Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-05-14

The dinner was finished at last. and
Mr.. Corrigan pleading an appoint
ment departed, greatly to Richards re-
lief The rest OF the evening was
spent In company with the ladies', for
the young mans efforts to single out
one in particular were invariably frus-
trated by the other three 1t was not
until nearly / that he had short half
hour with her alone, but In this he was
repaid for all his tribulations. Miss
Harriet was dressed In an exquisite
pale blue gown, modestly revealing a
neck and shoulders which to Richard
were the most beautiful in all the
world They sat on the front yeranda
overlooking the river, she in low
wicker chair and he on the steps Mt
her feet. Behind him were clusters Of
wistaria blooms, while beyond in the
darkness the first OF the tireflies twin
killed. like stars. To them came the
nighttime scents and the murmur of
the wind across the mighty Hudson
on Its journey to the sea.
Miss Harriet told him OF her trip TO
Texas and OF the gallant cowboy who
had saved her life, while Richard lis
tened with bounding heart. He longed
TO claim hero's place, to confess his
deception and tell her the plain, bare
truth. And yet he paused. To confess
would involve disclosing the reason Of
his deceit, and he dare not risk the
chance OF losing her yet. She was
young, romantic. The very daring or
lovers bold design might appeal to her;
but, on the other hand, 1t was better
TO wait till he had won her heart than
to ruin ell by foolish precipitance.
"And what sort of chap was this
cowboy?" he asked her presently.
"Oh, splendidw she answered. with
enthusiasm "He was tall and straight
and strong. Why, he lifted me as
though had been child and set me
down as tenderly as my own mother
might have done. 1t ell came SO sud
denly and was so bewildered that ]
scarcely even thanked him. know he
thinks me perfectly horrid, and ]
would give anything on earth If I
could only tell hin that Pm-that I'm
not"
"And you saw all that In five min
utes Z" he asked eagerly.
I'm Ave minutesv' she exclaimed,
surprised. How do you know how
long 1t wasY'
"Oh-er-a perfectly natural infer
ence," he stammered. hunting for COW
er desperately.
= well, 1t was short time," she
sighed.
"And yet you did not learn his
Manner
Miss Harriet shook her head
mo. We came away at once, and !
had no chance. You see. only saw
him for a moment-that Is. after he
put me down-and-and he was In
such a hurry to catch his cows"
Richard smiled into the wistaria vine
and was silent for time.
II suppose" he began presently,
that the young fellow was Of the or
binary type OF cowboy we see SO fire.
Quently on
"No." interrupted Miss Harriet, with
. decisiveness that pleased him to the
quick: he was nothing of the sort.
OF course he was roughly dressed, as
they all are, but gentleman IL a gen.
tisman even In flannel shirt, and
chaps don't they call them? DO you
know. Lord Croyland. be reminds me
In many ways Of you. He-no, no."
she added hastily, II don't mean that.
He-was quite different. You see. he
was an American"
/ Lucky beggary' observed the pseudo
earl. with heavy sigh. ''Afiss Rem
wyck. l. too. would love to become an
American if--won't you teach me
howY
Up she laughed. "Yes, win. II
you promise to follow instructions I'm
plicitly.
"Doner" he answered. 'Tm ready
for my ,rst lesson. How win you be-
gin?"
She thought for q moment then
sooked down upon him impishly.
First I think l should like to de-
etroy your monocle with-with q GRO
Quet mallet."
Richard screwed 1t into his eye with
renewed vigor and stared up at her
through Il with an excellent simu,
lacrum Of Z wondering English incom-
prehsnsicn. stammering out with d.
1iGhtful vagueness:
sD'ys mean while wearing
- Miss Rsnwyckr'
CHAPTER VIII.
AFTER Miss Rcnwyck had retired
Richard lighted cigarette
and sat alone on the veranda
turning over In his mind the
oyents Cf his first crowded day and hii
plans for the future campaign. Mr.
Michael Corrigan troubled him. This
littie TAT man was nobody's fool, and
~ one could tell what sort OF mischief
was being Matched behind those pierre
lng szss. which, n they continued e