The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-11-06
judges son come to drive esr, home

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Judges son come to drive esn, home
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A young man was getting out Of a
| rather smart rig at the court house
girl in white and although the evening
hid their faces. the frank and easy
banter of their parting made plain
their o~s,maraderie. The girl tripped on
to a store n the young man saunt-
cred toward the News office. Half
Wiley Curran. Then his eye went to
RUDE. He leapeo the tarweed gutter
and grasped his uncie's hand.
why Ruhe." he cried in his rare
friendliness. Put her there! Wiley
and l saw In the Tribune about that
triple you and Kelly and Schmitz put
over in that last game with Peoria
some class. Rube."
Rube grinned appreciation. Flare
up, Harlan. My arms all in" He held
this good humored. lithely built nep-
hew off and looked him over. His
blond hair curled In a ltkable way for
women and his smile had openness
and serenity. Yet In his heartiness
there was reserve. His clothes helped
that indednable impression Of class
and poise which was inherited; but
above all significant distinction there
stood forth his 1.-THE M common sense
democracy. that uneradicabie quality
OF the best American.
Harvard" went on. Rube, don't
seem to have much on YOU"
Harlan laughed. He pounded Rube's
dusty shoulder. Come on up to din
ner. RUDE. Father and / want a line
on the worlds series.
Rube hesitated. I'm going with
Wiley, son. Somehow. I couldn't talk
hQ cahoft I'M q r. un,,r Io,yc@ TIo {,,a-o
Is all right, but somehow a man can't
hang out at a livery stable and feel
at home with your mother. She always
looks as IL I smeued."
Harlan smiled slowly. "Oh, come
on" But he was thinking. Every
body knew RUDE would work all win
ter at Carmichaers stable and get
drunk on bootleg whisky with printers
and farm hands. and his mother-well,
RUDE finished the thought. You see,
Harlan, your mothers a mighty fine
woman, but there's icy much be-
tween US. Up at YOU table my hands
and feet seem SO blamed big-and
club when 1 went there"
Wiley and Harlan shouted. Rube, the
black sheep. at Mes. Van Harris club
meeting-they could imagine that.
Rube wen on grinning. when you
and Elsie Dickinson get married and
have a home. Tn come up and tell you
how we put 'em over the plate"
Harlan's reserve came back. "Rube.
I'm not engaged to Elsie Evehytime
I go back to school somebody starts
that yarn"
Wiley watched him keenly. He could
see the rich grocer's daughter down
High street apparently waiting at the
East to school this year-Bryn Mawr
or Wellesley-Wiley recalled. He
thought 1t was Mrs. Van Hart who
prompted this rather than have Miss
Dickinson finish" at the Baptist Sem
mary In Rome. Mrs. Van Harris word
was Of weight on High street-and the
grocer had more money than any one
except Thaddeus Tanner.
But something in Harlan's straight
out declaration decided Wiley that the
grooming OF q prospective
daughterdnlaw would be IN vain. Elsie
WAS an extraordinarily mice" girl.
There was no doubt OF that. But what
potential rebellion sn Harlan. Judge
Van Harris wife was not only the ar
bitter of High street, but It was said.
with show OF truth. that she ruled her
family with something of the authority
OF a grand dame OF the old school. MI.
Curran and the News were her pet ay-
ersions-as MT. Curran m~ischievously
tho reocftnv.ta
80 $1,000 ltIenap " aarian
.sxxrnII = a.
.a..aaMu :, Hlu!tered Rude
IS. ~ me kios grow up
80 30 hh aa GAcept whey ana
- 49, No never sroWeo up!'
1919 ! = A LIZ, Tii1y aAusne0 WlslIuiiy To-
ststtar ssG,,.. suans uoWn 70 the
I.saLN III, ius ~ my stuII,. Went on
III. <AHnt AoDy 70 nave hot
oa1 nv, ssl.ey ana money!"
..A1as asoWh 49, AFTER Rube
1sppDouy, sa sa Mr. Sufrans wants
" " an eui y
9 GIG. ~ least NOBODY IN
tome; ~ Lle kiuS YOU'D rather grow
ap 20 rs n9oie Ian ana ma ana great
Hart They would rather sneak into
S~aInnlcaae!s ssaDie aRd nelp ped the
horses tnan 80 iisning.
only TWO OF al e parelegged crew
rennalnen. lie yeIps ana had
notne OF a1Ler tube and his
d~oia.ors-aI excepe WIDOW Steg-
ers csg, q iong. s1range German sort
" JOE VIII no ~ 20 speak oI. lone
some boyless Q that had to &c
nome early ana steep under the geran-
lum po1.
Harlan looke1 WITH frfendi Interest
at no two urchins remaining. They
were q fair open breed of the North,
fnW-hnA6cd 8uNneA r. nv WhN1cSnroe