The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-11-11

ported to be none other than Mr.. liar
yey Thackston.
When the match began, sure enough
the captain of the Blues, mountet
! upon n superb horse, was Immediately
| recognized as the Jolly bachelor.
The first innings, after 2 hard con
test. was won by the Blues, through q
mastery final stroke effected by thcil
leader; and as the bachelor rode in
J from the strife lie was chcercd to the
echo by his vast throng of admirers.
The second innings began. 1t
proved a greater struggle. This time
victory seemed destined for the Reds,
for they had carried the ball almost to
the goal. Desperately excited, Har-
vey Ihackston spurred forward to
save the battle by another grand
stroke, but, in leaning forward to
strike the ball with his mallet, he sud-
denly lost his balance, and toppled
from his saddle, his head striking the
ground with violence, where he lay
stunned and bleeding.
Cries of horror filled the air; friends
rushed forward to the fallen mans as
to one of the field tents. But ut the
moment of his fall, far above the gen
eral peal of EXPLANATIONS, rang the
startling voice of n female from the
midst of the spectators upon the grand
stand, and Therese Montressor. the
reigning belle of Newport, tainted in
her mothers arms.
When Harvey recovered his senses,
he found himself lying upon a ham
mock-bed in one of the coolest tents
upon the Foreground. He seemed to
betray some surprise in finding him
self alive, but this gave place to aston
ishment when he felt Il soft hand placed
tenderly upon his forehead. and heard
a sweet voice inquire:
do you feel better, Mr.. Thack-
STOMP"
lie looked up, and discovered the
speaker To be the beautiful Theresa
Montressor.
'Gracious!' he exclaimed. you
here. Miss Montressor? And %alone?"
"AloneP Yes, Mr.. Thackston, and
doctoring you into the bargain" she
replied with a smile. You had a
fearful fall. Papa and m took
you in charge after it happened.
Everyone is n lunch now under the
tS' 49, ~ u i NoltllilCSIC GU 10
stay here to attend YOU
This is very kind of you, Miss
Montressor," he said. II did not think
myself so high in your esteem as to
merit this consideration. Yes, / feel
all right again. III go out and re-
mount Are the men waiting for
mep"
40, indeed; they're waiting rather
the wine-service at the lunch-table,
and if you are wise. Mr.. Thackston.
you will never mount u horse again. |
| declare your fall gave me such a
shock / fa-I almost tainted. Your
head is very feverish. Let me battle
it."
Miss -dontressor t%hereupon proceed
ed to repeat the duties she had been
performing at regular intervals for
the past hour. Harvey enjoyed the
treatment for some time, and
also the pleasantest chat he had ever I
had with any lady of his acquaint-
ance.
There was q perceptihle change in
the bachelors demeanor as he listened
and talked to his charming m
ion. He seemed to bestow the most
sincere attention upon her and every
thing she said. He did not indulge in
SO much careless rambling nonsense
and heartless levity as was his wont.
AS a general thing, at any stage of a
conversation. Harvey was equal to all
emergencies, and ever ready to throw
some of his quaint humorous re-
marks in a way that kept the talk flow
ing ripplingly. Now, however. at
the conversation was very inco-
There we're drags, and pauses,
and actual gaps. There was evident
" something disturbing the bachelors
tranquility. And he feltsthere
was. for under the bright Chances Of
the beautiful Therese, he wriggled and
tWitched, like a being under the iniu-
ence OF sc..ne fascinating basilisk.
.Hallo. cried q voice suddenly.
Alive againP' and turning their eyes
towards the opening of the tent, Har-
vey IN Therese saw standing there
Mr., Ralph Liston, the formers chum
of the club, who had so lately fallen q
to matrimony.
Yes. alive again. Ralph. Come
Ralph entered. Therese Montressor
THE relief watch has come. am
duty she said. II will go to
.unch now, Mi. Thackston. Goodbye
Tor the present. Don't get talking ex-
now, OF you'll work yourself
INTO some dangerous fever and she
iuttered from the tentlike a butterfly.
Ralph sat down on the camp-stool
winch Iherese had just vacated. Only
! few moments had passed when he de-
lcctcd = strangeness in his friends
alanner-an abstractedness, as if his
thoughts We're not occupied with the
subject OF which he was talking.
Ralph smelt a mouse immediately.
DO you know. my dear Harvey
20 said suddenly, 1.-THE Gene discov-
here q moment or two ago was Of
J rather suspicious naturep 1t was,
py Jove! Rather a pretty picture.
PICK warrior on couch, with beautiful
female Samaritan. Bright chances,
soft voices, and all that. Something