Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-01-01
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built for himself the most magnificent
mansion the Midland City had ever seen.
as GHAPTE q iii 1d.- vHz1ns w the MAJ m;a5oft,s
e eosld p%e nsRee rea pnsdifS osa W Vii as al HsH hsr
love would be bestowed upon the children. |
There was only one child, however.
bringing and his youthfui acc acco aaI sP-
ments as a mischief maker were quite in |
tons.
CHAPTER 'III.-By the time George |
vent away to college he dig not attempt
were about the most Important family in
the world. At a ball given in his honor |
when he returned from college. George
the prettiest girl present, n got on ia
queer looking duck" at whom he had
lady's father. He was Eugene Morgan, =
former resident Of Bigburg, and he was
returning there to erect a factory and to
Dung horseless carriages Of his own In
vention.
snAPTER 1v.-Eugene was an old ad-
1atrer of 1sabel's and they had been en-
gagged when Isabel threw him over be-
married Wilbur Minafer.
CHAPTER v:-aeerge make rapid
CHAPTER V:-while driving with
Lucy F. next day. George ailews.the horse
everturns the cutter. splitting George and
Lucy in the snow. unhurt. although
George is greatly annoyed.
CHAPTER vu.-George reveals intense
dislike Of Morgan. whom he suspects OF
great astonishment, sharply rebukes him
CHAPTER vI1I.-Home" on vacation,
George has q heart-to-heart talk with his
! !nSsnee; IN and Gh Sis fas srsse fa at 1ae h fsmt1y
both. ''' opotu'
EhAPTER Ix.-Heari1g ~rumcrs Con.
serni e. Lucy n her suitorsmin paarticu-
consent to a formal engagement of mar
riage, but Lucy refuses.
CHAPTER X.-George becomes annoyed
at gossip which connects his mother's
T nams wif n, E xsnf A Me5Eaq 9or and bar ri ramarky
thetic but somewhat bewildering.
OF ideals Of life, which they find surpris-
1ngly Different and part in something
which very nearly approaches a quarrel.
CHAPTER x111..At q dinner given BY
luminosity to his motherss old friend.
George did not move, and Fanny,
following the other two, came round
the table and paused close beside his
chair; but George remained posed in
great inperturbability, cigar between
teeth, eyes upon ceiling, and paid no
attention to her. Fanny waited until
the sound of Isabel's and the Majors
voices became inaudible in the hall.
Then she said quickly, and in a low
voice so eager that it was unsteady:
George. you've struck just the
treatment to adopt; you're doing the
right thing!"
She hurried out, scurrying after the
others with a faint rustling Of her
black skirts, leaving George mystifed
but injurious.
In truth, however, he was neither S o
comfortable nor 81 imperturbable as
he appeared. He felt some gratifca-
ton; he had done a little to put the
man in his place-that man whose in
f1uence upon his daughter was precise
ly the same thing as a contemptuous
criticism of George Anderson Nina
fer, and of George Anderson MIMI
fer's "ideals of life" Lucy's going
away without q word was intended,
he supposed, as a bit Of punishment.
Well, he wasn't the sort Of man that
people were allowed to punish; he
could demonstrate that to them
since they started it!
Isabel came to Georges door that
night and, when she had kisesd him
goodnight, she remained in the open
doorway with her hand upon his
shoulder and her eyes thoughtfully
lowered, so that her wish to say some
thing more than goodnight was evil
dent. Not less obvious was her per.
plexity about the manner of saying
it; and George, divining her thought,
amiably made an opening for her.
SWELL, old lady," he said, indulgent-
ly, "you needn't look so worried. /
won't be tactless with Morgan again.
After this I'll just keep out of his
way"
"Dear," she said, "I wish you'd tell
me something: Why don't you like Eu.
gene?"
ooh, I like him well enough" George
returned, with a short laugh, as he sat
down and began to unlace his shoes.
IT like him well enough-in his place"
mo, DEAR" she said hurriedly. "Tve
had a feeling from the very first that
you didn't really like him-that you
really never liked him. I can't under.
stand it, dear; I don't see what can be
the matter"
"NOthing's the matter"
This easy declaration naturally
failed to carry great weight, and lisa.
bel went on, in her troubled voice: at
seems so queer, especially when you
feel as you do about his daughter"
At this. George stopped unlacing his
shoes abruptly, and sat n. How do
| feel about his daughterY" ne do
manded.
swell. It's seemed-as if--as If
isabel began timidlv. III did scs::-