The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-02-08

GOOD graciouS.'
-She used TO be my fathers stehog'
rainier. and she was thrown a good
deal with Peters. 1t was quite natural
that he should fall in love with her.
She vas a beautiful girl, with rahfr
your own shade of hair. Peters is q
nan Of volcanic passions, and, When
after she had given him to understand
that his love was returned, she IN
formed him one day that she was en-
gagged TO a fellow az Ealing West, lie
went right off his on;On-1 mean, he
became completely distraught. must
saw that he concealed il very erect
lively at first. We had no mixing or
his condition till he came IN with the
pistol. And, after that well,
as | say, we had TO dismiss him. y
great pity, for he was Il good clerk.
Still, ii wouldn't do. 1t wasn't only
hat he tried TO shoot Mss Milliken.
| That wouldn't have mattered so much,
as she left after he made his third
| attempt, and got married. But the
| llillS bfNttllit an 'tp 7A' - '''N'
and we found that he had a fixed Idea
that every red-haired woman who came
into the Office was the girl who had
deceived him. You can see how awk-
ward that made It. Red hair Is so
fashionable nowadays"
my hair is red!" whispered Billie
palIldIy.
Eyes, ! noticed 1t myself. l told you
il was much the same shade as Miss
MilliFCn's. It's rather fortunate that
| happened to be here with you when
he came"
but he may be lurking out there
stil.'
II expect he is" said Sam carclessly
"Ics, | suppose he is. Would You like
me to 60 and send him away? All
right"
"But-but is it safe?"
sam uttered q light laugh.
81 don't mind taking a risk or two
for your sake" he said, and sauntered
from the room, closing the door behind
him. Billie followed him with worship
ing eyes.
John Peters rose politely from the
chair in which he had seated himself
for more comfortable perusal Of the
copy of Home Whispers which he had
brought with him TO refresh his mind
in the event Of the firm being too busy
to see him Immediately. He was par
ticularly interested in the series OF
chats with Young Mothers.
"Hullo, Peters," said Sam. want
anything?"
Very sorry TO have disturbed you,
goodby. | sail on Saturday, and my
time will be pretty fully taken up all
the week. ! have 10 go down TO the
country TO get some final instructions
from the client whose important pa
pers | am taking over. I'm sorry to
have missed your father, Mr.. Samuel"
Yes, this is his golf day. I'll tell
him you looked in"
els there anything l can DO before
/ go?'
"Do?"
"Well-"-John Peters coughetl tact
fully-"I see that you are engaged
with Il client, Mr.. Samuel, and was
wondering if any little point Of law
had arisen with which you did not feel
yourself quite capable Of coping, in
which case ] might perhaps be of as
sistance.'
"Oh, that lady" said sam. That
was Miss Milliken's sister"
Indeed? ] didn't know Miss Mill.
ken had il sister"
"No?' said sam.
"She is not very like her in appear.
ance."
NO. This one is the beauty Of the
family, | believe. a very bright, in
teIIIgent girl. l was telling her about
your revolver jusS before you came In,
and she was most interested. It's a
pity You haven't got it with you now,
to show her.
"Oh, but / have. have, Mr.. Sam.
ue4 !" said Peters opening a small
handbag and taking out n hymn-book,
half i pound of mixed chocolates, a
tongue sandwich, and the pistol, in the
order named. 81 was on my way TO
the Rupert street range for a little
practice. ! should be glad to show
1t to her"
We'll, wait here a minute or two"
said Sam. III have finished talking
business in a moment"
He returned to the inner office. ,
"Well? cried Billie. @r
Eth? Oh, he's gone" said Sam. 81
persuaded him to go away. He was
Il little excited, poor fellow. And now
let us return to what we were talking
about. You say ;" He broke of
with an exclamation, and glanced at
his watch. Good Heavens, l had no
ldea of the time. / promised 10 run
Up and see a man in one of the Offices
IN the ext court. He wants TO con
suit me on some difficulty which has
arisen with n of his clients. Rightly
or wrongly he values my advice. Can
you spare me for q short while? J
slant be more than ten minutes"
"CCrtainly."