Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-03-26

Harris always did irritate him with
their ideas of the proper thing. Still
they were useful, because their ideas of
the proper thing did not allow them
to oppose him either.
Well, Harlan. l hope o understand
you didn't even have to make a fight.
People knew YOU dad-and they could
just figure on o It's a good thing
you're our man"
Mr.. Van Hart smiled impersonally.
II am not your man"
The county boss stared at him. Then
he bit the end off a cigar. Then he
spat on the sidewalk against the ordi-
nances made and provided. well. I'm
a son-of-a-gun!" he murmured. Curl
u I stopped to talk with you
before!" Then he rubbed his gold
headed cane against Harlan's sleeve.
Young a you're mighty young
you'll get over this"
But the honorable T%haddeus Tanner
sided into Judge Van Harris cham
bers, after court that day. and had a
talk of a number of things. but mostly
of Harlan and what a brilliant career
he had opened for Harlan. And the
next day the Earlville Mercury-Journal
controlled through the stock which
Cal Rice's wife owned in it-came out
with a fulsome forecast of young Mr..
Van Harris career.
Harlan met Arne Vance reading that
column to his sister when he left the
office that night. The farmer-student
fixed his black eyes on the nominee.
See here-Mike Mcbride and 1 sup
posed we had something to do with
your big vote"
Harlan smiled. 81 think so. Arne.
You surely put Wiley over!"
Arne grimaced. nodding his head
toward Janet. II know" continued
Harlan. Ever one says she lie it,"
He put out his hand to Janet in the
buggy. She appeared tired n dis
trait. ut has been a strain. hasn't it?
But Wiley-it will be the making of
him. Janet.
She smiled a rare gratefulness. He
can't fail of election now. Only"-she
paused and Harlan lifted his serious
eyes to hers. II have sort of a feeling,
Harlan. he-hell do some of the %erratic
audacious things that have always
wrecked him!"
Like taking up the cause Of these
pocket squatters, whom the county is
going to evict for the new creek dam
-Lindstrom-" muttered Arre. Did
ing some right Of theirs"
Janet looked away. Well. l hope-1
trust-but it's like Wiley!" Then she
smiled upon them. Well, 1 am tired
out. I'm going away"
"Away?" Harlan's one lifted. ITO
rest?"
ITO work. I feel as if-well, my
work was done here. Harlan. And
have chances. To speak, to write
we'll. for all the fine things we used
to discuss in the old News office, you
remember. The child-labor laws-the
Harlan"
He nodded sympathetical1y. Then
hard to fill, Janet. IL school system
you've made a model for the stated"
Then he was silent. Janet was think
ing OF the long years fight. And the
best people had not been with her I'M
til Of late. She was too practical, too
busily efficient, to be about the Shake
speare club teas at Mrs. Van Harris,
Harlan sharply differentiated her from
the tabby affairs of High street.
He told his mother that night that
Janet Vance would resign her next
her brows wisely. II p that will
end he affair between her and Mr..
Curran."
"The affair was a matter Of years
gossip. Harlan said nothing; he bad
never. after a mans fashion. bothered
his head about it.
II imagine it's true, then. that that
thA~n
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