Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-01-06

4 ~ - AtAhaA 49,
bert was a dear lover Of pleasure. nis
bitterness at the privation being secret
III Increased by the xnewiedge mat his
poverty was chiefly owing TO his w
carplessness aud contempt His god
m~ofIer-hIs mothers atInt--had flken
d great fancy To him In Daoyhood;
and. as she was unmarried and naf
over eight hundred a year o 10 as
she Iissed with. il was Gather 2 godd
thing for him.
She rave him many n handsome tIp.
both IN youth and manhood. until one
| day. in 4 cross hiIfnor. he termed her
am old cat an expression rllnf some
| kind friend tilosight &c 10 repeat to her
He had che note by heart that she sent
him in reply:
Nephew and Godson: Dill the old
eat ever scratch or spit at yOfIs Has
she not. rather. purT4sd tso confeats@iiy
az your earpSsesg She thinks sos and.
d odd eats ara not IA he trusted ansl
are Quite capable OF remembering an
njury-as you may find to your eost
she. advises you oct uy approach her
again, hifFfda Laisifay.
And she had refused 10 see or com
mmnieate with him sinee. flIoug8 W.
had 8pnIigfSed in a r~:fartleSS way Dg
Informing her thar he meant no diSre-
spert to her. as he always termed n
dleS over fifty 'oId ears. ansi meant
40 harm ~ H..
In addition to this trial. tvga heireSs-
- bati beeu brought under his Sen.
whom. ID spite ~ their Willingness. be
had bern unable so bring "a the belief
THAT, nleaSaut ms he was 70 ffirT with.
he would he pieasanter 20 marry
He hafi been smarfing with pjqle
under tue SECOND disappointment wien
he FIRST met Judith Hatfield. and.
strangely enough. Fell really in IoFe
for the first time ia his life. He md
never loved Elsie. e~Tr.Icie'S assertion
riiat he tuTIed pale az the newS OF her
marriage being a little stretch OF the
imagination. Having heard many lit
tie r.marSs GsETlre had dropped, he
compreiende4t Jtdithis Inveless condl
don and the fashion ia which she WIS
regarded nc home and her rejection
was tie more ralling THAT he had been
co%nfit!enr in che belief that he had only
in his Iorsiiy pleasure ~ ask 10 have
''fd give something to know why siIe
refused me. ne martered- smiling the
arm nc his chair. rs III credible tliat
a girl OF her age, newer having lovefi
before or hut tile cllauese 10 m4rry.
should refuse me- She t0l,l me- Llerg.
was no one else. and hooked me
straight in the eyes. bur Z eiNn't Ba-
lieve her { wish { knew"
Ills eyes cleaned with malice.
"is IT, possible that IL E l.1si given Nor
more time. der answe- wguitt have
been different sly leave 8 not quite
I'D ger suppose I gD m Giaxnn for
Il few days amt SIInw her thar { lows.
her too Wen 10 despair"
R1r suddenly her dark fIeq. with rhe
setirn up0n it as he bent 90 Kiss liar.
rose before him
Fer six weeks sine has smileff iuf8
mr. fstcr and encouraged my attentions
only IN lock M me nc last with haga
in her evas. An" be- exciaiIne4f. e
VIII repay her i thousaudIfoIi IL 1 ever
ret the eIancraF'
Meanwhile, Judith was trying 10 riI
herself ar Tie unpleasant impression
he had left unau her mind: bur. when
efrzlcr returned to the room. two min
ures after his departure. she found
her sister apparently absorbed in 4
book.
Anne roBi me cautain Herbert had
gone. judith. she saiff. hooking mar
r0wiy at her. II WIS surprised. Why
Didn't you ask him 10 staya We could
have haff 8me music"
We've elougnr Sf IT, replied III
ditlL- They make rlIe heroine of rlis
Soss1 abslrfly sentimental. don't you
.i;ah. Grzrs-
Judith. you ara only fencing with
me- Captain Herherr has proposed to
you. I saw il In his eyes
Judith burst into such 4 ringing
laugh tilar the eager light diesf out OK
Gracefs I.icr.
Fife ias nat2 What n shame she
said. aisgipp0iufe,iiy. Il am 80 sorry.
Judith; { had quite made ND my mind
10 IT, Anti you don't care What 4
l0rTid dirt you must he getting"at
-Yes-A feel quite blaseer' said Ju-
dirh- still smiling. Bur ~ and play
something, tTraciet Z don't see WHY
We should be dfone our af our musif.
becausa Captain Herbert has taken his
Departure. AMI. putting away frum
Her rne womnniy temptation TO tri-
uTnpll 9ver her sister AMI tell th,.
truth. JUfitfi dismissed tine subject.
Tint evening Grace told har hfIs-
band, adding.
II watched her Afterwards. and she
'I W 1&ctttLBtfl A4liL l. 3W ctf4-
vineeef he Ind proposed, only she
would not confess IT.
On the following day liz was gpneraI~
ly known thar captain Herbert hasf
-Dra back tn his quarters at Ports
mosta without wishing any one go..f-
bye"
Mr. Hatfield met Judith with a hired
fly.
Il am so thankful that Ysss hare
come. my dartingrr' he saiL ~nervogIsly.
o neither seems tn have reff her.
SELF quite ne:-ieera,f during yeur lpn-
The servants newer satisfy
her. Fnu know. and-and I gee so uE-
scr ar heing disturbed when I am in
nT stsldy chat ( don't sarissy her. eftl,-
er. NJ TO yohn-pasr ~JaEfns-thsy have
not spoken m each other fsr weeks.
FOR E3ar matfler seems t8 be un,ier the
imDression that che servanrs give him
more than his share OF aEtenrisf1 Ssprss
I'm errnr- ynu knew. for there il moth
ni- bonn hates 10 nlIeii rs rs b. uolIy-
en'idlett. especially by -servantss How
ever. o viii set all I'D rights
fes-EH SET all to rignfs. aSseate.
Judith sitting a sigh How yoes A
Deeft of Bi0oti. fsIEherar
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