The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-06-08

Utopia was not for the iron age. No
t one but the mother had the courage %
ASK II he really meant to tear down this
mills. h leaned orer the chair.
John, shall you really do 1t? Tear
You would not have me take back
my words p,
Your father loved the place.
And do not?" a note OF strong
passion In his voice. 4 shall tear It
thing more about it. Has Dick been
over today?n
II t~elephoned that he would be over
after dinner. He wants you to 60 to
h speech-making tonight" Patty
rose from her SGT at the table.
Patty said John. rather surprised
woman!"
you men never see anything quick
"" said Mrs. Tack. Patty has been q
beautiful woman for several months
Patty started. restrained the impulse
to speak. and searched Mrs. Jacks
face. But Mrs. Jack had eyes for no
one but Joh Her thought was far re-
moved from her words. That telephone
message rang In her ears every hour
or the day. One moment she was on
the verge OF telling John, the next she
dared not. What had that wretch
found out? What could he have found
out? A lie; it could be nothing
more nor less than a lie; but the U
pense and the waiting were killing her.
Think OF It'll" said John. Patty
will be marrying before long" /
When Patty marries, mother said
John, you shall come and live with,
Kate and me-"
You are moving me around like a.
piece of useless furniture replied
l T0nftu tVT JN,,hk lf r -lNr W. ~San a,,xp "
"Bosh." laughed John. '.There'l
come some bold Lochinvar for you, one.
Of these days. and then Off you'll go.
There's the bell. Thai must be Dick"
Patty and Mrs. Jack crossed g~lances
quickly. John went to the door him
self and brought Warrington back with,
him. \
Wont you have q c,.p tee
W~arrington?" asked the mother. y
h you. I WILL Warrington stir
red the tea. gazing pleasantly from
face to face.
The lines In his lace seemed deeper
than usual; the under lids Of the eyes
We're dark. and the sguareness OF the
Jaw was more prominent. John saw
no change, but the three women did.
Warrington locke !,
We'll, John. / see that o have done
it."
yes"
I'm terribly sorry. but o couldn't
back down now and live in town."
You see. mother?" John smiled sad
ly.
Presently they moved ate the liv-
ing room. Warrington longed to sit be-
side Patty, but of a sudden he had
grown diffident. Word were no longer
at his command; he was no longer at
his ease. He was afraid of Patty; and
he was very, very lonely.
Mrs. Jack had taken the seat next
tfn him and wag pSEjnp him ahnIto thu
progress of the play. 1t was going on
SO indifferently that he was of half q
mind TO destroy II. which he did later.
His glance always came back to Patty.
She was bent over her basketwork. She
was calling him Mr.. Warrington again.
Had he offended her in any manner?
The light from the lamp sparkled in
her hair. She was as fresh and beauti-
full as a July rose. But Mrs. ack was
an artist. She knew how to draw him
out; n shortly he was talking ami
matedly. 1t was now that Patty's eyes
began to rove.
John. his fingers meeting in an arch,
one leg thrown restlessly across the
other, ~thoughtf1lly eyed his wife and
his friend. 1t was a lie; there was
nothing in all the world so honest as
W~arrington's hand, so truthful as his
wife's eyes. Cursed be the doubt that
had wedged between these two he
loved.
III ApoooSo VI Y
cording to the state of mind. To John
the time was long;t to Patty and War.
rington it was too short; to Mrs. Jack
it was neither long nor short, but sus-
pended.
thine for US to go, John. You are
not particular about q chair, are your"
Warrington asked
MOT /. l prefer to stand up In the
real Of the hall. II 1 am bored i can
easily escape"
Oh, the night will not be without
some amusement
Take good care Of John" whispered
Mrs. Jack in W%arrington's ear, as the
two men were about to depart.
Trust mel" Warrington smiled.
Patty and John observed this brief
Patty was not jealous, neither was
John; but something a entered into
their ives that gave to all trivial
things a ponderous outline.
Don't let any reporters talk to
John, Mr.. Warrington" requested the
mother.
"TH surround him"
Shall we walk?" asked John.
we can see better on foot"
Wen walk, then"
So the two men went down town on
foot, and love galloped pack and forth
%joyously. At any n all times he was
happy with his master. TIL one bane
of his existence was gone the cat. He
was monarch Of the house; he could
sleep on sofa pillows and roll on the
rugs. and nobody stole his bones.
Good dog observed John.
Money couldn't buy him. 1 saw that
fellow Bolles today" tentatively.
"Bolles?" John did not recollect the
name.
CONTINUED Next week.)
A Sad Thought.