Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-03-12
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lie SGidOEU WEiL AatiO 3Atig ohA tHS hN1ts
because there lie found tine smart"
young women who emphasized their
social standing by minute accounts Of
their nistresses' diamonds. The gov
ner had often materially Increased his
bank account by those financial point
ers
One I5Iesday night he dropped into
WfIey's. 1t was sometimes little
mixed there, and he met alrissst fmme
diatcEy a fIirtatious young woman
who. he found, was general house
maid TO n young couple in the sub
urbs. She prattted interesting things
while they were sitting oUt q dance.
~ am dead tired tonight she con
fded. I'VE had O'Clock luncheon
today-twenty-fou covers laid. an
the tables one gliEten of solid silver
an cut glass. We are it when il
/ comes TO solid silver"
''You must nave the coin,r the gov
ner remarked casually.
"Oh. not special. It's weddi9 pres
ents. Thr-'ve both got rich folks, an
they give them just scads an seads Of
solid silver
The gov'ner regarded her with beam
ing interest.
"a gauzy butterfly like you ousshtn't
TO wear themselves out with work.
What's your push out there?" he in
/ quired tenderly.
( Miss Nellie tossed her head.
Just me an him an her an the
baby, an he gone half the time"
She unconseiously lowered her voice.
He's gone now. an she thinks I'm
there in bed. am goin' to Mulhalrs
party tomorrow night too"
Suppose the crooks do the house.
an her aIoneT' be suggested.
Miss Nellie squeaIed.
Mercy me- You don't think I'd
fight EN- X was there, do youg oh.
she's got telephone right i'm her room.
She could get help easy enough"
/ The gov'ner smiled. 1t was u lei
surely matter to finish a job and get
comfortably away after the telephone
bell had called for help. II was sur
prising no one had got on to dead
open and shut Job like that.
1 Three o'clock the next morning found
him padding gently up the still half
country street. Just ahead OF him
were the dim outlines of n large lawn
heavily shaded with trees.
He vauIted the fence and stroIIed
leisureIy up through the trees. Not
even bIoomin' dog" be murmured
pityingIy.
Ten minutes later he walked quietly
/ into the house and found his way into
the hall He generally found the hall
first and radiated from there.
/ He had hardly stepped in when a
door on the upper floor opened sharply.
Nellie! NeiIiep' called frightened
voice There is something dreadful
the matter with the baby, and the tel.
ephone won't work. Nellieg'
Tie voice rose to a shrek OF terror.
There was a rush of muffied footsteps
! through the upper hail.
The gov'ner listened sympathetically.
Nellie is at MulhaIl's an good until
| 5 o'clock" he murmured.
There was an instant's silence: then
the voice broke out afresh in deeper
| terror:
ooh, she's dying she's dying"
/ The gov'ner scratched his head dis.
tractedly He hated to see folks in
trouble.
Baby! Baby!' The voice was heart.
breaking. Isn't there anybody 10 help
meY'
An instant later he stood at the door
OF the lighted chamber.
'Can do anything for you, ma'amT
he inquired politely. II heard you as
I was passin.'
A woman kneIt by the bed. She was
very childlike looking. She swept the
hair back from her face and regarded
him with terror stricken eyes.
A baby lay on the bed Little rings
OF dark hair curled damply ON its palliG
forehead It's little face was CHASTITY
blue and pinched Suddenly its head
drew back more violently and its limbs
commenced to twTtch in long, convul
siye shudders.
She clutched the gov'ner's arm and
shook it fiercely.
Cant roc GO anythingY she de
handed.
IT don't know" he said: then his fac,
cleared. Heaven knows from what re
cess OF bis life he drew the informa
ton, but he found it.
81 knaw," he said Briskly. ITS ho
water. Go get some hot water in some
thin big enough to put the kid in
She disappeared like an arrow looset
from bow.
The goy'ner slipped his long. dexteroul
fingers soothingiy along the clamm1
little body.
There was a sudden splash in tn,
hall, and the girl mother came breath
lessiy In with q small tin bathtub.