The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-10-22

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ever, was he IN humility. conscience.
remorss; on these three treasures he
laid the foundation for his new for
tune.
He spoke Of the morrow without the
faintsst indication In his manner that
Il was 70 bring . crisis IN his own a.
fairs. his brow VA clear, his eye
sparkling, his serenity undisturbed.
II there Wa thought In his mind
Of Yvonne he did not bstray It By .
single outward manifestation. His In
tersst VA centersd In the two young
people and their immediate future. II
would have bean easy to believe, ~
no stood there chatting gayly. that
there Vas NJ q else In all the world
- f1r - he was concerned. Quite
casually hs expressed regret that poor
old Dawes and Riggs were to b left
behind. but Of Yvonne not % much .
! word.
Lydia Wa something Of : diploma
list She left father and son after =
lev minutes. excusing herself on tho
ground that she wished to have Z good.
long chat with Yvonne. She did not
delay her departure. bat hurried into
the house. having rather adroity pro-
vidod Frederic with IN opening for
IN i~ntsrcsssion IN behalf Of his lovely
stepmother. Her meaning glance Was
not wasted on the young man.
He lost no time In following up the
advantage. See hers. father. l don't
like the idsa Of leaving Yvonns out IN
the cold. 70 to speak. N's-it's pretty
darnsd rough. don't you think? Down
in your heart you don't blame her for
what she started out to do. and after
al she's only human. Whatever hap
psned In the past we-wsll, rs al in
the past. She"
Brood stopped him with an imperar
tive gesture. my con. will try to
sxpaain something 70 you. You may
- able to understaAd things better
than I. fell In love with her oncs
because m influence that ~ her own
ovsrpowersA mo. There was some
thing of yosr mother IN her. She i'd
nits that to 10 true and ! now believe
T. Well. that observation-disclosures II
wae-is sons. It can never return.
he = not the same. Yvonns 10 The
rose. 0Ae 10 not the woman ] loved
two months ago. She"
Nor Am l the boy you hated two
nonths AGO." argued Frederic. Isn't
gAsse : parallel to b. cen there. t.
thes9 | an your son.. She y your
wife. You"
There never Wal Z time when
really hatsd you, my Son tried to-
but that = al over. We will not rake
~ the ashes. A for my wifs-well. !
have tried to hate her. II h impossible
tor me to do 90. She II . wonderful
woman. But you must understand on
tho other hand that l do not love her.
l did when she looked ut me with your
mothers eyes and spoke to me with
your mothers lips. But-she 10 not
the same"
't0ive yourself : chance. dad"
"A chance1 What DO you meant"
"Just this: You will come to love
her Tor herself r only you win lot 50
q yourself. You are trying to Be
hard. YOU"
Again Brood interrupted. His face
had gone very pale and his eyss grew
dark with pain.
"You don't know what you are ray.
Inc. Frederic. Let No discontinus ths
sub3oct."
= want you to b happy want"
r s1a1l - happy. I am happy. Have
not found out the truth? Are you
not ny beloved son? Are"
And Who convinced you Of al that,
sir? WIN n responsible tor your pres'
ent happiness-And mine?"
Il know. ! know" exclaimed the r..
ther 81 some agitation.
you'll regret II al your life II you
fall her now. daA. why, hang It IN.
yoe'rs not a ~ nan. You are less
than nfty. Your heart hasn't dried up
yek. Your blood II still hot. And she Il
glorious. 0ive yourself : chance. You
know that she's one woman In = mil
Non. and-she's yours! She has made
you happy-she ran make you still
1apbter...
No. / A not old. am far youngeg
tAan I ~ Afleen years go That's
what I an afraid of-this youth ! real.
n never p~oesesSed tn now. r I rave
way 70 4 now Ta-well. l would -
like putty n her hands. She could
50 on laughing It ne. trining with me.
fooling NJ to-
"ohe wouldn't 20 that" exclaimed
~ ron holy.
r don't blanc you Tor defendine
her. It's right that you should. 1. too.
0ofend her n : way. Ton are forget.
Ting the o. important condition. how.
ever.. 0he ~ ! point o. view Or her
ON. ~ ION. She ! sve reconcile
hoeoolf u tho positi0n you would put
hor = 4 ! permitted you . persuade
- that"
r - ~ yos ~ thiag. father,
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