The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-02
6he Temptation
Of No. 20
BY MODESTO H.. JORDAN.
,copyrtght, 1901. by w. R. Hearst.y

Forward, tWenty-siX.'
In answer to the SUNNI q tai,
srtaight girl, wearing a simple piasa
dress, the regulation costume or tne
women clerks in Regain Bros. walked
brisl1ly toward the front of the store.
1t was John Regain. head of the house
of Regain Bros, a shrewd business man.
10 whom the success of the cloak ana
suit house" of Regain Bros, was due
who had called to the girl.
This said John Regain to the tan
Girl in the black gown, lis Mr.. BurtoH
5f the Daily Herald Mr.. Burton
wishes TO secure a mode to pose IN
smart gowns and wraps to illustrate
@ fashion story in his paper
Very shortly Burton had arranged
with the model to be prompt in appear
Ing the Straug photograph gallery. tae
asked her for her name before leaving
the store and learned that it was Lucy
Paxton.
A carriage cloak. a dinner gown, low
IN the neck and sleeveless, an after!!ecn
costume and several creations IN
hats were borne to the photographers
the next morning. Lucy Paxton Was
there also at the appointed time 80
VAS Mi. Burton.
The young newspaper man caught
his breath at the vision OF loVllness
that stepped before the camera from
The dressing room. What he saw was
r splendid figure, perfect as to contour
clad in a shimmering satin of rosy TINT
The neck and arms revealed by the
tow-cut bodice were as white as MIX
and as smooth as ivory. A small head.
poised beautifully, was crowned Win
dark brown hair that held the light
here and there until it cleaned like
gold.
Two views of this gown were made.
Then the long carriage cloak was
thrown on. The beauty of the wearer
was increased by its deeper pink tint
Then came the afternoon gown and
stunning hats.
And there was Jack. Strange she
had not thought of Jack before. Now
as she walked back to the store there
was almost terror in her heart. Jack
had cautioned her before she left home
not to become a bold woman or indif-
terent to conventionalities. And poor
Jack had actually shed tears at the
thought that it was necessary for her
70 endeavor to earn a livelihood until
his college course was finished and he
could begin the practice of law and
provide the little nest of a home he
Ireamed of.
But pshaw! She told herself that
she did not believe after all that she
would care to settle down as the wife OF
q poor young country lawyer. Other
women, not half so beautiful rs herself,
had so much more-didn't she a~e Them
come INTO the store every udy with
seemingly limitless bank accounts at
their disposal because they were the
wives of rich men.
That night when she left the store
q little silk Jacket was wrapped into
9 small parcel and tucked under her
arm. There was no difficulty In getting
put of the shop with it, for John Regain
allowed no inspection of the clerks.
This he considered beneath an en-
ployer Of men and women, and pro-
claimed to those who questioned his
methods that ooner or later a thief
would convict himself, and that, too,
without special watching.
One Of the hats, a black and white
zne, that the young model had worn
with the afternoon own was beW1tch-
;ngly becoming. There were other hats
that would catch the eys &c the ayeregs
shopper more readily, and II No. 26 was
g. little out of her department when shs
! stepped owe over to the millinery casei
add thrust the black and white ha
:, back into n corner-why no one no
: ticed 1t.
Two days later the black and whit.
, hat was reposing in the tray of a sma
) trunk In a small hall bedroom.
!, The week was slipping by very fas,
r She was SO anxious to finish the cos
q tune she was fashioning before tn
i next Sunday! Carl Burton had aske
a her to allow him to escort her t
- aiia fliC biaA NV ~
; since she had reached the city, becaus
I her best frock was SO shabby. Sh
had been saving from her earnings I
! buy new materials n had at las
n made 1er purchases.
Il 1t was Saturday and Jack ha
v strolled into the store u~nexepectedl
r announcing with a beaming face ths
Il he had found 1t possible to get ava
/. and had thought he would run dow
ia and spend Sunday with Lucy.
q The long afternoon stretched out in
- twilight, and the supper bell ran
N Lucy ate little and hastily and returnt
to her room.
After an hours more stitching the
"a was a rap on her door and the viii
" and frightened face of the landlat
men. One Of them-Mr.J John Regan.
ca With q startled cry Lucy sprang
Ia her feet. Spools and scissors litter
the floor. One glance at the hat al
Jacket and the men in the doorw'
and Lucy sank on her knees With
John Regain stepped to her side a.
lifted her UP.
TT is all right. all right" he sa
kindly. Nobody knows Of this b
the detective here and myself. T
his articles will be replaced In the sto
and you may come down Monday a
resign your position"
The iaTdiady had fed, but again i
I'VE appeared, and behind her was a st,
wart fellow. At his appearance LII
=. gave a glad cry and sprang to his O,
stretched arms. "Oh, Jack, Jack S
cried, explain to them. Tell them IL
| am not stealing. but that / brout
the hat n jacket home to copy the
We were 81 busy ! could not f
time; / kept them longer than T.
his tended, and then I was afraid to-
hen See, see" the girl fairly screamed
and she dragged from beneath her little
q long box containing a partly trimn
hat and pieces of a Jacket, almost ex
duplicates OF these John Regan and
detective were holding in their har
The applique. on the jacket and
chiffon fold on the hat / could ne
sa,a have got right without them to |
at"
om The explanation was too much.
.ae girls strength was M and Jack /
her tenderly resting against his sho,
" err.
,deo After a consultation with Re
Ger Jack paid $40 for the Jacket and
70 and when Lucy protested he pres
ana her tic his heart.