The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-12
CHAPTER xv1.-{continued.,

the August naples. The birds were
singing, and the sunlight tlickered
through. She crossed the lawn to a
seat and sat down. Harlan could see
her looking about, drawing in the air
perfumed with the bloom of the corn
and the golden stubble up the hillsides.
Her yes closed, n after a while she
slept-just a tired woman of 40 who
had worked hard and had no illusions,
who was just what the i~neVitabil1ty or
work and life makes of all of us. But
about the square in is minutes,
gossip ran. The bleached-hair lady
who had come back with Aurelie
Lindstrom from her triumphant
500, 000 prize beauty our of the west
wearing the ill-gotten McFetridge
diamonds, was asleep in the park!
No other woman had ever slept in
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 or 1T
from his window. Clerks stopped and
old others; farmers stared. Some
one 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, shes
been tired for 10 years n never had
such peace and air as this. It's just n
to see her!"
And Aunt Addy, who had hurried
down, wiping her fIoury hands to
settle back her specs" and kiss the
wanderer, looked over in the park and
~ Il ID~N @@a L. La how 1An fJlI
supper time If she 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 said they ought to
pulled his whiskers and protested. The
undertaken came in n 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
in the our house and about
the square, 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 q reaper She
hated to come back to her banal
Of jobs. Just p~eace-that was what
she longer for. But she rubbed her
eyes and went owe to the Parsons
as Aurelie had directed her.
Aurelie and Mr.. Curran were
laughing together over old times; and
Michigan, who had been sum
moned by a small boy, was sitting
Cv,n111r,tn 1{rfonS~o y ~ A,roJtot, -
ventures, her hand tucked under his
own black paw, when Miss Norman
in.
We'll" she drawled with her good
humor, the old dame put me out
proper!"
"old dame? Miss Amelia?
II suppose so. Never had such q
The old catamaran-zing!!"
Whats the matter?" cried Aurelie.
"She said" drawled Miss Norman
that no friend Of tina Lind
'trom girl could get q room in her
Said 1t had been q respectable
since 1855. We could take our
and beat it to EarlvilIe.
Lord, Aurelie, our diamonds"
Aurelie colored to her ear tips. Her
yes began to blaze. And to damp
kindling fires. Wiley called up
AMELIA Parsons on the telephone. She
leclined to explain. She wouldn't have
actresses" and that ended it.
Aurelie caught his lamely repeated
'hase. Them actresses"
Il wish some of the managers could
lear that" went on Miss Norma.
They've told me, now and then, 4
actress enough to hurt"
But Aurelie could see no humor In
"Oh, this town! 1t always did hate
mel" And she burst out of the News
,ffice to stare at the court house.
rrh a ~, II r,e,f 5 xyHa,,oE tho,, 49, 49,
to jail and made him crazy!
And it's just where they laughed when
went to school wearing daisies in my
lair. And no shoes!"
Now, dear" protested Aunt Abby,
it's just proud of you!"
Il won't stay here a night!' She
anne back and threw her arms about
,ver to Earlyille N stay at the
Metropole-and take you, Uncle Mich,
Mr.. Curran-and everybody that's
good to me-" She was on the verge OF
ears. And the rest-I hate 'em! They
say I'm different-and Pm glad I'm
different! I hate 'em!"
Uncle Michigan had sat rubbing the
BRASS band Of his peg leg. This
Aurelie; his old rabbit hunting
The same child Aurelie who
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 bewildered. Reckon
I'd take you out home, Aurelie, but
John he's got so filled with the
holiness spirit. The holiness brethren
done turned John hard against the
show business"
we won't stay another minute!s
cried Aurelie. 'TT call up the Metro
pole and have 'em send their taxicab!"
Wiley fell In his chair. Aunt Abby
stared. That would be the last word.
Aurelie skipping out OF town in q
taxi. For there was a taxi. Earlville
had = tax. Where there is an Elks'
club In brownstone and a hotel
.tapestrted dogs In four colors-thero
must be d taxi. But never had this
blatant taxi ~desecrated the streets Of
Rome.
.Aurelie!n gasped Mr.. Curran. take
the street from the Junction But
the taxi---gee whixy"
TO late. She feWtFtO the telephone
and ordered the taxi.
Miss Norman sat back and settled
her skirt under her beIt.N"Well, she
drawled. sI had q nap, anyway. on the
cid town And, seeing that we,ve put
~ 0n the blink, I might just as well
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