CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-05-12
he Gentleman
+. From Indiana
By Booth Harrington.

waved his hand as in welcome. Here
he is boysr he shouted.
At that it was as II all the noise that
had gone before had been mere leak
age of pent up enthusiasm. A thousand
horns blared deafeningly; the whistle
of the locomotive and that of IIib-
bard's mill were added to the din; the
courthouse bell was pealing out a well
come, and the church bells We're ring
ing; the cannon thundered. and then
cheer on cheer shook the air as John
Harkless came out under the flags and
passed down the steps of the car.
When Helen saw him over the heads
of the people and through heaving tu-
multi of flags and hats and handker-
chiefs she suddenly gave frightened
glance about her and jumped down
from her high perch and sank into the
back seat of the blackboard, with her
burning face turned from the station
and her eyes fixed on the ground. She
wanted to run away, as she had run
from him the first time she ever saw
him. and then. as now, he came in tri-
umph. hailed by the plaudits of his fel-
lows. and now, as on that long depart
ed day of her young girlhood, he was
borne high over the heads of the peo-
pie, for Minnie cried to her to look
they were carrying him on their shoul-
ders to his carriage. She had had only
that brief glimpse of him before he
was lost in the crowd that was 30 glad
to get him back again and SO proud Of
him; but she had seen that he looked
very white ard solemn.
Briscoe brought Tom Meredith
through the crowd and put him in the
blackboard beside Helen. IAN right,
Lige!" called the Judge to Willetts. who
was at the horses heads. You go get
into line with the boys: they want you.
Wen go down on Main street to see
the parade" he explained. gathering
the reins in his hand.
Ibid you tell him about Mr.. Halo
ways" asked Helen, leaning forward
anxiously.
Warren told him before we left the
car" answered Briscoe He'd have
declined on the spot. I expect, IL we
hadn't made him sure 1t was all right
with Kedge."
"If l understood what Mr.. Smith was
saying, Holloway must have behaved
very WELL" said Meredith.
The judge laughed. HE saw 1t was
the only way to beat McCune, and he'd
have given his life and Harkless', too,
rather than let McCune have it"
'Why did you leave Mr.. HarklessY
Helen asked her cousin, her eyes not
meeting his.
MY dear girl" he replied, because,
for some inexplicable reason, my lady
cousin has not nominated me for con-
gress. and, oddly enough. the undis-
eliminating multitude were not cheer
Ing for me; the artillery was not in ac-
ton 10 celebrate me; the band was not
playing TO do me honor. Why should l
ride in the midst of a procession that
knows me not? Why should | en-
throne me in an open barouche, with
four white horses to draw it and draped
with silken flags? Since these things
were not for me, l flew TO your side to
dissemble my spleen under the licensed
prattle of a cousin"
"Then who is with himf'
"The population of this portion of In
diana, l take it,
"Oh, it's all right said the judge,
leaning back to speak TO Helen. "Keat-
ing and Smith and your father are to
ride in the carriage with him. You
needn't be afraid of any of them letting
him know that II. Fisbee is lady.
Everybody understands about that OF
course they know it's to be left to you
to break 1t to him how n girl has run
his paper
The old gentleman cJhuckled and look
ed out of the corner of his eye at his
daughter, whose expression was in
scrutable.
Tr' cried Helen. II tell him! No
one must tell him. He need never know
it"
cheek. How long do you suppose he
will be here In Plattville without its
leaking outT'
"But when they kept watch over
him for months nobody told him."
"Ah." said Briscoe, but this Is DIFF
ferent."
mo no. nor she exclaimed. at
must be kept from him somehow"
"He'll know It by tomorrow; 80 you
better tell him this evening"
'"This eveningT'
Eyes; you'll have q good chance"
ri WIFI"
"He's coming to supper with us-he
and your father, Of course, and Keating
and Bence and Boswell and Smith and
Ten Martin and Ligs. Wers going to
havs Q big time. with zen ard Minnie