Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-04-08

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the Ya-.ey w1.et 81 Hired ~ tt
box.
Noting finn san-ao, 4 1ewe-:
s-e =.-hd Las var Z se-5 IL q
~ pin. azal:a." shaking ler head sol
e1-.y.
So crossed ~ room and seated her
So le:ore q. orr-a,e r9co-co desk aud
p.2E@d u liz Photograph q 1 naa
La4..cc forward - her elbows, She
co--e-c41 % TAX . i,
y suppose you are right about it
she said. ~Bu- Id rathe- have-Sam
Bur-s. ID rather receive merely q
withered. died up flower from you
than al TIE lilies. the roses, the orchids
and things il New York from the rest
OF them. Oh, Sac, Why didn't you
cone or write or
4 sudden choke cane into her voice.
Unable 70 restrain the tears longer, her
head q dowa II her arms, and shc
burst cut crying She sobbed out loud.
so audibly, IL fact, that her father had
entered the room ard was lifting her
up 70 him before she was aware that
he was near.
Whats al this aboutT' he asked,
tenderly brushing back the silky, dark
cur!s from her forehead.
Then his gaze caught the photograph,
now al. b.is-ercd with tears.
"sa:, little girl exclaimed John Alb
bot, with q catch Of surprise. us he
held her tighter and rocked her to and
fro as he used - do when she was a
BABY, 'you-you just 20 Oh and cry.
CRY II orr.: Cry Is hard as you want
70: I'll do you good His face set
Ted into 8 lowering frown.
When the tempest cleared her father
led her 10 a divan and drew her down
beside him.
80" he said. looking steadily at her.
its Sam, after all"
Yes" she answered d~espondently.
But what's the use: It's aIl over
now.
Why"
Why" she repeated. "whv: Be
cause is too late, with the wedding
arranged COR "Wednesday aad-and
the va? SAN has acted
WHAT has h. done that is 50 repre-
hensibie: always regarded him as
q pretty decent sort Of fellow"
After mother talked 10 him the way,
she Gid he never came to the hous.:
aga!a-never even 50 much as wrot@
ne.
What cid your mother sag 70 HIM
Oh. 50 many distressing things.
she replied vaguely. Ard when sax.
suggested writing to you She tod him
il was absolutely useless; tina you
agreed with her completely on the
matter.
she did. did S4e:'
Then, II COURSE, Sam felt hurt. Oh.
father
And who rang IN this Tichenor, u
nan as Cd as / am: 1 wish / had
come lotae sooner"
oh" r~esignedly, mother managed
it,"
Why didn't you MENTION some of
these things tt me in your letters:"
II couldn't, father. l simply couldn't
trouble you With my affairs when you
Were in the midst Of all that worry
about the mines. 1t was good Of Mr.
Tichenor 10 help you out with money
wasn't it,"
observation-disclosures. roar
ed John Abbott, jumping to his fee,
with more alacrity than he had exhibit
ed for many years. Money? Wha,
in He checked himself from ut
tering q strong mining camp expletive
We'll. What do you mean"
Didn't Mr., Tichenor lend you q
large sum Of money to tide over inan
cial difficulties this winter:" she asked
in wide eyed amazeInent at her ia
theirs perturbation. Mother said hi
did"
Good Lord, no. he shouted, strid
ing about the room as red faced ane
angry as Katherine had ever seen him
cts a Liza COMPOUNDED. inhuman lie.'
he went or stormily. looking and act
Ing very much like a very large vol