The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-01-26

"DonS say that. interrupted Ne
woman, delighted nevertheless at this
splendid declaration.
Your father and mother, DO they
know!~
Certainly. ! told them 1t break.
lAst this morning"
How did they take it?'
You can imagine what my mother
thought and said." answered the GIRL
smiling family.
And your father"
She sighed deeply.
my father, l imagine. IL not IN.
willing to have a friend at court
What are you going to do when ypv
are elected"
Marry you the first thing"
II mean after that"
Live TO make you happy"
d be reasonable! | mean what
are you going to do with the opposi.
tionv'
Il am going to do justly and fairly
by all men, whoever they are, what
ever they may have done. Mine shall
be no policy of ruin. Some things
must be broken down; but my aim
shall be to upbuild."
II thought So" returned the girl.
And what are you going to do with
the one woman?"
Il am going to love Ter as no WON.
an was ever loved before in this
world"
How long this might have continued
can never be told. Young Haldane in
terrupted them.
Mr.. Gormly." he said, Il see you
have heard the news"
u have heard the essential part of
1t from your sister"
do you mean to tell me that you
haven't read the paper yet: Well,
sit down and read it, or III withdraw
my influence and vote against you.
suppose all Eleanor told you was the
news OF her engagement
We'll, wasn't that enough"
"Enough!" cried the young man.
why, you want to read the interview
with Col. Bill Hamilton. It's the I'm
est thing that ever appeared. Every
body knows that you didn't shoot the
man, but that the woman did They
know. too. that you gave her yon
horse in the snow and that che aban-
doned you. Why, man, you're a hero!"
ITO be perfectly frask with you.
Haldane, this is all most interesting
and gratifying. How an earth Bill
Hamilton turned up at .he right mo,
ment and old the truth, ! don't know:
but as a matter Of fact, ! do truly
care more for your sisters action and
| get more satisfaction out of the fact
that I am going to be married to her
Immediately after the election than |
Will In winning, if we win"
You are sure to win." said Hal
dane.
II told you not to say that said
the girl to her lover.
Now read the paper, and then ven
so uptown"
What more is there to tell? Miss
Haldane. in view of the new relation
ship between them, boldly ode up to
the auditorium in the great store by
tHe sue Ol IOT1HIy III the Onnea OF
her brothers big car. The enormous
crowd that filled the great hall to
overlooking, that packed the streets
outside. thai suspended all traffic; the
addresses that Gormly made; the
frantic cheering that greeted him as
he stood overlooking the greatest null
titude that had ever filed that sec
ton OF Broadway. Miss Haldane on
one side and his old friend of a quar-
ter Of a century back, Col. Bill Hamil-
ton, on the other, with Haldane, White.
field and a great galaxy of supporters
in the background, including Abbott,
the cub reporter, scribbling like mad
on the greatest story of the day
these have all passed into history.
The result of the election, which oc-
Cured neXt day, is O. course known
TO everybody.
1T is over" he said, "and We have
won"
Yes. Nc one congratulates you A.
T."
Il have a great deal to live up to-"
was the slow answer.
AS mayor of New York;" she ques
toned softly.
AS our husband" he replied.