The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-07-17

expensive sphere. his ucCiSAou mug
cl1peeA Aaeeve1e hoy tes4e ssnothe4 I
u 10 he'll ghim,k het Odd 2 tey, AS "a
cerished IDEAL swh sho "a tribe
v tter> tn >eSx dina 10 ~aatea
ter what the sacrifice. But SO it was'
that he accepted the position under
the worthy magnate of Black Rock.
Then to think that this sprig OF
girl had well-nigh upset his whole
career. Full well his memory pic
tured that morning four months be-
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daughter of his employer, and how
fsE had treated him with stsfkiNg
'hsnteur. She had eve4.nistak}p HIN p,
fM hersfather's coacfhaniaM Xet
hi very prudishness ksemEd hnteSkzto
lend a glamour of romantic toe herr
which had caught him in veritable
web! How often she had entered
her fathers store, accompanied by
some of the youthful professionals
of the place, and seemed to delight
ia seiring .heE superiority s4o this
Ecolnm 6M office mani sITiie, her pet
tishness and affectations sat well
upon her dainty figure, and certain
indefnable odor, of perfume seemed
tyiperyauy the; di4ginesspf7 THE yRcel
when She entered. At times he
seemed w Eade beyond her outrasrds
nature, and at these rare Intervals
|mg caught . .1npmysrta4y gtapee cd q,
character which. if allowed to as
sert itself, might l.aye sendeare4 beg
to the coarsest mortal. He often
noted how old Josiah watched her
every move, and how the staid, old
kfashi6nsd home. Of the. Jamtesops be-
came the center of the fashionable
house; parties and afternoon teas.
Then as a browning tribute to the
witcheries, young Dr.. Ames,; voted
by, all the mothers of manageable
daughters as. the SWEETEST match in
the district, had quite lost his heart
to this coquettish little heiress.
Since the day of their first meeting
Tom had fought down his feelings
by; applying himself to his desk with
redoubled. vigor,; endeavoring to con-
vince himself that his opinion of her
was much the reverse of favorable.
On this night in question he had
ceased to wrestle, and upon the eve
of resignation to the hand of fate
he had summed the whole matter up
and voted himself one of the great
est fools that ever lived. A square
pink envelope lay unopened upon his
dresser, and after arriving at this
fairly satisfactory conclusion he tore
off the head and Scanned. the con-
tents, although he. could have guessed
what it contained. It. was an invita-
ton which the. youthful mistress of
the Jameson household had sent
him, to spend the evening, no doubt
prompted by the advice of her father.
The weather had developed into one
of those January billiards. which pc
riodically sweep across the North
ewest prairie, almost overwhelming
the town which lay within its circle,
and Tom was loath to brave it's fury
for such cause, and yet uncon-
! sciously he began to dress, and in
time he had reached the home Of his
Eemp1oyer. Toahis surprise he~todnd
isthat but one guest besides himself
had been hidden, none other than DIR.
i Aadesss ssssho e.shad Seen almost
a constant visitor.
Supper had been served. While Jean
and the doctor conyersed in loM tones
one end the s1dng 5dlrayyiins4ro 6ta,
Tom sat at the other with Mr.. ia
pmieson and exchanged mutual cont
! dencesson the t1hsinessT aspect ofstAe
booming season. Yet he was not VIII OF
~ Indifferent ia, the scene before
him. The little lady looked peculiar
" bewitching. and altogether dis
.ESdAhhl, and to; hts sye ehe VAS play
4fang Her cards wish the young medical
with, g. tact and grace~whichsappar-
emily absorbed hisaentire attentions
The hour was wearings slowly. along.
i to sIom especially. and then hur-
1Iied SUNNI nsss at;stthe. door brought
Mrs. Jameson from the regions of
the dining-room in answer. A sudden
noise, as Of people scurrying past,
followed, aha Tom realized that the
4 eall'Gof are liadlsbsen raised: Mrs.
: Janhesonsscried 56nt'ein a. frightened
voice that it was the mill, and then
Toni nad 1passsssd nef III the halfway,
and was out on the, street.
| Already~the flames, cadg the
storm, that howled without, were we're
lighting up the town like q ,neN sun.
SR ASshe of indescribaBl4 con
fhsfSx yhich ensued couldsnsSer be
forketten by those more 3nMMatelS
conf asd. The crude ateagh ting
EappYRtAs froze4 s5solid, rsnsed to
wor aad as thsT streanass wrapt
labot ssmiNshnd swept MOSS the
roofSFaf tSswawhouse as stores
asdjo8tag, the fsapas kneYshst J9:
wessTap%eat2| sS
T6Saoopmg out in+hss tsdleased
mettffSf aeollege athlete, &S her.
ulea4ffor%s to stay the hain. Fol
lowed avsa number Of men hAsthawed
the I'D directed the strsssamas Ma
ter, hApea to throw OUT Jig goods
from khe Atore, cleared Of
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