lay
Joyce's supper, and shrieked aloud
Frank WAS on his feet again in a mo
nei.t. though he felt haaf-stuhned; and
before he had time to think. let OH
from the shoulder at his adversary.
Joyce, with more agility b a mign'
have been expected from q man or MS
years, avoided the blow; and this gave
the young man time to- rsmemDer
4 Whatever the provocatiop, he couio
not strike Ursula's father!
His HANDS dropped by his sides. He
walked close up 10 Joyce. and WIZ
pale face and set lips, he said:
You will repent shis outrage 5
Then, not trusting himself TO say
mother word, or to- stay a nosnent
lsnger in the room. he rushed past
Mrs. Gosliug, the brood streaming
fresm his sip, which had struck agafnst
J the table AZ he fell. and ran up Stairs
TO his own -oom. Flingfsg the doos 10
| pehiad him, he threw himself upon
| his bed and gave himself gp 10 the DH-
terness OF his thoughts.
He had been grossly insulted. ana
| he had no power 10 avenge the insult.
| What could heal the breach that a
| inst been made2 And IL ii was never
| healed. what was 10 become of his en-
| gagemens with Ursula? How could he
! expect her TO keep her promise TO a
\ man who was &c deadly enmfty with
4 her father?
The stosm hDrvIed and sisrieked
.aroEEd the chimneys Of the old house,
and the windows ratified as il with u
discharge OF artillery. The rain came
ia volleys against the panes, so as TO
subs,ue and drown all other noises.
There were no sounds in the h0ase
that night but those of the tempest.
Crank lay listening. till, by degrees
hs- srs.w calmert His anger ut the
brntai insults which ,Boyce had heaped
upon lnis dead father xnd himself was
ar strong as ever, bEs he recognizes
that he could do nothing in the way OF
retaliation. He could only leave the
hossss. and he resolved TO quit the
Golden Horn next day and return to
London.
Having made up his mind on this
pcin-. Frank threw off his clothes and
got .tlto bed. To his surprise, for he.
was very tired and weaker than he
had supposed when be. lkSt London, he
could not sleep. The excitement
through which he had'passed kept him
awake. when at length he did fall
asleep he was haunted by vivid, un-
pleasant dreams, in which he and
Joyce met and fought slyageiy with
each other, then were separated III
some mysterious mannsg. and met
,lgaiu. shirsting for @; ch others blood.
The moaning and screaming of the
storm mingled with his dream, and
seemed To torn q part of it.
With " Sudden start he dwoke, ami
1ound himself sitting on the edge of
the bed. outside the counterpane. The
odd thing WIS that he did rot remem-
Der getting out of bed: and il was not
till he had returned TO ths warmth OF
tile blankets that the thought passed
through bis mind that he must have
risen his sleep. 1t was not surpris-
ing that the excitement of the Quarrel
with Joyce should have brought back
the Old disorder, but it was very an
ncying.
For some time Frank lay awake,
getting ~ drOwsy every minute,
aud he "A On the point OF falling
asleep when he was rOused by the
sound of someone moving in the room
overhead. Them, remembering that
his Bedroom had no ceiling. but an
opef@Iamtered roof, which, wsald, of
course make everything done IN the
room above audible below Frank re-
ASSURED himself, and ~pEpsensEy fell
asleep.
He had the feeling thaN7 he. had not
been asleep many minutes, when he
was aroused by q drop falling on his
face. Before he could change his DO
sitiors another one fell inIexSoarfy the
same spot.
Tie moved TO side. and drew the
blankets more snug1y around his
shoulders. another fell Immediately.
with a hollow sound on the pillow
close by his lead. Thea Ianusher and
a%Jotfasrr 1t annoyed hiraa.it prevented
him 1rDm sleeping.
What could II be? PooIil it was a
very wet night. he tolaahirnself. and
the C4o inn WIS in a ve-y rutfssus con
citio1- Theirs was a hole in the roof
Just overhead, and the water coming
IN had formsd a pOoil on the floor.
whlcn was baking thrsRgh the boards
cpofa.his heed That vxas IT. of course
Or. perhaps the roo was sound, bUt
tle rssoin was occupied, and the mar
had upset the water-eNon That wouEi
accNunt for the drip.
b1S ie wars very Annoying. Another
drop coming through another crack.
fell On Testers cheek. It's pillow was
quite. wet
He spraHfg out of bed and ut mis-
candle, Intending to. haul the bed
sterI out OF the way-of tie drip. viii,
the, candle In his hand he moved near
er,oo the wet splash on the pillow. He
peered closer. then sprsng back: and
the candle dropped from his hand. as
q cry Of dismay rang through the
room. NE bad e the last drop as Il
Tell II was not rainwater-4E was
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