The Red Cloud chief., 1905-05-05

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"Did you tell him about Mr.. Halo.
way?' asked Helen, leaning forward
%anyiously.
"Warrcn told him before we left tho
car answered Briscoe He'd have
declined on the spot, | expect, IL we
hadn't made him sure II was all right
with Hedge"
"If I understood what Mr.. Smith was
saying, HALFWAY must have behaved
very WELL" said Meredith.
The Judge laughed. "IIc saw II was
the only way to beat McCunc, and he'd
have given his life aud Harklcss', too,
rather than let McCunc have It,"
"Why did you leave Mr.. IIarklcssp'
Helen asked her cousin, her eyes not
meeting his.
"My dear girl" he replied. because.
for some incxplicablc reason, my lady
cousin has not nominated me for con
grcss. and. oddly enough. the undis-
eliminating multitude were not cheer.
Ing for me: the artillery was not In nc.
tiUn to celebrate me-: the band was not
playing 10 do me honor. why should |
ride In the midst of n procession that
knows me not? Why should ! en-
throne me In IN open %harouchc, with
four white horses To draw IL and drapcd
with silkcu flags? Since these things
were not for me, ! flew 10 your side To
disscmblc my spleen under the licensed
prattlc of II cousin"
"Thcn who Is with him?"
"Thc population of this portion Of In.
diana. | take it,
ooh. it's all right" said the judge.
leaning back to speak To Helen. "kcat-
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 IL. tisbcc Is n lady.
Everybody understands about that. or
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 chucklcd and look
ed out of the corner of his eye at his
daughter. whose expression was In
scrutable.
~" cried Helen. 81 tell him! No
one must tell him. He nccd never know
It,"
Briscoe reached back and patted her
cheek. 'IIow long do you suppose he
will he here I'm Plattville without its
leaking outT'
"But when they kept watch over
him for months nobody old him."
"Ah," said B~riscoc, but this Is diff
ferent."
EMO. no, no. she exclaimed. ut
must he kept from him somehow"
slI,'Il Er,v, - hr t,,,n.,.cV,. an vns,
better tell him this evening"
"This EVENING"
eyes; you'll have n good chance"
81 will?'
"IIc's coming to supper with us-hc
and yOur father, of course. and Heating
and Bcncc and Boswell and Smith and
Tom Martin and I.igc. We're going tn
have Il big time, with you and Mimi"
to do the honors, and we're all coming
into town afterward for the fireworks,
and I'll let him drive you In he hac-
ton. You'll have plenty Of chances to
talk 1t over with him and tell him nj!
about It,"
; Helen gave n little gasp. "Never!"
she cried. Never"
The blackboard stopped on the Her
aid corner. and here and along Main
street the line of vehicles which had fol-
lowed Il from the station took positions
to await the parade. The square was
almost Il solid mass of bunting, and
the north entrance of the courthouse
had been decorated with strcamers and
flags so as To make a sort Of stand.
Hithpr the crowd was already stream
ing and hitlcr the procession made Its
way. At intervals the gun doomed
:. from the station, and SchOfields' Henry
was winnOwing the air with his bell.
Nobody had n better time that day than
/, SchOfields' Henry. except old Wilker-
son, who was with the procession.
/ In advance came the boys, whOoping
and somcrsaulting. and behind them
rode a band of mounted men. sitting
, their horses like cavalrymcn, led by the
sheriff and his deputy and jim Bard
, lock. Then followed the Harkless club
= of Amo. led 10y Boswell. with the mag
: unanimous Holloway himself marching
I in the ranks, and ut sight or this the
I, people shouted like madmcn. But when
| Helen's eye fell upon Halloway's fat.
rather unhappy face she felt Il pang or
5 pity and unreasoning remorse. which
: warned her that he who looks upon
: politics when II is red must steel his
1 eyes to see many Il man with the heart-
l burn. After the men Of AmO came the
p Harklcss club OF Gainesville, Mr..
+ Bcncc in the van with the step OF IA
MI. ~ ,a Mr.