Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-09

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could not define certain reserves in
himself and why 1t was almost impos-
sible to pass these reserves or admit
others to them. although thy were the
common understanding Of cultured peo-
pie everywhere. That was it-this bond
Of cultured people! And social rebels,
political rebels; the eternal spirit OF re-
bellton of any Aort did not nave this.
tumble Of life left little time for its
%fineness. That raj left to those Of
the established order. an aristocracy
to which. much as he hated the word,
he must belong. That was why he
could not acutely see Aurelie as the
little v%ulgarian, after all: Of obscure
origin and social gapcherie once she
was placed with people Of his sort. His
sense of Orderliness detested any such
thing. and 30. in his cooler moments.
he told himself he did not really love
her. She had touched him with the
pathose OF her love for him. the pathos
Of her defeated gaiety and courage.
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all. he told himself. He had been sorry
for her--yet. that was all. But he
wondered at his anguish and his shame
that night she ran away from him.
His thoughts came back to his. friends
In the News office. In this dingy shop
the ems of social revolt conferred; It
was not strange that through the News
Aurelie had come % this abominable
notoriety; all the things about Aurelie
that would e~xasperate Harlan, would
merely delight the vagabond soul Of
Wiley Curran. It was no use being
angry at Wiley about 1t; his yellow
dog OF q paper would merely yelp the
louder.
Even now. when Janet Vance and
serious thought in Mr. Curran, the edi-
tor was yawning, "Me-for congress?
And you actually think I am beginning
Q career? Janet. yesterday I avs kick
Ing away at this old job press when a
drummer blew In here and tried to sell
me q set OF desk stamps. He was one
or those tngrattating boosters, and as
l had my hat on he thought I was
about q.
He set down his case. as I didn't stop
work, and began to tell me how much
Q 1t did him to see a young man
nghting away down here to make a
start in life.
IL SNAs SSACAASNAp WudS yOu see mere
Is no start in life: it's a fnish!'"
Miss Vance did not smile-at first.
Then. at Wiley's rueful discontinue
she did. But she said sternly: "Wiley,
I'm ashamed Of you!"
9 am !. Janet" He crossed his
|legs over n waste paper basket and
| know what Arne means. The tramp.
tramp. Of his northmen-the big
limbed students up the hill. And I see
his leaders. too. I know what Delroy
10 n means. Good God, I gave my life
to the west!" He sat forward, his Dyes
shining. only 1t was its poetry and
idealism. Arne felt that: he brought
1t bach to US here In the south. And /
know. Janet! Something at last has
stirred met"
Arne arose and q winding his big
silver watch. Maybe now you'll get
g hustle on and change the News to .
daily"
"The bank turned me down on that
dinsy loan. And whom I tried to get 1t
IN Eerlville. some mysterious power
blocked mo there. know we'll
enough; It's all because OF the hight I
made to get the town to take the
pumping contract away from Thad
El1 aaslsn ana ati nass : H T;. en9sI .pls ant
director Of the bank. He did not like
Wiley's insinuation: but then his
1ather did not like Wiley. He MUIR
INJURED some inconsequential badinage
and followed Arne out to whore tho
student farmer was bringing his mud
block.
" WISH. muttersd Arns, .you,d rot
Wiley into this. He's got Z CHANCE
such . big chance for the nomination.