The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-05

PACK where Q are. boy. And start
anew-the slate clean!" He smiled
sadly. What absurdity-me q poll
He could run on thus with these two
lane with whom he had been a
schoolmate, and Harlan, whom he had
loved after his return. These two had
made life ltvable in his shabby yeaks-
sney had understood. They had made
NM Keep faith with himself. Il need
you'll"
They saw his eyes, the fondness In
mem. Watching OF the door. Then
CarmichaeTs bus was at his plat
form. Two women were getting out.
Une was a stout light haired person.
me other was Aurelie Lindstrom. She
aropped her suitcase and lifting her
ven, ran forward to MT. Curran. And
she kissed him!
MT; Curran colored. He was dunn
founded. He gasped. This Aurelie!
Inns being, SO m~ischievious with
laughter, SO ripping with life. SO com
piete with happiness, and confident
~sonality.
Glad to see me. mon ami Yes
nc" She was laughing on, chattering
ner French. "Me-the little
avage Aurelie! Am I changed ~
She turned with an odd foreignness
II shrugged, displaying herself for
! m. And then she saw Miss Vance,
and checked herself. Then Harlan, and
gasped. But h anu to him with
hand.
And Harlan-glad to see me, are
your Then to Janet. And you? I
reckon this old town won't know mel"
She turned with a little fiutter Of hap
piness. Janet decided that Aurelie had
dfCrnJyarnI Ay%~0l A-1- n - r.
ing the most of whatever came her
Way with a natural players percep-
ton Of values. 1t all enhanced her
bltthe drollery, this bit OF the man
ners Of the world, and she had the wit
to utilize 1t. In no other way could
changed Aurelie. Her lonely pride, her
defeated pathos were gone.
She introduced the stronger with a
.jubilant confidence. This is Ada Nor
man, n she was our heavy woman
She sank into Mr.. Curran's chair with
carelessly well. Then h raised her
big black yes limpidly to young Mr..
Van Hart, with that belying spiritual
pe%nsiveness which must once have SO
ensnared him. "She knows how to be
the ~coquette," unused Miss vance-and
glanced keenly at Mr.. Curran.
Mr.. Curran was staring at Aurelie
with fran delight. Janet was swift
ly aware tina his. despondency OF the
hour had vanished. He was In tho
clouds, his unacceptable romance, the
love Of the bizarre and the daring, had
seized aim. "Aurelie, you incredible
child" he cried. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
didly you look"
Indeed she did. She knew It. She
found happiness in it.
"Mr. Curran," she smiled, you're the
only person-except Uncle Mich-who
ever understood me q bit"
Harlan and Janet were silent. II
Aurelie was the vulgarian, this was
supposable in her world of ~vuigarians.
Morris Feldman would assure you that
the thing was to get the money and
the press stuff. He was confident that
Miss Lindstrom could do both. And
wear clothes. What else was need
ful?"
Wiley saw Harlan's eyes fastened on
Aurelie's hand. He knew that Janet
also was thinking of the story of Hen
McFetridge's diamonds. But Aurelie
wore only n little ring! Mr.. Curran
glanced defiantly at the others. Janet
looked at him with a sudden sickness
of heart. He was shining eyed. 1t
took this to delight his vagabond soul
Ia girl of fluffy clothes, the charm of
adventure out in the world, airs and
appealing graces, the typical feminine
and he had succumbed.
Janet" he cried. do you re-
member her? The little rabbit hunting
savage up in the hills. the defying
school child with a heart none could
ever fnd?"
Nobody ever tried" said the savage
with a smile. Nobody"
Miss Norman, unless it's all the
babies and beggars. I wonder how
many rehearsals she's been fined just
for them!"
"It's fun!" bust out Aurelie. ITO
have some money n give it away.
stare SO! Miss Norman and I are go
ing to New York and try to get on,
but honest, I'd rather have a baby"
Young Mr.. Van Hart looked at Mr..
.Curran. Mr.. Curran laugher grace
lessly. Miss Vance was beginning to
smile. She was concluding that
Aurelie was comical. Slangy, droll,
good hearted. honest-but all that
spiritual chasteness Of her face-when
she was not laughing-wouId be
harmless after all!
New York" went on Aurelie. eff
one is going to really act, one must go
there. And starve, maybe. But Ada
and the managers will listen to me.
You know they a in Denver it
wasn't just my face. They said / was
worth wilhelm the newspapers"
"She certainly is" put in Miss Nor
man. II saw any one work a
part SO hard-all the tricky bits. And
1T doesn't seem work with her. And
she can wear clothes. and in the bust
ness that's everything!"
The heavy oman looked down
at herself. She was quite 40 and the
stock companies had made her feel it.
AN old trouper like me-" she went on,
watches a lot Of these kids smoke up
and go out. But Aurelie. here, is class.
Where she got 1t. God knows!"
when Hen and Ben make another
fortune" pursued Aurelie. they're go
ing to buy the tin opera house and
I'll come back a leading woman and
show these old grannies something"
Miss Norman laughed YEARLY.
Plainly Hon and Ben were provocative
of glee to professional people. angel
Hem" she murmured.
Good old Hem said Aurelie. Then,
quite i~nnocently, Mr.. Curran, do you
know Hen McFetrick wanted to marry
me?"
.N-no-" Mr.. Curran looked evas-
lively at Harlan. Janet had an i'm
preston that Harlan was fighting down