The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-05-20

who pulled the bell knob, and thought
not of a bulldog, but of a bloodhound.
There was something cruel and relent-
less in the back of the strange man, in
keeping with the face of him.. The boy
experienced the sudden, uncanny SEN
sat1on of an enduring closeneSS to Adj
am Carr, as if he had known him In
timately. in some form or another, all
his life. and always would know him.
Oddly enough and concurrent with the
ter pulling the bell, and said:
II like you. Well be good friends
for a long time, mark my word. Long
as we both shall live, I hope"
Judge Bright himself came to the
door In response to the tinkling Of the
bell.
"Ah, Carr" he said. i've been wait
ing for you. Good morning Eric"
He came out to the porch and shook
hands with the youth. but did not offer
to do the same with Adam Carr. Eric
noticed the omission and wondered. All
thought of it was driven from his mind
an instant afterward when Judge
Bright, still clasping his hand, bent his
head slightly onward n looked with
searching intentness Into his eyes. For
a moment h great jurist appeared to
be studying the boys face as If 1t
were something in which he sought to
discover a flaw. Then the hand pres
sure was renewed, more warmly than
before. and the eyes of the Justice grew
kind and generous as he said. positive
relief in his voice:
you'll find Joan In my study, Eric"
His manne puzzled the young fell
low not a little. He had the feeling that
this great judge Of men had acquitted
him of crime. as he might have passed
Judgment on a prisoner in the dock af-
ter hearing insufficient evidence against
him. What could 1t all mean? Vaguely
disturbed in his mind, he entered the
house, leaving the two men on the
porch. Looking back, he saw them
descend the steps and walk slowly
across he lawn toward a stone bench
"Hello," he said as he entered the
judges study, addressing the girl In
pink, who sat in the window seat look
ing over the lawn. Her attitude was one
of extreme pensiveness. She sat with
her elbow on the window ledge, her
chin in her hand, enc leg curled up I'M
der her, one small foo and ankle hang
ing free. She started as if aroused from
a dream
oh she cried, its you. I didn't
hear you come in"
i've been chatting on the porch with
Il saw, Joan, what is Adam Carr do
ing here? What's up?" He crossed
the room and stopped beside her. She
hesitated, and hen made room for him
on the seat. He was struck by the
" SAp SSoAoAA IL ASA I'll
der eyes.
IT don't know, Eric. I wish I did,
she said. Father sent for him this
morning. II" She looked away, IN
decided. n then returned her gaze to
meet his questioning eyes. Eric, Mrs.
Blagden was here yesterday afternoon
with Mrs. Presbrey. They talked to
me about-about that night we spent on
the reef. II think Mr.. Carr is here
to see father about It,"
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have to say about that night?" he de-
handed.
She found it difficult to reply at once.
When she spoke 1t was in low tones,
suggestive Of tears that had come and
gone.
Mrs, Presbrey came expressly to tell
me that 1t was very wrong to have
gone out sailing with you, and that
that people are talking about us. She
said the only way to stop the-the talk
was for US to have nothing more to do
with each other"
He was silent for a long time, cold
to the marrow.
Nothing more to do with each eth
err" he repeated slowly.
Your aunt said that she felt
against too close an intimacy with
with Mary. She said
What" He began to see things
blood red before his eyes. What" he
almost shouted.
Il don believe a word she said. ]
am only telling you, SO that you may
know" she cried hastily. alarmed by
the expression in his eyes. She said
it was the most humiliating thing she
ever had to do in all her life, but that
her conscience and her owe for me
prompted her to tell me that Mary is
OF always what she should be. She
said she could never forgive herself II
I fell into her ways. unsuspectingly. Oh
: yes. and she said that she and our
uncle were doing all in their power to
curb a hereditary tendency to-Eric!'
He had sprung to his feet with a moan
Of rage and despair, %clapping his hands
to his eyes as IL to shut out some hor-
, rid, devilish sight.
, ooh, Eric, I shouldn't nave told you,'
: she cried TREMENDOUSLY.
!, my poor little Mary, my little ange.
Mary" he groaned. Suddenly he drop
ped down beside her again, clutchine
her hand in both of his. Joan, I'll
. I'll do something dreadful to that wom-
; an. I'll kill her. I'll make her pay fol
this She's a liar. I'm going to take
: cursed house any longer. Why-why
she's as good as gold, Mary is. She
hasn't an evil thought in her whole be-
ing. You know that. Joan, don't you
; She loves you better than anybody ir
the world. Why should that devil Of {
S1AAS - N~NA
see"
Eric, listen! What she said to ms
will never change my love for Mary.
told her so. You must think 1t cruel II
> me to nave told you but there is a rea'
r son. She said they were going to sent
Mary off to a private boarding school
to Miss Lexis. You know what sort O.
: a place it is. People send girls there
r when they can't manage them at home
It's like a reform school. a place for in
/ corrigibles. Oh, Eric, she must not b.
sent to that dreadful school"
He set his jaw after the first spasr
/ of dismay had gone out Of his face.
She'll not go there" he said, clench
9 ing his hands until the nails hurt tn
flesh. II know a way to stop that littl'
: scheme"
His III glowed with triumph. H
was thinking Of the blow he could strlk'
9 in return, a narrowing blow at the Yer.
: heart of Blagden pride.
Joan went on with nervous haste
4 purging her mind of all that oppressed
it. Mrs. Presbrey said she hoped NJ
IL pna would ouar boar that T roronyar