The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-12-10

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Mrs. Clarence Brooke had summed u
The matter We'll when she stated he
splnlon at the Troubridge Woman
nlub. Il should like you TO tell me" sal
shat eminent lady, what else Adelaid
Hewison could do? She has been s
tong in the market, and they are actu
ally SO Door, that a successful gree.
grocer is n perfect godsend to the fam
sly. AT least they can be assured O
vegetables for dinner In the future
He is ten years older, by no mean
handsome, and his grammar is faulty
yet Adelaide might do worse. Their
are no eligtbles of her own class IL
Iroubrldge. The town is getting a!
barren OF men as a mothers meeting.
The "green-grocer," a commission
merchant with the largest business o.
aus kind IN the town, Hugh Travis By
name, called punctually at the Hewisor
mansion every night at half-past eight
and left with equal promptness al
ten.
The wedding was to be no mean at
estr.
The night before Adelaide and her low
pr sat alone in the cold majesty of the
hewison dining room. 1t was getting
tate and there had fallen upon them an
awkward silence.
He rose at last. and, with a few ner-
Tous sentences OF farewell, made prep
aration to depart.
Ihe girl turned quickly from her
rather listless contemplation of the fire.
Please come back. There is some
ding want to say to you"
he sat down and looked at her
steadily.
What l am going to say she con-
unued hastily, rs very Unnecessary and
foollsh and sentimental, no doubt, but
sui think 1t Is only fair, and we'll
honorable. | had a letter last week
sron Eustaee Willing. Did you ever
neaT OF MN or his career In Trou-
bridge? No? 1t seems strange none
OF my friends told you about him. she
continued.
You forget" he said quietly, that
your friends are not mine"
Her color d~eepened.
Vel, then, mus tell you, He was
IN fathers office for a while. We were
cousins In a way, and later we be-
came-fond of each other. We were
never e~ngaged-like the rest of us. and
was impossible. Finally he went TO
Ehoia and | stayed here, n you met
pae at me club one night, and you
know the rest"
She paused.
Yes" he said slowly, II know the
letter." ~ 'Ae
The color died from her face. She
hropped her head. 1T says-he is to
pc married, a rich wire-and he wishes
me happiness
Ills voice broke the silence sharply.
IL the letter had been dlfferent-if
re had asked. II he-don't you under
She covered her eyes with her hands
ana ne saw his diamond flash in the
soft light. Nne
Poor child" he said, In his heavy.
sough voice, rs 1t as bad as that?"
She shiYered as he spoke. please
r. away ! will marry you as I prom
III tolnoffoW, only now, please go. l
VIII pc all right tomorrow. will never
tntrude this thing again. We can he
FOOD friends. Few marriages amount
20 more anyway"
IsWfli so In a few minutes" he said
ana ms Voice made her lift her head
with q sudden fear.
Els manner had hange He seamad
possessed of some new dignity. and
ms voice was very gentle.
Lei me tell you a story also. Have
you never wondered why / was SO will
'Lg % take the little you offered me
think | was blind to your half-hea rted-
ness and deaf to all the nonsense the
own folks have been talking these Last
nix months? or course, i knew vnn
we're poor, and things were in a bad
Sun until tonight thought it was
oidnst know you loved another man"
sne made q frightened gesture Of
lissent, but he G on steadily:
never a much to do with wom- I
SO Know little about them. hut
neEs Was one girl that I was going
g teil yol OF. She wasn't OF yo,r
lass. She lived up in the omit
snere ! came from, and we were child.
ca together. Both of us were poor
LardesI. W tas
Az last left the place and am '
& 10 var M Il Eef3 A
Fas many 6 day I had never . danant
ana many a night when iuron-
IN the river seemed the opIy tbJra 7
NJ 20 DO But | did pail through and 7
asns faonay finally, and now. az yo,1 &
49, Inc biggest business In the S
= ha6 never forgotten the ptrI .,a Z
IS. Faos thing. used TO write me ever q
80 lo ehfer me up and keen me ea. p
.g Maaae "a vas dying by inches c,
a1sas Assog II ron see. ),
81 aaSt. wasn the worst was OYER
e zssss vent up there, but ftasyas "a u
stes noShing could save her Ia
.sEaE poor food. and the long eol5 a
FaLIsEs Sz1 crushed out her iifa 3
ssAIsd with her until she asaa Z
- lI1 WSat 1 could You seq. she HAD =
49,. A4seu Tor me, and it used to ),
Z lae iature. and dream and rian 81 o
ons day BY chance. | showed no., {;
secal papers that had pictures + II
Asha Something about 4 danca le
alfak- Among them was your pheto. lie
Shs EaeAsd out the prettiest ar ,bar a
q an1 grew mighty FOND Of n sIt.a j,
se 1sse Of the wofnan you mus mam S,
81 saas you'd say. good. and sweet,
last she died. ana i cana / fc
80 and went on with my Work 80 81
ak1e mere money than ever mr. W
,as Iaaglsy miserable and lonasn,,a a
re- None OF the women. I Inen. to
1or. and + missed the deaa s;x,
81 hes islters-not that / HAD 49, Ell
sally loved hers but she cared far ss od
But q day you came. r We m
g Gay last June. and even now ! - re
& 2 E crowd In the shop, ana sno,aaini
Ie FRUIT On sale. Yer walked ~ nrf a,
AL dressed in white, and tha sn,, b
sweet ]"
The sight Of YOU brought hac,. he
.Arply b memory Of the aaaa Dash III
8 strange fancy. when I heard 9rl 10
en. In the doorway. snaaas er
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