Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-12-04

enough, he reflected, now that Miller
was not present to absorb her atten-
ton. Il expected you to get up a lit
tie earlier. Those guns down Mt the
barroom just about daybreak walked
me, and couldn't so to sleep again.
There is no use denying it, Al, we
have barbarous way of amusing our
selves up here in north Georgia.
He went on and stood with his back
to the fire, still unable to rid his brow
Of the frown it had worn the night be-
fore.
"Oh, reckon you've got too Gifted
for us" he said, "along with other ac-
complishments that fast set down
there has taught you.''
Adele laid her book open on her lap.
Look here, Alan" she said, quite
gravely, whats the matter with you?'
Nothing that l know Of" he said,
without meeting her direct gaze.
"Well, there is" she said, as the out
come of her slow inspection of his
clouded features
He shrugged his shoulders and gave
her his eyes steadily.
Z are carrying on" He hurled the words
at her sullenly. "You see, know him
through and through"
"Well, that's all right" she replied,
not flinching from his indignant stare,
"but what's that got to do with my
conduct and his?"
"You allow him to be too familiar
with you" Alan retorted. "Hes not the
kind of man for you toto act that
way with. He has flirted with dozen
women and thrown them over; he
doesn't believe in the honest love of a
i man for woman or the love of a wo-
man for q man."
"Ah, l am at the first of thism Adele,
instead of being put down by his
stormy words, was smiling inwardly.
Her lips were rigid, but Alan saw the
light of keen amusement in her eyes.
us he really SO dangerous? That
makes him doubly interesting. Most
girls love to handle masculine gun
powder. Do you know, if was Dolly
Barclay, for instance, an affair with
you would not he much fun, because
I'd be SO sure of you. The dead level
Of your past would alarm me-"
'Thank heaven, all women are not
alike!" was the bolt he hurled at her
IF you knew as much about Ray Mil
Ter as do, you'd act in a more dignified
way on first acquaintance with him."
ION first-oh, 1 see what you
mean" Adele put her handkerchief to
her face and treated herself to merry
laugh that exasperated him beyond en-
lurance. Then she stood up, smoothing
her smile away. Let's go to breakfast.
I'm as hungry as bear. I told Ray
burnt mean your dangerous friend,
Mr.. Miller-that we'd meet him in the
lining room. He says he's crazy for a
rup of coffee with whipped cream in it.
ordered it just now"
"The dew Alan bit the word in
two and strobe from the room she fol-
lowing. The first person they saw in
the big dining room was Miller, stand
Ing at the stove in the center of the
room warming himself. He scarcely
2 looked at Alan IN his eagerness to have
Z chair placed for Adele at little ia
Bile reserved for three in corner Of
the room, which was presided over by
/ slick looking mulatto waiter whose
father had belonged to Miller's family.
rye been up an hour" he said to
her. II took stroll down the street
q to see what damage the gang did last
night. Every sign is down or hung
where 1t doesn't belong. To tease the
owner, an old negro drayman, whom
I. everybody jokes with, they took his
wagon to pieces and put it together
again on the roof Of Harmon's drug
ltore. How they got it there is puz-
: he that will go down in local history
like the building Of the pyramids"
"Whisky did It." laughed Adele.
That will be the final explanation"
II think you are right" agreed Mil
: Ter.
: Alan bolted his food in grum silence,
unnoticed by the others Adele's very
. grace at the table, as she prepared Mil
ler's coffee. and her apt repartee added
to his discontinue. He excused him
self from the table before they had
finished, mumbling something about
'eeing IL the horses were ready, and
went into the Office. The last blow to
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came from the dining room.
"Mr. Miller wants to drive me out in
his buggy to show me his horses" she
: laid, half smiling. "You won't mind,
will you? You see, he'll want his team
put there to get back in. and"-
"Oh, don't mind" he told her. 81
lee you are bent on making goose Of
yourself. After what I've told you
about Miller if you still"-
But she closed his mouth with hel
. hand.
Leave him to me, brother" she sale
as she turned away. Pm old enough
to take care of myself, and-and well
l know men better than you do"
When Alan reached home, he found
that Miller and Adele had been Their,
/ half an hour. His mother met him a
the door with mysterious smile on he
: sweet old face as she nodded at tn,
@ closed door of the parlor.
Don't so in there now she whis
pered. adele and Mr.. Miller hay,
: been there ever since they come
: really believe they are in love with eacl
f other. never saw young folks &c
more like 1t. When met 'em it lookel
Jest like he wanted to kiss me, he wa
80 happy. Now, wouldn't it be fine i
they was to get married. Hes tn
incest man in the state and the bes
catch"