The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-05-27
Love and Law
By MIRIAM LEE DALLAS

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what Is the trouble now. Reuben ,
frquired bis wife.
-Verda. She's on my mind and
, makes me suspicious and uneasy"
; -Suspicious Of wbat7 Uneasy
) Why demanded Mrs. Hall. fousing vi
1 considerably, for her favorite nice
had VOC from her almost motheri.
regard
Just this. Martha explained Reu
, hen soberiy: "Yerda has been here 1
month. and talks Of staying two
Doesn't il look to you as If there I.
something in the wind when q city
bred girl prefers this dull, way-back
life OF ours 10 the excitement OF the
town? Then, again. who supposed
when Brother Luke sent her on that
the bewifching little fairy was going
TO have every young man In the village
fali head over heels In love with herT'
"You great goose yerds Is simply
enjoying the heydey Of her beautiful
youth Do you want to shut her up
Ike prisoner In Q nunnery?r
Il don't" disseAte6 Reuben, but
owe duty to her father to see that
she doesn't fall in love with some poor.
stgIftless fellow and US get blamed by
Luke for 1t to the end Of the chapter
-the is up TO enjoying life Ike the
Sweet. rational creature she u.s." per-
sisted Mrs. Hsll. "and don't 90. Ike
tie meddIinG simpleton you are. and
interfere with her innocent pleasures
il was colBcidentaI and suggestive
quite that NJ The general store that
evening The usual indolent. gossiping
group making their headquarters there
should be discussing new legal meas
ure. rthe search and seizure law"
Now Reuben did not very deeply take
In ihe merits Of the proposition ard
flgged the delusion TO his narrow
mind that he had discovered way out
Of his troubiesl
Search and seizllSe" he meditated
on his way home That strikes me
right. II must mean that when a per
son. say a relative or a guardian,
wishes to protect q person under his
care aud responsibility the law says
search and seize for the benefit of the |
relative or ward. My duty is plain. | |
wont tell Martha; she'd only encour-
age Ferda under all circumstances. l |
owe II to- NY brother and TO my CON
science tSsekeep close eye on the
.sirl and f'R going to do it,"
Nersla went away with some girl ae-
quainiances the next day and Mrs.
Hall had occasion 10 visit the town
stores. As soon as he was alone Reu-
ben locked himself In the house. so as
% be- sure there would be no Interrupt
ion. and went upstairs to the room
tn Nerda
II like the girl" he sulilequized.
and I'm M I,rying spy. Its for her
'wn good and my duty 10 Brother
luke and he went TO the bureau in
ne corner of the room and opened it's
OF drawer. There was ring with a
ainty hit OF ribbon tied around il. and
faded rfse and little packet of let
FRS. The first of these began with.
Dear Miss Hail." the next three or
BUR with --Dear Nerda." and the last.
r,ient. full of love and expressed de-
otion. bore such words as darling
nd dearest They were signed with
n initial oDly-it WAS "R"
Who is .R?' ruminated Reuben.
md wonder what Martha would say
} all that gushy trashf Why. the fell
w writes MS If he owned Veria En-
,ged? oh. must advise her father.
: get the girl back home at once
Reuben sat down under tree in the
Irden and ,cogitated deeply over the
Inject in hand. Then the hayrack
agon came up and Verda Went up 10
II room. but came down again almost
and. with an expression
palpable anxiety and excitement
Dtsling her face. discovered Reuben
d ran up.to him.
"Oh, Uncle Reuben ~ she exclaimed
eathlessiy. ''some one has been ran
cking my bureau and they have
zen some-some things / wouldn't
'e for the world Maybe some bur =
tr has visited the house" II,
Was ii some letters you have
sSedf questioned her uncle.
Why, yes. uncle-how did you
nwf'
sat down. verda. l have something
say to YOU and forthwith he ex-
lined the merits Of the case, while 40
niece, open-eyed and astonished.
red at him as though he were n ia