The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-08

NICE TO me sbout Miss Sinnox's-and
ABOUT everything else. too. Why are
you SO mean to her?"
Il must go UP to say goodbye to
denly.
And whats worse, I don't under
stand you. We used to go out on Stone
VAL every day or two. They We're
you won't SO near the dear old place
with me. You never get any farther
IMAM Uncle Jabe's, and I'm tired of
Ieedlng the squirrels, If you must know
IT We must get over being children
some time, Eric. We can't always feed
NOW, you're going away next week, and
l shan't see you till Christmas time.
won't you just try to be nice and
agreeable for awhile? Be nice to Joan.
for my sake"
To her establishment, he turned
abruptly and almost ran away from
ner. She heard the sob that broke
through htG drawn lips after his back
was turned, n she saw the convul-
sive movement of his shoulders. Then
sne cried out in wonder inc dismay,
her dear little heart Instantly filled
with love md pity, out he did not turn
back. Her warm, adorable face went
very pale and the tears sprang to the
lovely eyes.
The long expected letter from Adam
carr came thai same afternoon. Great
~ ag1tated. Eric refrained from open
ing 1t at the house. or in the presence
OF others, but hurried off to the seclu-
SION OF the woods above the town.
Here he had spent many hours during
the past few weeks, alone with his med
ltatlons. The broad green meadows
stretched out below the borders Of the
forest, sinking gently toward the rock
g1rt coast to the north of Todville on
the Point. Here at the edge of the
the shade was most inviting
on the hot summer days, cooled by the
preezes from the sea, n moist with
the breath of ferns and the MOSES.
Inc blazing sun of midday never pen
etrated this sheltered area, nor were
Its rays intense enough to shrivel the
bright green grass that carpeted the
sunken meadows.
Eagerly he devoured the news from
his strange adviser and accomplice.
he had gone, he said, in connection
with q matter quite foreign to the Blag-
den affair. He was writing, however,
to the president Of the bank to inform
him that the defaulter had sailed for
a port at present unknown to him, but
that time would tell There was a
grim, relentless hu1nof In his reference
to Chetwynd's whereabouts. Of course
Che went on), Eric had kept himself
informed as to the earlier features Of
the investigation and the chase. He
must have seen in the that
Bunnie De Winnie quite readily salts
fled the authorities, as well as himself,
that she knew absolutely nothing Of
young Blagden. She was particularly
eager to have 1t known that she had
not been keen about him" at any
time. Indeed, she averred, in a Ian
guage Of her own, Chetwynd made her
tired and she had chucked him weeks
before the smashup. She admitted that
he a spent a neat bit of money on
her, but that it wasn't a marker to
what other girls We're getting. In fact,
it really wasn't much more than pin
money, as the wind was blowing in 9TH
err quarters. Miss De Winnie, with an
asperity that did not go very well with
her s%cornful attitude, gave it as her
belief that Chetwynd had taken up
with a girl named Blanche Something
or other, she couldn't recall her last
name. which wasn't her own, anyway.
Adam went on to say that he had
made it a point to ferret out Miss
Blanche Something or other. He found
her on the road with a big burlesque
show, making Philadelphia and Boston
as side steps from Broadway. Her con
tract. it seems, stipulated that she was
to go no farther away from New York
than these two cities. and she was to
play in no one-night stands. She had
a very small salary, but diamond pin
money. u was NOT ull1lcuit ior mel
to prove that she knew nothing OF
young Blagden's whereabouts. He Ger.
tanly was not trailing her."
In the concluding paragraph of this
unsatisfying letter, Adam very briefly
, expressed the hope that Eric's first
year in Harvard would be a splendid
one. Rather grimly he suggested that
the first year is always the hardest tc
get through, no matter what you're
Undertaking. After that. it's easy
: Proceeding, he urged him to allow nc
outside influences to worry him, but tc
devote all his time and energies to the
; work ahead. Then he signed himself
Your staunch friend until death, AID
am Carr" undermining the words "un,
til death"
1t was Adams way of convincing his
+ friend that his secret was safe.
Eric reread the letter several times
conscious Of a primal disappointment
: that gradually gave way before a sense
!, of security in view of the really subtle
!, wording of the epistle. Adam told hin
everything. n yet to the casual OBJ
> server there was nothing to be seer
; between the lines. OF one thing Eric
could be sure-the man meant to keeI
up the travesty Of bounding Horace
3 Blagden's son until, he tired of thu
sport, after which it would be a simple
: matter to end 1t all by producing eyi
8 dence Of his quarry's death in some OBJ
q scure corner of the world.
The young nan folded the sheets ant
T, was restoring them to the envelope
t when his attention was attracted by {
sound near at hand-a sound Of some
( one stealthily moving in the fern banks
. beyond the tree against which he Leaned
his back. He whirled and partially ros'
to his feet, a vast sense of alarm as
e sailing him.
! Not 20 feet away stood Joan Bright
? her gaze full upon him. Something il
: her eyes told him that she had beer
!, standing there for some time, shy an
uncertain as to whether she should &C
: cost him or flee the place in confusion
t He came to his feet in an instant, pal
ing and flushing by turns. Her serious
dark eyes wavered and the lids wer'
: lowered for a second: then she me
9 his gaze ~resolutely.
t II saw you from the road, Eric" sh'
4 said simply. He was struck by thu
hurt. appealing look in her eyes. l
t shamed him. What have l done. Eric
> What has happened toto sh'
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