The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-11-02
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playing with Ore. But. TO change the
subject, what of your lady Of dreamsY"
His mobile face beca M dreamy. and
ne murmured. half to himself:
1T is strange. l have the feeling
mat | am coming nearer to her. She
grows more real to me every day. |
can see her now. with her glorious
hair. her sad eyes and her beautiful
cold mouth with the tinge OF bitter
ness. She will come-of that | am Ger.
tain. But. come. enough Of serious
things. My watch says just one half
hour until ] must start for the scene
OF battle. enough to see you In your
train-lf you insist on leaving to-
night2'
81 must. I have my battle to fight
across the seas"
"Then a toast. To our fortunes.
And may life always glow red for us!'
"Ah. I'm afraid of that toast! And
Of our battles.'
But they touched glasses and drank
"The refusal Of the district attorney
to prosecute this 6agrant crime Is an
outrage upon the county. The au-
dacity Of our bosses In refusing to
yield to the popular demand In this
! matter would be inexplicable were not
the ruthless hand Of q certain one of
our politicians plainly felt. II II time
this man was unseated he In q dis
grace TO the community OF all the
men prominent in the public eye we
know Of one who stands forth so re-
puIsively as does Robert McAdoo. He
represents all that II brutal and
shameful In American politics"
In the fading twilight the man
against whom this attack was directed
read the bitter words. the concluding
paragraph Of al editorial In the Even.
ing Press
"He has begun already. The fool!
He forgets he Ia attacking himself as
we'll az me To such lengths will PAS
sion carry a man.
There was a knock at the door. and
q young oma burst into the o
At twenty eight Kathleen Finn was
still unmarried to the wonderment Of
her many friends. since she seemed
made for the home ffe. She was beau.
tiful. with the beauty Of health and OF
the CHEEKY. unselish spirit which made
her a roman mons women In the
Fourth ward school. Of which she vas
principal. thanks TO Bob's political in
fuence. a thousand boys and girls
loved her with an un wavering devo.
ton they did not always accord their
parents She always remained a mys-
terry to Bob McAdoo.
what a shame" she cried sympa.
thetically. holding out a folded news
paper
$50 you've read It. too. Nice Christ
mas gift. isn't itY' Bob smiled In
amused contempt. "I wouldn't care
about il II | were you"
81 know such attacks are apt to
make THEMSELVES true by imbitteriDg
the man assailed. And | think or
your wonderful possibilities. No; don't
laugh. please ! know what You are
now. but ! know. too. what you will
ttNt'OIIe. huoW tuit NohIC ody yco
! will be and do far more and better
than you have yet set your ewes on"
"Ah. Then you care only because of
what | shall do when this mysterious
change takes placer 1t isn't that you
like meT" Again his tone voiced q
purely impersonaI inquiry. with no
hint Of disappointment In 1t
why should ~ she la ughed frank
ly. with a girlish toss OF her head.
"why. indeedY" he smiled back,
pleas ntly for him But won't you
sit DOWN
"You were slow giving the invita-
tom she said gayly. "But | accept.
for a few minutes. because ! want to
thank you for the beautiful books"
Don't" be said. again pleasantly.
Il still owe yau more than I a pay"
She did not try TO thank him furt e
For some minutes they sat silent he
fore the fire Kathleen observed him
furttveiy. with the sensation OF be
holding a stranger. He seemed
strangely Iess harsh than she was used
to s~e him She had never known him
so--she cast about for h word-hu-
man
He stirred from his contemplation Of
the Gre.
II have to be- honest With you.
Kathleen. II is true. that editorial. but
II don't care
"Ah.' Kathleen leaned forward
with 4 quick. impulsive movement
"Don't you want me to hike you. TO
believe In you"
I'm not sure" She laughed out.
right at his evident hesit tion. but
you are an exception. Long g
determined to make my struggle alone
My own weight was quite enough
without adding that Of others. as.
being what ! am. I inevitably mnst II !
assumed the responsibilities Of friend.
ship. In other and uglier words. since
! was placed here In the eternal
scramble by a power over which ]
had n 10 control | proposed to get on
top. no matter over whom ! had 70
cramble. And I didn't propose to put
myself In relations where should