The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-05-11
X.
AFTERMATH.

Rlass Cardross got to his feet slowly
sobered in more ways thar one by the
summarizes of his punishment. II
was not to imply that he was lacking
IN physical courage that the fight had
gone out of him for the moment.
THAI IS another thing for me TO re-
member against you. Worthing,. ne
painted. and / promise I shall not for
get IL There are more ways OF kill
ing a dog than one"
1t was Jess Kilrain's bitter laughter
that fell upon the silence. She had
feared what he might be inpeIIea TO
Go That be did nothing allied her
with contempt.
A ] Was foo enough to take you
Cor "a mani" she cried
She turned about 10 Worthing.
reckon / can ride on now. Afr.
Worthing. You're safe-so longs you
lace him."
Perhaps a mar would not have said
II, but Jess was a woman and, though
b knew it not herself Just then. she
Z was wounded cruelty. That knowi-
edge was 10 come later.
Now she calmly united her horse.
and. leading him out into the center
OF the enclosure, mounted into the
saddle unaided. A moment more, with
q nod 10 Northing, ignoring Cardross
utterly n put her pony c~Iarabering
up the little slope to the path above.
The sound OF its hoofs died away in
the Eood
You have PLAYED me a dirtv deal
Worthing..
You played a dirty game. / want
no words with You, Cardross. If YOU
are for blows, ] am reay, and / owe
sou h satisfaction"
TO What purposeg?r asked Cardross.
You took me by surprise. The trick
" yours this time. l dc not deny 1t"
AS you viii" returned Worthing.
n do not misunderstood
He got into his saddle. Without
further words he rode the way Jess
kilrain had gone.
CardroSS was alone.
He fingered there until the night fell
10 him. dark and son1ber; and dark
and sonber were his thoughts. The
Impetus of evil was upon him, but he
did not yield to it without a struggle.
Could he have had his way, Cardross
would nave preferred to do the right
thing, but to have his way, right or
wrong. had always been his way.
he STOOD aghaSt at the bitter fierce
4 ness of his mood at this defeat chat had
overtaken him. His love for Jess Kill
ram mad not been wholly selfish. AT
least, he had tried to blind himself 10
b selfishness of ii.
And 1t had been sincere enough for
It's loss to stun him, for the girls pas-
sIonate scorn to burn deep. Curioilsly
the act OF Worthing's castigation of it
sell glanced off him with relative light
ness lie had provoked that.
Worthing's interference. however he
couid not forgive. Workings witness
or his humiliation at Jess Kilrain,s
hands he could not forget. Antagon-
ISM e his ~ time friend turned to
He knew he had LOST Jess irretr,ey-
M ADly. Her love had 51Cy,ur 4ln,r- {, M
tenuous point Of his deception and bs
mad realized that he could NOT fora,,ar
nope TO deceive the girl. That he
mould lose her to Worthing-for SO his
jealousy interpreted Workings inter-
dor revenge.
Hell pay for it, he muttered as he
rose from the fallen tree. Hell nav
for # with interest, damn himi.
ator Gays thereafter Jess Kiirain s,f-
1crea lhe reaction of her scorn and an
ger IL was not Very easy to live With
Jess just then. Her worst forehodsn, IS
Kladscolme true W
SHgnted n Inundated where she
nad ioyed, spared an even greater I'M
Iniiiaflori through Workings action.
ner GRIEF was colored bySa sense 81
shame that made Jess hate hSrself AMI
Eli about her. She was cautious viii
hsr father, sharp with Agnes, and she
faIEfy snapped at Buck Brannon uhan
hs came near her. Only to Ear,e
WCrthing did she show d saddenes
geTztieress which might have told nov
Ssp vfsas her gratitude.
Vet despite. her treatment ar R,,o.
sse gpFsrlg fellow was not unhappy. a,
kssew there had been some break i,
Iier rs7attors with .Cardross, and. va
Mefs1brrlgsg her face that day Of Ri
Oranges ~aenrarks, he could have foune
III III his hsssrt TO repent OF the rebuk,
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