The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-04-30

thing never contemplated BY me. He
TOOK. In fact. when he went south, what
appeared to be q most improbable clue
70 2 theory OF his own. Al trinket from
q schild's necklace.
ingly.
Il imagine j necklace. AZ 4 rate
inis@--and from the open drawer of the
.aDIe Ihad held up a silver cross.
me other maj did not answer. His
mind was cropping back. The silver
cross hung under the light and all about
nmlsts OF darkness gathered. Even
voice seemed like a distant bell.
so swept away was Curran's percep-s
eion OF time and place.
a silver cross which Ladeau took
~ an old silyersmith he knew in New
dreams. An eccentric fellow, II seems.
VINO. out of vanity. used to keep an &C
count OF all the stuff he manufactured.
ne marked them all. and from him La
e eeaI learned exactly to whom this was
oId 1t was bought by this Madame
<AIIols and given to your child,
Curran leaped to seize the thing nm
uer the light. Tanner. what are YOU
set.lng at? BY God, this was stolen
stoien by Ladeau from John Lind
s.. 9f 5sNs5 ASH5
Exactly. It belonged - +b,s r,r,
And still the man before him groped
At the unbelievable. His clutch about
the silver cross frightened. He Stun
pied forward and, as Tanner stepped
DacR. sank in the boss chair.
DO you believe me?"
SuTran dld not answer. Then he
whirled up. mo. you lie! This cross
WHAT is IT. Tharn votcl& !. Inn ,A,,,
amer smiled again. He reached to
the desk button. II had arranged
.hlngss with some care. I did not wish
70 nave this affair baIk on me. And
lnere was no actual need of more than
you ana me to settle 1t. Sony wit
Curran was aware thai the door had
opened. He looked to see old Michigan
alere, mis- hat off. his eyes staring won
uerlnsly out OF his white beard. He
s.umpeo noiselessly across Thad Tam
Mr.; wiley-the old rebel turned hurt
soared eyes upon his friend-'I didn't
The sheriff and the district attorneu
n the judge-they could done sent
me to jail for 100 years on all nv whis.
ny paroles II I hadn't come. But Td
g Tor you. Mr.. Curran. re vo,,,d
p p helped! But this is truth-and
so laN E.aH.z HHgrEEE yH1J
ban Gladw curFan felt the old rough
senses to reason. Uncle Mich!"
M little girls done found her "a
from his chair the gray boss smiled
content that the drama acted out it.
sen ~ Without word from him.
.rJa ausau oone IT. went on Michigan.
ne Just put it all together when he
that little cross and chain T
i1iu LlH all knew Of Aurelie.. lust as
We told everybody. And he knew vo,,sS
naa a child down there. And he knew
Inns very little cross was given to bar
~ some old woman-and then he took
ny WHORE story to Mr.. Tanner. and
me sllversmith-and it was ali tr,,aI
ms. wiley, the same little girl I dona
oltis up-r1Ver was the same ono +hau
put IN the Holy Family asylum-vn,Ir
llttie girl. Mr.. Wiley!" ~
sun the father had no word. THAI
= ! amer ni wiped his glasses. He sighed:
dumb man under the light. JUDGE van
h han5 nad rested his head upon his
hana. ihad murnured. after the na,,.a.
proved" - case Is
u think" whispered Michigan, that
your be glad for her" ~
Glad for her! Curran reach.. -
again for Mich's hand. Glad FOE b out
ne a been glad for her, and She had
ied MIN On, found for him the eo1d ~
mans work, a world ~
achievement, a life-a soul! Now The
pnahtoms were dissolving. For her he
th a. ohltd 10 give them Up. Even
rough his dark a voice was caIling
his remuneration. ~ SanHS
! think, Mr.. Curran, you will with
draw. Your daughter, grown to WON
anhood here; her success, her good
nane-eVerything points to your resig-
nation; Ladeau is bought to silence
AZ y ouaer SOU, except the persons in
We" he glanced at Judge Van Hart
a keep u counsel. But the price
Su1ran, is this. I have had a naner
draWn up-your announcement Of
WlthdraWal. 1t merely states that for
and personal-you
Mi not contest the election In the
Elshteenth congressional district to-
morrow" "
The man before him muttered. "The
meeting . the ballots . : :
my name"
The little boss shrugged. 1T does
not matter. You withdraw--tonight. II
VIII pc telegraphed to every precinct in
our dlstrict' NO word Of explanation
nothing" The voice was sounding
out OF a measureless pit to Curran's
brain. Your daughter, Curran. Not
to save yourself, remember. But her
your child, who grew up beside you
here all unknown"
The tumble Of a paper came to Cur
rams hand. He saw 1t Under the glare
of the light above the table. Dizzy
words, typewritten-he could not tell OF
what. Only he must The
splendid structure of his new self, his
worth, his power, his life, had fallen.
It was the price Of youths adventure.
He would pay.
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