Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-11-24
Where are you golng3" Boyd asked

him.
I'm going out into society"
clyde is taking you to the yacht.
eh?"
"No. He's afraid of my work. so
I'm going out on my own. he told
me all about the swell quilts at Marsh's
place. so / thought I'd Ian up there
and look them over. / may cop an
heiress." He winked wisely. III ] see
one that looks gentle I'm liable to grab
me some bride. He says there amt
one that's got less than n couple of
millions In her kick"
Boyd was too weary to do more than
wish him success. but 1t seemed that
fortune favored Fraser. for before he
had gone far he saw a young woman
seated I'm a patch of wild flowers.
%plucking the blooms with careless hand
while she drank in the beauty of the
bright arctic morning. She vas sim
ply dressed. yet looked so prosperous
that Fraser instantly decided:
That's her! I'll spread my checks
with this one. Good morningl' he be-
gan.
The girl ave him an Indifferent
glance from two fearless eyes and
nodded slightly.
IF you don't mind. I'll rest a min
ute. I'm out for my morning walk.
It's a nice day. isn't itr AS she did
not answer he ran OF glibly: my
name is De Benville. I'm one of the
New Orleans branch. That's my can
merry down yonder." He pointed In the
direction from which he had just come.
II thought that was MIR. Emerson's
cannery." she said.
"Oh. the idea! He only runs IL for
me. | put up the money. You know
him. eh?"
The girl nodded. Eyes. / know Mr..
Clyde also"
"Who-AltonY" be queried with re.
assuring warmth. "Why. you and |
have got mutual friends. Alton and
me Is pals" He shook his head SOL
EMMY. Amt he a scourge?"
Il beg your pardon"
II say. amt he an awful thing? He
amt anything like Emerson. There's
a ring tailed swallow all right. all
right! I like him."
Are you very intimate with him"
Am 1? I'm closer to him than a
porous plaster. When Boyd amt
around I'm him. that's all. Is that
your yachtf"
mo. My father and | are merely
passengers"
$50 you trailed the old skeezicks
along with you? Well. that's right.
Make the most Of your father while
you've got him. II Id paid more at
tentiop TO mine I'd have been bette-
OF now. But | was wild" Fraser
winked In a manner to inform his lis
that all worldly wisdom was his.
wanted TO be a jockey. and the old
party cut me of. What I've got now
l made all by myself. but II I'D stayed
In Bloomington | might have been
president of the bank by this time"
Bloomington. understood you to
say New Orleans"
Wy Ofu iudu udu u WuOit StTiuS VI
banks" Fraser averred hastily.
Tell me-is Mr.. Emerson illy" asked
the girl.
"lll enough to lick a den OF wild
"He intended coming out to the
yacht last night. but be disappointed
u.s."
He's as busy as an ant hill. | met
him turning in just as | came our for
my constitutional"
Where had he been all nightY" Her
voice betrayed IN interest thar Fraser
quick TO detect. He answered
"You eau search me. | don't keep
cases pm BIN. AS long as he does his
work ! don't rare where he goes at
time" He resolved that this
girl should learn nothing from him.
There seem to be very few white
IN this place." she said after
a pause.
"Only one. TIL you people came.
you've crossed her traily'
~Mr. Emerson told me about her.
lie seems quite fond Of her"
1--WE always said they'd make Q
swell looking pair"
Zone a hardly blame her for trying
70 catch him."
"Oh, you can make book that she
iidn't start no lovemaking. She Amt
kind to curl up In a mans ear and
whisper. She don't have to. All she
needs to do IL look natural. The men
will fall like ripe persimmons."
They have been together a great
deal. l suppose"
Every hour Of the day. and the days
are long" said Fraser cheerfully. "But
amt crippled. He could have walk
away II he'd wanted TO. It's q good
thing he didn't. though. because she's
more to win this bet for us than
we've done ourselves
She's unusually pretty" the girl 70
marked coldly.
Yes. and she's Just as bright a. abe
Is good hooking. Bur I don't care for
Fraser gazed admirfnely at
The brown hair before him and rolled
bis exes eIoqncntly. I'm strong for
~brunettes. am. It'a the creole blood
ID ma"
She gathered up FER Wild flowers and