The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-02
CHAPTER III (Continued).

despal ately toward Tic bride. lie mast
see her and drive this p!lantaSm from
his brain. He turned, half eH pectinG 10
see Jdlia's tall, handsome FORM,
though telling himself ne was a fool,
and Wondering why he so dreaded the
idea. Then his g2Ze was held faSul-
mated.
she was II little creature, slender and
young and very beautiful, with It beauty
which a deati.ly pallOr only enlaucev.
Her face was oelicateiy cut, and SGT in
a frame OF tine dark hair, the whole
made most exquisite by the mist of
white tulle that breathed Itself about
her like real mist over a flower. But
| the lovely Lead dropped, the coral iIls
had a look OF unutterable sadness, and
the long lashes swept over white
checks. lie could not take his eyes from
| and how fitting for the delightful youth
by his side! Now that he thought of it
she vas like hiil, only smaller and more
delicate, OF toUUse. a sudGen fierce,
ridiculous feeling of envy filled Cor
don's heart. Why couldn't he nave
kuowna aud loved a girl like that? Why
hal Julia Bentley been forever in his
pathway as the girl laid out for his
choicca
He locked at Ear with such Intensity
that a couple OF dear CID sisters who
listened To the PRAYER with their eyes
orea, whispered one TO the other Just
see him look at her. How he must love
her. Wasn't it beautiful that he should
come right from the steamer to the
church and never see her till now, for
the first time in 10 long years. It's so
rornan1ic!"
Yes" whispered the other: and 1
believe It'll last. He looks at her that
way. ONLY l do dislike that Way of ar
ranging the hair on his face. But then
ltp. f-.1i Y Tr-t -.
get over it il tney stay in this country"
A severe Did lady in the seat in front
turned a reprimaEding chin toward
them and they subsidized, Still Gordon
continued to gaze.
Then the bride became aware of his
look, raised her eyes, and-they were
full of tears,
They gave him one r%eproachful
glance that shot through his SOM like a
sword. and her lashes drooped again.
BY some mysterious control over tho
law of gravity. tho tears ra,nainaa nm
shed. and the mans gaze was turned
aside: but that look had done it's
All the experiences OF the dav rushed
over him and seemed to culn1jnate in
that one look. 1t was as if the ronroach
of all things had come upon him. The
hurt in the white dogs ewes had
touched him, the perfect courage in the
appeal of the child's eyes mad called
forth his deepest SYMPATHY but the
tears OF this EXQUISITE woman wranp
his heart. He saw now frat tba annaa1
OF the dog and the child had haep tho
opening wedge for the Ioo,, Of a Sron,an
winch tore SELF from him ana fl,9ng II
at her feet for her to walk unon. and
when the prayer was ended he found
thai he was trembling.
He looked vindictivelv at the innocent
youth beside him. as the soft rustic Of
the audience and the little hreath op 20
lief from the bridal party betolened the
next stage in the ceremony. What had
this innocent looking yonth done ia
cause tears in those lovely eyes3 Was
she marrying h;m agains, 49, "as
only a boy. any yvay yvba+ ;aht
had he to suppose he could are fo. =
delicate creature like tbato Nc 80
making her cry already. and he seema5
to be utterly unconscious of il What
be the natter? Gordon felt a de-.
sire to kick him.
vertently he might have been the carsa
of her tears: he. The hest
man, who had been iata apa he,a 80
the wedding no KNOWING bnm, ,nns ope
course ii wasn,t really bis ". III M M
by proxy it was. for he nav vas moa.
%querading as that unlucky hest man
and she was very Iikely enro. chins
him for what She s,,nnnsad mas b1s at',
pidity. He had heard that wo,nan osied
sometimes from yexation disa nnoint1
ment or e~xcitemant
Yet In his heart or boar+. be
could not set those tears hat
down to SO trivial q &C. n Nc.
had reached his verv sou1 ana ha f fai.
was sometime deener thar = th hss
mere vevation T,hara ~ anI .uaa
for q deen w,.nns dnna ~
glance had told him that 4 Toi = me
hood in him rose to defend her arains,
whoever had hurt her He .I Ione saIh 81
Quite SIRE. ana mo than nef eye 70
still apneaj fhar. hiu s .aeh, :. mere was
IL iis SOU must answer
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his life and tr,,a usara - ia peril 70
h man Iefferson toago..el
ring and was nI,desna NAV hau produced q
that the hest man Saa appeafeu
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groom IT the nran. nals @ 2 PRICE.
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