The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-04-23

told her. A least. with all Janets 10y
ally, Arne discerned some unfathom-
able negation In her heart. He laid it
70 ner uredness; the stress was in
evitabiy too much for q woman, even
Tor Janet's superb health and Iron
vitality. But with a brothers con
straint he did not intimately question
the matter.
He was busted with plans for the
Dig meeting the night before the cleo
tlon. Curran had W spoken In his
home town. He had always evaded it,
and early in the campaign his mana
gers had thought 1t wise. But now.
Wnen he had addressed the people in
every country district, in every town OF
the constttuency-when he had met
every issue and the progression Of nis
cause a spelled his triumph every
where. Mcbride, Purcell, the vances
and all h exultant group OF young
men In Earlville, had insisted that they
conclude the battle in his home spot
Ine battle, indeed, was won; but they
wanted to brawl their victory in The
races OF the old county ring at Rome.
Surran had assented; he caught the
nre or their ardor. And it would be
pregant for his W soul. Here, where
ne had been the failure, he would sting
them with his success.
II can go wrong" exclaimed Arne,
not even IL every mossback in this
town stayed away. Wen take care OF
that. The Earlvine bunch will send over
enough to pack that dinky opera house
ana then Well overflow on to the court
house lawn. Tive bands and red FIRE.
and Wen burn up half the sidewalks
on High street. Rub it in-yell 1t In
their faces. damn 'em!"
The town was talking Of that wind
up meeting OF the Curran campaign for
two weeks. The old line county COM
might curse impotently In his office;
U on h street Curran walked with
the consciousness that men looked back
at l n. The transformation suddenly
became acute in the minds Of his
townsmen; the farmers, over their Sat
urday trading in the stores, said that
all the folks would come in to Wiley's
meeting."
Old Mowry, the undertaken, with his
10 years grievance against the coun-
ty crowd since they threw him out of
n coroner's office, ambled into the
News and sat where he could stare at
the Widow Steger's-always wait
ing"
Busted, Wiley" He cackled: 'Why.
this mornin' even Dickinson admitted
they was busted! Some of these dayu
thereW be a board that'll pay me for
that niger 1 buried! Wiley, want
always your friend?"
FRIEND! The town, the county, the
vast Midlands all voiced it.
He was getting his mail the day be-
fore election when Cal Rice, q white
raced, young man, habitually rejecting
the last word of his wife's father.
Ihaddeus Tanner, detached himself
from a group in the postoffice lobby to
detaln him. His pasty smile was apollo
getic.
"How's prospects, wiley?" The
banker had never before had ANYTHING
but a grim nod for the editor.
Splendid" He felt a throb of mag
unanimous condensation.
L suppose you'll want to renew
your mortgage on the 1st?"
Il think not, Mr.. Rice" Wiley smiled
leisurely. The Merchants bank, OF
Earlville. will take it up"
Rice. looked up quickly. "Ah. your
friend. Purcell. I suppose?"
I've a good many friends over there
Well acquainted these days. So TIL take
up that mortgage when it's due. Eight
hundred and forty dollars, interest and
all. isn't it?"
morning. Well ook 1t up" Rice fig-
ured a moment. There's another mat
ter. Mr.. Curran. Come at H."
Mr. Curran drew u his watch lazily
He found 1t hard to conceal his triumph
Cal Rice, of the First National. coming
to him, wanting a conference! Beaten
Ell? And they knew 1.-THE whole
court house crowd! They wanted tc
placate the victor. that was 1t. In g
flash Wiley guessed it-Thad Tanner
was going to offer some compromise
plead for some agreement with him
anything, SO hat Thad might retain
control Of the county committee. Cur.
ran In congress and solid as he was
IN the county would dethrone Thad
from his local power sure as shoot
ing fish in a bucket" All over towr
they had discussed that days ago. II
Thad lost his grip some mighty un-
pleasant stories Of board contracts
might come u They were gossipee
about. had been for years.
And nov Curran thrilled with 1t. He
had felt 1t coming. He had told Arne
and Arne had cried sourly: Kick the
old s~on-of-a-gun out Of your shop il
he ever m to you!"
Rice's next words sealed it. The
banker shuf1ed n%ervously and Their
Went n .Curran, you've been dead
wrong about the First Nationals atti-
tude toward your fight. We're not-eI
against you-not at all-not at all
And er-you1l come over at 11?"
Hardly" Wiley drawled with irrita-
ting amiability. Expecting a telegram
from Governor Delroy- something
about the campaign" He look ed at his
watch again, conscious that every mar
In the group was listening and in Ii
minutes would spread the report thai
mad Tanner was going to quit the
hight on Curran. Then he said: Make
1t 11:15 Rice Best I can do today
CONTINUED next week.