Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-10-21

light ahead; and to be quite frank,
! old man, / don't believe you have the
advantage of me. What's the matter
with us, anyhow"
.The mistake we make" replied
Griswold. lis in failing to seize oppor-
tunities when they offer. You and l
have talked ourselves hoarse a thou
sand times planning schemes we never
/ pull off. We are cursed with indie
| cision, that's the trouble with us. We
never see the handwriting on he
wall, or II we do, it's Just a streak Of
hieroglyphics, and we don't know
what 1t means until we read about it
In the newspapers. But I thought you
were satisfied with the thrills you got
running as a reform candidate for
alderman in New York last year. It
was a large stage and the limelight
struck you pretty often. Didn't you
get enough? No doubt they'd be glad
to run you again."
Ardmore glanced hastily about and
laid his hand heavily on his friends
shoulder.
Don't mention it-don't think of it!
No nor politics in mine. The world
may go hang If 1t waits for me to set
II right. What I want is something
different, a real Notwithstanding
with spice in 1t. I have bought every
thing money can buy, and now I'm
looking for something that can't be
tagged with a price"
There's your yacht and the open
sea-" suggested Griswold.
sick of it! Sick to death of it,"
you're difficult, old man, and
mighty hard to please. Why don't you
turn explorer and 60 in for the south
pole?"
Perfectly bully! I've thought OF it
. lot, but / want to be sure I've
always up there waiting-on ice, so
to speak-but when it's done once
there will be nothing left. I want to
save that for the last call"
You said about the same thing
when we talked of Thibet that first
evening we met at the University
club. and now the Grand Lama sings
in all the monographs, and for a
penny you can see him In a kineto-
scope, eating his luncheon. l emem-
Der very we'll that night. We were
facing each other at a writing-table,
and you looked up timidly from your
letter and asked me whether there
were two g's in aggravate. and I an
swered that it depended on the mean
ing-one 8 for a mild case, two for a
sever one-and You laughed and we
beganstalking. Then we found out
how lonesome we both were, and you
asked me to. dinner, and then took me
to that big house Of yours up there
In Fifth avenue and showed me the
pictures in your art gallery. and we
found out that We needed each other
eyes. Il had needed you all right"
And Ardihore smiled dolefully. and
scomplained OF the smoke that was
drifting IN upon them from the train
sheds. 81 wish you wouldn't always
be leaving me. You ought to give
up your Job and amuse me. You're
the only chap I know who doesn't
talk horse or automobile OF yacht, or
who doesn't want to spend whole
evenings discussing champagne vim
staEes :fFfbut you're o good q man to
he wasted on q college professorship.
Better let me .endow an Institution
thst Will make you president-there
might b something In that"
sit would make me too prominent.
so that We really make VI our
minds to 60 In for adventures ! should
be embarrassed bEmr@h:gh position.
Al . mere lecturer on 1.-THE Libeling
Of 6unken Ships in q law school, I'm
the most obscure person in the world.
And for another thing. we couldn't
risk the scandal Of tainted money. It
would be nasty to have your great
grandfather's whisky deals with the
sldohAwk Indians chanted in q college
yell."
The crowd sursea past them to the
Warrington express. and a waiting
porter picked up Griswold's bags.
Wish you wouldn't go. l have
three hours to watt said Ardmore.
looking at his watch. "and the only
Atlanta maj I know Is out of town."
what did you say you were going
70 New Orleans for!" demanded Girls
void, taking out his ticket and o
41S towssSa the gate. 81 thought you
exhausted the Creole restaurants long
ago" ,aysf.
The faet ." faltered Ardmore.
eoloring. I'm looking for some one.
"Oqta With tout with i'll" COM
manded hfGr friend.
.Tmn kosokink fot ! girl / saw from q
- vtndo3 dyabefore yesterday. I
haA soGAresd nOrth, and my train
otoppoa 10 IT. . south-bound train