Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-11-15

girls whose wrecked lives had con.
tributed to his selfish scheme O
living; even the great %reproachfu
eyes of little children who had looked
TO ann for pity and found none. Last
above them all We're the eyes of The
lovely girl he was to have married.
He had always loved Celia Hathaway
more than he could have loved anyone
or anything else besides himself, and II
had eaten into his very being that he
never could make her bow TO him; moi
even by torture could he bring her to
her knees. Stung by the years Of hel
scorn he a stopped lowed and lower
IN his methods of dealing with her un-
III he had come at last to employ the
tools of slow torture to her soul thai
he might bring low her pride and put
her fortune and her scornful self with
in his power. The strength with which
she had withheld him until the time of
her surrender had turned his selfish
love into a hate with CONCENTRATIONS OF
revenge
But now her eyes glowed scornfully.
"reathed round with bridal white. and
seemed to taunt him with his foolish
defeat at this the last minute before the
final triumph.
Undoubtedly the brandy he had ia
going mad that he could not get away
from all these terrible eyes?
He felt sure he was dying when at
asst the janitor came up t o the fourth
1ioor on his round of inspection, noticed
The light flaring from the ransom over
the door occupied by the stranger, who
a said he vas going to cave on a
trip almost Immediately, and went in
to investigate. The eyes vanished at
MS step. The nan in the closet lost no
Time IN making his presence known,
n the janitor. cautiously. and with
great elaboration, made careful inyes-
tigation of the cause and reason for
the disturbance. and finally let him out
after having received promise of re.
ward. which never materialized.
Inc stranger flew to the telephone in
frantic haste. called up the house of
ms affianced bride. shouting wildly at
the operator for all undue delays, and.
when finally he succeeded in getting
some one to the phone, it was only to
De told that neither Mrs. Hathaway nor
her son We're there. Were they at the
church? oh. no." the servant an
swered. they came back from the
church long ago. There is a wedding
IN the mouse, and a great many people.
ihey are making SO much noise l can't
near. Speak louder, pleased"
he U n raved at the servant.
but the louder he raved
the less the servant understood and
he hung up the receiver and
dashed about the room like an insane
creature, tearing off his wilted collar.
grabbing at another. jerking on his fine
coat, searching vainly for his cuffs.
his hat and overcoat, and
making off down the stairs; breathless-
~. regardless of the demand of the ian
itor for the fee Of freedom he had been
promised. NS
Out in the street he rushed hither
and thither blindly in search of some
found Il taxicab at last.
ana. plunging in. ordered it to go at
once TO the Hathaway address.
Arrived there. he presented an en-
livening spectacle to the guests, who
were still making merry. His ~trousers
were covered with French chalk, his
collar had slipped from its combining
button in front and curved gracefully
about one fat cheek, his high hat was
q crush. indeed, having been rammed
down to his head in his excitement, He
talked SO fast n so loud that they
thought he was crazy and tried to put
MIN out. but he shook his fist angrily
In the face of the footman and de-
manded to know where Miss Hathaway
was? When they told him she was
married and gone, he turned livid with
wrath and told them that that vas inn
possible: as he was the bridegroom.
~ SAO 60S0l6 1IAU R6tneIEO
In curious groups in the hall and on the
stairs. listening. and when he claimed
to be the bridegroom they shouted with
laughter. thinking this must be some
practical joke or else that the man was
insane. But n older gentleman. a
friend OF family. stepped up to the
excited visitor and said in q uuietin1
voice:
my friend, you have made a mis-.
,take! Miss Hathaway has this eyenine
been married to Mr.. George Hayne. lust
arrived from abroad, and they are at
this moment on their way to take the
train. You have come to late to Zee
ner. or else You have the wrong adj
dress a are speaking OF some other
Miss Hathaway. That is very likely
the explanation"
George looked around ON the COM
pany with helpless rage, then rushed
to his taxtcab and gave the order for
the station.
Arriving at the station, he saw it vas
Of the Chicago train. and n knew
better than he what time that train
had been going to depart. Had he not
given minute directions regarding thu
arrangements to his future brotherin-
law? What did It all mean anyway?
Had Celia, managed somehow to carry
out h wedding without him to hide
Or q h run away? He was too
to use his reason. He could
merely urge his heavy bulk onward to-
ward the fast fleeing train: and dashed
up the platform. overcoat streaming
from his arm. coat tails flyinG.
,ha. crushed down upon his head.
his fat. becheJked legs rumbling heav-
lily after him. re passed Jefferson and
his mother: watching tearfully. linser-
tngly. tho Eelre6ting train. Jefferson
laughed - the sunny spectacle, but the
mother ala moi notice ana only said
ab1entay: II think he'll be GOOD ito
her.Sdonst Hou. Jsfkl He has nice eyes.
4 don't remember that his eyes used to
.ssmsc z pleasant: and so-deferential:~