Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-07-16

~ the piece -elso nRllt watchmsE-
Who he'd treaehereusgy creps along the
earaen wall ~ the fnstigs non az the
pcomsonls, ~ tlle drama the princi.
rsl ~ tho school. who, splendidiy serv-
ed hy her Intelligence Department had
rutilessgy Interrupted the course OF
true love.
The little drsms enSed m two more
acts. tlla flrst severe certain lecture
and strict quarantine anti gradua-
ton day for the fair Juliet and the
second a brief hospital scene for the
disturbed Romeo. who had encountered
the wstcbmans club at the foot OF the
ladder.
Miss Imoeene of course was furious
Therefore she wrote cutie dozen let
tsys 20 the nf1iceed martyr. which she
succeeded in smuggling 20 him. ex-
pressing her sentiments In far warmer
phrases than otherwise might have
been dictated BY discretion or were
justified ny the facts Of the case. She
Eel; that her youthful heart-the dear
Rcdev1ck's leg, 20 say nothing OF his
head-wss broken irremediably. though
me human heart requires a longer
time 20 heal than fractured limb or
cranium But time cured both attic
lions. and Il came about In this wise:
A few days following his recovery
MT. Fizgecrge left town between two
trains. Many whisperings went around
ms 20 the cause OF this precipltate de-
parture, and many strange coinci-
denccs were noted Among them was
the somewhat prominent mention of
merchants safe discovered the morn
ing after his departure in a condition
resembling Miss Imogene's broken
heart OF all this however. Miss Chit
tendon knew nothing. and for many
days she mourned or course dear
Roderick knew nothing about the affair
and only left Morristown because his
leave OF absence had expired or be-
cause ne was angry at the residents or
but, whatever his reason. Miss limo
gene was sure II was a good one.
However that might be. from Mr.
Fitzgeorge's point of view II was a.
Imperative one.
With the lapse OF time and with the
advent OF other objects daffection-as
her Cornelius Van der Awe. for in
instance-thls love passage was dropped
from Miss Chittendon's memory. espe-
cially as she had never heard from the
recreant Roderick until he was brought
rudely to her recollection by the re-
ceipt that morning Of n fateful letter.
In this document Mr.. Roderick Fitz-
george advised her briefly that owing
to several unhappy circumstances, he
was forced TO leave for the far west
and. being lightly supplied with funds,
would be grateful If she could spare
her devoted lover a hundred dollars
for the journey.
In case she found 1t inconvenlent he
still had in his possession dozen let
tiers which would not look well If
printed in the newspapers. In case she
did find Ii convenient TO make the
loan, which, knowing her generous ma
ture, her correspondent did not doubt,
she was first to tie piece OF white
string on the left post of the Rem
wycks front gate as a signal of as
sent, then open the library window at
3 O'Clock on Friday night, when Mr..
Fitzgeorge would enter, exchange her
letters for the sum above mentioned
and bid her an eternal farewell. II
Miss Chittendon played him false-of
which perish the thought-a friend had
copies of said correspondence which
would Immediately be published, to-
gether with the garbled details of the
former romance, a condition undesira-
BILE for lady so widely known In the
social world. The letter ended with
the hope that Miss Chittendon was en-
joying good health and spirits and
that she might persuade herself to
meet him on Friday, as requested
To say that Miss Imogene was terri
fed would be putting 1t mildly. Her
resulting condition bordered upon
complete collapse. mental and phys
ical.
'Oh, Harriet. HARRIET" she sobbed
whatever shall DOR
MY DEAR returned her friend as
she bathed the sufferers temples with
cologne, lit Is perfectly simple You
need give yourself no uneasiness. Fa-
Their viii quietly put the matter In the
hands OF the police. We win then tie
the white string on the gatepost, and
when this wretch enters the library
window he win find himself IN the
I, r,,xo ~ .>t,x rf;corn "a 49,. x~sft x.<.<
only have the letters. but the man"
Miss Renwyck's plan was based
upon wisdom and sound common
sense. yet to the frightened Miss limo
gene Il was the worst possible thing
to do She felt certain that II caught
the man would put bis threat into exc
cution and expose the copies OF her
letters to the eager gaze OF society. To
prevent such happening she would
gladly pay FIVE times the sum demand
ed Therefore she decided hysterical-
" that Harriet's plan was out Of the
question.
"Oh. Harriet, dear" she walled, "you
don't know how silly my letters were.
and I'd 60 through anything to get
them back again. why, the pet
names l called that creature = good
gracious. Harriet-they were positively
mushyi'
.'What did you call himY' asked Miss
Renwyck. humorousIy interested In
this phase Of the romance.
f" 'Roddy -poddykins' was one" con-
fessed the debutante. with a vivid
blush. ''Then there were whole lot
more like that and worss--roally. dar-