Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-02-25
months and 60 and look after Glenn
How delightful, mother!"

months and go and look after Glenn
How delightful, mother!"
II should like to see London again
1t must have greatly changed since ]
was last there"
reply from Esther by return of post
and feSt reconciled to taking the jour
ney
They met on the landing stage less
than an hour before the boat was
timed to sail, and until the Ithica wa;,
fairly under way they had had 70
time to talk about anything. The
great ship was crowded with passen-
gers, mostly Americans, who were re-
turning home after "doin' Yurrup." It
was the first opportunity Esther had
had Of seeing her Transatlantic cou-
sins In bulk, and as the days passed
away She became greatly interested.
Marion, in the main, kept herself
apart. She had not yet quite lost her
Western accent, and she resented be-
ing hailed by some of these loud
voiced females as daughter of the
great republic. Moreover, to her
there was no novelty in their quaint
turns Of speech or in their wild ex-
aggerations. Nor was there any mu-
sic in their nasal twang
To Esther, however. there was dis
tinct novelty, and novelty had charm.
Criticism of "Yurrup," and particular
ly of England, was plentiful and not
always complimentary These new
people, with their new m.nners and
their new grammar, had small respect
for f1y-bown and moth-eaten antioui.
ties like England and Italy. Esther
listened without resentment. She saw
only the humorous side Good man
ners could not be expected in hobble
dehoys. A race SO young had neces-
sarily much to learn in the matter of
taste. So Esther laughed, while Ma
ron walked away In deep resentment
before the voyage ended, however,
the "Amurrican came to the conclu-
sion that the Ithica was not CARRYING
the best class of American people
she became weary, too, of the eter-
nal repetition of the phrase, "a good
time. The women seemed to live for
nothing else. The words cropped up
a hundred times day Have YOU
mad good time?" or Did you get a
good timer or 1--WE had a fine time
or We just went in for a great time
and we got it, Nothing e'se on
earth seemed to matter.
The women dominated the shir and
they made slaves Of their men
Among themselves the men talked
loud and aggressively and criticised
everything that was not American in
the most approved lick creation
style, but before their women folk
their manner changed to that of meek
obedience
Neither Marion nor Esther was sor
ry when the voyage came to an end
and each looked forward eagerly to
the day of her return.
But neither Of them knew then what
American laws and American law
courts were like. They landed in
New York On the second day of Sep
TENDER. 1t was the middle of the fol
lowing May before they set foot in
England again
Troubles past, however, are in the
main troubles forgotten, and when at
length their feet trod the deck of
British ship once more they put be-
mind them all the WEAKNESS and dis
appointments Of the past few months
and looked forward with eager ewes
and tast-beating hearts to the time
when the gray skies Of Old England
should be over them once more.
i am glad 1 have seen America ;,
Esther said to Marion, "but / never
want to see it again."
And you haven't fallen in love with
the American man." Marion oues-
toned, with laugh.
mo, Marion" and there was an EN-.
phasis on the 90" which made further
comment superfluous
Il wonder if we shall find the Emo
lishman waiting on the landing
stage?" Marion questioned> after
long pause, and there was mirtbfnl
1ntiexion in her voice that Esther
could not mistake.
To Be Continued