Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-07-20

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speaking himself. the girl all the while
mourning balm on his perturbed feel
ings He went with her to her home,
and ii was another hour before he lert.
Miss Lyall suffered the same per-
urbed sensations. and as Mr.. Richard
son had been comforted by MISS
Brooks she turned to Walter Fair
hanks for similar treatment. III
person of strong mind becomes baked
and consequently irritated there Is a
craving for some one-not to rely on
for advice, but to whet opinions upon.
Miss Lyall made an excuse to send
for Mr.. Fairbanks In order that she
might have dummy to pound. MI
Fairbanks proved himself admirably
suited to the purpose Not capable or
understanding that higher role or eie-
waiting by an unceasing flow or infor-
nation which Is the great work or
newspapers. be saw only the blemishes
resting on the press. When Miss Lyall
told him of her disagreement with Mr.
Richardson he was surprised that she
did not know that his paper was own
ed by combination of Industrial mag
mates. This opened Miss LyalPs eyes
not only 10 the fact of an entire alb
sence of sympathy between her and
the man who was employed TO oppose
views she held very strongly, but that
there was. after all, comfort in COM
ing down with her aeroplane and hav-
ing heart to heart talk on the earth's
surface with man who knew what
was going on there.
But Mr. Richardson before any an
nouncement was made Of the break
ing of the engagement concluded to
make an effort to set matters right be-
tween him and his fiance. He called
upon her, and she came down with
disappointed look on her face.
Il have called to say, Margaret" he
began. that perhaps you are not aware
that newspaper is not exclusively
concern for dispensing noble ideas. No
BILE ideas there may be in it, but they
would MOI be there at all If the paper
had no means for it's publication. I'm
less newspaper can be made to
pay
HAS that anything TO do with pre-
tending to advocate ideas and at the
same time sneering at themY
Il don't admir-
What is your definition of the term
trust buster?
"a trust buster? Why, trust buster
is one who advocates breaking up those
combinations which are essential to
business at the present day."
But l don't admit that they are
essential"
Certainly your opinion can have
nothing to do with the management Of
the paper edit"
If the paper you edit is the exponent
of the principles, or. rather, the want
of principles, of the man am to marry
it certainly is of great Importance to
me-"
Il am employed to carry out the
policy laid down by the owners of the
paper"
why, then. do you pretend to carry
out opposing ideas?"
Margaret. newspaper is q prac-
teal affair 1t must have advertise
ments; TO secure advertisements it
must have circulation; to have circu-
lation it must have readers. Readers
are of various opinions. One must
steer a middle course to-
Enough. You. the man with whom
/ had decided to unite my very being
have no principles Of your own
"My principles are my own; the pa
per's principles are its own"
Then If you were paid to advocate
anarchy and assassination you would
do so without qualm of conscience"
margaret" he said. changing his
tone to one of dependency. IF oul
union is to be one of argument instead
of simple love it will be failure"
And unless i marry a man whose
principles are not for sale it will be Q
failure"
you are impracticable."
"Goodbyw
Mr.. Richardson and Miss Lyall haC
again found themselves in the position
| of those
Birds of tempest loving kind
Thus beating up against the wind.
though neither Of them loved the
tempest They were obliged by theil
nature to beat up against it. Agar
they sought solace in the sympathy o.
their intellectual interiors. Mr.. Rich
ardson called on Miss Brooks. ant
Miss Lyall called in Walter Fairbanks
Richardson sat on sofa beside tn
1.-the. laughing girl. rested by he
every innocent word. by her ever.
dainty motion and more than all b.
that perpetual smile which hovere
over her lips. She cared nothing TO
the policy Of his paper, and. as to hi
principles. she did not for a nnomen
doubt that they were noble. A lock
his hair fell down over his forehea(
and with the touch Of her waxen fl
gers she put 1t back In place, laughin
| as she did so. He took the fingers
his hand and kissed them. Then b
kissed her. That settled 1t.
Miss LyaIl talked to Walter Fai
banks about her conversation wit
Richardson. He listened to her witt
out word, looking at her the WIFI
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