The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-04-23

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was more in q week than Mr.. Curran
In three months. Back home people
straightly refused to believe anything
OF the sort. -a-.. r." .
The after-theater feeders were leav-
ing, swiBhing and waddling away with
Bidelong chances at this colorful black
eyed girl who sat between the imper-
turbable young man and the older
eager one. Harlan had beckoned Tor
the waiter and ordered q cab.
IT'S 1 O'clock" he said, "and you
ought to be at your hotel. Aurelie,"
She shrugged as II about to rebel,
then was silent. Some old habit OF obe-
dtence TO him held her. Wiley guessed
It. He would have sat all night watch
ing this miraculous Aurelie. He re-
scented Harlan's tone. When b had
arisen and was busy with her wraps,
each man Ieveled a challenge at the
other. Then, to. Harlan's lips a resolute
smile came. FL told you she would
come" he murmured.
Aut'elio was approaching. Never had
she looked 30 humanity beautiful as un-
der the garish lights of the cafe vesti-
true with life. Her world had not
spoiled her-had not touched the gen
erous simplicity in her. When they
were In the cab, whirling away to her
hotel, she reached from her furs and
patted CurTan's hand with q happy lit
tie sigh. ...
II do think dreams come true! Away
down-rtver I remember putting hya-
-cinths In my hair and staring down
river in the water. / thought l was
pretty And that came true! Just the
gray cypress woods, and the lilies float
ing to the sea, and the hooking birds
singing; and the Indian women catch
ing shrimps IN q stick, and Captain
Tinkletoes telling war stories and dig
ging for buried treasure! But Uncle
Mich said we'd go off sometimes and
see all the lands and states and coun-
tries. Oh, something very wonderful
must be up in those lands and states
and countriesi And that came true;
The land O. JOY! Wen find II some
time. won't we, MT. Curran-people like
you and mel"
Find IT," he cried, "Aurelie. it's
here!"
you understand" she answered, and
settled back on the cushions with an
other luxur1ant sigh
The two men left her at the hotel.
She had q curious, shy, studied, sweet
ness for them both in her parting that
left them silent as the cab ratified away
10 inc TAlIIOdu bIhIlOn NuIOuBh LlO
dreary .adter-midnight streets. Once,
passing q corner lamp, Curran saw
Harlan's o turned 70 him calm, hard,
victorious.
The elder man could not Hepress his
SrE -
doubling her, and i never doubted her.
Z know. Because h loved me after
al. That held her good through all
this life-the notoriety and glitter-be-
cause b loves me, Wtleyt"
The other man could not answer. His
cry now was to his own heart. He
seemed battling to evade some ineffa-
bic self-pathos that would find It's way.
Harlan-always to Harlan life brought
the best without price, without strng-
gle. He would say no more. When
they were in the smoking room Of the
Pullman they again were silent; and
when Harlan had gone to his berth,
Curran went forward through the train
seeking an open platform. He wanted
the open. the stars and freedom-he
must have air. He found an Enclosed
vestihle and sat staring out at the
lands, with far off the silken veil OF
the city flung luminous against the
"Ah, weIl!" He tried to reason. '"The
boy-he loves her, after all. And all
the years he's been first with me-first
IN everything" He could not grasp
his sense Of fatherhood. tender, mystic,
encompassing, for Harlan. Yet always
Il had been so-this friendship that he
had held 30 beautiful. so true. Then
Aurelio had come to lay q finger
laugklingly against this faith. To
dazzle him, 70 enrapturO him-to bring
the hunt to Harlan's Sye1 and fnexplic-
able rebellion TO his OwA-
eth, well-thosa ehfldren!" He
arose, signing. TITS for me 10 play the
man at last! God bless them! I love
'em both and neither could understand
how or why. And I can't oither!"
He went back defying his rebellion.
stumbling to grasp ris old loyalty, that
fine ardor for his friend, which had
made the long yeaSs HwesteY. 1t was
hard to define his struggle A faint
smile came to his lips at the suggestion
that he loVed-nOthing like that was
. part OF him, he had said long ago.
"Pd tell Janet" he muttered, "f
she'd understand-but she wouldn't.
Yet Janet-Janst knows me-and I'M
derstands most everything" Then his
sad smile came again. "Janet-after
all, she's nearest-and dearest. But,
somehow, It took AurSliS 10 awaken
mel"