Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-02-27
CHAPTER xIv-(Continued).

says. IlSbcS HOUSE mere iIlS W.
Janet'-he ooked at her with the first
burst of enthusiasm she had seen this
morning-"Aurclie's a winner!"
The woman of 80 was looking OIL to
the hills. wiley, l wouldn't publish
all the things you dc about her in the
News. It's not good taste-all those
press notices and things. And it
doesn't do you any good in your new
career" She had hesitated and looked
full at him. Uncle Michigan had gone
The town says" again she paused
at his %resentful wonder
The town says What?"
THAT you must be rather In o
with Aurelie."
He was on his feet before her.
Janet! They say that?"
We'll. you've run on in such enthus-
iasm about her. OF course it's just
your way
MY way? can't help what the town
old days. But by George, Janet-this!"
She is the sort YOU would love,
Wiley. With all her courage, the
brave fight. as you say she is making
she is n of the superlatively FEM
mime sort-or at least what you men
stupidity imagine is the really feminine.
Appealing to your absurd chivalry. as
" XVI ~ oAt oA SOo1
clinging to you and SO giving you an
enlarged sense Of your strength, your
wisdom. your indispensableness to
womankind! Come now'-she smiled
good humoredly--"isn't that the type
of woman you like best?"
He faced her with a hurt laugh; she
had begun with a touch of bitterness
which her common sense subdued.
The parasite? Not the woman who
q help-and who dares demand!
You men are all primitive in your ideas
of women, Wiley"
Janet" he answered slowly, you
don't understand. A child, misplaced,
hurt, proud, struggling for the bit of
good she sees-that is what 1 saw in
felt like taking her in my arms and
saying: Why, your dear kid, you
ought not to be in this business
knocking about cheap hotels and in
such shows. You ought to have a
home-a shelter-some one-'"
THAT is just it." She smiled imper-
sonally, and briefly. well, no matter,
Wiley. Only I wondered why the blue
birds We're calling to you this morning,
But Mr.. Curran was put out and
angry. He did not want her to divert
the matter with her serenity measuring
smile. Janet" he cried again. II
don't love her--nO. nO!"
"No-no! Merely attracted. AS you
azine v sirls!" She laughed now.
"Oh, we'll, the eternal masculine!"
Then she turned to him stlbbornly:
But you are coming through this
fght-this campaign-this mans work
for us all"
Yes" he answered quietly. Il will.
And you've hurt me, Janet. But per-
haps YOU were intending to-"
She left him with another banter. He
shrewdly at the struggle dimly grow
ing in his mind; he was trying to
grasp her larger standards, her victor
tous self as q woman Of the time, and
his yielding to h common thrall Of
in this chit of a girl. And he
gave it up as a bad job, and turned to
his work. But he observed that he did
work the rest of the day, savagely and
with effect. He would not listen to tho
Bluebirds and spring ushered in full
June. With his shop and his outer ac-
tivities he was busted, but not too
busy to read the scrawly letters from
Aurelie which Uncle Mich brought.
Things had happened: The McFetridge
and then booked into a Chi
cago stock house. Then it lost the
money garnered on one-night stands.
The city did not seem to recognize last
years winner OF the beauty contest.
The Chronicle, having worked its sub
scription lists as far as might be or
the exploitation, was rather Indifferent
Morris Feldman said it
was Mr.. Hanbury's rotten play. But
every one cheerfully admitted that,
even young Mr.. Hamburg, Of the Du-
buque Register.
All this between lines Of Aurelie's
letters. She was undaunt-
She was expanding v~ivaciously.
minute. Her first glimpse of a city
her. She bewildered Uncle
Michigan with her adventures.
That limb OF a girl" commented
Aunt Abby, .she ought to be home. It
isn't doing her a mite OF good. Wiley"
Homer" murmured Mr.. Curran.
Where is Aurelie's homer"
She ought to be gathered. up and
EYES," Mr.. Curran sighed. Il think
30 too, ow."
The next they heard was Of q
wrangle between the McFetridges and
Morris Feldman. Then Mr.. Feldman
out" and tho house was DARK"
and sllo was boarding with Miss Nor
the company reorganized with a lot Of
expensive scenery and q new play
which the angels" had procured. Then
they had q SUMMED booking and Au-
relic was to be leading >lady!" Out
In the west again somewhere! So Au-
relic put 1t.
Mr.. Curran was struck dumb. Au-
relic q leading LADY," He could not
Kick his job press that day. "That
GIRL. he unused, ''must just be running
that show and tho twins and every
thing!"
dome goin' to occupy the land!"
chuckled Uncle Michigan.
One aftetnoen when the sugar trees
evoe the town were 9u1nyner.heavy, and
eSeen The uplands came the faint click