Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-04-21


that you had visited the shops in '98,
That summer / was in Switzerland.
had no idea there was going TO be war,
and never saw a newspapers till 1t was
nearly over. I should have enlisted,
And another year We passed within
two days of each other"
mol" Bennington exclaimed.
Yes. 1t was in Italy at Sorrento,
that 1 learned Of your nearness. You
were off for Amalh and l had just
come from there. For three days I ran
across your name in the hotel regis
ters."
Bennington looked about leisurely as
Warrington departed from the room to
obtain whisky and soda. 1t was just
the kind of room he had always inn
agined; 1t was like the man who occu-
pied It. Simplicity and taste abounded;
the artist and the collector, the poet
and the musician, were everywhere In
evidence. He strolIed owe to the man
tel and took down one Of the pictures
signed kate" He smiled. 1t was not
an indulgent smile, nor the smile of a
mar who has stumbled upon another
mans secret The smile was rather ex-
ultant. He leaned against the mantel
and studied the face In it's varied ex-
pressions. He nodded ~approylngly. 1t
was q lovely face; 1t was more than
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emily he returned to his chair and sat
down, the photograph still in his hand.
And in this position Warrington found
him.
"Ah, you sly dogl' he hailed, setting
down the glasses and pouring out a
liberal bumper. 80 I've caught you?
Well, you're not the only mar who has
been conquered by that very photo
graph" he had half a notion to go in
n nd hVfngr hnr out. hYrk chan ynf,A
are such fnicky things,
Bennington laid aside the photo
graph. a certain reverence in his ac-
that in ordinary times would not have
escaped Warrington's notice.
Whats this to be-" asked Benning-
ton, lifting his glass and stirring the
ice.
'Immer und INNER, as the German
has it," Warrington replied.
For yer and ever. them"
And the two lightly touched glasses,
with that peculiar gravity which al
ways accompanies such occasions.
when a nan drinks your health In
bad whisky, look out for him; but this
whisky Is very good, Dick" Benning-
ton set down his glass and wiped his
lips. 1T is very good, indeed"
We'll, how are things up in Hercu-
laneum?' asked Warrington. You
hlAo", " Ou6hl W hIlOW, that 4 RGI up
there only once a year"
Things are not very wen. There's
the devfl to pay in politics, and some
day I may have a jolly long strike on
my hands," grimly. But | shall know
exactly what TO do. That man McQuade
owns about all the town now. He CON
trolls congressman, state senator's and
dssernbiyinen, and the majority of the
common COUNSEL is his. body and soul"
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McQuade2 I'll tell you right here,
Jack, you have no one to blame but
yourself"
'Do you know what they cali uDe
up there?" Bennington laughed.
II confess TO ignorance"
well, the newspapers say covertiy
that I'm all but a naturalized English
man, a snob. when I'm only a recluse,
a man who dresses every night for
who dimes instead of eats,
There are some things it Is impossible
to understand, and one Is the interest
inc newspapers take fun the private af-
fairs of men"
"I can explain all that, my boy Buy
your clothes of the lhcal tailors: get
rid of you valet; forget that you have
lived in England. They'll come around
to- youS then. You may talk as much
as you like about the friendliness be-
tween tine Englishman And the Amer
lean. 10 fs simply q case OF two mas
who are determined that their dogs
shall be friendly. Let the masters drop
out OF sight for a moment, and you
will find the dogs att each others
And the masters? The dollar
this side and the sovereign on the
There is a good deal of friend
ship those days that is based upon
3h o cent. Get into politics, my
They lighted cigars, and Bennington
look up tire photograph again.
"A lovely face was his comment.
With a heart and a mind even more
ovely," supplemented Warrington. my
word for ii. she may have equals, but
has mo- superiors or this side Of the
Bennington looked up sharply.
Nothing serious?" he asked gently.
but nothing more. All, boE you should
see her aos!~
IT have. / saw her in London last
Sse was playing YOUR War of
Women She appeared to me enchant-
ing. But about these actresses ."
II know. I know" interrupted War
Some OF them are bad, but
OF them are the noblest creatures
God even put on earth; and yonder is
JIG OL UkEti. Il IGlilStiiOUIs we were
like two men. Without her help
I shouldn't be where I am today. I al
ways read the scenario OF a play to her
and often we've worked togeth-
err half a night on n scene. 1 shall
miss her
WHAT Is she going AWAY"
After a fashion. She has retired
from the stage"
do you believe she means it?'' ask
ed Remington.
4 think Miss Challoner will never
act again"
Bennington was silent for a moment.
Finally he said: How does IL feel TO
be famous, TO nave plays produced
simultaneously In New York and Lon
donY'
After the first success thsre is never
anything but hard work. A failure once
In a while acts like a tonic. And some
'iirtes we SET an anonymous letter that
refreshes us-a real admirer. whe
writes from the heart and doesn't fish
for a letter or an autograph In return.
! received one of these only a few days
ago. and I want you TO read It." War
rington produced III missive and
tossed It into Bennington's hands. Read
hat. It's worth while 10 get a letter
like hat one"
Bennington took up the letter, snail :
ing at his friends enthusiasm. A sim
gle glance at the graceful script, how
ever. chQpged his cwnraostnr II. 80,