The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-11-01


before ] learned that he had been
spccu,sting. mor.yaging. kiting notes
doing what he srilcd. and thought.
business" on n large scale. He re-
carried business ~ beneath the dignity
and the intcllcc, OF "gcntlcfnnn---
how my gorge 4 ,ss rise at that wordl
So ne put his great mind on u only for
few hours now AID then. he reserved
the rest of his time for what he re-
garde as the proper concerns of-a gem
demonstrating To social duties"
rcadiny prctenti. rs books looking at
tho pictures and listening To the music
dccrsed fashionarie.
Tn.y charge that put him in n
hole In fact. found him at the bot
tom az a deep pii lie had dug for HIM
self. and when he first met me he was.
without having the sense To- realize IL.
just about To x, smash. with not n
penny for his Old age. Az soon as I
had kot this fact clear cf the tangie.
I sh,p ed II to hirI
"My God. what In TO become OF me?"
he aid. That Was his only thought
not. what is TO become OF my wife and
daughter: but, what In to become or
me" do no. blanc him for this.
NatuI ally enough people who have al
ways been used &c everything become.
uncHrsciously, monsters OF egotism and
soifiShncss: Il In natural. too. that they
should Imagine themselves liberal and
generous IL they g1vc away occasionally
something that costs them. at most.
nothing more serious than tho forego-
Ing ot some extrIvngant luxury or 9TH
CT. recite his rCfnark simply 10 show
what manner OF IRAN he was what sort
OF creature haa 10 deal with
,'ffered tn help him. and ] did help
him. Is there arY one. knowing any
thing of tho facte 81 life. who viii CEN
sure me when admit that with
n. - "A. "a
did nU make for him and present To
him fortune what chance should
have had. II had been so absurdly
generous to mar who deserved moth
Ing hut punishment for his selfish and
bigutud mode OF life? took away his
worst burdens; but ] left him more
than he could ca"iy without my hoip.
Ann ~ was not until he had appealed
In vain TO all his social friends TO re-
lieve him OF the necessity OF my aid.
not until ne realized that was his only
hope OF escaping n sharp cornodown
from luxury To "".y modest comfort In
n fiat somewhcr~-not until thon did
his wife send ma AN invitation To din
ncr. And ! had Lot so much as hintod
that ] wanted ~.
shall never forget the smallest de-
tail OF that dinrti-it was purely
FANNY" affair. only the Ellerslys and
I. | can feel now the oppressive nt-
noSpptfcs the NFNk III OF ltnlbtnulnk
Sacrii"gc upon the faces OF the old
servants; ! can zee Mrs. Ellersly try
Ing to- condcsccnd tn he gracious and
treating me as u ] were some sort OF
mu scum freak OF mcnngeric exhibit /
can see Anita. She was like n statue
Of snow: she spoke not word: IL she
lifted her eyes. rallied 20 note u. And
when ] was lcav,ng--I with my collar
wilted from the fierce nervous strain
I had been cnduring-Mrs. Ellcrsly. In
tina. voice of hers into which l don't
believe any shade Of n real human emo
ton ever penetrated. said: You must
come To see IA, Mr. Blackjack. We are
ALWAYS at home alter g."
looked at Mis- Ellersly. She was
whits TO the lips nUw. and the spanglcs
ON fcr white dress seemed bits of ice
Elittering there. She said nothing: but
know she felt my look. and that IL
froZs tho fee the mere closely in around
her hart. Thank you" ! muttcrcd.
l stumbled In 10, hall: ! almost fell
down the broad Steps. ] stopped ut tho
first bar and toOE three drinks in quick
succession. l w-nt on down the ave-
nue.. breathing like an exhausted swim
mcr. III give Ter up" l cried aloud,
so VI set was /.
I am "A man ot impulse: but ! have
trained myself Mt To be "A creature OF
impulse. at least not I'm matters OF i'm
purtancc. Without that patient and
painful schooling ] shouldn't have got
where / now am. probably I'd siill DO
backing boots or sheet writing
for some bookmnlIer. or clerking Il
.or some broker. Before ] got 10 my
rooms. the night cir and my habit OF
the sober second thought" had cooled
me back 20 nationality,
II want her. need her" I was say
ing TO myself. II am worthier OF her
than are those mincing manikins she
has been bred 10 regard as men. She
Is for me-shc belongs 10 me. Ill
abandon her 20 10 smirking puppct
who'd wear her az donkey would
diamond why should 10 myself and
her an injury simply because she has
been too badly brought up TO know her
own interest"
(Continued Next wesk.)