New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-16
Thejirl From
the West
By OHIO B. sENcA
Copyright, 1906, by c. H. Sutclife

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: Copyright. 1906. by C. II. Sutclife
Observation-Disclosures
Paul Alger looked firmly into Mrs.
Elliotts face.
"You don't realize what you're ask
ing, Aunt Ruth" irritatedly.
I'm not asking" calmly. I'm SIM
ply telling you what expect of you.
The girl will be here tomorrow. Ny
will is made with these plans in view
If you don't fall in with them, you're
disinherited absolutely; that's ALL"
i Alger rose.
'Aunt Ruth, you've been more than
a mother to me, and I'd like to do ey-
erything l can to please you, but this
is expecting too much. must reserve
the right to select my own wife,
Mrs. Elliott was stubbornly silent.
and after a moment the young fellow
said earnestly, "Aunt Ruth, give the
money to the girl If you want to, but
don't let her come between you and
mep'
Don't talk to me- Paul. impatiently.
81 shall give it to you two-together
or not at all"
"Who is this girl" Alger demanded
with heat, that she should be thrust
upon me in this style?''
''She is the daughter of my husbands
brother. When this girl and my Fred
erick were little children the brothers
promised each other that the children
should marry when they were old
enough. Frederick died, and after your
mothers death I adopted you. You
have taken Frederick's place in every
thing else. You must in this. Promise,
Paul!''
''It is utterly impossible!' firmly.
paul. temptingly, "she is very
pretty"
Alger smiled and shook his head.
"And, Paul. playing her trump card,
''she is musical"
Music was Ayers passion.
"Yes?" indifferently.
+ EYES," emphatically. 'sShe plays the
violin"
what insufferable presumptionw i'm
patiently. ga girl from the wild west,
brought up on a cattle ranch, you said.
Doubtless she can ride broncho or
lasso steer, but she shouldn't NEEDLE
with the violin. She probably never
heard of Bach or Mendelssohn and
wouldn't know sonata from a sand
witch. Aunt, can fancy her bringing
her violin in her arms and playing for
the delectation of the other passengers
in the Pullman. Ugh!'
'sYou refuse. them"
'Most decidedly
every WELL" Jelly. II accept your de.
cision as fnal.''
The next day Alger from his desk in
the library saw the girl as she entered
the adjoining room, where Mrs Elliott
waited to greet her. She was tall and
graceful, with high bred air of ease
that surprised him. Her voice was
clear and well modulated.
upon my word" he muttered, 81 ex.
pected her manner of speech to be a
cross between a cowboys yell and an
Indian warwh0op."
He saw the servant come in with a
violin case
"Will madam have this III the music
room orr
''Oh, no; here And Vera held out
her hands.
p "You brought this yourself, Vera?"
Mrs Elliott's tone held the slightest
suggestion Of annoyance.
I'm my arms literally" laughed Vera.
Alger in his dim corner smiled
Vera gently placed the case on the
floor and lifted out the instrument as
tenderly as mother lifts her babe
from it's cradle.
ooh, Aunt Ruth" fervently, when
you see it you will Understanding
beautiful violin!"
She clasped it to her bosom with a
gesture of tenderness. The beauty OF
the girl, the unaffected grace OF her
pose and her evident artistic apprecia.
ton stirred Alger to instant admira
&ion.
a He met the girl at dinner. She gave
him one long, earnest look that he felt
at once an inquiry and challenge,
and then she directed her conversation
to Mrs. Elliott.
Alger was piQued. He was accus
toned to more attention from young
women. She related some of the Incl
dents of her trip.
1--WE had a concert each evening.
There were three girls in our Pullman
coming to Boston to study music. They
sang well"
Sand you played, I suppose, Miss
Elliotty' Alger could not forbear the
question.
She turned her glance upon him
briefly. "Oh, scraped my little best," "
coolly.
Alger felt the rebuff, but he shot a
triumphant glance at his aunt.
AS the evening progressed Alger be
gan to wish that he could win some
pheasant look or word from the girl
and to deeply resent his inability to do