Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-11-08

1ohAitteu tudt uEuHS WIS u Necessity
to him. That is why, | think. he is
away just now"
"1ndeed?" Langley said, his tone an
Interrogation.
Fretty nodded, ~echoing: Indeed!
Yes; Mrs. Wortham-your divinity
has opened Grasmere-came herself tie
day before yesterday. SO Mr.. Vernon
couldn't stay away longer"
who says she is my divinity? And
how do you like it, seeing you have
appropriated meT' Langley asked, col
oring In spite of himself. He felt all at
once young and raw and ridiculous
and was in a temper over ii. He want
ed to shake Fretty-shake her hard. She
was testing. Of course, but how beauti-
fully she had turned the tables on him.
Quite ~unaccountably he found himself
trembling, his hands moist, his face, he
knew, high colored, and all without
any reason.
IL could not be that the bare sugges-
ton of Fretty-the child, the plaything.
the creature he loved to tease-as his
wife. the mistress of his home and
heart, had thus overcome him. For
five years at least he had thought of
Georgina Workman In that position.
She fitted II so beautifully and was
quite evidently ready to accept It.
81 always answer mothers letters for
her. Remember you wrote her about
Georglna two years back at least"
Fretty said, smiling sweetly. with the
faintest touch Of malice. "As to my
liking her, what does that matter? I
have nothing to do with her. only with
you"
you are quite ~resolved-to take
me, l mean?" Langley asked, his eyes
downcast.
Fretty looked pensive. "It
q must do ones duty, however dis
agreeable" she said, with a little sigh.
Langley erected himself. I'm that
case, suppose you kiss your crown of
martyrdom," he said, putting his face
close to her lips.
Fretty sprang back as far as their
clasped hands permitted and said. with
dancing eyes: Next year will be quite
time enough for that. You see, l am
going away In the fall to be finished at
the Winslow school. Mother insists
upon II, and l myself think It best. l
shall come back a fine ~lady-fine
enough, l hope, to do the family credit.
May l trust you not to marry Georgina
In all that timer
Certainly not" Langley said prompt
Iv sVntf will ho vo fn taLn 80 - %
risk losing me altogether. And I hate
finishing schools and all their works.
II you go through the mill l won't have
you-that's fatr'
Fretty snatched away her hands,
laughing heartily. What an actor was
lost In you, Cousin Langley she said.
You a such a ring In your voice!
/ wish Tommy Hartwell had been with
In hearing"
$50! You want the heather to rage,
you minx!' Langley said, again i'm
prisoning her hands, then the ring
coming back to his voice stronger than
ever: "Fretty, l know you were In fun,
but, please, dear, let's make 1t earnest.
I want you-nobody else. have been
wanting you ever since l came, with
out having sense enough to know It."
How about GeorginaY Fretty muir
INJURED, turning away her head so
Langley might not see the mounting
color in her cheeks.
Langley laughed triumphantly. "May
I be vain enough to speak the frozen
truthT' he asked, his lips very close to
Fretty's ear. She turned a little more
away from him. saying very low:
"No! l can guess 1t. Georgina won't
have you; therefore you want me to
salve your broken heart" .
"Of course. But how did you guess
itY' Langley asked, his heart thrilling
at thought Of her care to save another
woman from s~lurring. He had meant
to tell her what he knew for truth
that while Georgina would have &C
cepted him for his position and poten-
talities and given him comradely help
throughout their joint career her heart
was by no means engaged, she being
OF the eQuable temperament that
spends Its widest devotion upon itself.
Moreover, there was Vernon. All
along he had suspected some kindness,
even more, between the pair. They
might have each other and welcome.
Frstty, sweet, slim, red haired Fretty.
was the n wife In the world for him.
Impulsively he caught her to him
and said between kissss: II. see 1t all
DOW. You're a witch. You saw how
l needed comforting and proposed to
me right OF the, reei.nl Henceforth 1
shall live to keep you from being sorry
for It."
And IF make you sorry for 1t as
long as you live II ever you dare say
that again. Fretty interrupted yo
Again Langley laughed. He could
afford to. Fretty, In spite of her brave
words, was nesting to him like a hap
py child. ''h' ah-%'Ai =
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