The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-03-19
CHAPTER XIV.
Journeys End.

CHAPTER XIV.
Journeys End.
HaFrigAn dined alone. He vas II
disgrAce: he wal sore. mentally ~
well - physically: and he ate his din
neestWataI0at relish, in simple obedt
once to those well-regulated periods
Of hunger that assailed him three
times . day. IN spring. summer. au
tumn and winter. BY the time the
waiter had cleared away the dishes
ldarrigan had q perfecto between his
teeth (along with a certain matrimo
NAL bit). and smoked az II be had
Wagered to finish the cigar in half the
usual stretch. He then began to walk
the moor, much after the fashion OF a
man who has the toothache, or the
earache. which would be more to the
point sTo, lid. direct mind no diplo.
macy was needed: all that was neces-
sary wa Q few blunt questions. Nora
could answer them ~ she chose.
Nora. his baby. his little girl that used
% run around barsfooted and laugh
whom 10 applied the needed birch!
How children grew up! And they
never grew too old for the birch: they
certainly never did.
They heard him from the drawing.
room: tramp. tramp. tramp.
Let him be. Nora" saia Mrs. Harrl-
gan. wisely. He II IL . rage about
something. And your father Is not
the eastest man to approach when he's
m4d. II be fought Mr.. Courtlandt, he
Believed be had some good reason for
doing 20"
Mother. there are times when
believe you are afraid Of father"
IN always afraid Of him. It IL
oaIg t8oGn6e I make believe I'm not
hat ] can Ut A1na@to do anything. II
Wag dreadful. : And Mr.. Courtlandt
VA such : gentleman. / could cry.
bat lot your father be until tomor-
row"
And have him wandering about
With that black eye? Something must
~ done Tor Il. Tn not afraid Of him."
Sometimes / wish you were."
So Nora entered the lions den fear.
lessly. rs there anything I can do
Tor you. dad?"
You can get tho witch basel and
0Athe this lamp Of NINE" grimly.
She ran into her own room and re-
tnrned with the simpler devices for
reducing = swollen eye. She did not
notice. 81 pretended that she didn't.
that he locked the door and put the
AA0 eM hfm ~AAIAA uA go 4~-,- T..
: chair. under tho light: and she went
70 work deftly.
I've got some makeup. and tomor-
row morning III paint It for YOU"
You don't ask any questions. he
said. with grimness.
Would It relieve your eye any,"
Nightly.
Hs laughed NO: but it might re-
lievs my mind"
well. then. Why did you do 90
1Dollsh : thing? At your age! Don't
you know that you can't go % whip
49, svery man you take : dislike
tor
II havea't taken any DISLIKE to
Ccust1andk But ] sav hin kiss you"
= can - ears = my1slf."
'sPerhaps. asked him to explain.
~ roeseo1. One thing pushed me.
thonGh I sltdn't know what It was Ct
1Ao timo. Nov. when. . fellow steah
No. from : beautiful woman like
-. 11ofa, ! don't ~ Why 10 should
mo1 maA shout 4. when he had al
knested your daddy = by-by. he
11nk - could explain. :.
Deoss - hard" warningiy.
- you?~
20 ~ what 10 did. I do
ekeok.s9tlsaatjons on my
6-6oossary."
I've never caught you in
want q. when you were
Moro the t~ruthfulIest thing
oW. No matter what kind OF
Noe n store for ~. you
6t9td: you told the truth.
&neasstlat1l -. Put some
D1 1Isfan1 ablnd Il with q
ffk. It1l b black al right.
0glS(1ne viii 50 down. l can
N1nnto hall hit NE. II was
aonnnoa ball. though. Say.
800. I've always pooh
|sM901 tNGoo Amoteufs. People used
1noeo vore Aoxens of men
11Dw XNek r. ~ peime Who could
foe1G. used % laugh.
kn1y vefo fieAt. Court
- x - had landed
~ nNsll I've been dormi