Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-10-12
in the hope you will get the Casehall

I have worked for this hour. I said to
you thirty years ago, as o stood stiff
and cold and held that door open for
me-a broken-hearted mani said that
the aim of my life would be to ruin you.
| didn't speak rashly, for even then |
had ideas In my mind. But now-I
give you a chance! Let them marry
they love each other! Their hearts
have sought each other in spite of every
obstacle; they were born for each other.
Give Il consent
AZ have some letters to write" Ray
mond murmured, CHANGING over his table
deprecatingly.
You won't?" said Allen, harshly.
well, look at that!' He tossed Il pa
per under the iron founders eyes.
That's the Casehall contract, Mr.. Ray
mond, that you depend on getting for
your financial salvation. w secured
It, backed by Banksides, who've had
| their knife in you some time. The con.
tract is the price of my partnership
with them, and means a fortune. At
one stroke l go up and you go down y
Raymond %nervously picked up the
contract and began to peruse it. AS
he did so the cloud that had gathered
on his face faded, and he smillngly
| tossed the paper back to Allen.
81 wish Banksides JOY" he said, IN
q thin voice. "They can't produce pig
iron at the price"
Yes, we can," returned Allen, conf
IDENTIFY. under my process we can sell
ut that price and make II per cent bet
ter profit than you can. l give you a
chance, Raymond! Let Phyllis marry
my boy, and you shall have this con-
tract inc my process on the same terms
on which 1 go to B~anksides."
"You ought to give me credit for hay
/ ing more fixed ideas"
you won't?"
Exactly i; l won't. 1 am very much
obliged for your magnanlmous offer, all
the same"
well, presently you'll come knocking
at my door asking me to buy your
daughter for my son to put bread In
your mouth. We shall see! You love
the girl and you loved Mary, but in
your pigheadedness you'd spoil the
| glTl b llle anu LILY IDoD > as you .SpoiiCb
her mothers and mine. 1 wish you
good evening, William Raymond"
Good evening, Mr.. Allen" said the
iron founder, courteously, moving un.
easily in his chair.
"You won't? Remember, I'm a man
Of my word"
Good evening, Mr.. Allen" repeated
Raymond, softly, touching the table bel
for a servant.
mo, Bob, dear; I couldn't do It.
Fathers getting an old man, and he has
frightful worries just now. Can I, his
only child, the only person he has tc
love and to love him, absolutely defy
his wishes? We must wait, as we have
waited, and derive patience from the
knowledge that youth and fortune ar,
on our size. I have the distant memor.
Of my mother to think Of, and m.
heart tells me she would bid me wait.
you're quite right, my dear" sait
John Allen, before his son could speak
resting his arms on his great Office desl
and smiling benignly at the girl. Il
can't hurt either of you to wait 1
little longer, after waiting SO long. w
all have to bide u time. You can g
on preparing the gilded cage, Bob; Ray
mond will come round"
Robert Allen glanced at his fathe
quickly, and dropped his sweetheart
hand as If he had suddenly been re
minded of something he had to say.
"He stopped me this afternoon" h
said, after hesitating. at was yer.
awkward. He was quite pleasant
comparatively that is-and I'll admi
it seemed to cost him an effort"
ooh, I'm SO glad!" said Phyllis Ray
mond, brightly. "I'm sure he'd be a
nice as possible If he could forget t.
be obstinate"
"Hum!" grunted John Allen. I'm
not sure he'd be nice If lie CHANGED f
glance in at this office at the prcsen
moment and caught you here, my dear.
"Oh!" cried the girl, springing to he
feet. "You don't think he would COM
here-here!-do you?"
"He might answered John, dryly
"You remember what happened whe:
the mountain wouldn't go to NOLAN
med?"
81 thought 1 was quite-absolutely-
safe from detection anywhere In Bank
sides foundry, Mr.. Allen"
$50 you would have been, any time
till to-day"
ooh, I must go, then. I should SIM
into the ground If he suddenly came
inW
"It's nonsense, dearest Robert Inter
posed. "Your father wouldn't put hi
nose inside the gates for a million q
money"
Hes doing it for very much les
than that" said John Allen, who wa
looking out Of the window.
"ComingY cried Phyllis.
"Plenty of time, dearest" said RoE
ert, taking her hand. well perform
strategic movement and retire in orde
through the works. Quick! Kiss me
dearest; dads not looking"
But he might glance around. l.
kiss you outside"
'sThe place is full Of workmen. There
It's too latel" he muttered, as job
turned around.
"See Phyllis safely out Of the work
Bob" said the old man, "and come bac
within call"
Robert opened a door into the -four
dry and gently urged the girl out of til
: room; then looked back and whispere