Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-04-03
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of the young men,"
And to Harlan's mind there came the
memory of a phrase. A vision-Arne'
Vance and the tramp Of his young men
up the hill. He became conscious Of =!
conflict within him here in the dear
familiar home. Here were his people,
the best people. ever clinging to fixedt
forms. righteous. worthy. leisurely de-
veloping but needing Inherent priv
ilege-this was the good. But here was
another good out in the world; a new. ;
hungry. lustful good. eager to seize,
to make place. to break down forms
and privilege-this was the eternal bat
tie. There was no ground under al
mans feet-he vas with one or with
the other. And slowly it came to him
that. in the eyes of his parents, thei
eyes of the world-a world rigid with
caste. resistant with ideals, however
much 1t might assent to the babble Of!
democracy-Aurelie was tho symbol OIL
the lower standards. 1t was for himl
to choose. and his love was the crux OF
it all. a sign post at the parting OIL
the ways. He might fight to win her.
try to bear her from the vulgar and|
common mode. but his social sense toldi
him exactly what that would mean tot
his people. the best people. who with
a Nletzschean ruthlessness must set,
their faces against the trampling on
ward marching forces that would leveli
or destroy.
Even now his mother touched on tho
heart of it. II see that Mr.. Curran'si
News is insisting that the county, or
the benefited landholders. should pay
those squatters in the pocket whose
patches will be flooded by the new
dam. He insists they nave a moral til
tie to that no-man's land"
And acting; on that anarchistic the
ory,' went on the judge amiably,
~"Lindstrom drove away the workmen
whom the contractor sent there. I CALI
1nat an excellent eXample-Curran does
not hesitate to put the law aside mi
his cryings for what he terms Justice. F.,
10 announce utlawry."
III Lindstrom Is an outlaw. father"
Harlan said quietly. the law made him
One."
The judge looked up. He Redeemed.
Notnlng IN his kindly life. his righteous
had crushed Lindstrom's manhood, And,
ms Son spoke as one who had brushed
aside glib phrases and easy ~precedentsi
n has stared at the soul OF the man
crushed. The judge frowned. to forbid
discussion. The law ann take ac-
punishment. But you. my son? You
are going into office as a public pIose-
cutor-where did you get these ideas? pol
Think. A fellow can't help 1t. And
the new things. father-the spirit of in
curry. fearless. reasoning. Weighing
The judge had shaken his head. IL;
always annoyed him to nave to cons
slder that 1t was not enough to be vir-
1t was comfortable to beHeyej
that everything was honest. decent.
wholesome. God-fearing and conform
aole to the constitution-everything ex-i
cept the men who passed before HIM
al the bench. They were another order
OF beings; he deprecated their exist
ence. and sent them to Jail. When HAIR
land had gone up town the father
signed; 1T was we'll enough to sit be-
nlnd the lmpersonality Of the law. but
the one-armed quarryman 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
hardly spoken to a soul since; Just kept,
10 hls snanty. took his children out OIL
fanatic and anarchist"
The Judge spoke to his wife at bed,
Time. MY dear. do You % that.
extraordinary affair he had with that
with it?"
with it?" She looked up in SUR
prise. 'Iindstrom?"
Yes. The girl has been back, YOU
pretty"
The lady shifted. II told you how
she nearly upset my trap!"
But Harlan"
Harlan did not glance at her-her,
scandalous behavior around the sauarei
The dust of that machine was thrown
IN every ones face! And that affair-
q mere boys infatuation-for a month.
ana her career since-the impossible
stories they tell Of her! As II it were
man matron's pride in this ssuare-
?awed serious son.. A century,of Amer
lean democracy was needed for hfm.
the b sturdy sort of which thew
had sprung. Nes
Tho judge sighed again. Somehow.
ne mas never been quite the same to-
me- me nee nee n has seemed to look at US
there has been something almost ABB
normal in his desire for work-as -
ne Were trying to forget!"
Harlan was in his office two hours
on 81 1h ha c same indomitable application.
to Wiley's shop. for a ligat wa. there
he felt like bantering the editor
as IN the old days. It would he a re-
.lei litter the curious sense Of strain he
mad come to feel at home. Yet~he could
o con oslnS Da %'t, e W;;ty the old open
was curious. He had felt oddly alone.
conscious as he was Of a furtive and
friendly interest in him. When he
opped In the house the other,
a hushing Of conversation. He heran
to mix with the county crowd" as he
said. under an idea that It was whatl
q young man. n the only new fac
6n tne Ticket: should q {. But some
now ne was treated with respect AMI
passed by in the chatting felIowshira
OF the local politicians.
He spoke Of 1t to Curran "a thav GOT
IN the dusk. Curran was complacently,