Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-23

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Charles, it was W MAAA
she who told @-3
me to drop in
on you this WM@E&3
morning. You GA
see - l. she " ~
Mrs. Newman - CO II
is most anxious ~ 49,
for me me. to >. come
ton this fall. VI hought you ma9ht
Mr.. Horrigan to say q WoTd to Nh.
whom / broach- 1l1tIs9"" ''"'g ~
ed the subject,
doesn't quite seem to see it that way.
He doesn't want to have me renominat-
ed. l thought perhaps, as q personal
favor to so old a friend, you might say
a word to Mr.. Horrigan in my behalf"
"Of course I'll do what little ! can.
Horrigan will be here today. Drop in
a little after noon and I'll tell you how
my intervention turns out"
ooh, thank you so much!" cried the
judge. positively wriggling in his de-
light. "Mrs. Newman will be so pleas
ed. And, by the way, won't you ask
Perry why he never comes over to see
my daughters? Please ask him if he
won't. I'm sure Mrs. Newman would
be glad if he did. Well, till afternoon,
then. Good morning."
"Queer little rat!" observed Gibbs as
the judge bowed himself out. "Mrs.
Newman must be a marvel if all he
says is
"She is a wonder as d husband train
er. She's tanned him so he doesn't
know his souls his own. A good little
man because he's never had a chance
to be otherwise. I'll speak to Horri-
J gan about him, though. It's always
well to have a friend m the bench.
One never can tell when''-
) But Gibbs was not listening. His
heavy face had lighted with a sudden
t glow of eagerness. Turning to note
t the cause, Wainwright saw his niece
( Dallas descending the stairs. %Involun-
) tarily she halted as she reached the
threshold and saw Gibbs. Then, her
sense of hospitality triumphing over
: impulse, she came in and greeted her
uncle's guest with some show of cor
diality.
Remember, Dallas" said Vain
wright as he prepared to go into his
office, "Gibbs is here only for the day.
r 1 count on you to make his holiday as
pleasant as you cam" He glanced COW
t ertly at Gibbs, who had strolled to the
window. Then the %tinancier lowered
his voice and said rapidly:
"Please be nice to Gibbs for my sake,
] Dallas. I do a great deal for you, and
$ I don't often ask anything in return"
He patted her Oh the shoulder with a
gesture meant to be affectionate and
hurried into the adjoining Office.
Scarcely had the door closed when
Gibbs turned from the window, crossed
g the room to where Dallas stood and in
o his usual direct fashion said:
"You. saw that
q "The article in this mornings paper.
Yes"
There was no confusion, no embar
7 rassment, neither in the clear, girlisl
voice nor in the honest dark eyes tina
met Gibbs so calmly. He went OF
- with a shade less confidence.
,, at annoys you?"
very much indeed"
= "You can't feel worse about it than
!" do, Miss Wainwright. r.
!; You didn't write it yourself, them
81? Of course not! How could 70,
Think
- ." didn't; 1 just wondered. Pleas
y see that the rumor is denied"
=, "Why Should I? You are going t,
:, marry me some day, aren't you, Dial
u ias?''
= "Have l ever given you reason t
- think 1 would?"
"You have let me keep on coming t,
see YOU. You have"-
81 have told you that I don't care TO
you the way you want me to. l hav,
great admiration and respect for yor
!. but that is all. And it is not enough
to marry on"
g "It is enough for me. If l have you
admiration and respect to start on II
u soon make you love me-"
u "You would be satisfied with so lit
N tle?"
eyes. Knowing l could in time vii
Il more. You aren't the sort of girl VIII
e, could marry d man if she didn't re
g spect him-didn't admire him. YOU
perhaps I couldn't marry such
man. But perhaps / couldn't help Low
lie ing him."
tie "Your chances for happiness woul,
h be better with me. Oh, Dallas, 70,
Is know l love you! You've kept m,
,e waiting SO long! Is it fair to either o
r usY'
n II hesitate because i want to be fai
to us both. For that reason I mus
le still ask you to wait"
"But I've waited So long! Tell m,
a. n thing: Is there any one else that
s. Steps, none too light, clattered' dow
lie the stairs. and int5 the library bounced
k a lad in tennis fannels. He was tall
Is we'll set up and good to look at ant
seemed always to have stepped direct