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

adjusted the window to give her All,
She seemed grateful but said nothing
Her eyes We're closed YEARLY, and tn
whole Troop of her figure showed ute
exhaustion. 1t seemed a dissertation t
speak to her, Yet he must have som
KIND of an understanding before the.
reached their destination.
An explanation is due to you-
he began, without knowing just wha
he was going to say but she put GU
her hand with a weary protest
oh, please don't!" she pleaded. {"
know-the boat was late. 1t doeSn'
matter in the least
He sat back appalled,! She did no
herself know then that she had married
the wrong man!
"Eut you don't understand" he pro.
tested.
Never mind" she moaned. II don,
want to understand. Nothing car
change things. Only, let me be quiet til
We get TO the house, or never can &C
through with the rest of it,
Her words ended with almost a sob
and he sat silent for an instant, with 9
mingiing of emotions. uppermost Of
which was a desire to AXE the little
white, shrinking girl into his arms and
comfort her, Nothing can change
things" That sounded as though she
GA Know but thought it too late tc
undo the great mistake now that it haG
been made. He must let her know thai
he had not understood until the GER
mony was over While he sat helplessly
looking at her in the dimness OF the car
where h looked 50 small and sad and
misty huddle beside her great boquet
she opened her eyes and looked at him
She seemed to understand that he was
ABOUT to speak again. BY the great arc
ilght theN We're passing he saw there
there were tears in her eyes again, and
her voice held a childlike pleading as
she uttered one word:
DON'T"
1t hurt him like a knife, he knew not
why. Eut he could not resist the APP
peal. Duty or no duty, he could not
disobey her command.
Very Well" He said it quietly, al
most tenderly, and sat back with folded
arms. After all, what explanation
could he give her that she would be-
or his commission or the message.
What other reason could he give for his
extraordinary appearance at her we'd
ding and by her side?
The promise in his voice seemed to
give her relief. She breathed a sigh
of relief and closed her eyes. He must
Just keep still and have his eyes open
rlaGe reached its destination.
mus silently they threaded through
unknown streets, strange thoughts in
The heart Of each. The bride vas
struggling with her heavy burden, and
the man was trying to think his way
out OF the maze of perplexity into
which he had unwittingly wandered.
He tried to set his thoughts in order
and find out just what to do. First of
all. of course, came his commission.
but somehow every time the little white
bride opposite took first place in his
mind. Could he serve both? What
would serve both, and what would serve
elther? AS for himself, he was free to
confess that there was no room left in
the present situation for even a con-
sideratiOn Of his own interests.
Whatever there was Of good in him
must go now to set matters right in
which he had greatly b%lundered. He
u do the best he could for the girl
who had so strangely crossed his
pathway, and, get back 10 his com
mission. But when he tried to realize
the importance Of his commission and
set 1t over against the interests of the
girl bride, his min became confused.
What should he do! He could not think
of slipping away and leaving her with
out further words, even il ar opportu-
nifty offered itself. Perhaps he was
o Doubtless his many friends
might tell him so if they were con-
suited, but he did not intend to con
suit them. He intended to see this
troubled soul to some place of safety.
and look out, for his commission as
best he could afterward. One thing
he did not fully realize, and that was
that Miss Julia Bentley's vision
troubled him no longer. He was free
There was only n woman in the
whole wide world that gave him anv
concern, n that was the little sorrow.
rul creature who sat opposite to him.
ana 70 Whom ne mad just been married.
Just been married! He! The thought
brought with 1t a thrill Of wonder. and
a something else that was not unpleas-
ant. What if he really had? or course
he had not. OF course such a thing
could not hold good. But what If he
had! Just for an instant he enter
tanned the thought-would he be glad
course, had heard her speak but a few
words, had looked into her face plainly
but once, and yet suppose she were hisi
His heart answered the question with a
glad bound that astontshed him, and ali
his former ideas Of real love were
from his mind in a breath. He
knew that, stranger though she was
could take her to his heart; cherish
her, owe her and bear with her. as he
never could have done Julia Bent1av
all at once he realized that he
was allowing his thoughts to dwell
upon d woman VINO by all that was ho1v
belonged to another man, and that
other man would doubtless soon be tha
one with whom he would have TO deal
would soon be fact to face with q
new phase of the situation and he m,,st
prepare himself to meet it. What wss
he going to do? Should he plan to ass
from the opposite door Of the as
while the bride was being as-
sisted from her seat? No. he co,1a
not, for he would be expected to eat
out first and help her out. Besidss
there would be too many around ana
could not possibly get away. Rnt
greater than any such reason the
thing that held him bound was the the
look In her eyes through the tears, He
could not leave her until he
knew that she no longer needed hin
And yet there was his commissioni
Wen, he must see her in the hands -
those who would care for her at lea 81
much he had done even for tbe
white dog, and then, too, surely she wa
worth as many minutes Of his time as
had been compelled to give to the
injured child Of the streets. &c he oni,
could explain to her now! 10y
Ihe thought of his message w,Yh
Its terrible Significance, safe In his nos
session, sent shivers OF anxiety thronsh
MS frame! Suppose he should ha