Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-15

ing Wright's exclamation.
One minute, sir" Wright was not
willing for him 10 proceed without his
knowing that his daughter was in the
room with them. Before you speak
. further YOU must know that we're not
alone in this room.
Were nCt?" lie looked about him,
and at the sound OF a familiar voice
turned sharply to confront his daugh-
Ter.
No, father; I'm here" She adj
yanced coolly to the center Of the
room. and waited for him to speak.
Gloria, Ny laughter here" He
managed to gasp. Wright, determined
not to have his hand forced, waited to
sec what card the daughter would
play.
wait a minute, please" she re-
marked quietly, the most seIf-pos
sessed Of the three. Are you so blind
sou can't see you find me here be
cause ] wish it so? My visit to Mr.,
Wright surprised him just as much as
did yours. When you were announced.
told him I would stay"
So that's it. is it," her father
ragged. HIVE you turned against me,
too Why didn't ] raise YOU Ike you
ought to a been." 1t was with an
! evident effort that he was restraining
himself even as much as he was.
Would to heaven you had" Gloria
exclaimed in d low tone You gave
me only the roses of life, and now the
thorns- all that life offers me-seem
sharper than [ can bear.
Wright had thought his heart had
been SO wrung that nothing could hurt
/ him worse. but this confession Of I'M
happiness TO her father made his own
unhappiness greater than he had be
/ Iieved it could be
Gloria, this is distressingly painful.
7 Please don't" he begged. Then he
turned to her father. Why have you
come here"
Why is she here?"
Father" now she spoke timidly, a
maiden telling of dear dead love,
Tor a little while Mr.. Wright and /
/ were engaged be married. / don't
/ think you know what that means to q
/ girl. what it meant to me. But you
do know how it ended. Yet we're still
! such good friends that l felt I could
/ come this afternoon to
| As she spoke. a great light began TO
| dawn upon her father. At the words
good friends" he saw his whole plan
! successful. although worked cut along
! lines a trifie different than what had
/ been in his mind when he had deter
mined to call upon the editor Your
successful general is a great oppOrtU
mist. and David Kerr was quick to
seize this opportunity.
Good friends,' he echoed. inter
Iupting her Then I'm glad | found
sou here Just listen to ME a minute
/ amt got much to say, MIR. Wright
! but we understand each other pretty
F.. well. Now then-you gave US 4 pretty
/ hard bump. an | admire YOU fer il
! OF course. you're new to Belmont an
it looks all right from yer pint o
/ view" His tone was NOW suave AMI
conciliatory d" But you're too good d
man to be blockin' the wheels O prog
ress in this town"
Things were running pretty smooth
when / came here, weren't they?'
/ Wright was willing to admit tina,
much.
Exactly, exactly" Kerr took a stel
| forward and glanced at Gloria before
/ he went on Now then, what dc
you say TO this? You switch over an
Join me- If it's too strong fer you
to go, III cut out that Maple avenue
railway line. an Wen so at it some
other way"
Gloria looked at her father in as
punishment. Wright did not interrup
him, wishing to hear all that he haC
TO- say. This campaigns taught mt
I'm CROWN old. Some day somebody
got to take my place. There amt ;
man in the party with your sense.
need You. an'-what's mCre-you1
profit by bein with me.
MIR. Kerr, it won't take ME man,
words 10 give you your answer.
Reading disapproval in the remark
! David Kerr craftily replied with hi
kindest manner. Take yer time. TAX,
yer time. The more you think i
over. the more you'll like it, Besides
I'm thinkin' of Gloria. You two tall
it over She's"
Father" The girl was perfect,
mortified and her sense of the fines
Of things outraged by having her nam,
dragged into the discussion. "WouI,
you dare connect my name with sucl
an affair.""
TO the coarse nature all things ar
coarse. and her father seemed SUI
prised that she should resent the man
ner in which he had connected he
with the offer An Why nOt?" b
asked. I've been thinkin' the mat
ter over, an you an him would max
a pretty good team
on" Gloria's disgust was unspeak
able Mere rage was useless to eX
press her feelings.
Kerr turned TO Wright, since Glori
/ appeared TO have no inclination I
listen so | argues, why not fix i
up between US. Then he spoke to hi
daughter in explanation, Mot KNOWN
you'd be here. But its Just as vel
Now. Mr.. Wright. what / say is this
This town wants somebody to run i
Belmont can't sit along without sons
: body to keep the wheels creased. L
: put the paper on its feet fer you, al
= gradually-as gradually as you like
, you kin come over TO my way OF thinl
/ in Then what'd be more natural tina
+ fer you to take over the ruRnin' {
things specially as you'd be my sol
+ in-law?''
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/ of shelteriug under a tree just becaus
YOU have heard that it IS dangerous.
: Il is dangerous to shelter under
solitary tree, because lightning like
TO strike The highaSt noint and 4 sol