The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-06-03

q Haoie iuuicTOuS. Bolt upright l
Y sat In a straight backed chair thu
creaked dolefully under his every NOV,
ment. and twirled his fat thumbs, ar
e told her OF his week; his sales of tn.
e M that; his plans and his profits, an
0 MS Ideas. The abundance of his pros
per1ty seemed to keep him in a cor
g tlnual state of mild establishment Sh
1 did not laugh nor remark: she sat b
i the Wlndow her eyes on the distan
range, which still had a ghost of smok
upon 1t, and rocked to and fro wit
nervous jerks, while he droned on wit
MS tales of prosperous endings an
moving accidents by store and farm.
: Today she loathed the man. 1t SCENE
70 her as If she a never really see,
MN before. Something all of a suddel
had opened her eyes. He was a mer
clod or a creature, intent on none,
ana acres. And he was to be her hus
pand: Her fathers will was like iron
Win once ne was set. and he hat
Wllled 1t. There was no escape; onl,
hVe weeks more! She stopped rockins
ana looked with far eyes out over tn,
ridge. He had never known her 81
still.
You are not well. Rose" he said al
ensth with calf-like tenderness. "Yol
are not yourself"
NO; I'm not myself" she snapped
suddenly, turning full upon him. 81
think Id better go to my room" Ir
a twinkling she disappeared, leaving
MN to wonder and speculate, and Spend
the forenoon alone.
AFTER the dinner, which was patriarch
a IN us quality and it's p%rofusion, the
Squire took the young nan to a ramble
over the estate. He instructed him as
10 the different plots and their time
OF rotation. and he mapped out the
spring campaign OF paintings and SOW
ings. me fences We're in perfect con-
ultlon' the corners and bounds were
carefully marked; the wheat was free
from winter-kill and fly" Then he
exhibited the barns and out-buildings
ana stock as IL Karl were a prospective
buyer. And the young man viewed 1t
All with huge approval and made hard
hearted suggestions that pleased the
Squire. Here was a soninlaw after his
w heart.
They sat long over the evening tea
SO long that Karl missed the evening
service. He was in high spirits. He
laughed and 5oked and beamed upon
Rose, and the old MAJ reflected his
Joy; he fairly purred In his content.
lnIngs Were moving smoothly. 1t was
perfectly natural hat Rose should be
sober. She had gone through an ex-
perlence thai was enough to fill q life
time with shudders-but 1t would end
all right. She needed diversion, and
merry company, and she was getting it.
That night, as she started for her
room, he spoke to her with unusual ten
derness.
THE day has done you good. Dot"
He put his hand on her shoulder and
looked at her admiringly. 81 haven't
seen so much color In your cheeks for
a long time. oh. we know all about it,
you rogue. You can't fool us. Ho, no,
no." He chucked her under the chin
playfully.
"But. father-"
oh, come, come now; don't say a
word 70 It," he cut her Off joytally.
u know just how 1t is. Girls have
to go through just about so much
nonsense. It's born in 'em. Ho, no, ho!
Gut Q go to sleep, and get rested,
what's going to put you right
7 your feet again. Don't you worry
n bit. Wal, goodnight She wa
vered a moment as IL about to speak,
then turned and ran quickly up the
stairs.
Hcr room was on the garden side she
blew out her light as she entered. She
would sit by he window in the cool
night air. She wanted to think. A
Young moon was casting in a weird
twilight, and the thrill and odor of the
growing spring were breathing UP from
the garden like a greeting.
She had hardly closed the door when
something dropped with a little crash
near the window and rolled with me-
taItc tinklings into the center OF the
room. Her first thought was that she
~ pushed something from the bureau,
and half automatically she CROPPED to
pick 1t up. A moment later her hand
struck TIA pine o How came a
pine cone in her room? 1t must have
come In at the open window. There
WAS q paper on TIA note. He was out
there: 1t was q message from him.
heart went of In a fiutter, and her
hand trembled so that h could hardly
disentangle the dainty little missive.
What did It say? To light the lamp and
examine It was on of the question; he
would know at once what she was do
A moment and she went into the
opposite room, closed the door and
struck q match. A candle was on the
little table.
Dear Miss Hartswick: I am in the
garden under your window. May I see
You for q moment and speak tt you?
4 must see you some time. The other
day in the mountains you were with
me only by accident, and / would moi
take advantage of the accident to tell
you what must tell you. May l see
sitting on the m by the crocuses
and waiting for you. ! am, honestly
yours, James Farthing.n
Slhe blew out the candle instantly, as
9if In spite OF the inner room he could
see her: then she stole back. As she
entered again the sweet thrill OF the
April night stole up and greeted ner
like the breath of q lover. Then she sat
for q moment on the side OF the bed
and tried to think.
The note was still In her hand. After
q time she went into the opposite room,
again, and, r~e-Iighting the candle, read
Il twice over. There were fair
ness and passion and boyish
honesty In every line. How
~gentlemnnly he ia beer and how som
siderate! You wero with me only by
accident, and I would not take advan-
tagegof h accident" She tiptOed
to the head Of the stairs and listened.
No sound. Her father and mother
We're already In bed and doubtless
asleep.
Another wavering moment and she
went to her room. found a soft, white
shawl to throw over her shoulders, and
then. stole dowE the hack way into the
night--the ~throbbing April night, where
young Jim. trembling with eagerness.
stood amid the crocuse
Now the age-Old drama OF two men
q q maiden. IL played In the madness
OF b city, may escape all notice un-
h illumination brings its short
lived Wonders@but In a little pocket OF
b hills 1t Is vastly different. The play
goes on before d hundred spectators all
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