Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-04-25

AHya wou h-rzrAE 10 TGIz&. One -1tn5
7-fv hzx r1xsez ne zneESaness and thA[
4 nv anaszl-y 70 and any tvace OF
wcr.- SyzauEs and relieve the intense
anxiety raey must have experienced
~caLcarnizE yOL
Tne h11 bsaoa flushed the beautiful
face o. which Alien L2yVoa booked
HIS words brought hack a wave q
usmu-y. HIS card lay II her hand IL
wzs uow hE- vu-a 20 sps4k-he- Turn 10
teN who she WAS
ygr bow could she" Had h not
learned h0w her Sro-y had been re-
ceiVe5 evea by thase who mad known
her Wel-
Besides she never again world &c
kn0wle1Ee her old name = the
word, too. had acknowledge her right
10 ff-shzr was dead gzG buried IN the
old life.
Bat ms eyes were resting wondering
IL upon her He vas waiting for her
10 speak
Words are VERY cold. Mr.. Layton"
she said. IN 4 voice so sweet 50 low.
I that Il fell Ike rippgss OF music on his
ears Yet I thank yoE tire more BE-
+ cause you have 2pene6 ysur homs 10
{ Ole WHO L-&EEA[ u -1-A--EN~ &~A 49,.
surprised. Yet Z Is true My friends
have felt ID anxiety concerning me. /
have no friends Had your horses
trzmpled ne beyond recognition be
( meath their Eoo1s. believe me, II would
have b=sa better Sc
Hush Chu5. Such words are mad
I ness n interrupted. The ever has
/ Rot yet Jeff your brain"
AR. YES! The mlsts OF deirfum have
wholly cleared I have neither. father,
mother. nome nor friends Such wc-
men are. in the worlds sight, not re-
speCEabE-it l. not So You see Mr..
/ Layton, your generous Impulses have
led y0u astrzy n Offering 10 such an
one your hospitality"
She spoke bitterly. her words at
strange variance with her youth, her
beauty and her winning graea-
Mr.. Layton ~rejoioed that neither his
mother nor his betrOIhed had heard
them Cora. his little sister. he could
better trust. IN her quick sympathy.
He was silent a moment revolving in
his mind her words, when she spoke
again:
u win not frespass much longer"
she continued. taking up the sentence
where she had left 81 In a day o.
two I shall be quite strong-indeed- ny
effort, ] might almost go to-day"
He listened with q strange sense O.
pain
Had he not done AL. and more, n
was required Of him. Why. then.
should the thought OF this girl leaving
the shelter OF his roof cause him 80
much misgiving?
From the moment hat he had looked
into her face. as II lay upon has arm,
he LAD felt that he could never again
be indifferent 10 her existence.
Ii was this that had made the
thought OF the hospital SO repeIlsrt 10
him. Ii was this which now forbade
him to look on the sad picture she
painted OF her desolate future.
My child" he said. gently, you are
very young and very beautiful. II is
impossible for you 10 face the world
alone. and I am quite sure. n all you
tel me is true. that the experience Is
new and unrried. For some reason,
and through no fault OF Yours. I an
sure. YOU have left your home; but You
90 not know the world. or you would
have hesitated before taking such =
step. / would not force your conf
dence-I have not earned Il: but yuu
VIII remember that while Alien Lay
ton lives, you can be no longer friend
lesse'
Tears sprang to the lovely eyes. the
first that had come TO soften their bit
ter misery. Impulsiyely she out
stretched her hand.
You are very noble. very generous"
she said. "and the memory OF your
words VIII make all my future bright
er. i VIII go away tomorrow. Mr..
Layton. I cannot tel you more about
myself now. but the day may come
when you VIII know and understand
all. VIII you. until then, think OF me
as kindly as VOL can"
But your name-msy I not even
know that2"
She shock her head.
Il have no name" she said. ~Ah.
Mr.. Layton. you see il was. indeed. a
waif whom you picked I'D in IN.
street The next wind viii blow her
away. and you win forget her"
"She is not vet blown away" he an
swered. smiling. My child" he con-
tinued. seriously, you have neither
friends no mon@-p2rdnn this latter
discovery made in the necessary search
for some clue TO your identity. How.
then. a you fight the woridg"
There are some jewels IN my bag"
y answered.
Your bag" he questioned. Had
you one2 IL so. IL must have been
thrown from you when you fen. and
stolen by some OF the crowd Were the !
iewa1s v~aluab1ag"
II believe so: but Il does not mat
ter" she said, listieSsly
1T only renders your desertion OF ms
impossible. Some plan must BE- ar
ranged whereby. for the present W.
must keep you with US. But uardon
me n necessary question. Ny moth /
er and sister share my honne-it is no.
necessary that they should share Iris
confidence. Tel me what name 7 NAV
give them. They tel me that you-
clothing is marked b. NJ"
And my name is-Beautee Mont
rose. You have a sister, Mr.. Layron =
she added and Yet YOU ask me 10 r.
main. with All my life a mystery
My sister needs a companion near
her own sge-some one 10 read ana
study with her. If you viii accept the