The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-03-05

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back where you are. boy. And start
anew-the slate cleanl" He smiled
sadly. What abs~urdity--ne Q poll
He could run on thus with these two
Janet. with whom he had been q
schoolmate, and Harlan, whom he had
loved after his return. These w had
made life livable In hts shabby years
they had understood. They q made
him keep faith with himself. 7 need
you two" he murmured; "oh. 4 need
Thsy saw his eyes, the fondness In
them. watching y the door. Then
he cried out.
carmlchaeTs bus was at his plat
form. Two women were getting out.
One was q stout light haired person.
The other was Aurelie LindGtroan. She
dropped her suitcase and lifting her
veil, q forward to Mr.. Curran. And
she kiased him!
MI. Curran colored. He was dunn
founded. He gasped. This Aurelie!
This being, so mischievious with
piete with happiness. and confident
with saucy tricks and clothes and per-
sonality.
Glad to . me-, mon ami yes
no" She was laughing on, chattering
her barbarous French. "Me-the little
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She turned with an odd foreignness
and strugged, displaying herself for
him. And then she saw Miss Vance,
and checked herself Then Harlan. and
gasped. But she came to him with
the most natural and held out q
hand.
And Harlan--giac to see me, are
your Then to Janet. And your I
reckon this old town won't know mel
She turned with q little iutter OF hap
piness. Janet decided that Aurelie had
discovered herself, q rare trick OF max
ing h most OF whatever came her
way, with a. natural players percep-
ton OF values. 1t all enhanced her
blithe drollery, this bit OF the nan
nefs OF the world, and she had the wit
to utilize IT. In no other way could
Janet account for tho amazingly
changed Aurelie. Her lonely pride. her
defeated pathos were rome
She introduced the stronger with Q
jubiiant confidence. This fs Ada Nor
man, and she was our heavy woman
She sank Into Mr.. Curran's chair with
an air OF having done the situation
carelessly well. Then she raised her
big black eyes limpidly to young Mr..
Van Hart, with that belying spiritual
pensiveness which must once nave 30
ensnared him. She knows h0w TO be
the coquette,H unused Miss Vance--and
glanced keenly at Mr.. Curran.
Mr.. Curran was staring at Aurelie
with frank delight. Janet was swift
ly aware that his dependency Of the
hour had vanished. He was In the
clouds, his unacceptable romance, the
love Of the bizarre and the daring, had
seized him. "Aurelie, you incredible
child" he cried. 'How--how-splen-
Indeed she did. She knew it. she
found happiness In f.
mr.. Curran,n she smiled. you're the
only person-except Uncle Mich-who
ever understood me a bit"
Harlan and Janet were silent. II
AureIie was the bulgarian, this was
~supposable in her world OF ~vulgarians.
Morris Feldman would assure you that
the thing was to get the money and
the press stun. He was confident that
Miss Ldndstrom could do both. And
wear clothes. What else was need
ful?"
wiley saw Harlan's eyes fastened on
AureIie's hand. He knew that Janet
also was thinking OF the story Of Hen
McFetridge's diamonds. But Aurelie
wore only one little ringi Mr.. Curran
glanced defiantly at the others. Janet
looked d t him with a sudden sickness
OF heart. He was shining eyed It
took this to delight his vagabond soul
"a girl of fluffy clothes, the charm OF
adventure out in the world, airs and
appealing grace the typical feminine
land he had succumbed. b
Janet" he cried. do you re-
member herr The little rabbit hunting
savage up In the hills. the defying
school child with a heart none could
Nobody ever tried" said the savage
with a smile. Nobody"
Indeed not" drawled the languid
Miss Norman, unless it's all the
babies and beggars. wonder how
many rehearsals she's been fined just
for them"
"It's funl' bust out AureIie. ITO
have some money and give It away.
And to tickle babies--it makes EN-
stare sol Miss Norman and I are go-
ing to New York and try to get on,
but honest, I'd rather have a baby"
Young Mr.. Van Hart looked at Mr..
Curran. Mr.. Curran Laughter grace
iessly. Miss Vance was beginning TO
smile. She was concluding that
Aurelie was comical. Slangy, droll,
good hearted, honest-but all that
spiritual chasteness or her face-when
she was not laughing--would be
harmless after ALL
New York went on Aurelie. III
one Is going to really act, n must 60
there. And starve, maybe. But Ada
says ] won't. She knows well get on,
and tne managers will listen to me.
| You know they said In Denver IL
wasn't just my face. They said i was
worth wilhelm the newspapers"
she certainly Is" put in Miss Nor
man. II never saw any one work q
part so hard-aIl the tricky bits. And
1t doesn't seem work with her. And
she can wear clothes, and in the bust
ness that's e~verything!s
The heavy woman looked down
at herself. She was quite 40 and the
stock companies had made her feel Il.
IAN old trouper like me" she went on,
watches a lot OF these kids smoke up
and 60 out. But Aurelie. here, Is class.
Where she got II. God knowsl" \
When Hen and Ben make another
fortune" pursued Aurelss, they're GO
ing to buy the tin opera house and
Ill come back a leading woman and
show these old grannies somethtngi"
Miss Norman laughed YEARLY.
Plainly Hen and Ben were provocative
tof glee to professional people. angel
Heni" she murmured.
Good old Henl" said Aurelie. Then,
quite innocently, MIR. Curran, do you
know Hen McFetrick wanted to marry
nle2'
'N-no- Mr.. Curran looked evas-
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