Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-06-18

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back rather haughtily as If wondering
how he dare take such liberties" This
he readily perceived, and instantly MS
Stunning an air quite as Indifferent as her
own, he turned toward me. hardly MOTTO
ing her again, though 1t was easy to see
that the reserve Of both was merely At
fcctation. That evening he was gone
until nine o'clock, and when he entered
the parlor, / noticed on the face Of my
aunt the same anxious expression which
! remembered having seen there when,
from our sitting room window, she watch
ed his return. But he was perfectly
sober, and with sigh Of relief abe re-
sumed her work; while he, coming round
to my side, startled me by saying that
"he had just met with friend OF mine
DR. Clayton"
Where did you see himT asked An
na while | bent lower over the book
was reading; for that name had still
power to move me strongly.
why" answered Herbert, "Tom WI
son, an old schoolmate of mine, boards at
the same hotel, where he Is now lying
very sick. AL the old physicians have
given him up, and so he has employed
this DIR. ClaytAn. / called on Tom this
evening, and while l was there DIR. Clay
ton came in. In the course OF our con
versation he spoke Of Sunny Bank. and
then, as u matter of course, | said there
were now in our family two young ladies'
from that place. When / mentioned
Rosa's name he turned almost as white
as Tom himself, and If she were net 30
young, should be inclined to think there
was something between them. What co
you say, coE?"
Here Anna came to my aid, saying,
why, he's a married man, and his wife
is with him at the hotel"
Herbert, looking little puzzled, turn
ed to his mother and added: Mother,
you ought to call on this Mrs. Clayton,
for If she is an acquaintance Of Anna
and Rosa, they will very naturally wish
to see her occasionally"
'She needn't call for me-" said l,
quickly.
Nor for me, for | don't know her"
rejoined Anna, while with a naughty toss
Of her head Aunt Charlotte replied that
her circle of acquaintance was quite
large enough now, and she'd no idea Of
extending it by taking in people about
whom she knew nothing"
know it was very wrong in me. but
| could not help Strengthening up little
in my chair as l wondered what the
proud Dell Thompson would say il she
knew that the despised Rosa Leo was
living as an equal in family which look
ed down upon her and her husband as
'Dobodies." | was reused from my rev.
erie by my aunt's asking Herbert in \
low tone, how Ada was tonight" and
glancing toward him, fancied that said
Ada, whoever she might be, was to him
not very pleasant subject just then,
for his brow darkened visibly, while he
replied. II never once thought to in
quire, but / dare say she's no worse, or
she would have sent for you post-hasts."
That night, when Anna and / were
alone in our room, the former sat for a
time in deep thought, saying, when ! ut
last told her the clock was striking
eleven, II wonder who Ada isT'
wondered SO, too, and my interest
was not at all diminished when the next
morning, at the breakfast table, Aunt
Charlotte said to her son, Herbert
shall be busy this morning making mr.
rangemsnts about school for Rosa, and
wish you'd 20 in and see Ada; will
your
Yes, yes, / WILL" said he, Fathsr i'm
patiently, adding, and " I don't md
her any better ] mean 10 aAsums tbs
responsibility of discharginE that old su-
perannuated grseny who attends hsy and
. quite a fancy to him, and Pm going n
give him my patronage"
"Oh, wiah you would" exclaimed
,a~ 80 n, 90 In, Ia 20 "a
he had done ms, j cherished no feeling
, Of luminosity toward him.
Then, again, had heard that II WA
I sometimes very diflicult for young ply
E sician to obtain much practice In I
t strange place with no one to help him
1 and thought, perhaps, Herbsrt's pat
ronage" might be Of some avail
h 81 see." said Herbert, laughingiy
: there has been something, and though
I he is n married man, you still feel al
q interest in him, and want him to succeed
all right and I'll do what can to he'll
n him; Cor l verify believe he'll get Ton
v on hiY legs again in spite of what tn
n temperance folks say about his blood
$ being all turned into whisky"
Y At these words a shadow passed owe
d Aunt Charlottss fnce, but it was 200
Is chased away by the next remark of Hel
lie bert, which was, Amt you glad. lnotf
IS err, reformed before got to be ms ba
~ as Tom? Why, grls"-addressin Ann
Is and met haven't drank a drop sine
IN -since-how long is It, mother, since
left off ?'-"drinking" he could not 81.
d. so he finally added, left of imbibing o.
cf casionally?"
is There was look of happiness on thu
r. mothers face, as she replied almost
on year"
Yes, twas almost year since her SC
as had tasted ardent spirits, and had 81
le. not good reasons for thinking he Won
no never fall again? Assured of this fac
to how proud she would have been of h
ge only hoy; for aside from this great &
ng ror, he possessed many noble, genera
'ty qualities; and during my stay in Bost'
or, found that, in spite of his well-.laov
ed habits, he was a pretty general fayorit
We Oh, how lovingly my aunt looked aft
as him when he went out, and how earnel
m; ly she watched him when he came
ks, and all the while she was tempting h
Sc beyond what most men could bear;