The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-02-04
A Change Of Sea.oa


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When Nhs Jsln1stts Pssktns went
to the country for couple Of months
N summer It was for the purpose Of
relaxation. The winter social season
with Miss Perkins was her "busy day"
Bonn in the swim, with no expectation
Of q dowry, 1t was her business to mar
y an establishment None Of the
young men she had met during the
winter-that she could get-dllcd the
measure Of her requirements. Some
were stupid, some dissipated, some
pulled with vanity and none Of them
quite rich enough. Miss Perkins so
cial position required as minimum
$4,000 q year, and it was her ambi-
ton to land three or four times that
amount.
Tired Of the social functions which
she had constantly felt obliged to at
tend for a matrimonial purpose, when
July came she resolved to 60 to some
middle class resort where she would
throw OF the artificial and be refresh
ed by the natural. But even this was
q part Of her general plan, for she felt
that some real lovemaking would give
nest to her abilities as charmer
when engaged in hunting down a mil
Nonaire.
Miss Perkins received a heart fresh
ening that she had not bargained for.
One Howard nangler, q recent grad
uate Of q school for civil engineers,
talked 80 enthusiastically Of the life
work before him and showed 80 plain.
y that his career would be the better
for her wifely encouragement and af-
lection that he quite hustered her.
Not that she had any idea Of seriously
listening to his bubbling chat-not she
she had no use for love in cottage
anS the care Of children while her hus-
band would be absent-often for long
eerms-in various parts Of the world
lighting his way In his profession.
But when. the season being over, they
separated on a steamboat landing,
standing apart from the crowd. the
lovelight in Miss Perkins eyes was
not all assumed.
But this is a world of change. I'LL
It Is December. Miss Perkins Is
handed a card on which is engraved
the name Of Howard DANGER. A faint
change of color comes over her face
followed by Indications Of resolution
She goes to the drawing room, enter
ing with a cold dignity. 1t is not July,
but December, and Miss Perkins would
not be out Of season. She extends her
hand to her visitor as a queen would
extend hers to a subject who has car.
ried her train over ditch that he may
receive his reward.
"How do you do, Mr.. DANGER? How
good Of you to look me up! You are
the only one Of my summer acquaint
ances that have met again."
The words summer acquaintance"
are spoken In an unmistakable tone.
II have not been to your city before
since I met you" stammers Mr.. Dan.
gler, cor I would have Then, seeing
that he Is making matters worse. he
stops and reddens. -#
Miss Perkins does not help him. In.
deed, she sits mute, waiting for him to
untangle himself. He goes of into
something about that delightful sea-
son." checks himself and, with a touch
Of melancholy, speaks Of the formal
winter" then comes again to stop.
This time Miss Perkins condescends to
make remark.
do You remain for some time in the
city?' lr*
The words conveyed the idea that
she would be willing he should leave
BY the next train.
BY this time Mr.. DANGER was begin.
ming to recover himself. When he
spoke again IT was in a conventional
tone, with which he seemed to be quite
a. familiar as Miss Perkins.
II shall be here all winter" he said
''but fear shall see little Of you in
society, for shall be very busy. My
aunt, Mrs: Walter Delano, and other
relatives and friends are urging me to
accept invitations, but
Mrs. Delano!' exclaimed Miss Per
kins. "Your aunt!'
Il shall be engaged financing the A.,
L. and B. railroad, which we are going
to build to connect two other roads Of
our system
But Mrs. Delano! know her very
WELL" again interrupted Miss Perkins.
"She is the leader Of our set"
The young man pushed on. 1T will
require some twenty millions to-
"But thought you told me you were
Z civil engineer?"
II I'm. My father thought knowl-
edge Of engineering the best equip
ment for my life work. He is man.
1Xer Of the system and Is beginning to
throw some Of his smaller responsi.
buities on to my shoulders. This lit
tie matter Of twenty millions
Are you the son Of Edgar T. Dan.
gler, the railroad king?"
"Yes, and my father sets more store
BY me than most fathers do BY their