Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-01-13
CHAPTER r.

will arixa fne faaCfs~ Claude told ra'
GIRL. IN an omffsurSt " rage and 5eal
0asy. a few days iater.
en- rlse previous Eav they had beef
To q garden party. where Captain Her
fert.S attentions Co Mrs. IpwRsaene
and her open enetsur-a GFEnest had ex-
cited nfucll scandal while 0n THAT very
morning Elsie had ridden into Ldns-
borough with Claude ard, having over.
taken 4 parry &c officers and sof8e
lady friends who WE'RE cent on q lsac
ride. she had consented To join them,
though sfie saw that her husband dis.
approved md that business prevented
his going. Claude had come home ~
Jealous aKiRey ance. because GaptaiD
Herbert WIS OF the party. and now
aftf.. several hours absnnre-Mrs.
Townshexad waS riding home with
only the captain in attendance. Ju-
Gith aId Claude stood NJ enc Of tAA
windows. watching them as they slow
fy rode up 10 the house. Elsie LaU-tirg
sffiti boldly returning tlle captains adj
LnIfinE glanees as they talked.
II Thought he eaIae 10 see yeE.
Elauae remarked, scarcely ablp To- ar
fIcflsafe The words i'm his excitement.
Elsie led me To believe he did. or i
would nut have encouraged him here.
! for / never liked aim. she IN f0slSE-
me. Judith am sure si1e Is. He
he 4 ra0rrE1gh paced stxsunGrpl 10 Hsake
hAs attentions To you q blind fer
~1ponr say what E0u nlag after
wards REGRET. Interrupted judith. dHi-
city, -aud dent be5Ieve THAT hrs arfen-
tlons to me wsge ~an~ineera. Ee pre-
pase-l 70 me IN Landa1 last year-bu+
darssl ragr accept hirn- You asked me
th~ day i came what lad been the sat
et'Fne 9f gEr Eirtatinn. bnk. until now.
! have lad DO opportunity 10 tell ypH.
-Neli-aznf n0wg"
New I DO net understand him. He
srEA lgxns Eaa-he does not care for Ill
sae, 4 feel sure. New. be raITn. Claude:
70 OH. ~ usual and help Elsie to dis
mount
The ID mo need. he remarked.
=rinliy- 'Herfserr has already seen ia
Lhat- By Heaven / should like To
Slfsct hIEn as lie stands
And rob rie &c my Ioverg' Judith
asked wifh q forced hugh Don't he
t-rFlel. eEaRde Yaur jealousy VIII
dTsre you Haaat Lsok ut nae-I am
ealira- ra01z-tl rseir Irritation means as
nluth 10 NE rs III does To yvG-nay.
1ore. Tor y0a nara EIsiets'
II wish 1a Heaven that 7 Had never
married Apr-4 should have f-~3n 4
happier man with y0uEr he exclaimed
wiEA passionate violence: and Judith
saiye-rxsd as she m0Fet away froxn the
wtrdAew 10 the Ilrie tea-taaAe to awaIr
Elsie and her cavalier.
Elsie eane in first. with a S-nile on
fssr faees which was flushed frasa eg
paasEre To the Sun- THE captain follow
iE- slowly. with an expression af
WEAKNESS % his face, L. gndl-h WIS
quick To n0ta-
Wen. yen rwn. said Elsie. brightly.
looking from Claude. who WIS stand
fnE grinaiy Ia the ~enakrsSure. to IN
tlffA how hare zen been getting On In
my afssenerg IT'S q pary ven do not
rsde- Judy you would have enjoyed Ii
to-day wouldn't she. Captain Her |
b~-rr
YES. he sad. ~navanrfn- 10 shake
tste hand that that Inssitaa rrrdsrrd |
hiEn after he had returned Claud&.ss
nod But I say Yes without know
ing Miss HAttseid.S tastes
Miss Hatfielz'S fasga DOGS rns IN |
cline 10 hnrsenanshlp-she Is nervous
and Inexperienced -eplse-s Judith.
trying the effect Of a sgnilp ns,on him
bur 1T had none, apparently. ~Buf
s3ont yOu w2n- q cup Of tea. Elsie. |
You Will have enc, toa. Captain Her
bertgrs |
While they drank ii Else told them
where they had ridden. bur In the
midst OF her recital her husband
walked ofut of the rodsTa- She locked
after hisn n little blankiy. cnntinniu.
her narrative rather saiss-onneets-afp.
and when she had finishssl she made
SOME remark about going IN to ~
move her habit and ses how hahv yxaS
and with an apology to the carstasn.
qnirred the rrona.
Ear a few seconds neither Of the
two iefr behind either ls,S1a nj ea,h
other or spoke The captain WIS bored
and TIRED after four hours. cuynran-
lasasaifs With Mrs Townslrnd and In
IL was oppressed by many doubts
and fears.
She re-rettsai thar she HAD not ~;v.E
The captain a differegt answer wheu
ise proposed 10 her, for. If She hal h.
would searsrsy hare been flirting with
Elsie now. and she rendered ~i,efba~
She ought to sacrifice herself for
@AAE1ES NakE. 1IRV X30 Il
ft--n quite happy until Captain Her
tsnfr came upon the scene would they
n1t I've quite happy again. when. a. q
married man. be had mn temptation to
'iirt with Elsie. for there was ma way
"a getting nd OF him else, since rs
rsA-sfrent WIS stationed 1t Linsl0ronuh
lssr aE Asleinite Ieriolg Of course
IiaIasie could leave Gatsey Park. but
aot for kong. because 1t VAS his hema
and his favoSire place ef residence.
sDe could not doabz but chat Elsie was
involved h~eArt~defp In her nrs-senf
afrtaflsn. and thar. liz she lid per ~
rfaFe sone yio&ent check there was
40 knowing where her fufafuafis,n
EouAd lead her. AT the n xhe--
'uxiith--z1d mat b1-Iirve the csptasn
any wroAg: but Czaude wxs
baby suspicious and Jealous that Il I
night bring a5xsur The very gatastto-
phe hE wuAAd sacrifssA Ms ss..a
lvert.
Shx. was 61Ied with sazStax.A :, r.
ysary notisa af trying 10 win the rzzr
Nm hack and ~ decrtvtnx htm. hgSt-
z Aer sarxt1ce 1cant Cxants and nj
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