Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-10-11

fLuA ludl l Wdo uOl oAOAS. VOA uANSA
my hand l could feel my jolly heart
quivering like a champagne cork.
freshly unfettered and thrilling eager
ly under the impulse OF the mad.
dancing, joyous spirit within.
The one lovely oman in all the
world!" l breathed aloud, and l felt
my y e grow oddly moist.
And for a minute l went on in a
jolly ran
| "Good-by, sir!"
1t was O'Keefe's voice-oddly n
strained.
"Eh?" l calculated. blinking at htm
as came back. Then l remembered
but what was 1t be had been ask
ing? Something
Just, good-by!" he repeated with
elaborate g~entleness. Then, straight
entng: mo o~ffense, | hope, IL We let
1t go at that NEAR guess you
won miss 1t IL we don't shake
nands?"
glanced at the gloves he was
drawing on.
"Oh, dash It, mol" l responded alb
sently. and my eyes coasted up the
slope again-then dropped IA dis
appointedly, for she had disappeared
within the pavilion.
His helmet tossed as he looked
back. II guess we alive got our little
prejudices." he remarked s~ententiouy.
ly; II know l have! I'm from the
south"
And without another word. Mr..
O'Keefe presented his broad back to
TIC and cuin oino hic cffck civ
sauntered down the drive.
What the deuce!" exclaimed.
looking after him. II say. jenkins.
what did he mean?"
jenkins face expressed mild re-
proach n surprise.
Can 1t possibly matter, sir?" he
questioned YEARLY. Persons of-er
that sort. you know. SIR"
"Jove!" l uttered, relieved.
jenkins coldly elevated brows dis
missed the matter from further con-
sideration. He lifted the parcel with
a slight gesture OF inquiry.
l had already come to a decision
about it: / would send 1t to Billings!
Perhaps the retrieving of the pajamas
would have a soothing effect upon hts
poor mind!
l gave jenkins Instructions Him!
OF course, manage to speak with him
alone" cautioned, having thought of
Judge Billings; land don't forget the
message"
Certainly, sir" said jenkins atten-
lively. I'm just to say: MIR. Light
nuts compliments. sir. and he says
you'll know what to do with these"
l nodded. Exactly. and I'll wait
here-but. OH. hurry. dash it," And
looked longingly at the pavilion and
tried to feel II my part was right.
He did hurry! BY Jove. he was
back almost Immediately n looking
a bit ratified.
Yes, sir!"-he coughed as
screwed my glass inquiringly-"l got
there Just as the judge went into his
room across the corridor, and Mr..
Billings opened the door the minute l
said ! was from you. | gave him the
package and the message n he took
1t over in a corner; n then In about
a minute l heard him chuck it some
where and say some long word. He
came back to me, looking kinder irrt-
tated mt with his eyes swapping"
"Oh!" l uttered n%ervously. "Er.
what did he say, Jenkins?"
jenkins sighed. "Oh. well. sir. moth.
ing as you might say was anything.
really: he jerks out kinder GROSSLY:
Tell Mr.. Lightnut. say n thing at
a time, and give him this!'"
On the scrap OF paper l clutched
out of jenkins hand was a crazy
scrawl of just a %half-dozen words:
I'm a biped. not a c~entipede!
I squinted through the dashed thing
twice.. but could make nothing OF it
I even tried 1t backward!
"Jove!" I muttered perplexedly. Its
rum, Jenkins!"
jenkins mouth frightened and re-
taxed. HIN. what l thought. sir" he
responded soberly. THE demon rum.
sir!"
CTo BE CONT1NUED.)