The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-06-26
; The Daughter NDavid Kerr
Z BY Harry King 7aoAe = 3
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By Harry King TooM
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"One minute. sir" Wright was not
willing for him to proceed without his
knowing that his daughter va In the
room with them. Before you speak
further you must know that we're not
alone In this room"
Were mott" He looked about him,
and 1T the sound OF a familiar voice
turned sharply to confront his daugh'
ter.
mo, father; I'm here" She ad.
yanced coolly to the center Of the
room, and waited for him to speak.
Gloria! My daughter here!!" He
managed to gasp. Wright. determined
not to have his hand forced. waited to
see what card the daughter would
play.
wait . minute. please" she re-
marked quietly, the most self.pos
sessed of the three. Are you So blind
you can't see you find me here be-
cause / wish 1t SO? My visit to MI.
Wright surprised him just as much as
did yours. When you were announced,
I told him I would stay" i.
~ $50 that's 1t, il it," her father
ragged. Have you turned against me,
atoo7 Why didn't | raise you like you
ought to a. been!" It was with an
evident effort that he was restraining
himself even as much as he was. sA
Would to heaven you had!" Gloria
exclaimed in a low tone. You gave
me only the roses Of life. and now the
'thorns-all that life offers me-seem
sharper than / can bear"
/ Wright had thought his heart had
been 80 lwruns that nothing could hurt
him worse. but this confession OF nm.
happiness to her father made his own
unhappiness greater than he had be-
neved It could be. , IT. 5to4.t
y "Gioria. this is .distressingly painful,
Please don't" he begged. Then be
turned to her father, why have you
come here?" us sfi5 AAst e@Has N3A
""Why ts she gheref~b ls.atEif4 4f8
Father. / now she spoke timidly, Z
maiden telling OF p dear, dead love,
"for little while Mr.. Wright and T.
were engaSed-to be, married. l don't
think you know what that means to a
girl. what 1t meant to me. But you
do know how 1t ended. Yet we're still
such good friends that l felt l could
come this afternoon to-" fF9 81
j, As sha spoke. = greatilight began to
dawn upon her father. At the words
good friends" he saw. his whole plan
successful. although worked out along
lines a tribe different than what had
been in hid mind. when he had deter
mined to call upon the editor. Your
successful general Is q great opportu-
mist. and David Kerr was quick to
seize this opportunity. stts'ff t9.tA1
Good sfMendsi" he echoed, inter.
rupting her. Then I'm glad ! found
you here. just listen to me a minute
| amt, got much to say, Mr.. Wright
but We understand each other pretty
well. Now then-you gave us q pretty
hard bump, an admire you fer it,
IiOf course, you're new to Belmont an
1t looks all right from yer pint o
,visW.Yn His totre was now suave and
c~onciliatory. "But you're too good q
man to be- blocktn', the wheels o. prog.
ress in this town. 9yJat III 4{Ht#
'''"Things were ,runpipg pretty smooth
when I came here. weren't ,they!"
Wright wae wi willing, 70 admit that
% Exactly. exactly Kerr took too, ! step
Tor ward, and glahced AZ Gloria before
hes went, OBJ. fntsNovs then, What do
you say "a, this? jYou s#iteh over an
Join me. II IT'S ttoo lstfoYg FER you
to go, I'll cllts louts that Maple1avenue
railway lind, an WE'LL 60 IT y some
other way. Ynles 4 s.s,lt aijl5
,GMA9Fia Looked .att, her fathse n as
,topishment Wright did not Interrupt
MIN, NMshihE 10 hear, all that be had
to n9!l safhis caMpalgh's taught me
'1'h tefo@dnr old. S6me day somebody's
,get, to teke) NY Place. iisThere' Ant d
,pap' 81 the party with SaedfeseAse.a
need, yoYs aas+whatt i lmure-yos.ll
brddt'by 6elni with mes'isf To heiae,
: s'Mf.. ..kerf, Il won't take me many
16t6eit0 gife you your answer"
acknowledgement tntAa 1smarlE
Devid 2err crafty. replied with his
Mndest ma4nst. oaf&te yer time, take
TT time The lmorel goa think It
oyer, the mora yotill like r. Besides,
I'm tbinkip' Of Gloria, You two talk
e ovef., SAe'A-r',u.s 0s,c az
Father" The girl was perfectly
hofrffled and her sense OF the fitness
of'tlhngs outraged BY having her name
dragged into the discussion. would
you dare connect my name with auch
an Atari"
To the coarse nature al things are
coarse. and her father seemed sur
ptised that she should resent the man
ner In which he had connected her
with the offer. AN why mott" he
usked. 1--WE been thinkin' the mat
ter over. an you an him would make
. pretty good team"
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