Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-07-23

falls In love vii ir Widows
daughter named II tior Seer'
but you must lo.e romantic
names than those, Bowser, for
hero and heroine"
mot at all. TIL 1bllsher and
agreed that the p- ic had become
tired of romantic names. The old man
Perkins forbids his son TO marry Pol
ly The son says he VIII DO II, and
the father drugs him and hires a sea
captain 10 carry him over to Africa.
lie is there captured bA cannibals. but
as he plays on a jewsharp and sings
tropical songs they spare his life-that
Is, they do not eat him."
Il see"
"By and by old Perkins has the
humps and becomes conscience strick-
en-. He goes to Polly and confesses
bis crime and tells her that he viii
bring Pete back and turn over all bis
wealth TO them. She calls him a MUIR
derer and scorns him; but, having
learned that Pete Is In Africa. she
goes into dressmaking for a year to
get the money and then starts for
Cape Town Do you followY
Perfectly" replied Mrs. Bowser,
with averted face.
meanwhile old Perkins has started
for Africa and arrived there, but 1t is
six months before he hears word OF
Pete. Then he gets news and starts
UP the country. lie finds Pete and the
tribe and makes a big cash offer for
ransom. The savages refuse the dough
and make him prisoner. He Is old and
lean and tough. and they begin to fat
ten him up In about six weeks he is
in proper condition"
81 hope you won't let them devour
him. Mr.. Bowser."
"But | shall. The publisher said it
was time for something new In the
plots of love stories, and I am going to
spring this on my readers. Yes, sir;
when all Is ready they run Pete into
the bushes out of sight and make
away with the old man. Then Pete
escapes. He has journeyed about 300
miles toward civilization when be is
attacked by natives. He not only de-
tends himself, but puts them to flight
and pursues and makes capture. Who
do you think he rescuedY'
at couldn't have been Polly"
"Polly Taylor and no one else, but he
didn't recognize her at first sight. In
travelling through the forests she had
encountered great hardships and had
donned mans clothing to get along.
The publisher said the public was tired
worked this situation In. look for the
public to grab at It."
"And then they come homer" asked
Mrs. Bowser.
''Not right away. They wait till Pete
discovers diamond mine and sells it
for 100000. He is determined not
to have anything to do with the old
mans money. you see"
Saved the Furniture.
"But then they conner
Eyes; then they come. and they ar
rive in Scottsville just as the widowed
mothers furniture Is going to be sold
at auction. You can imagine the rest.
There's plot for you. and what do
you think of ft?"
Mrs. Bowser asked to be excused for |
a moment and passed into the parlor.
Mr.. Bowser followed a moment later
to find her in heap on the floor and |
A handkerchief stuffed into her mouth. /
Her shoulders were shaking convul- |
sively, and at first he thought she was
sobbing because old Perkins had gone |
to his reward. Then he understood,
and he turned away and walked down |
the hall and out into the wailing and /
the glooming ard the darkness of the
night perhaps never to be seen of men
no more on earth. Pete and Polly had |
brought him face to face with doom.
NJ. QUAD.