The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-04-09

noticed it. Arne Vance had truculent-
ly attributed 1t to politics-Harlan was
going the way of the old gang, was he?
Wen, Arne a grimly forecasted it.
Associations and traditions were too
strong for Harlan.
Curran and Harlan faced each other
now with a dumb recognition of the
hurt III each others eyes. The old glad
faith-where had it gone?
Curran had been at brief troubled
analysis of 1t all, ever with the turmoil
OF his battle. And Janet's serene aloof-
ness, yet steadfast ardor for his sue
cess, They think 1 love her." he had
why, it's ridiculous! Twice her
age, and-!ordy! getting bald as I am
and everything about me-a trifler
with women" And then he studied.
We'll. that kid! o bless her! Moth
ing ever hit me SO hard. l wish they'd
underestimate"
But to save Mr.. Curran he couldn't
make out what he wanted any one to
Understand. He was in some bewil-
dering struggle, he told himself-and
could not understand himself!
He stood across his desk from the
im~perturbable young a How Har-
Ian had grown these years! His mans
bulk and dignity, his outgiving Of
power and personality. Wiley had en-
wed 1t, even with his great hurt love
for the boy. 1t was curious how things
come to one man without price for
which another struggles lifelong in
vain. He tried now to come back to
the dear familiar ground with Harlan,
and Harlan would not nave it.
The younger man was unfolding a
paper from his pocket. And suddenly
a fear shot through Curran that it had
to do with that hushed story of La
deau's. They had kept 1t we'll quiet,
yet it haunted his ~counsels. But Har-
Ian, his voice cool, tense, spoke of an
other matter:
Wiley, did you see his from the
Chicago papers?"
Wiley took the review of last weeks
opening of THE Girl and the Burglar"
He stifled a shout of amazement. The
woman who had been doing the leading
comedy business had been taken i'll
the first night, and a girl from the
chorus, who had understudied the part.
had played her role. Aurelie!
Saved the first night" gnsped Mr..
Curran. And I've been on the road
and never heard a word Of It'll"
The grim young man silently extend
ed other clippings. The reviewers were
surprised, felicitious. Cohan &c Snjtz
had got by" with a musical comedy
that had been on its last legs until the
Chicago opening. And a new face-a
girl with a funny personality had
pulled it through. A girl who sang
auu lduSlcU Win IL ndppy auQaClEy. "A
refreshing person who had no ingenue
tricks, no footlight mannerisms-noth-
ing except laughter and ignorance of
convention. The reviewers suddenly
recalled that this was the newspaper
beauty contest winner of-let's see?
Was 1t w years ago? No one cared.
Only, to that fact Cohan & Smiths pub
lcity bureau seized as only a drowning
Hebrew manager can seize on a drawn
ing $4,000 show. They flung it broad
side; they screamed it on every fence.
The star roared and resigned. 1t did
have deified their office boy If he could
have saved THE Girl and the Burg
lar; and here an unknown western
girl of their chorus had all the press
with her, and all the public by some
h~appy-go-lucky nerve.
been?" he gasped again. "Asleep!"
Read on" demanded Harlan.
Aurelie had been interviewed by the
Times. She said she was from Rome
Ia, but adored a bull pup and lobster
the Telegraph-sunday. first page. sup
plement, specially posed photos and q
sketch by "Max"-and said she liked
all the Johnnies and used their notes
day, declared the veracious publicity
bureau, she received eight pups from
eight m~illionaires and fifty mash notes
Wiley laid down the clippings once
more. THE dear kid" he murmured
Eight million pups and eight million
looked up to meet Harlan's eyes
And two months ago she was
living in New York-cooking oatnea
over a gas Jet! She's a humdinger!'
H~umdingers are not in the Van Harr
~genealogy. i 1742. Ebenezer Van Harr
| ~, a rrio Cd A oofho a nm P,1r1-ay. iy,1@~
tured servant. The Mrs. Van Harris
of today never read the paragraph OF
page % about Agatha Ann, one tim,
humdinger.
Harlan broke out wrathfully. wiley
You rejoice at it,"
on just j~oyously! All she's done! TIL,
money she's sent back to Lindstrom'
to pull 'em through! And now sheN
got Uncle Mich's patent leg paid for
at last. And Uncle Mich sent Pete
!, in to ask me to come out. A regula
party to christen Mich's leg-that i
, what Aurelie said we must have-witl
> flowers and laughter and everybod,
happy!"
) Young Mr.. Van Hart arose. 1t wa
no use to quarrel with Wiley when hi
,, eyes We're shining SO! No use to re
: mind him Of congress. No use to charg
: him with making a fool Of himself.
! But Harlan shouted from the door
: "Aurelie-you got her into thisl An
you ought to know 10Y girls get on i
, these music shows-the only way
: No he shouted on ~passionately-
: you don't love her-it's a joke!"
The editor stood UP and wiped hi
. glasses and looked after Harlan's re
treating figure. Love her? Contour
!, the boy!" He knocked his pipe out o
= the desk edge. "Hey-o! If / wa
21-' he sighed. But when I was 2
! there was Janet, and I went out to Sc
! the tinsel world" he sighed again
!, And now Aurelie and her tinsel show
Yet I reckon I'm glad I am what I am!
! After supper he went UP the blu.
road. Along this trail she had com
flying to him in despair. Above we1
the hills n whose autumn glory sh
y had robed her loneliness. There til
bleak aeld about the Lindstrom cottag
lay. Out Of all this meagerness st
/ had come. And he had lifted herl
Even Lindstrom. gaunt and silen
& welcoming him from the raventng dog
It could not chill his %jubilance. He ware
i the papers oward cid Mich. The house
hold stared at him.
It Hear this-all of you'll" And he b.
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