Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-30

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burst open the door.
Against the wall crouched the
young wife, her eyes horror tricken,
her face white with terror, except
where the blood was gathering un-
der the skin from a freshly-dealt
blow on her cheek.
Between Marietta and her husband
Leslie had interposed herself. The
mans face, with it's bloodshot eyes,
was that of madmah. He had eyide
ly struck Marietta with his hand, but,
with increase wrath that anyone
should attempt to thwart him, he had
caught up a stick of wood from the
floor, and even as she tried to soothe
him he had the bludgeon raised threat
ening.y. With a spring Steele was up
on the man, who, though powerful nat
urally, and with the added strength of
frenzy, was no match for the new
conner, whose muscles were backed by
against any woman, and Leslie, of all
women. There was short. sharp
struggle, and then Sam was over
powered and forced into a chair, where
he sat in sullen apathy.
When Leslie would have thanked him
and offered to help the frightened won1-
an, Steele, with an air of command, or
dered her to desist.
$50 straight back to the Hermit ge,"
he ordered, peremptorily, land stay
there till / come. This is no place for
you. Have no fear,' he added, with
still smoldering rage; II shall spare
the life of this protege, who SO nearly
killed you. When I have left some one
to take care of his wife and to watch
him. will get a carriage and come to
the Hermitage foryou. Go at once!"
And Leslie, so used to commanding
and being obeyed, went down the stairs
without word. She did not wait for
him, however, but as soon as she was
out of the alley ordered a carriage to
take her home.
She arrived late for dinner, cold and
tired, and with unstrung nerves, but
as she knew that Steele would follow
to inquire after her welfare, she put
away her inclination to go to bed for
a good cry, and, changing her gown,
put on brave face for1the soccasion,
though her heart was anything but
brave.
1T is waste of time," she confded
to herself, ambiguousiy, as she sat by
the fire. Men are all aike-they do
not care for anyone but themselves,
and Steele is only more honest than
the rest in owning that he does not
care, and does not care whether he
cares or not. Of course, he is gentle
man, and would not strike woman,
as Sam did poor Marietta, but he has
no heart, and that is bad enough"
1t was very mournful girl that
Steele found few moments later, but
he was evidently too excited to notice
her detection.
HE has new argument that he
thinks will crush me-" she said to her
self, in dismay. "And. oh, dear! be-
lieve a fly could crush me this even
ing"
Leslie" exclaimed Steele, II have
come to tell you"
"Please, Steele" she entreated, hold
ing up an imp,oring hand, don't speak
of Kant or Darwin. My opinions are
firm as ever, but I am so tired
Steele was holding both her hands
and beaming down upon her as he stood
by her chair.
Kant and Darwin may have been es-
h1o e.
at this time they have never existed.
have come to ask you to advance me
to the first class in sentiment. Like a
good pupil, I have been studying at
home. have learned to carry YOUR
picture next my heart and to sleep
with one of your handkerchiefs under
my pillow. lpress all the flowers that
you put into my buttonhole, and 1
stole little curl of brown hair that
used to lie just back of your ear. T
think brown eyes with yellow lights in
them are the sweetest eyes in the
world, and my heart thumps like a
trip hammer when you put your hand
on my arm. Not content with think,
ing of you by day and dreaming of
you by night, have called the Office
boy Leslie, and addressed my gray
headed employer as Miss Mason. Hay-
ing learned all this, come to tell YOU
that, as the dictionary says, have a
thought prompted by passion or feel
ing;' that am in state of mind in
view of some subject namely, YOUR
self; that my disposition prompts &C.
ton and expression-Why, Leslie!"
Her face has dropped forward on the
hands that hold hers, and he feels two
tears on his fingers. He stoops and
lifts her into his arms.
''The school of logic will disband. -
announced Steele, little later, "vet
the principles are true, for falling in
love with you is the most logical thing
1 ever did,"
~'.The school of sentiment will a1so
disband," replied Leslie, ''as it's only
pupil has just graduated from the first
class" +
I'm that case," added he, with a tri.
umphant last word, as he dropped his
lips to hers, "this is but commence.
ment exercise. Town and Country. ;
A Straight Tip.
'Tm going to settle down" remarked
Singleton. "I'm tired of running
around and having a so-called good
time, 4. 'S>s>.~. IL: 4,
Then there is nothing left for you
but marriag rejoined his friend Wed
erly. with 9 long drawn-out sigh. Chi.
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