The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-05-01
D.Grayson
By SADIE OLCOTT

oOOuI AAu AZ InC OCOulSluA ulAO duO
valleys which made up the surround.
ing country. He was handsomely
dressed; his suit case was plastered
over with the labels Of foreign hotels.
an indication that he had been q trav-
eler. There was but one person at the
station except the agent and his as
s~istants, and that person was a young
lady sitting in an auto runabout, who
had apparently come to meet some one
on the train. But as the expected per.
son did not arrive she was preparing
to leave when the young man stepped
up to her and, lifting his hat, politely
said:
beg pardon: Can you tell me If
there is a hotel about here where /
can put up for a few days."
There is the ParsamOwaddy inn.
but it is a couple Of miles from here"
Nothing nearerT' the young man
asked, looking at his suit case. which
was a trifle heavy.
mo place where you would be CON-
Portable. am going by the inn and
will take you in my car If you like"
THANK you very much indeed! You
are awfully kind. fear l shall have
to avail myself of your offer. though
It will be a pleasure to me to ride with
you"
BE put his belongings into the run
about and got in beside the young
lady. He was on a tour of inspection
Of different localities with a view to
buying or building a summer residence,
and it was not long before he was
gathering information. He was the
son Of q widow and virtually the head
of the family. Presently he spied a
house on a hill that caught his fancy
Immediately.
There's the place / want exactly. !
couldn't grow those trees in fifty years.
The view from its front piazza must
be superb"
II car give you the owners name If
you wish to make an offer for it." said
the lady.
you don't mean that it is for sale?''
You car never tell what is for sale
till you ask. We Americans have the
credit among foreigners of being will.
ing to sell anything we have II We
get our price,"
who owns IT."
"Dr. Grayson."
"How would I learn whether the
property could be bought? 1t seems
to me that It would be very imperti.
nent to go to q mans house and ask
him II he wishes to sell It,"
"You might say that you have heard
that possibly the place could be bought
and had called to learn the facts.
There would be no impertinence In
that
~ don't know that there would be-
you'll find DR.. Grayson at home
about noontime. Here is your Inn"
I'm eve sc much obliged to you
for your lift and for your Information.
Good morning.
you're quite welcome. suppose
you will 60 to see DR.. Grayson today"
II think l will"
"Well. be sure to go at noon. You
will be sure to find him then"
Thanks, very much"
The young man went into the inn.
which resembled a private residence
and not a hotel. He spent the morn.
ing in q hired auto visiting different
localities. but found nothing for sale
and was averse to spending the time
required to build. He kept his eye on
the Grayson residence and hoped that
he would find the owner willing to put
q price on 1t. Between IL and / o'clock
he directed the chauffeur to take him
there,
He told the butler, who admitted
him. to say to DR.. Grayson that he
had heard there was a possibility that
he would sell his place. If so, would
the doctor listen to q proposition? The
butler returned and said that DR.. Gray.
son would be willing to discuss the
matter; it being the luncheon hour per.
haps the gentleman would make q
proposition at table.
This was far more than the young
man had hoped for. He sent word that,
though he felt like an intruder, he
would accept the invitation. In q few
minutes he heard a rustling Of skirts
on the staircase, and a lady entered
the room.
She was the person who had driven
him from the station to the inn.
"You are doubtless surprised to see
mo - h said smiling
mot more surprised than pleased"
was the gallant reply. "You are
Miss Florence Grayson. I put on
a prefix to which l am entitled, but
seldom use it. The doctor" indicates
A degree l acquired in a postgraduate
course at college. l trust you will *
cuse my not making myself known as
the owner of this property. The truth
ia that we are thinking Of spending
some time abroad, and IL we do the
place would be only an encurhbrance."
"And I having just come from abroad
the property would be very useful to
me-"
At luncheon everything was talked
about except the purchase Of the prop