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

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aIse tel ven THAT sls lt;isi ccniaed IL
hiafs Eia2tering 70 ne. IS II not tAas
sse my sister should fy to my bus
I haHA wssA her tender condolences I
know naw wiiy he has been - Elnsiy
Al day eottI n0t account fer il bee
fgre Thtst-h he pFefarrtf 70 marry
ne he lGrs teeu pFotfsl " rise FACE tlsar
Judith rtmfalfseI single T0r his sake
You mErst have courage 80 marry her
II III likely. 10 ygu think, that yea e8H
fe1ch her ts forget linn WHEN u haS
HeT tsaem sufficient Tor her shaf he II y
married man
WITH IN imDreeafiaE la tnEe the
NOTE info 1ozeu niaees and dung
taesn form hEa
Ien are tvfn-ieviIs he exclaimed
siie fer deserving me. yoa for open
img my eyes Don't siefain me wo-
man Elsie Raid q frefnbIin. hand
nTon his arm-'Ief me z0s and / pray
EfcaTeH man never SGT eyes On yoUr
faees AGAIN.
-Den't. Frpd-tlon-tF she criess. pite
ogr~fY What Is 10 become - me Il |
dom see YaEl AGAIN.
He looked at her beautiful. eager
faee. wavrrcE and nnalIy. Ia his new
~rSStsn ana desire tor reveHee, said.
Signif antIy
What is 10 baeGme Gf yoIE3 III you
ehese 10 take the risk nf trusting a
man WHO Ices nas love you you can
answer the qaestion for Yourself"
NJ sooner lad Judith sent away
Elsie maid wirh the note 70 her lover
than She repented and wished she Esasi
answered tire message in person.
when Judith came 10 sueif e0n@lu-
signs she %geEiFraily acted upon them
20 now though her head was aching.
she twi~fed I'D her Gnhanad hair.
Slipped ga ghe muslin gDsvH SHE hasE
rsseu en- ia3f an hour before, ami
went down stairs.
She expected to dnT Elsie amt the
captain IN sssss driving r,sifii. where
slfs h8f left tire former after tIinnar.
gHt tlsev were not rhrge ~ she hesi-
Tttesi she heard tie marfnnr AZ her
lowers voice outside ore Of the 0peTi
drawing rooEl windows. AMI moved
forward f0 Join Them. &c was dusk.
but she saw them plainly enough As
sire walked forward. her footfail max
ing no sound ou the thick carpet.
Captain fferber twas leaniRg against
tAe balcony while Elsie was standing
besgsfe him. hooking up into his face a.
she listened intenfly To what he was
saying. Judith was eEose to the win
dow before size distinctly heard the
murnuretf WORDS. but their purrrBrr
was unnaiStakable.
1T was silly &c you ID take IT like
that-t0 faint af a truth you might
have understood for y0use,f Ii you had
had any thought. What but love
should make me wish IA marry your
sister, | prefer riSat you should know
the truth. You may eail the step you
are about 10 take what ron please; but
il is 4 Disgrace which win be visited
upon ron, though of course, l shall
hays 10 resign my commission. You
understand tive entire FISK yvu arr run
nifga Yva give WI home. wealth.. he's
banf clllld and honor for 4 man who
does noe love yen. who win have only
eight hundred a year. ami who may
lsot he able even to give you his name.
Why n0tys
because. il your husband ~ vinffft-
I'VE, he may decline 20 free y0H of his
Elsie laughed harSFsiy. AZ She said.
II don't fear thar. nc Ele does nat
ctre To- DO II fDr himself. Judith win
persuade him. imagining that sap
coFFM marry him then. But ha coas..
not could heg Can't you imagine the
scene between them when they know
we ARE gone-cfnntle in a 1T and Ju
ilth weeping over his sssrr0wsy
~Don't.7 he eiaculatef X shall get
To hate ran n you remind me- toe mue.t,
~ her love far another man,
Il forgot, returned Elsie. saEsilys
t~.r~4l .eMreE $500 ef4~G - H. ~. -.
suffers on his aeroagnf wiil yOn be
avenged for her deception. But tell
me how I hal better leave Norfhw0lI.
ami where I am To wair, taerl I think
y3u had better go.v
Faint and co., with horror .Iaditiar
turned and u0iScleSsfy quilted the
npoTn. She knew now the c.afSe 0f her
lovers anger and c~oIinrSS. Etsie had
been poisoning his mint. and. seeing
that SHE was so persistent la eatteav-
oFing 70 spoil her own life, and tIfst
Captain Herfert was ~ ready ID bs
lieve IN Of the woman he profeSSe-f to
1--we and esteem. Judith thanght they
should 20 their own egil way.
Bot. \ monen after she rppentetl.
remembering what In meant-ruin 10
three lives aud regulations. besides
AtttflAt- II l1tAL- flttstA - ut~ AitlitFt-
and she decided fhas. Il she could pre-
vent II. thar should not be. Captaln
Tferherf hail shown her. enIy the night
ebf0rp. that he loved her. and was
ansenable To her infrence-he should
not go without she at least tried her
power orce norp.
Springing 10 her feet. She took a
boostrf eleak. and. wrapping herself
up in II passed out into the Oxen air 10
await his departure. Walking StenfI
ely tow1r,f the drive, without looking
60 the righr or left. size did noe sec
Claude making his way 20 the en-
trance from the direction 81 the draw
ing room balcpuy. He staggered, like
a man under the Influence OF drink
but when the ianIpIigbf fen upon his
face IL showed IL 70 be drawn and
CHASTITY white.
Il shall have To kEmiliate myscif.'
Judith murmured To herself. IN she
walked under the shasiow ~ the trees
nesr the drive, s'but r must win at I'll
! COSTS
The captain emerged from the house
and hurried away as il he were Glad
TO be free 81 ~ Judith stood quite SIM.
watching him as he rafnr. with DOWN
bent head. until he was close 10 her.