Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-07-20
intellectual
Courtship
Ii .sa Very Different Affair
From Simple Love.
By EDITH b. ARNOLD.
Copyright. 1910. by American Press

of an independent income, IL was not
necessary for her TO make living. but
she was so clever that the college sent
her abroad TO study for a professor
ship. She returned with an additional
foreign degree and assumed the chair
for which she had been preparing her
self
When Miss Professor Lyall was
twenty seven years old it occurred to
her that after all she would prefer TO
be a wife aud mother to growing old
as a teacher. If she were to choose
the more natural course it was high
time she were doing so. She was con-
sidered very attractive woman and
was comely. She had had a number
OF offers, but had not been thinking OF
marriage and for this reason had ac-
cepted none of them. Now, having
determined 70 wed. she looked over the
list OF her suitors and settled on Royal
Richardson. journalist.
Mr.. Richardson was editor in chief
Of a large newspaper He was high
ly educated and forceful man. There
is no place IN the world where exact
ness. system and. above ALL quick
resource are more essential than in the
makeup Of a daily newspaper. Mr..
Richardson had a quiet, dignified way
with him that carried great weight.
That match" every one said, lis
between one of natures highest type
Of men and the same grade of women
Such couple united should produce
important results for good. What a
splendid spur the one for the other"
"No doll wife for me-" said Mr.. Rich
ardson. Give NE a woman with a
brain in her head!" IF | am to be
married" said Miss Lyall, II prefer
man who is certainly not my inferior.
II he is my superior VIII follow his
lead. for that is a law of nature. If
he should turn out to be of poorer
judgment than l, then that same law
will compel him to submit 10 my de-
crees'
Two persons were especially disap-
pointed at this engagement. One was
Walter Fairbanks, quiet. unobtru-
sive man several years younger than
Miss Lyall Not being highly educat-
ed himself-he had gone into business
at seventeen-he had a profound adj
miration for Professor Lyall. 1t
was the acme of his desires to have
such woman for his wife. 1t would
be like an intellectual beggar marry
ing one with an intellectual fortune.
The other disappointed person was
Miss Lucy Brooks, girl Of twenty.
whose knowledge had been gained in
public school, but whose heart was as
fresh as rose and exhaled as much
fragrance upon all who knew her. She
had long worshiped Mr.. Richardson
from distance. but considered him so
far above her that 1t was madness for
her to aspire to be his wife.
No sooner had Professor Lyal be-
come engaged to Mr. Richardson than
she began 10 take an interest in bis
paper She liked TO pick out editorials
In which she could see his vigorous
opinions expressed in his terse. pun
gent style. But one day she noticed
what she had not discovered before
She was much interested in the ma
tional problems of the day and sym
pathized with every movement calcu
lated to bring the trusts under a proper
legal subsection. Mr.. Richardson hat
given in his editorials an impression
that this was the policy of his paper
But in an article which bore every evi
dence Of having been written by hin
he made use of the term trust bust
err" The next time he met his fiance,
she said to him:
Royal. l supposed the policy OF you
paper was to advocate the regulation
| OF the trusts by law"
MY dear Margaret. the policy of |
newspaper is an unknown quantity t
any one except its manager
"Will you kindly expIainy'
Mr.. Richardson for the moment for
got that he was not In his editoria
chair. 1t seemed an icicle rather thar
sentence that came through his coll
lips.
"Yes: will explain by saying that
alone dictate the policy of r'y paper"
Miss Lyall looked at him with aston
ishment. "And alone." she said
will decide as to the man will mai
ry. he shall not be one who woui
make use Of the obnoxious expressio
trust buster
| She strobe majestically out Of til
room and upstairs.
! Mr.. Richardson departed with a con
plication OF feelings. He was disal
| pointed. angered. hurt For the DR.
time be had been interfered with
his life work His eyes were opene
to the fact that the high grade
character, OF intellect. he had wishe
IN wife had in this case at lea
proved boomerang. II be had bet
called 10 account by another his fes
lngs would not have been the least RI
ned. But he had formed the very II
portant plan OF marrying Miss Lya
and he saw that s.ch a union won
, necessitate the roofing up OF the ma
habit Of bis life.
"Good morning. Mr. Richardson
came soft voice. and. looking asil
; a. be walked. he met the aniab
smile Of Miss Brooks n was IKE