The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-04-12

Miss Mason was nettled as we'll as
amused.
But you read the mining and flnan-
cial news by the hour" she re-
torted.
But / sure set something out Of
that. It's business. and it's differ
ent. get money ont OF It. What do
you get out of books!"
Points OF view. new ideas, l!fe."
Not worth q cent cash"
But lifes worth more than cash"
she argued.
"Oh, we'll" he said, with easy mas
cullne tolerance, so long as you en-
10Y II. That's what counts. suppose;
and there's no accounting for taste"
Despite his own superior point Of
view, he had an idea that she knew
lot, and he experienced a feeting
feeling like that OF barbarian face
to face with the evidence OF some ire
mendous culture. To Daylight cul-
ture was a worthless thing, and yet,
somehow. he was vaguely troubled by
sense that there was more in culture
than he imagined.
Again, on her desk. In passing. he
noticed a book with which he was ia.
miliar. This time he did not stop. for
he had recognized the cover. II was
q magazine correspondents book on
the Klondike. and he knew that he
and his photograph figured in II, and
he knew, also, Of a certain sensational
chapter concerned with woman's
suicide, and with one ITO Much Day.
light" After that he did not talk with
her again about books. He imagined
what erroneous conclusions she had
drawn from that particular chapter,
and II stung him the more in that they
were undeserved. lie pumped Morri-
son, the clerk. who had first TO vent
his personal grievance against Miss
Mason before he could tell What little
he knew OF her.
she comes from Sskiyou County.
She's very nice 10 work with In the
office. OF course. but she's rather stuck
on herself-exclusive. you know"
How do you make that out?" Day
light queried.
Well. abe thinks too much OF
herself to associate with those she
works with, In the Office here, for in.
stance. She won't have anything to
do with a fellow. you see. I've ask.
ed her out repeatedly. 10 the theater
and the chutes and such things. But
nothing doing. Says she likes plenty
OF sleep, and can't stay up late, and
has to go all the way to Berkeley
that's where she lives. But that's all
hot air. She's running with the Uni.
versity boys. that's what she's doing.
She needs lots OF sleep. and can't 20
10 the theater with me, but she can
dance all hours with them. I've heard
1t pretty straight that she goes 10 ali
their hops and such things. Rather
stylish and heightened for a stenog.
rapher, I'd say. And she keeps n
horse. too. She rides astride all over
those hills out there. | saw her ono
Sunday myself Oh, she's a high.
flyer. and ! wonder how she does 4,
Sixty-hve q month don't go far. Then
she has sick brother. too"
Live with her peopleg" Daylight
asked.
No: hasn't got any. They vera
well to do. I've heard. They must have
been. or that brother or hers couldn't
nave gone to the University OF Cali.
iornla. Her father had q big cattle
ranch. but he got to fooling with mines
or something. and went broke he,oro
ne died Her mother died long beforo
that Her brother must cost n In, =,
money. He was husky once. plavad
iootoail, was great on hunting and no.
ing out IN the mountains and such
Things. he got his accident breok.
ing horses. and then rheumatism =,
something got into him. One loo !.
shorter than the other. and witbersa
up some. He has to walk on crutchos
l saw her out with him once-cro..
ing tne Terry. The doctors have hoon
experimenting on him for years ana
mes In the French Hospital now
All Of which side-lights on Mic. NJ,
son went TO increase Daylights iptsn !
eS' IN her. Yet, much as he de.,ros
ne tailed to get acquainted WITH No..
ne mad thoughts Of asking bs, ;.
luncheon, but his was thu ,nn.,. 49,,
airy OF the frontiersman, and m.
thoughts never came to anything Hs
Ane" seif-respecting. souared..,,n-
.,an leu was not supposed to take his
s,snoerapher to luncheon. Such tb,nv.
old happen. he knew. for he haaS
s sns enamns gossip of the club; but 10
aia not think much of such mon ,ns
Tel, sorry for the girls. " 1n'
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