Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-09
TANNING HELEN.
BY Dorothy DOUGLAS.
copyright. 1913: BY the Mcclure News.

14.Sg,iion and settled down to a iuxurio1s
m als among hss her Idle rich friends. Blu
the coterie in which she travei ss1 a luds9
snS a, W,anted to rule Dillon.
,,a na11m was sufficiently in love with the
.Yop are SO ~dreadfuily i tie"'e She e' cone aas.
sabtec;i after after hhayying finally preached the
some time. II dislike the ia. l. Of mar
f hsa 2 man who spends his mornings in
Ia 6S'' e M,s afternoons 10 at teas or sports. and
:! md It a very pleasant life" he sug-
9esaed With the slight drawl that. in no
in Helsn's temper te@ps9.' H asdea fuel tem to fa was
TITLED with. Dillon hi self WI" Was 20 we eli
s sraad lack in my mode Of living. he
That's just the point" retorted Helen.
you would no doubt be about the house
Al Gay after we are married and in con-
sequence We would grow weary of each
m ~ voice was suddenly grave.
.,rs. We.h Is not worth the having--if it
s sares T ured co Of Sout association Hsisn l will not
But Helen's feathers were ruffed. She
33onsed to shape the life Of George Dill
ION. and In 30 doing triumph IN her
I'VE have not tried life together yet,
sno.h y We are to be constantly under one
- A0OG-k Iuu6I L6kO OaCk INN
81 Jaw the sudden start on Dillon.s
PER- 6eerr' u ana TEL! it, certain Of his giving in to
been for her sense of power and a desire
70 crafty 1t she might nave considered
s a1IGn the n man in the world who
You are very foolish to break our en-
b smg put en 80 slight a provocation'"
II do not cali 1t slight" Helen af-
a so%sd n not SS;, I ;E have never made a
marry me" Dtilon's drawing Voice had
AXE on 2 cool defiance.
an sns,s s' He Ssns ssid. our quite sp Sssias se1ss 81
in tns sr. ssSSSa p 5hRRsaaahse Dillon III mastery
peck RS. =. i n,ns s9 inte nand to ask aim You IN h so
wsar dt this ring y again; II by any chance
Tor it. Goodby."
He had gone before Helen croy real
s s II Her absolute astonishment for
her proud heart could care for.
walked * ! sGr s P1,,lGn! aw Ms sss 4om Se kns ssos as he
whether he might not have been happier
IN an., aece din to Mslsn's wishes. than IL
captured his nrat love.
However. Dillon was not the man to
ny. back n yield the moment he had
really exceedingly capable hands. ;He
tween himself and Helen.
thinling. It was more than true that he
had never made q dollar in his life. but
Where had been the necessity His faith
& ~ bad mi LEFT him . amply .npS s provided Tor;
Dillon. this struggle for dollars that so
many men are after. Besides. 1t viii serve
e tame Helen croy.,if I demonstrate my
He was going through q small pork
ming save for one or two wanderers. Dill
quietly on one Of the benches.
He stopped In front Of the seat me
gave a quick twings Of pain. The 'huddled.
unhappy figure vas that Of a woman.
Can lis there anything I can do for
Dillon asked with one Of his rare
The Girl looked up. A settled sense Of
1T !: only that ! am out Of work.
facing me with al! the terror poverty
holds. I have tried for three weeks to get
. position-such as I ant.
Dillon sat down on the bench. What
can you do?" he asked.
II have been s~tenographer in a commits
sion brokers' office for three years." the
yirl told him..
An inspiration seized Dillon with light
ming ew1ftnesS.
p you know enough Of The business
to help an absurdly, ignorant man who
ness?" he asked quickly, n waited more
or less excitedly for her answer.
II could run q business alone If I had
the capital: ! am familiar with the big
houses in Africa. Australia, South Ameri-
ca and London. and with the manufacture
ere from whom they buy. Tell me!' she
: 3 ao1 ~i know q g elo any Of on aop %ho in ne ssl s me.
needs my work."
II need you very, very badly" Dillon 81
. cent. Now" he told her, "I want you
TO teach me how to make money. I want
you to drill me In the brokerage business
and be my partner In the frm' Is it a
The CIR! had half risen from her seat
and the light shone full on her face and
other a:1 for a long moment. neither seeming
capable of speaking. Whether It was the
oddly Of the situation or merely the fact
s ssss t ~ NE Persons toae.S Sesa hsd e, met trea ae,th 6ss
Il was the man who broke the silence.
He had t taken her answer for or granted.
the most convenient office building Is.
where to go for roll top desks and. in fact.
everything. II you do this for me-" Dillon
had lost ito drawl. Il WIN see that the
business Of Dillon and" He waited for
"prew," she told him. "Anne Drew"
II will zee that the business Of Dillon
VIII" She held out . hand. 81 viii lend
You every as.istance In my I'VE Tell
When her warm, capable hand had
slipped away from his and her trim figure
disappeared In the gloom Dillon drew q
Ions breath.
There goes the GIRL" he told himself,
who will not tire Of me morning. noon
or night, and who 10 going to be loved