The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-12-14

derstand each other.
Then u sharp whistle sounded, n a
farmers boy, with a new rake and &
sack of corn on his shoulder, came
satntering briskly down the road to
the hgldge. Instantly they drew apart,
and Celia felt that she had been on the
verge Of disloyalty to her r self.
TtleN4yalked silently back to the sta
ton. eSrh busy With his W thoughts,
each conscious of that n moment
when the other had come so near.
CHAPTER N.
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There were a lot of people at the
station. They had been to a family
gathering of Some sort from their re-
marks. and they talked loudly and
much. so that the two stood apart
for the seats We're all o~ccupied-and
had no opportunity for conversation.
then upon the chatter about them, or
the odd remarks they heard.
There had come a constraint upon
them, a witldra wing of a C into his
shell, each conscious of something that
separated. Gordon struggled to pre-
vent 1t, but he seemed helpless. Celia
would smile in answer to his quiet re-
marks, but 1t was a smile of distance,
such as she had worn early In the
morning. She had quite found her for
nler standing ground, with It's fence OF
prejudice, and she was repairing the
breaks through which she had gone
over to the enemy during the day. She
was bracfng herself with dire remind
ers, and snatches from those terrible
letters which were written in charac-
ters OF fire In her heart. Never,
never. could she care for a
man who had lone what this man
had DONE. She had forgotten for
q little while those terrible things
he had said of her dear dead father.
How could h have forgotten for an
instanN How could h lave let her
hand lie close te the hand that had
deflled itself by writing such things!
BY the time they were seated in the
train, she was freezing in her attitude,
and poor Gordon sat mlserably beside
her n tried to think what he had
done to offend her. It was not his
fault that her hand had lain near his
on the rail. She had put 1t there her
self. Perhaps she expected him to put
his over II, to show her that he cared
~ q bridegroom should eare--as he
did care, In reality. IL he only had the
right. And perhaps she was hurt that
he had stood cool1y and said or done
nothing. But he could not neIp 1t.
Much to Gordon's relief. the train
carried a paIlor car, and 1t happened
on this particular day to be almost de-
serted save for a deaf old man with
9 ford complexion and q gold knobbed
cane who slumbered audibly at the
further end from the two chairs Cor
don selected. He established his COM
panion comfortably, disposed OF the
baggage, = sal doN1a. hut the girl
paid no heed to him. With a sad, set
h stared out OF the window. her
eyes seeming TO see nothing. For two
hours Sheasat 80, he making remarks
occasionally, to which she made little
no reply. until he lapsed into silence,
looking at her with troubled eyes. Fin
ally. just as they neared the outskirts
pf Pittsburgh, he leaned softly toward
fnd touched her ~coat-sleeye, to attract
her attention.
Have I Overwhelmingly In any
way he asked gently She turned to-
him. and her eyes wers Drumming
FUN of tears.
No 4 said. and her lips were
trembling. No, you have been-most
--kind--but-but ! cannot forget those
letters" h ended with a sob and put
her handkerchief quickly to stife It.
Letters Y he asked heIplessly. what
The letters you wrote mo. All the
Letters of the last i've months. 1 can
not Forget them. I AN never forget
theml How could yon Think i could II
He looked ct her anxiously. mot
knowing what to say. and yet he must
say something. This rine Had come
when sorne kind of an UNDERSTANDING,
some clearing nj Of facts mus take
place, HH must go cautiously, but he
n4ust md Dut what was the matter. lie
fpnld not zee her suifer 30. There must
6onae way to let her know that SO
assMe was concerned she need suffer
nothing turther ana that he would do
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