The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-11-20
CHAPTER "
IN THE WAY OF LOVERS

Presently they went along the back
ward path, on one side the stubble and
oak groves silvered by the moon, and
on the other the abysn1al valley be-
yond he sumacs on the cliffs edge.
His arm was about her, and at times
she stopped him to look up into his
grave face, to brush back the curls
from his temples and tell her story.
She moved him with this trust; all
their secret nights together his amaz-
ing summer she had been a thing of
wild woods lightness, GAGE n gafety,
a defying little Cinderella, proud of her
beauty, eccentric in her dress and pos
ing. He had not stopped to think
where 1t would all end. His cool blood
Of the east had never reckoned on
such passion as had, summer long,
famed in her; he could not guess that
she was thanking God for his strength
which held her purely, ever while the
call Of youth to youth vas in her eyes.
Summer night and young night have
no morality, and either lust or virtue
is an easy thing, costing nothing Of
the price the years bring.
II wondered" h whispered. eff
you'd come tonight! After the trial
Jail. I hate him 1 wanted to hate
you'll" She shivered in the moonlight;
then kissed aim. "TN never come again
and meet you here-oh boy 1 won't go
on loving you" She stood with closed
eyes, the black hair falling straight
from its parting down over her ears
giving her face the fxity Of a pent-
tent. But in her hair she had put, as
always, a flower. He drew her to him
and kissed the blossom, and she
struggled murmuring, IT'S not right
you know how weak 1 am and then,
tomorroW-next day-youll go leave
me-"
Wild Bird he whispered, with his
grave smile. while it's tonight, let's
not think Of that" And at her quick
surrender in his arms, the curious re-
morseful rapture that had stung him
ing her here alone, came to him.. By
days he thought Of it with cool reas-
sertion Of his blood and tradition-he
really could not love her, he reasoned;
yet by night he met her there and
laughing gave up to it and to her. He
tried to tell himself that it was all q
summer trysting, that she would for
get with the cooling days and he away
But she had seemed stupefied by this
miracle of loving him. the complete
ness of yielding. Her days she went
about in a dream, lying blithely for his
sake, protecting his name. living only
for the Jour she could steal to the hills
and await him.
It's m~onstrous,' she cried, putting
him in jail. What did the lawyers say
we'd win for? It's bad enough to b.
crippled, but to lose and be impris
oned. It's just devilish-your father
and everything"
He muttered some patient phrase o
his culture and understanding.
Dear heart, it's rough. But yol
wouldn't understand. His own negli
gence was part of the accident-thati
my dear-the Judge interprets that a
; he finds it,"
: what did Lafe Mason say we,
win for?"
He smiled ct the courage In he
tone. It's a way they have. Mayb
l Mason thought he could win"
Nobody could win against Tame
in court"
r "Aurelie?" He shook her sterniy. I
. she had damned his paternity it woul
! not have hurt more. MY father is tn
Judge, you must remember"
And he serlt Papa John to jailTfo
nothing. For swearing? Why, I ca
swear, too"
He smiled his patience. "Iinstror
committed the worst Of contempt"
I Contempt. Who cares for that
Suppose you had lost-suppose tn
r case meant everything to you? You
v family at home, waiting-hungry. Har
Ian? Really hungry, and you saw 70
were crippled and cheated and don
o for? There's times when Knute an
have gone to school with no break
fast, and for lunch we dug wet but
: ternuts from under the leaves. An
I'd go to school with a flower in m
hair and laugh and nobody'd know
Just proud wouldn't ever tell you.
"Aurelie-not hungry" There wa
It horror in his tone. Not to have enoug
to cato his class and breeding
y was disreputable.
She smiled up through her e
d mon dieu, yes-but what of that
(. Many times we've been hungry"
He was more shocked than h coul
guess. Hunger was a luxurious sta'
of mind incident to picnics and atf
letics. One neverf really met poop
hungry from having nothing to ca