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

HMl R. M4z5QN.
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Kanopla would have been extremely
commonplace were 1t not for the blue
Mountains piled in the distance and
Marvin castle. six hundred yards from
Of eight by ten shacks Captain Mar
WINS massive structure reared its clas-
| sic outline in striking contrast.
1t is made of huge blocks OF stone,
| red and white, quilt from about len
feet below the ground and rising to Il
! ofty height. The overhanging portlco,
supported by immense pillars. ,he Old
| fashioned gables and long. narrow
| windows remind one of the palaces Of
~nediaeval days.
There it stands, With the picturesque
background made by Snake mountain,
winding its sinaous way to Sogarloaf.
There it stands and will endure for
ages, like q monument to the buil9sr,
but l must not anticipate my sto:y.
1t was dusk at the C%ampania, us
| Doc Mason called his tavern which he
side of Sugarloaf. 1t was a new build
ing with rude Accommodations. But
nature had done everything for the
place. a few steps away was Spirit
Spring, potent 10 cure all human Ills.
md the Fountain of Eternal Youth.
l - SNSS4s. p NoSiNA ''tN NN1if
when the Indians made frequent pill
g-imaGes to these waters. in which the
treat Spirit manifested his powers IN
l thousand miraculous ways. \
Standing on the balcony one could
look far out across the valley, with the
blue columns of smoke laZily rising
from the hamlet of Hartford, which
nestled among the trees below: down
he rocky sides TO the level prairie and
to the oirGe Of hills On the
horizon.
In the early twilight which shed its
soft glow as the son fell behind the
western ridge. a new arrival attracted
--e attention of a group of newcomers
chatting on the balcony. A small,
lishe. dun colored pony cantered int
the clearing, and q young girl grace
fully laapcd from her sea on his bare
back. Slipping the bride from the
anilnal's head she paused a moment
to answer the caress of the intelligent
Feature as 1t fingered affectionately
lear its mistress.
The horsewoman was clad in a dress
Of dark material, while over her
set off in a half ba. barous manner the
rowing black hair, jet shining black
eyes and rather delicate face bron2ed
by the winds. a little cap jauntily set
on the we'll shaped head and the trim,
supple figure Of rather slender proper
ti'i!S ,OIlipletStl Lie SeiiGIdilllCS Oh Il
very pleasing picture.
It's Mona Marvin" replied one OF
the guests to her companion. EVERY :
pody in these parts knows Mona, an
reckon she has her share Of fellers
.hough she Is right strange II nobody
They all a he knows her pretty we'll
shes a beauty, anyway. There are
lots Of girls in Memphis who woulG
give worlds to have those beautiful
eyes and rich complexion" ana Stella
Mcfarland, an ~up-to-date seminary
girl, looked adM1ringly after the young
woman as she entered the mouse.
Did YOU ever see an Arkansas break
down? No? Well, you may have Wit
messed the grand ballet in the midst
OF the most splendid scent effect OF
the theater. the wondrous twirling OF
the premiere d~anSeuse. or the gyrations
IF Persian beauties in the famous
dance du ventre, but q unique treat
awaits you in the typical lance OF the
southern state, in the pale light of the
southern moon g%lilnnlering through tht
pine trees and the dingy lanterns
buughs.
This one Of my story is a regulal
Friday night occasion, the much talket
of event of the week. ~ large, ruGf
boarded platform with a circumferenc
of benches of the same material is tn,
PNSiiV u ACSllNllS. ~ .Silltl VI tItH hes.
comes from the boards and mingle;
with the heavy doors Of the magnclis
and the sprays Of blossoms or many
Creeping vine. On one side, in III,
shadow of the trees. is the wheezy 81,
organ. played by the unrivaled And!
Blake.
by his side, With one black ear ,en
low to catch in the midst OF the rois.
din the answering notes of his fliie
tuning mp" with a serious air Of re
sponsibiiity. sits another cbGny. wh'
plays amazingly until a littl- afte
midnight. when the accumulated es
fects Of frequent i.nbibitions tell o,
{ him with disastrous results, pe.loap
right in the midst of a reel. Mick,
with his mouth organ Is the othe
member Of the orchestra.
a sudden calm settles over The nois
scene as the angular gent with
red bandana about his neck mount
q box and casts a look of inquiry q
Andy. Let her go" say that in
dividual with q majestic wave OF hi
, hand, and the fun begins. Such kee,
Interpretation of the balance all.
swing on de cawnal.' do ce do" 20
i never met with elsewhere.
Mona is not dancing. She sits list
iessly in the shadow, betraving not tn
: slightest interest in the gay scene be
fore her. fIobody disturbed her as sh
sits alone. They are oil having to
good a time. Dick is enjoying himsel
With a face all smiles. he wears a tri
umphant look as he constitutes himsel
a guardian Tor Stella Mcfarland. TIL
little girl IS simply fascinating in
hundred oiffereHt ways that quite be
wilder the tall. handsome fellow. Mis-
. Stella is thinking how she will sit u
with the girls. with cotton stuffed i
the keyholes and door cracks at tn
beading school and tell what a lar
she had in the mountains with the ia!