Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-08
CnAPTER <. lContinaed.l

!. Gaid:
Sheer IL you want to. Dick. but a
fellow, however hardened he may get
knocking about the world, does still
have a soft streak In him somewhere.
l hope you are not short for funds just
now. Dick" changing his tone, abb
ruptly.
TOO short to give you any" was the
reply.
THAT wasn't what l meant" an
swered Ralph. II was going TO say j
hoped soon TO settle UP with you. BY
Jove! you may not believe me, but /
shan't always be as short as l have
been lately"
Dick looked at Ralph in amazement-
Coming into some property" he
asked. taking the cigar from his mouth
that he might stare harder.
"Weli-minc. it's not ceTtain--but !
confidently expect to do so; and /
shan't forget you, old fellow"
Ralph laughed. inwardly, as he
thought how differently he meant his
words from what his listener under
stood them.
II should say you'd better not forget
me-, suriily responded Dick, because
I might make It unpleasant for you IL
you did, you know. BY the way, Is
that girl really your sister, Ralph?"
CaryI's fingers tingfed 10 knock the
fellow down. but he only said:
She is my sister. What do you ask
that forY"
Because I never heard you mention
that you had one-in fact, I thought
you we're the only darling OF your pa
rents"
which shows that you are some
times mistaken, my dear Dick. Julia
was lonesome at home; besides, her
health has net been very good this
summer. and we thought 1t would be
Just the thing for her to get a breath
OF salt air."
Mighty odd that you wanted the
bother or her, though. Are you com.
ing uut as a model brother and son, or
are you studying to join the ~theater?"
Don't chaff, Dick; it doesn't be-
come you"
And Ralph turned to go down in the
cabin, when Dick detained him by say
ing:
Il think I can get her boarded with
me"
"She won't stay a week.
"Why?"
It'll be too slow for her"
"Pshaw! You don't know what pow
ers of finding entertainment she has,"
was the nsw
True: she may find amusement In
flirting with Vance Rothesay-when
he gets we'll enough. I can't think of
anything else she can do"
"Jule doesn't firt," said Ealph, with
every appearance of truth.
And then he left Dick. secretly some
what discomposed at the mention Of
Rothes6y's name, for Ralph had. for
the moment, forgotten the sick man at
Purcell's.
Julia Caryl had rarely been so curl
Gus about anyone as she was about
this girl whom both her brother and
Dick Burt wished to marry, though
from different reasons.
She had not asked Ralph to de-
scribe the girl, because she knew men
saw girls so differently; but she was
prepared to dislike her. Julia did not
Ike women, anyway, and this particu-
lar n she a ready to despise.
II was the next day after Julia's ar
rival. She had walked along the
beach and seen the houses OF the fish,
0rmen. and been surprised at the pow
erty OF their appearance.
Ralph had pointed u the clump OF
dwellings, saying that Miss Purcell
lived in one Of them.
Julia was alone, and she wandered
on the beach, hoping TO see someone
thinking she would recognize Kate
Purcell Immediately.
Il suppose she does look a little diff
ferent from a fishwoman," she solilo-
quized, ''or they wouldn't have called
her tie Daughter OF the Beach"
She remained half an hour near the
houses. but there was little sign of life
In the group, for the men were all out
fishing and the women at work In the
houses.
Kate Purcell, as she washed dishes
and swept and tidied the house, saw
the unknown, graceful figure on the
sands. and paused in her work to con,
template it. But she did not pause
long she hurried through her tasks
RRd then took her basket to go over 70
Ine Char side of the pond BURBERRY,
ing.
with her broad hat fastened securely
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the house, and was soon toiling up the
rocky hills where the berries grew In
profusion.
Now along thece hills nestle the cot
tages of the Bostonians-then they
were solitary-given up to a wilder
ness OF trees and bushes, from amid
whose leaves glirnpses of the bay could
be seen-rare marine pictures in the
loveiiest Of frames.
Not an hour later, Julia Caryl. hay
ing left the Shore In despair of seeint
what she Fought, was wandering along
over the hills, near where Kate Purcell
was industriously picking berries, hap
by In the wild beauty of the place anS
e~xhilarated by the salt air.
Kate did not know why, but I
seemed to her that never before hat
the world been so Beautiful-neyeI
had she been so happy, and this, not
withstanding all her anxiety about he
father.
She was not thinking definitely o
anything but her mind was In a pleas
ant TeTery, wnen she was disturbed b.
q cry Eb0ve her--higher UP on the hill
she paused In her work, almos
thinking It was a call OF some bird
hut Il came again, this time unmistal