Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-11-14

description Of a bore and a prig to
me-"
The next morning hen she saw
Billy going to the station with his
mother, she almost wept.
Il didn't know | was so fond OF
Billy" she walled.
She had no buoyant spirits tc
quench when the guest arrived. She
was 8 quiet and detected during din
ner that Philip Reeves finally aban
doned his attempts to onver with
her.
Three wretched days passed in
which Allene managed to maintain a
demeanor hat satisfied her fathers
Ideas of decOrum, although she felt
horribly unnatural. Then came the
reaction. Her father received an ur
gent m to a n~eighboring town
on business. With his departure, AL
lene's strained dignity vanished.
where's Mr.. Reeves?" she asked
Of the maid as she came into the
house from a drive.
He went to the factory" was the
reply.
Free and alone! She hadn't felt SC
unrestrained since her childhood days
She flew to the piano, and the room
rang with the maddest music in her
repertoire. Then her voice burst forth
In gay, little snatChes Of song that re
vealed her eXuberance of spirit.
At last, when h paused for breath,
a voice behind her said:
why haven't you played and sung
like hat before?"
She wheeled about quickly on the
piano bench.
How long have you been in here?'
b asked family.
Il came at the first sound of the
music. It Ia Just the kind | Ike. !
am not educated up to classical
music"
"Oh, l feel 80 much better. Really
! cant live up to papa's program any
longer"
What do you mean ?" he demanded
Then i~mpetuously and impulsively
she told him the department her ia
ther had prescribed, and the heroic
efforts she had made to live up to it.
A most delightful week Of pleasure
followed. Saddle horses, automobiles
and mountain wagon were brought in
to use for various excursions and pic
MICS. Allene found in Philip a man a,
companionable as was Billy.
Crossing the lawn one day when the
weather had suddenly turned too cold
to permit Of driving comfortably. AL
lene stepped on a stone, and stumbled
It's those absurd FrenCh-heeled
~.o1J-aaJ DL.1;r rIt~ra W.
ly. There ought to be q law against
their manufacturer"
Therefore when Allene came down
stairs that evening, out Of sheer per.
verseness, she chose her very most
extreme-heeled slippers.
On the sixth stair from the bottom,
she utrned her foot trlpDed. and land
ed In a heap on b hall floor.
When she opened her eyes, h was
in Philips arms as he sat before the
CRATE fire in the library. She was SO
very comfortable, she decided to close
her eyes again and postpone her com.
ing to-" Then she felt him removing
her slippers.
H thinks my ankle Is broken or
sprained!" she reflected, and was glad
she had put on her silken hose. She
half opened her eyes. and to her nor
ror SOW him calmly committing heI
slippers to the flames.
She gave a little shrek OF indigna
ton and sat bolt upright.
How dare you! My beautiful slip
pers!"
We'll, their destruction seems to
have brought you to consciousness.
he said ooolly. Il was afraid you had
tainted for keeps. Is your ankle
hurt?"
Not a biti" she replied. essaytns
to get OF her feet, but he held her
fast.
No, Alenei Let me tell you some-
thing.
When he had told her she assured
him she had loved him up to the time
he had burned her slippers. Nov. 1t
was all changed.
They finally COMPROMISED IL half
French heels.