Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-04-17

treating figure. Low her? Confound
the boy!" He KNOCKED his pip put on
the desk edge. "Hey-O! II was
there was Janet. and I went out to see
the tinsel world ne sighed again.
"And now Aurelie and her tinsel show!
Yet ! reckon I'm glad I am what ami"
After supper he went up h bluff
road. Along this trail she had come
flying to him in despair. Above were
the hills in whose autumn glory she
had robed her loneliness. There h
bleak field about the Lindstrom cottage
lay. Out of all this meagerness she
had come. And he had lifted her!
Even Lindstrom. gaunt and silent,
welcoming him from the ravening dogs.
could not chill his Guidance. He waved
the papers coward old Mich. The house
hold stared at him.
Hear this-all Of you!" And he be-
a reading the tale of Aurelie's glory.
Even John was stilled. Albert's pale
eyes shone. Old Michigan waved his
peg leg.
Done comet" he crowed. "Just as
Captain Tinkletoes and me said it was!
Aurelie'd done occupy all the lands and
states and countries! And / done got
the new leg she's been buyin'. Mr.. Wi
ley. But l amt goin' t wear it. It's
money TO- an old whisky runner like
me. Wouldn't get that leg out in the
rain and mud TO- a pretty! So we hung
it up in tho parlor."
But Uncle Mich"
finest leg. 1 reckon, in this we're hull
government! And yere's another man
who knows Louisany where the birds
they sing so sweet-'way down river
where Aurelie done come FROM"
mere was q Scurry. Ladeau was out
and beaming on Curran. terrieA wise.
.Cr Mich"-he cried--"we struck up.
talkin' dem OIL days! And 1 come offer
my legal knowledge to dis case, Wiley"
Legal knowledge?" Curran had put
the unpleasing fact of Ladeau away
weeks ago-and had paid him %pittances
OF money. Now he was reminded.
= study dat correspondence school
OF Pittsburgh when I was in Kansas.
All. dat law-it hurt my healt'. So I
carry bats for RUDE. But dat law. I
know heem. I advise m'sieu In dis
trouble" ~~
The Lord will direct me-" Joints
deep voice az the majesty with which
martyrs walk to the stake. The iron
was m MS soul. Curran felt the vanity
VI rsu1nent. But Ladeau shifted Of
some compromise he was about to
make. He went on with a great ha-
rangue OF terms and settlements. while
the Dane sat in his Cromwellian faith
m the right and grimly listened. on
the liable was a shotgun, and hanging
on pi. the wan. a repeating rifle. Outside
ms lean hounds watched the road with
instant warning of approach.
But here's your family. John? What
for Them" oAo
500 Will answer. So 1 told the sher-
~. Mr; curran. when he came to see
tooth n1o An Sc eye TOT t1, an eye. a tooth for a
away. The holiness brethren have
prayed with me, Mr.. Curran. and thev
tell me God will see my aus lust"
wiley reasoned charitably that this
va TO oe expected OF a university that
side. John. I'd think twice"
Ladeau beamed ingratiatinely. .1
rave Fought for m'sieu. Ny legal
knowledge. Tree t'ousand dollars we
aemand. l stand by m'sieu to get bees
fight" ~ Len we
Curran turned sharply on him. "Now
o Keep still in this, Ladeau! Graft.
ing on John and Uncle Mich. now. ara
you?" ' now are
The Ca1un shrugged. "1 eat. I s,een.
Up IN q loft with Uncle Mich" he
sighed. "and here is dis room ,,n,,.aI
It wait TO- mam'selle who run off -;
de stage!" oA 10
He sighed again. deprecating such
loolish sentiment. But Curran looked
past MIN. 1t was Aurelie's room. Mrs.
al Mnt : 4h,n was by his side at the door.
Ing for her" She glanced at John.
MY man. I think he's sorry. Aurelie
was always a good girl-kind as could
De-. Her toil-weary eyes lightened.
@eeyang n caTran's a., own; The boys
his shaggy head. Albert. the n da !
pedler agent. raised his glance from
1ne catalogs he was everlastingly at
Even John listened imperturbably.
OF Aurelie! Aurelie off in tn.
woIlo doing some sort Of marvel! Au-
rene. tnelr defiant protector. the red
coated champion Of old days when she
fought the town boys for her raee ex.S
little foster brothers! Never wo,,1GS ena
OF them forget. o1e
Done comm home!" muttered Mich
1san-"some day."
SAD Peter: "She wrote Knute she was
goin, huntin' with us up Eagle Point
wnen Nellie's pups grew big!"
luey looked In the tiny room. Spot-
less. M bed hung in pink and white
Of i tba kf CONTRASTING with the squaior
OF cleaness. OF pretty things; her buov-
anl n~opefulness and nicely spoke in
every line. On the dresser was her
!atest photograph in a frame made Of a
Mainut tree burl which the boys had
l gan had dressed from it's r~oughness
IN ma, q pitcher was a spray Of late Cosmos
Whlcn MRS. Lindstrom had saved from
/. the last frost. Some way, for Aureiie
they would shyly bring whatever o1
sentiment their hard lives held. I'm
. seen. some grace OF love she had Ieft
Tor them still lowered. They were
watting-the little white room held The
> air Of a shrine.
t And Curran. who knew of the clothes
n food mysteriously carried into this
: house. for which Albert's piteous earn
q 1nGS and Mich,s Illicit frado 49, SI.