The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-26


the benefited landholders. should pay
those squatters in the pocket whose
patches will be flooded by the new
dam. He insists they have q moral IT,
tie TO that no-man's land"
A acting on that anarchistic the
ory, Went OF the judge amiably.
"Lindstrom drove away TIE workmen
whom the contractor & n there. call
that an excellent example-Curran does
not hesitate to put the law aside in
his cryingS for what he terms justice.
To announce outlawry."
II ~LindStrom is an outlaw. father"
Harlan said quietly. "the law made him
one"
The Judge looked up. He reddenad.
Nothing in his kindly life. his righteous
world. hurt as did the gossip that he
had crushed ,Lindstrom's manhood. And
ms son spoke as one who had brushed
aside glib phrases and easy presidents
and has stared at the soul of the .man
crushed. The judge frowned, to forbid
discussion. THE law cannot take ac-
count of a mans degeneration under
punishment. But you, my son? You
are going into office as q public prose-
cutor-Where did o get these ideas ?'
Think. A fellow can't help it. And
the new things, father--the spirit of in
1880 tNoA 1855 ACoSOtlltlS, WGlSttiT1S
values
The judge had shaken his head. 1t
always annoyed him to have to con-
slider that it was not enough to be viz
tuous. 1t was comfortable to believe
ina everything was honest, decent,
wholesome, God-fearing and conform
able to thec onstitution--everything eX-
cept the men who passed before him
at the bench. They We're another order
OF beings; he deprecated their exist
ence, and sent them to Jail. When Far
lana had gone up own the father
sighed. 1t was we'll enough to sit be-
hlnd the impersonality of the law. but
the one-armed quarryrnan standing
guard over his wretched patch against
an society, mute, imbruted, hostile,
Men had talked of it: Judge Van Hart
sent him to Jail two years ago and he's
hardiy spoken to a soul since; just kept
10 MS shanfy. took his children out of
school and become a sort of religious
fanatic and anarchist"
Inc judge spoke to his wife at bed
time. My dear, do o suppose tina
extraordinary affair he had with that
girl two years had anything to do
with it?"
With ite. She looked UP in sur
prise. "Lindstrom?"
Yes. The girl has been back, VOL,
know, and is-I'm Observation-Disclosures
pretty"
The lady shifted "J +o1d ,,o,, 49,.
she nearly unset NV trani" = ~"
But Harlan, A
Harlan did MOI p,ance ~ bo, ~,
lscandalous hehavior aroma tba = ,aoi
The dust IF that ,acb;n go - sIuate.
in every ones facai Al +hat a 81 CIV n
a mere bows inf :. 800,
And her career sincaoMtba Lioi
stories thew foil Of her, As iF Iosnn,npls
possible with Har1anin sha 49, Msis
man matron's nrida 4, t1,is a ~
iawed serious con A oanrnIs sIuaie-
lean democracv was NADIA ~ LIZ,
the sober sturdy sort ~ Wbinh in,
had sprung n.y. Icy
The Judge sighed again tsorahow
he has never been o11ita no sam,a
me since-he has seeInad ~ Iooi w a ~
now and then So meas ,1rin DIV !" I. ~
there has been somathing aimns+ ah
normal in his desire fnr ~ ave -
he were irving 70 fnreatin II
Harlan was in ibi off,ca
on that same -ndoni+abia M nouis
AT s he closed the dasl ana 49, aaaoIL
to WiIev,s shon ~ a.a Melil ACROSS
and he felt ike bantar;n,r ne aa aa
as in the old DAYS n ayo1,1d 1a !, ~
1liei after the cl1r;ons sanso - .s y re-
had come to feel a. bonoa W VI ie
not bring hack eractlw nc 9 eotle
,vas c,,nin-,a III 10y, ana 1llat, DISC
conscious as he w lao ~ teis 9ua1y alone
friendly intaras+ in H. I'VE anc
dropned in the corr+ ~" Mhen ne
candidates wera cordioI b,,t ~ otnel
a hushinp Of nonHanna put IIeie was
to mix With thn oo,,,stv 49, re pesaI
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