Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-01-14
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re1ecctre1y. narrowed hts keen gray
eye&> sreatAe5 nftle f4sser-Snd star
Ted himself hr hlushlng. Yet the con,
tents % the zniSssre were very simple,
re-r cozzozplAce and ran as follows;
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% Akrs rcu rz1 3esz for The week end
Az hEs ASKED ne 20 write and arse ycu
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q 6nzen 90 ls-&ra we k-e gong 20 Wind
~ w1IA a ass EkDou~ea han Saturday
z eEez3-lg the Isl
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s--r wife Na.A ecss V4snes
DIANA lands
I01re Underwood Was abruptly con
scs0as 81 rain and frivolous desire
- lie young aSa3a tie even took ont
lbs P,ockei uil-vdr and studied hts re
Sexton critically notlnc Ise little fur
rows setwccn his STRAIT hf black
a-ows with ar aEp-ehenslve heart
4 would Miss lands have written so
+ cordially Ind she dreamed OF the rccS-
less ride % enetjons SURFING within
him n the bare sight 81 her wen re
ueu1lss-ea Ertle sc-Hwlt Would she
have written az any he thought not.
fw Diana WAS TINT nineteen. and be
v-ns lowering very close 70 forty
Ter years ago he had Taught her the
Sh-ee rs In the viIlage school ar Pecan
Grove. and FIVE years ago she had been
4 The f1-s1 ~ discover the half dozen sill
yer hsirs tisai had since grown into
The little rUFt 81 gray above his left
temple
SrIn. be could no more control the
rAllnrs that Ohsessed him than he
could CLIP OF TIE years that stood be-
tween him and his hearts desire. so
with an iIupulsive hand he seized a
( pen from The rack and dashed down
I his answer:
New York Oct -
Dear Miss LAncis-Your kind invitation
Reaches me AZ q most opPortune time. and
YOU may be sure ] shall enjoy taking q
week OF dDwn az the Grove.
The prospect Of finding q life partner
appeals 10 me almost as much as the an
tirtpEtion OF the visit, az l am beginning
10 need ballast very badly. Sincerely
ycurs r H UNDERWOOD.
As soon as be had dispatched his let
ter the judge thrust aside the clamor-
ing pie OF briefs on his desk, picked
NJ his hat and hurried down TO his
rRilor's
/ When informed by his sartorial ex-
cellency that the pearl gray. just COM
pleted. made him look like a boy the
| judge was again so foolish as TO allow
his face 10 grow red. but be merely
scowled In reply and ordered the suit
sent 10 his rooms at once.
The next morning at 8 he left on his
journey. reaching Pecan Grove at 8 in
the afternoon Billy Lands was at the
station with smart little trap. and
they had an exhnarating two mile spin
4 through the hectic autumn woods
The judge longed to ask some ques.
4 tons about Diana. but kept craftily
silent. hoping that Billy would present
/ ~ volunteer a little information.
And after thrashing out every other
subject under the sun-so II seemed to
his guest-Billy finally remarked: 1--WE
have six girls-angels, all of them--and
six OF the opposite variety of brute. In
Guiding you and myself. Di has plan
ned no end Of thrilling stunts for every
day In the week. she and Teddy Car
| st'irs."
The Judge felt his heart drop like I
ieaden plummet. but he forced him
self to say. matter Of factly: II dom
think I ever heard Of the name dowr
here. Is he
"Of course you didn't" interposet
Billy quickly. They're a nice Eng
llsh family who have leased the ad
joining plantation. Teddy is the old
est boy. He's brick too"
Judge Underwood was keenly con
scious OF desire to kick himself clea
back to New York. Why ever had b
succumbed idiotically to the tempta
ton Of the moment in allowing himsel
to be invelgled down here? He ha,
permitted himself to be made fool o
by a girls offer of friendly hospitality
by a tailor's stupid drivel, by his owl
arrant imbecility.
But he managed adroitly to box u
his feelings and observe with sui
prising degree OF enthusiasm: ut wa
awfuIly good Of you all to have m
down I was just on the verge Of staf
nation. and this little breath Of fires
air viii set me up considerably"
Then with the deadliest sensation
he had ever experienced the judg
pulled smile to his lips and light I
his eyes as they drove up with noul
ish under the porte-cochere
, The FIRST person his gaze rested o
!. was Diana herself. She ran out wit
both slim brown hands extended I
welcome and q beautiful flush show
Ing wildly through the apricot tan Q
her cheeks. I'm 20 glad to go yos
judge" she said. 1T seems like Z Ger
fury since you went away. yet It's bee
only two years. hasn't itr'
by facts and figures" he replie<
crushing her fingers warmly. "othel
wise -eternities"
They both laughed and stood on "a
porch chatting till Billy returned an
dragged Judge Underwood on to b
room After they had gone Dian
stood still In the same spot for sever
. minutes. Presently she drew dee
: breath and shook her head.
mo-" she unused softly; "it's made
difference. What with legal bonol
and money and New York people,
At this juncture Teddy Carstail
!. came up and interrupted her refe
! tions. claiming her for the next tenn
4 match. and, gulping her irritation.