The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-12-04
CHAPTER v-fcontinuedl.

she tensed In her petite independents
and went with him through the doc
10 the library. His father and nothe
were there alone. The Van Hart hous
was the rendezvous OF all the Hig
street young people: there vas no nee
OF bidding TO Its fine, open, careles
welcome any II Of Harlau's get S
Wnlle the guests amused themselVe
IN the parlors the Judge sat at his pa
per and Mrs. Van Hart was before
bookcase. the wal light Upon her con
tour OF hair and brow. There vas abou
ner b unacceptable inference OF breed
ing, that same charm OF assurance, o
power. of books and gentle ways, which
the room itself disengaged-the gract
OF right living and OF love. that splen
Gid wholesomeness OF the America,
home.
Mrs. Van Hart looked up a. them II
surprise. She did not recognize Au
relic. But Harlan's arm was about th'
stranger. The lady arose with an ex'
elamation. NY dear. have o beel
hurt?'
NO" said Aurelis.
Mother" the boy began, and dropped
AureNe's hand and stood apart IN quie'
dignity. ~ghe's not hurt" His father
had lowered the paper and turned his
kindly eye upon them. we came tc
tell you. mother, err engaged"
He saw his mothers blue eyes mar
row. heard the rustic OF the newspaper
In the Judges hand. From the other
room the Schumann song went on.
Mrs. Van Hart checked the flutter In
her voice. "Engsset-HarIau7"
Yea To Aureiie Ldndstrom"
There vas a Silence, courteous, ever
kindly. Harlan knew ct all costs they
would be kindly. II the Van Harris
a sent q cuiDrit TO the gaIlows 1t
would be done without sceue-and
fNdtv Ills vrrNha- T-aa Th6kInD ar
them keenly; then she laughed, briefly.
so naturally, that, for a moment, gwen
Harlan Tas deceived. Then 10 Aurelie:
NY dear-bs seated"
The girl did 30 in a sort OF dream.
They had welcomed her. They had
called her "deart" II was all 80 I'M
utterably different, go beautifully dif-
d~agned-shs most beautiful girl in all
America. Earlan's home opened 10
her with love. Love. that Tss tt-love
graced and opened everything. Loye
counted nothing 81 her simple gown,
love asked nothing OK her brown hands,
her want OF manner. her lack q sgesch
and kHoEIedgs OF eli tEs gentle life
love asked her in and opened I'll the
way!
she had rot saea the judges paiing
face. his eycs upon HIS son with q
crushed despair, SO giorsaed was she
With this. Tie mother went n MY
dear child She hesisated, them
a-a-thunderboIts"
All summer, mother Harlan an
sTered doggsd1y-he knew the shock
they felt, IL AureIie was deceived
we've been meeting zach other. It's
no sudden thing. / should have told
you'll hated to deceive you"-he
laughed bluntiy and looked at Aurelie,
perched Ike a bird blinded by q light
upon her chair-weii, I'm sorry for
that. But now rm going away to
school. and I want you 10 care Tor
Aureiie Just to know You, mother
1t Will be so much to herI L wanted
to bring her hare, mother-hornei And
Curran got gorne OF the town girls into
ri simply couldn't stand itfo
Yes his mother answered. "E1ise
her picture was sent. II was abom-
Mr.. Dickinson teiepkoned to-
to ask Mr. Van Hart II some
thing actionabis could not be done
about it"
Harlan laughed mirthiesaly. ~EIise
didn't get the prize so no one1i know
OF her! But Aurelie~ His eyes
went hungrily to Aurelie. dumb on her
chair, striving to grasp what might be
this amazing beauty, for he had never
thought OF that in heri The purity OF
ana1I throat her nroi,th hnddaJ aiwavs
ia,ehter naw grava as q MN
her b1acE haavv A eves-ha had
ioved them MI,
arsiiae" refo,ned HE ruothcr hr,erv
mead NOT No rnenttnned nov Harian
-vo,,r On sperne : e-Xfranr-
4 had rnurnnured eomsthiny
hat thav eS,,ta MI 1,nderatand 1,ho
TOO haa mntterad n the oniy
h,S bcar hrr,syht hn,na aaad thay
nnt haya made q acera harnra
thatr r,,nst. IN tho r,aYt ranm CO tnoro
Il ,uaa inc Van Iyarf inbarJtanna
rye enre bad ceaaed . h,,zz af aay
r,o,,t fnI,axyad rho ,ad~ nndSag
- i've n,an 49, ~ the sr5rn s,,an
- = - aIaae ~ mrs Van Hart n,acad
i. go, ana araatn,,a bara nren 80.
! eool. ana sraeIous ,ana npoh Au-
teiie I iieaa. ns nears sle sara Soy, h*t
-, 49, ara thaan 49,
sou suts, NV =, .'i1sa ,t;r,,,.,i ie sns
n rons 3 Sai's s.na,sad ~ s,.i,a ia Sne
asa ~ ss,Uasn ~ s1s nana
/. = ggrs ouIs, Z aa.isl sat
saia iaasia ~ "hs " l,ase-a
tons .oubn nAsee . snsy couiu NOT
near lne Iest /. ene JeaI-
MISTRESS ! ! my poy my
'o 7.
men peIors thenb lne 3uuge arose
Eiiu Lieu naslils. lo IlaTiah A. seemed
no staggered III the SHADOW OF the din