Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-06-05

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not seem to be any good reason why
she should refuse. and yet it had
frightened her, and she wished with
all her heart that she had gone with
the conductor to see about the sleeper
and not stayed here to have this dirty
old leather case put into her keeping
by that dirty old man. She did not
know what to do with it. She hated
to put it in her dear little new hand
bag. and she restrained her we'll cut
nose from a shrinking sniff as she
hastily put it out of sight.
She had sat looking out of the
darkened window with her heart in
a tumult as the tall young mar with
the fine eyes and the air Of reckless
assurance came back to his seat.
What had he to do with the old fell
low? Could he be his son? No, never!
But did he know about the important
papers? Could he have put the old
man up to giving them to her, so
that. under some pretense or other.
he himself might speak to her? She
did not dare to look his way lest he
should presume upon the old mans
speaking. This, her first western trip,
was a fearsome thing to her, although
she reveled in the Joy Of it.
Yet. when she arose to follow the
conductor and gave n swift com
prehensive glance toward the oppo-
site seat, she saw a respectful pair Of
gray eyes looking in%terestedly at her,
with nothing presumptuous in them,
and she instantly felt that there was
no need to fear that young man. He
might be dressed like a cowboy, but
he had eyes like a gentleman:
Miss Grayson a tired, for she had
come a long journey, stopping a day
on the way with relatives who had
taken her sight seeing and kept her
going every minute, SO that she was
glad to creep into her berth as soon
as the porter had made it up.
She shrank in dislike from the
leather 8 in her handbag, and after
some hesitation took it out and
wrapped it in a leaf from a magazine
she had brought with her. She could
not bear to have the thing in with
her nice fresh handkerchiefs and
dainty little articles. 1t seemed con-
Eliminating. She had a half impulse
to throw 1t away or lose 1t; and then
her conscience reproached her loudly
for so dishonorable a thought. The
papers might be valuable. of course,
and in that case her brother would
have just cause to blame her IL she
did not bring them. At the same time
she hated the thought of carrying
around anything that had been in the
possession, Of that repulstve looking
man. t u
As she settled herself to sleep and
drew around her the folds Of the soft
silk Pullman robe that had been her
mothers parting surprise. loving
thoughts OF those she had left be.
hind her filled her mind. All the little
tender words, looks and acts of loving
sacrifice that she might be we'll fitted
out for this journey, came flocking to
be recognized, unit! Unbidden tears
filled her eyes. This silken robe was
an extravaganza. she knew, and would
be paid for by many a denial on the
part of father and mother, but 1t rep.
resented their great love for her. A
thought Of what they would have felt
about her being accosted by that
rough IA and asked to carry that
package for him came. to trouble her
yet what other possible thing was
there for her to do but to accept it;
1t certainly could not be dynamite OF
an internal machine. Her mother
would have thought Of something OF
that nature the first thing-or infec
ton, perhaps smallpox or something
equally horrible. That a possible
of course But still, the man looked
healthy enough. - 49,
Her father? Yes. her father, would
undoubtedly have approved Of hel
taking the package. Her father was
one who thought of himself
when anything in the shape of duty
demanded attention, and he hat
brought her up with the same feeling
Anyway. nov that she had taken i
and agreed toideliver it, there seemet
nothing more to be done but to keel
her word. and 1t was q simple enough
affair. of course. and. after all, quite
reasonable. Why should It bother
7 her so? es'.
= Nevertheless, it. mingled with he
= dreaming thoughts as she drifted of
to sleep, and . kind Of assurance viii
regard to 1t came as she Remembered
: the steady clear eyes OF the. .younge
: man; 4
Softly in her silken wrapping sh