Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-03-20
CHAPTER xv1.-econtinued.)

Ing absently across the square. saw
Miss Norman come out OF the News
door and go down the street toward the
Parsons house presently. Then she
paused at the corner OF the court house
park to glance up at the s%plendor of
tne August naples. The birds were
singing, and the sunlight flickered
through. She crossed the lawn to a
her looking about. drawing in the air
p%erfulned with the bloom of the corn
and the golden stubble up the hillsides.
tier eyes closed, and after a while she
slept-just a tired woman OF 40 Who
had worked hare and had no illusions,
Who was just what the i%nevitability Of
work and lie makes Of all of us. But
about the square in l5 minutes.
gossip ran. The ble%ached-hair lady
who had come back with Aurelie
iindstrom from her triumphant
s1on oon prize beauty tour of the west
wearing the ill-gotten McFetridge
diamonds, was asleep in the park!
No other woman had ever slept In
Rome's park. Nothing could have SO
jabbed convention. nothing SO focused
comment on Aurelie Lindstrom. All
about the square. the stores. the
billiard parlor, at Playter's corner. at
the bank and around the hitching rails
the buzz ran. Harlan heard talk of 1t
from his window. Clerks stopped n
told others: farmers stared. Some
n asked where was old Marshal Bee:
and others said the sheriff's office had
jurisdiction as the park was county
property.
Wiley Curran. talking to Aurelie in
his shop. saw Miss Norman drowsily
lurch back under all the midsummer
glory and sleep as a child sleeps.
"Poor Adj" murmured Aurelie. she's
been tired for 10 years and eve a
such peace and air as this. It's just fine
to see herr"
And Aunt Addy. who had hurried
down. wiping her floury hands to
settle back her specs" and kiss the
%wanderer. looked over in the park and
said: Poor dear-let her sleep till
supper time IL h will. What else is
the park good for except tired people,
and maybe heart-sick.- too."
But meantime Rome rocked with
scandal. Old Marshal Bee was routed
from his midday meal and told to do
something and he ambled into the
sheriff's office and a they ought to
do something. Old Deputy Amos
pulled his whiskers and protested. The
undertaken came in and denounced
both of them. and the district at
torney was appealed to. but he shook
his head. Never would he wake any
body up just before the primaries!
And while the agitation grew and
seethed In the court house and about
the u Miss Norman slep. Slept
a whole. long beautiful hour. and then
awoke slowly. luxuriantly, to stare up
at the splendor Of the sky through the
naples. Affair off came a drowsy cow
bell and the singing of a reaper. She
hated to come back to her banal
world of grease paint and the hunting
of jobs. Just peace-that was what
she longer for. But she rubbed her
eyes and went over to the Parsons
house as Aurelie had directed her.
A..oya@ .-l Me- C~~ron
laughing together over old times: and
Uncle Michigan, Who had been sum-
moned by a small boy. was sitting
s%pellhound listening to Aurelie's adj
ventures, her hand tucked under his
own black paw, when Miss Norman
"Well." h drawled with her good
humor, ''the DID dame put me out
proper!"
"old dame? Miss Amelia7
Il suppose SO. Never had such q
frost. The old catamaran-zing!"
"she said: drawled Miss Norman
salmly. that 40 friend Of that Lind
strom girl could get a room in her
house. Said 1t had been q respectable
house since 1866. We could take our
diamonds and beat 1t to Earlville.
Lord. Aurelie. u diamonds!"
Aurelie colored to her ear tips. Her
0ySS OS60A ~ 0A0NOs "a " IA
the kindling fires. Wiley called up
Amelia Parsons on the telephone. She
declined to explain. She wouldn't have
them actresses" and that ended 1t.
Aurelie caught his lamely repeated
phase. Them actresses!"
II wish some Of the managers could
hear that" went on Miss Norma
They've told me. now and then. 1
wasn't actress enough to hurt"
But Aurelie could sec no humor in
1t. "Oh, this town! It always did hate
mel" And she burst out Of the News
That's just where they sent Papa
Lindstrom to Jail and made him crazy!
And it's just where they laughed when
[ went to school wearing daisies In my
hair. And 10 shoes!"
Nov, DEAR" protested Aunt Abby,
'it's just proud of you!"
Il won't stay here q night" She
came back and threw her arms about
Uncle Mich's grizxled head. We'll go
over to Earlville and stay at the
Metropole-and take you. Uncle Mich.
and Mr.. Curran-and everybody that's
tears. "And the rest-I hate 'em! They
say I'm different-and I'm glad I'm
different! I hate 'em!"
Uncle Michigan had sat rubbing the
brass band Of his peg leg. This
radiant Aurelio; his old rabbit hunting
AuEelA0! Ano Uh1no SnAA0 AuSoiA0 WIZ
used to dive among the water
hyacinths In futile chasing Of. the baby
sharks In the south Louisiana bayous?
Done come to occupy the land! But
now he was more bew1ldered. "Reckor
r6@tAke you out home. Aurelie. but
John he's rot % Glled with TIN
holiness spirit. The holiness brethell
done turned John hard against thu
show busineao.s
~We won't stay another minutes'
cried Auxelio. sr0 Gallup the Metro
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