Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-01-20

thrust her or as though her touch hurt
! him.
Judith thought that ne Intended 70
walk on wffiuSsf speaking 20 her but
whiTs her heart seemed to lpap into
her throat aF tbs notion that her
chanep was Ioss. M said, e0ldiy.
Il cerfatniy did not expect 90 see v0u
4 here: ~ il not rather a striHge place
for You 10 be at ten o'clock az as-hfs
For whom are you waidngg
~For d faithful asiiserent TO take his
| departure she e~xnlainesi lallghingly-
4 have the most persistent headache
{ eyeF. had in my life. | could not
sleep all night"
And c~cnfInueus crying u be bad
for the headache. I should imagine.
ne said. curly.
Continuous crying yes But my
enc eutburst seemed to relieve me-
Bat. feiT me. Che asFsic4f softly. slip
ping her hand within his arm. appar
eafiy obifvi0ms 81 his uHre~p1nsiye
moss ~0f waonf We're yaH thinking rs
/ vou walked aIong-of me
Why slioutf I think of you
Well. that Is 4 rather strange re-
forr. fer I have thought IL great deal II
you sines yesterday
Thought - accompanied by tears
ard signs. eli
~Weli-ypS. a few TO cell the truth
-he selzeti the hantI lying ca his arm
and threw II almost s4avagely frOm
hiH. bur Judith continued, And can
yea wonder, when I have had tflsFA ta
look over thingsg Nine months ago
you DrefeSss4i love for me-. bugs WAS
~t 80 H. r-r&y....A .x-.r
irving to see me. Wien W. met. three
weeks ago. Won 3rieti To make me be-
Iieva you had not changed. bur. three
days later you neglected ne for Elsie
% whoai You have been Devoted ever
since Yesterday you, unite unexpecr-
e,liy. proposed 10 me. ami when You
went away y0tf told me you would call
again to-day. / waited until past \
O'Clock when I gave you mp Cry and
sF9ii2 There would b. every Excuse
TOR II X I erie4i this very moment. I
SUPPOSE yvu have been tIrfiag with
Elsie every minute since I sent down
NV nores"
Il wish thar I eouii see your face
he cried 'G'ef8e back t0 the house. [
wan % ask you SoEnething. and watch
y0ar Face ~ ygu answsF-' and. hurry
ktE t1Et tfitks AfN tALFN W-t tltftiNf htlf
glare 0f the huge laaap that lighted up
the whole drive ia front Of the house,
Il haze been told that you are making
4 Se~t IT eatspaw Gf msA-that you am
In love with ToEushend T. that
trma
Il don't think You realize thas tie
question Is sn Insult. she said s5eaft
lily meeting his gaze lint [ VIII an-
swer y0H. IL Is not trHe
.TFstft you Eovarl him once
~Yes-when there was no sin Ia II.
II y0u han as much respect for ne a.
the love you boast OF. yotI wiuld not
have taxed mse with having cherished
In affection for another woman's has-
band
~You must love somebody" he per-
sisted. s-nr the love I bear you n1st
have rlpr with some return. I went
marry n woman who dislikes me. |
am aetermine-f--
she held her breath itsr a moment.
then looked af him with a smile. ask
ing him, as she drew closer TO him:
as tiias why yen disr not kiss me
last EVENING" I wish ron woufsi kiss
me; I issa't believe you would ever
doubt me my more then"
Rft WISH pAIt = 1tttitNf ka~~ NV4 Z "A
he repeated. slowly. staring at hep up
lifted face anss Soft. .IarE eyes. sJu-
difh. do yUu mean tharg'F
As he spoke. he dung his arms
around her and kissed her with such
feryor that she thought her cause WIS
won.
At That Hf.ss@fff. however. hsi-iTsS
voice reached their ears az she called,
-t..p~lw seTe.lE@VF ra..yeft ~ f-<r. 49,
open window. ansf In.fith felt his arms
relax. and. watching his face i'm the
lamDfight. she saw his love die out or
il AS he turned his head In the diret-
ton of the v0ier. He was remember
ing hs@ appointment with her sister.
Judith knew the fight was not yet
aver. but She dill not intend To give IN.
II am not going To answer her" she
remarked. with a little forced laugh.
X am going te walk with yau just ~
far ~ the lsmp-glow reaches. 1t Is
barely ten 0-pIerk. and. even If il werp
later. I have 4 right to be with yon
now
The captain looked az her without
answering
'gome-yssH must not keen me- roo
long. or they win be sending the ser
wants after nie. amt | should . ike
that. She continued. lightly. and, put
ting her hand within HIS arm, sire
turned towards the drive again
told Claude og-of our engagement.
Tie seemed very pleased. and said that
he should give rs two OF the hantsssm-
eSt saisllrrh0rscs he could buy for i
wedding present. You WIN havs. to
give ne lessons In heFSemanship when
ws are married. Fred
"Yes." he said. pressing her hand
against his side. TX was the first time
she had called him by his Christian
name
Il have net yet told Elsie. sne has
been so Irritable all dry that she has
given me no opportunity. I shall tell
itcr when I 20 back"
He said nothing. Because III. was re-
psating 10 himself. ,~listraetediy:
The day aft%F Tomorrow 1 viii join
yeu M Dover about noon
Finding he mstie no response. Judith
walked quietly by his siss. down the
drive until the lamr-rays no longer
reached theia. wl1ea sitp. canie TO d
standstill anal said, ia 4 low subtiHed
voice.
II mnst wish you Good nightr
stNa-unf xaff Nyaffrf ha a{eeufasnd