Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-12-01

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saw your love for her. and ! never
tried to rob her. oh. don't look as IL
| couldn't have done differently II |
had tried. ! could have injured her
very easily II | had been the sort she
thinks me. But | helped you I'm every
way | could. made sacrifices. ! did
things she would never have done"
She stopped on the verge of tears.
why did you do all thisT he
asked.
Don't you known Cherry gazed at
him with a faint smile.
Then, for the first time, the whole
truth burst upon him. The surprise OF
It almost deprived him of speech. and
he stammered:
mo, p Then he fell silent.
What little ! did | did because |
love you" said the girl In a tired
voice. "You may as well know, for
II makes no difference now"
I'll am sorry" be said. gripped by
a strong emotion that made him go
hot and cold. II have been a fool"
mo; you were merely wrapped up In
your own affairs. You see. l had been
living my own life and was fairly con
tented till you came. Then everything
changed. For a long time hoped you
might grow to love me rs l loved you.
but l found 1t was no use. When /
saw you so honest and unselfsh In
your devotion TO that other girl /
thought II was my chance to do some
thing unselfsh In my turn. IL vas
hard. but | did my best. ! think I
must love you In the same way you
love her. Boyd. for there Is nothing In
all the world | would not do &c make
you happy"
The girl stood for a moment with her
eyes turned toward the river. Then
she said:
II must think. III want to go
away. Goodby."
'Goodby." he returned and stood
watching her as she hurried away.
half suspecting the tears that were
trembling amid her lashes.
It was not until supper time that
Boyd saw "Fingerless' Fraser and
questioned him about his quest for an
heiress.
Nothing doing In the heiress bust.
ness" replied the adventurer. al
couldn't stand the exposure"
They were cold. eh?
Yep! They weathered me put"
did you really meet any OF those
peopley
Sure! ] met 'em all. but / didn't
catch their names. made one be-
Fore I'd gone a mile-tall. slim party
with cracked ice In her voice"
Boyd looked up quickly. did you
introduce yourself?"
LAS CLANCY De Benvtlle. that's all.
How Is that for a drawing room mon
aker? She fell for the name all right,
but there must have been something
phony about the clothes. That's the
trouble with this park harness. II I'd
wore my soup and fish, and my two
gallon evening hat I'd have passed for
a gentleman sure. I'm strong for those
evening toys. I see another one later
a little maduro colored skirt with a
fat nose"
Miss Berry"
"Im glad to meet her. / oficed
her out Of a rowboat and told her l
was Mr.. Yonkers Of New York. We
was breezing along on the bit till Clyde
broke II up. He called me Fraser. and
1t was cold In a minute. Fraser Is a
cheap name anyhow. I'm sorry I
took It,"
do you mean to say it isn't your
real name?" asked his companion in
genuine bewilderment.
Nav. Switzer is what l was born
with. Say 1t slow and it sounds like
an air brake. don't 1t? l never won
a bet as long as / packed 1t around.
and Fraser hasn't got 1t beat by more
than a lip"
"weIl" Boyd breathed deeply. "You
are the limit"
Speaking of clothes, I notice you
are dressed up like a fruit salad. What
Is 1.-THE YACHT"
EYES"
"You'd better hurry. She sails at
high tide"
"Sailsr"
"Alton told me so and said that he
was going along"
@Thank heaven for that. anyhow, but
II don't understand about the other"
Boyd voiced the question that was
foremost In his mind.
did you know Cherry in the upper
country
Nope"
"she said you did"
"She said thaty"
YES. She thought you had told me
who she was"
sShe might have known I'd never
crack. It's her own business. and I've
got troubles enough with this cannery
on my hands,
Il wish You had told me-" said En-
erson.
Wayne Wayland was by no means
sure that Boyd would not make good
his threat to visit the yacht that even.
Ing. and In any case be wished 70 be
prepared. Al scene before the other
passengers Of the Grande Dame was
not 10 be thought Of. Besides. III the