Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-02-20
CHAPTER X1lI-(continued).

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Always Janet! She seemed behind
every manifestation of his new place in
the hearts of men, his awakened ambi-
tons, his power to be himself. The
entranchised and free companion. de-
handing freedom, giving it; tina was
woman could be. He was awaken
Ing to this magnificence in Janet.
And Yet she must love him
she could do that also. And
slowly his dream grew to a vision of a
love past the common call of sex, a
passion ennobled by the riches of her
personality. There would be none of
the parasite clinging to a man, the
need of sentimentalizing shelter and
protection. The helper to power, the
counselor to a widening life-this
would be the woman to come! This
would be Janet!
He met the elder Vance next day.
Jake. the political farmer. the mall
content, an original Greenbacker, a
mugwump. party trouble-malSer, for
ever given to standing about the
Square Saturday afternoons in his
m~otheaten. old buffalo coat arguing
with the countrymen. He could not
nave been elected to any office, but he
had not soured. His children had in
herited his reasoning unrest, but they
mad disciplined it to achievement.
Somebody to beat Hall-somebody
to peat HALL" he roared. Folks say
It's comm to be you, Wiley! I get it
everywhere except in the News, and
In the banks and warehouses and the
court house! The county amt what it
used to be-there are mines and
unions! The old gang doesn't real
lie that. It's you, Wiley, all the kick
ers want. And 1 ZEAL you ain't eot the
money? Amt some OF these new real
estate men and boomers over in Earl
VILE close to you for that?"
Not much. Cal Rice and Thad are
In with EN- on most of their deals"
there's a sight of people who amt In
any deals! Arne, let's go home and
feed stock with that contraption of
yours up in the haymow!" Ho looked
Off across the Square to the window
OF the school Superintendent's office:
Il guess thai girl Of mine is ready to
home, too!"
Wiley watched the Vances drive off.
the three Of them in Jake's old buggy.
Jake used to ravel to political con-
ventions in the smoker, and, at ~
o'clock, put a basket up between his
legs, spread a newspaper on his knees,
then pitch the paper out the window,
put when Arne comes back from col
lege he eats in the diner and uses a
finger bowl" ne told Aunt Abby. and
they have two hired girls at the farm!
Janet and Arne make up the price of
the dining a and the maids by fgur-
ing out soil analysis, or new school
methods and don't bother their heads
with picking chickens, or putting up
lunches"
We'll. there'n come an end" she
warned; faint In nature for a farm
to stand two hired girls, or even one!'
He laughed: Get on the band
wagon, Aunty!" Then behind her, in
the fragrant kitchen. he saw Old
Michigan warming his leg across the
wood-box. Michigan grinned ex-
Done got a letter from our little
girl, Mr.. Curran!" And I done brought
1t up here first thing for you to read"
"Aurelie?" Wiley was conscious of
written him. She had sent a post card
from some town. with a blithe COM
but little news, only that every
thing was all right. Now he reached
eagerly for the letter in the old soldiers
hands. Aunt Abby stopped her cook
ing as he tore it open. Then they lost
the world in Aurelis tale Of wonders.
What she done say, Mr.. Curran?"
Fine! Says you'd look good to her,
Uncle Mich. She's having the
time of her life. Everybody's good to
her, and helps her, and the McFetridge
Boys are just grand and everything's
grand" Wiley looked shinning-eyed
around: That's the most of it-just
grand"
Wiley said Aunt Abby severely, II
did hope she'd not get her head turn
ed!"
Not a bit. She says: "Uncle Mitch,
the first night / was scared, and when
/ walked out there and tried to see
over he lights / just wilted-inside!
book. and Hen McFetridge kept
waving to me not to cross so far, and
Feldman kept whispering some
thing from the other side. SO l guess I
must have looked scared. I tried to
speak and couldn't say a word. and I
looked hopelessly off. and there was
Mr.. Hamburg having a regular fit be-
u ! was going to spoil his play. He
kept shouting to himself and dancing
around: Dried knew It'll" Then
that made me mad. and I glared at
him, and then l heard what Morris
I said, Father. / am here" And just
right. too, So Gratz says-just like the
naughty young beauty l was supposed
to be. who's i'd suspicion Of being
2 thief. Because l was mad at MIR.
Hamburg and his old play! And every
time I lost my lines they all helped
me-every me-, and you ought to have
seen what the papers said!" cried Mr..
Curran-"I wish I'd seen that paper!"
go on" said Uncle Michigan.
"When's she coming homer"
Don't say" answered Wiley. "Says
the hotels are pretty bad. and the
theaters are cold and dirty, but It's Just
i glory! Oh. lord-Aurelie!"
Likes IT." queried Aunt Abby, from
her doughnuts.
Says she's got a mission! To up
lift tho stage! oh. lord-Aurelie!"
but when's she comm hOme?'
Quavered Uncle Michigan,
And looking in Michisan's BYE. Mr..
Curran saw o tear.
'she doesn't say. Uncle Mich, She