The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1906-02-23

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night after a drive into the great Bear
canyon "She has everything to make Y
her happy, and yet she goes about tor
Did as an oyster. What's the matter
with herr" ~ s z5.
Jeanette sighed. THAT'S her moth
er's blood. She's like her mother In q
hundred ways. Louis is exactly like
his father. Remember when he came
back from bis first and only trip to the
west. was only child, but recall
his enthusiasm. He was lovable fel-
low, but never could stand Alicia.
She was positively stony. I have hopes
Of Ann. Her hand is strong and warm
human, In fact Don't you think her
Indifference a pose" ~. @s$ss>s
II wish it were. No, it's genuine.
''She needs to be shaken up by a I
good, hot love affair. Some man will
Gomez e"
THAT'S what I've been saying, but
the man don't come She's twenty-six."
How awfulv' IT. !
'.Thafs the part I don't understand
about Ann. She has money, Is hand I
some, and yet here she Is quite disen-
Gagged, il we except her affair with ?
Peabody, which Adney writes Is quite
as tepid as any of AIMS other affairs.
"Well, now, I'll tell you. She's come
to the right place to have men ride up
and demand attention. If she doesn't
have at least an offer week it will not
be my fault. I'm going to invite all the
young fellows home to dinner While
she's here. Now watch things bile"
Barnett, nominally mining broker.
was, In fact, president Of the polo club,
secretary Of the Sage Grass Golf asso-'
ciation-in short, financial nurse to ev-
ery collection of amiable sports In the
town, He knew all 1.-The best fellows"
In the state and now became more pop
ular than ever. The young men accept
ed his dinner invitations with graft
tude. and each and all paid prompt and
undisguised court to 1.-THE proud eastern
beauty" as one young fellow called
her. But they soon acknowledged fall
ure Her reserve led to a sense of In
Jury and was reported to be arrogance.
They were seldom f1attered by the
slightest unbending on her part. =.
However, several Of these young fel-
lows turned out on acquaintance to be
socially related to some Of her friends
in Boston and New York and In that
way won a certain acceptance which
no mere civil engineer from Omaha or
| professor from st. Louis could hope to
|attain. They were met on the conven-
tional plane, and they got no further
at any time. .@--.-..s : ,zs- n
Meanwhile Ann was really troubled
about Louis. He was eating less and
less each day, and hts sleep was bro
ken, and at the end of the first week
he fell in a state Of collapse. The excitdt
1nent, the late hours, the contact with
new types and, above all, the attempt
to understand the country and his re-
lationship with~it had worn him out,
Then Ann said in her decisive way: II
don't believe this altitude ia good for
Louis. ! think I will take him homo
again. or. b., ..s.,s 80 :t7jls> y
"Oh, don't do that. It isn't the alti-
tude; it's the social whiri. Send him
down to my ranch. It's hole of g..
place.. but It's just what he needs
nothing to see but coyotes and cow
boys. Wen put him under Rob Ray.
mond's wing. Rob's my foreman and
a good chap. He'll take to the boy like
anything. I'm sure of it,
The plan as worked out by Barnett
involved trip on his automobile for
the four Of them; but he delayed too
long. Mrs. Barnett entered upon one
Of her "poor spells" and Donnelly,
faithful as big dog promptly told
Louis to go ahead and not wait for the
party. II must stay and nurse Jean
nette." RI
Ann was afraid to let Louis 60 alone,
but Barnett poohpoohed her. "He'u
| get on all right. In fact, he'll rejoice
| to be free of us for day or two. I'll
| wire the mail carrier to meet him and
take him down, and I'll send letter
to Raymond to look out for him. Hen
be more than safe. He'll be happy, and
he won't miss us in the least,
! Ann insisted on going down herself
Il want to see him properly settled"
she said. .. !, 4
Barnett slyly winked at his wife.
He really wanted to see Ann CARED
It'll do, her good to rough it little"
he said privately. Thereupon Louis.
trembling with eagerness, began to:
rustic his outfit" He bought a pistol.
q rife, a broad trimmed hat, some blaa-:
kets and the most highly ornaments
cattlenan's saddle in the Springs.
Sz..'NVhat child you arev' Ann eE-
claimed az; she watched him, her eyes,
warming with love and pride. You're;
q dear boyT' she added AZ he came to
her side. a,.s.
He looked up at her tenderly. You're
good to me, Hesper," he said ferventdy.
Ssh, Don't ever call me by that alb
! surd name." ,Er.7stas T., r.. ~ = n :,