The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-23

fo, th t,, ho
,ot we ttouple ne saw ana ior she
w !, ot 80 ne ilus' yet give 70 net "t'sti
he 80 va n " VIZ nc Wan, W ln'te er VA
nat soon ~ = nnt 40 : an on IN
bar 60 "ou"' = V ~ w 81 a "a
~ Golnpaily nor W Shicaso w
in ms cnm5itianq 'A' 'Ao '
Pnt ,o 49,
maj nioht ""o eN
Tho nhrsioi,n oauiai, ,a,
draupbt ana nr6arad ~ nontar 70
malsa nm no harth nn,,,a - ~ a,ha1
with slSiInnI hands ana strn,u .r,ns No
Iaid +ba 80 "iin, ~ 9SnN't5 nfIon ~
a a,, ~ Souhs ~ u upoh lHe ptlloMs
meanwhiIa ntanSinm 80, ~ ~
with avertea eyes ana trnnhiad mian
IJa wo,,Id ~ W. ta 49, hnt ha
did not Know how ~
"Sha,d hefter not ha aistn,haa o,y
more than is nereseayv tnntnbt" saiJ
the doctor a - he nnI,oa 70 n,attw
cloth trayalIinr sorn symoothIv pd oun
about he piriSs ankias and n,ttad -
with profassional bands .ISo,,t 1sf har
Weld In any nnnsanSa ahout n,ttin. M
her hair or taxing off that SrocE For
fear sha'n r,,mnla II she noads 10 iia
PERFECTLY ouiet rs q case of ,1t+ar ay-
haustion, and | should say a long
strain OF some kind-anxiety. worry
perhaps" Ae looked keenly at the
sheepish bridegroom. Has She had any
trouble?"
Gordon lifted honest eyes.
Pm afraid so" he answarad con
tritely. as if it must have been his
fault some way.
We'll. don't let her have any more"
said the elder man brisklv. aShe's a
very fragile bit of womanhood. Young
man, and youll have to handle her
carefully or she'll blow away. Make
her happy, young man! People can't
have too much happiness in this world,
It's the best thing, after all, to keep
them well. Don't be afraid TO give her
plenty"
Thank you!" said Gordon. ferventlv.
wishing 1t were in his power to do
what the physician ordered.
The kindly physician, the assiduous
porter, and the brusoue, but good
hearted conductor went away at last.
and Gordon was left with his precious
charge, who to all ~appearances was
sleeping quietly. The light was t,,rned
low and the curtains of the berth were
a little apart. He could see the dim
outline of drapery abo1,t ha, ana ono
shadowy hand lying limp at the edge of.
the couch, in weary relaxation.
Above her in. tho ,nna,. ha,.+, u,io,
he had told tha norta, not 70 n,.na ~
lay the great purple blacb n,,mad b ~
and a, Shplf of ItjaG re thn ,ro Nav p,n,,
her bououet If saama7 al, Sn So
him to be there In thair sacrsd
presenca 1920 "eSo
He locked tho doo, ~,
should dist,,rh tba sia s1@ ~ one
SLOWLY INTO tba Ist+,a 80 ny Meil
room Fnr q f,,I $500 aaesihs
reached II he STOOD Innr";na 80 II
m ir,,o, hafo,.a h;ns $500 80 LIZ tne
sni1aa ~ rooAllis az ms own
C,vrii Goraon hars+ ~ pnas u ne,
"a : neietoAoie hohofeo ana
% 'IoSs.ns, nau ieal!y oofe IN the
49, : aiouhs al INC e,ilhss Wnich ne
IT, ma oieu guy himself with havlng
- Ne Ny she quessloh was, now had
ii1ppeAeos f1au ne taken leave OF
senses or a circumstances been
w. iiuea lor nm! Had he lost the
OF Judging between right and
@ionS. Could ne nave helped any of
the th1ngs that had come o him?
floW coula ne nave helped them? What
ougllt ne 10 nave What ought he
no no" Was ne a criminal beyond
Had he spoiled the life
oI the sweet woman out there in her
perrin, or could he somehow make
ahlehdS for what he had done? And
was ne as badly to blame for it all as
felt himself to be?
After a minute he rallied, to realize
his face was dirty. We washed
~ $3.50 VI y doliGSIfS pldSLST AWAY,
and then, not satisfied with the result
he brought his shaving things from his
case and shaved. Somehow he
felt more like himself after his toilet
was completed, and he slipped back
into the darkened drawing room and
himself wearily on the couch.
according to his directions was
made up, but merely furnished
with pillows and a. blanket. The NIGHT
into the noisy quiet of an ex-
press train, and each revolution Of tha
as they whirrled their way Chi
resolved itself into the old
Don't let ANYTHING hinder wont
let anything hinder yolin
.He certainly was not taking fha most
direct route from New York To wash
though it might event,1aIIv
prove that the longest wav ronnd was
shortest way home on account nS
its comparative safety
AS he settled 10 the ou,et If his
a. numher Of thines "a ms mnrs
dearly to his vision 9na was thai
had safely passed the o,,tslr rte ~
New York without i,,ferfaranns az anv
and must he nv this tin,e snaad,
ing toward Albany unless tbav were
on a road that took tharn ,nora g;ran+is
He had not thonsht ~ 1noL a.
he tickets FOR knowiadas of his ha.rN
and tho 1iuht Was TOO d;r sar
= As W al ~ " J. "