The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-09

real relief he saw that this had
been his greatest concern all the
sitae, underneath all hlndrances, and
taat there had not been at any mo-
laeAt any escape from the cfoWding
circumstance other thar that he had
taken, step by step. If he had been
peSet ny thleVes II o~lackSuardS, and
thrown INTO PRISON Tor a TIME, ne would
not have felt shame at the delay, for
those things he could not help. He
aam Win ne" Illumination that there
was no more shame to nm from these
u.hih ara peculiar circumstances with
mHicn ne mao peen nclnnea IN since
nus start TO New YORK n II he had
peen checked by any more tragic OBJ
s,atleS. ms only feai mlsSiNlhg "a
IpoGt ms marriage Someho" II seemed
ms ldult' ana ne lelt there ought to be
5oHie way 10 confess ms part at once
~ lWlt!iout putllis MS message
m ~ 10y Laor ut one "oulu pelleVe
'le theS hlSW an.
but the time OF danger was at hand,
ne plainly saw. The man whom he
uared not look closely at had turned
|saia ana was walking parallel to
mem g!anclng. now and again keenly
IN ti'elr direction. He was watching
GORDON lurtiNely; not a motion escaped
nun;
mere was a moments delay at the
checklng counter while the attendant
searched Tor the suitcase, and Gordon
was convinced that the man a
stopped a lew steps away merely for
the purpose OF watching him.
lie dared not look around or notice
the man, but he was sure he followed
lheha pack to the train. He felt his
presence as clearly as If he had been
aple TO see through the back of his
head.
but GORDON was cool and collected
now. 1t was as if the experiences of
me iast TWO hours. with their embar-
FaSslhs predlcaments had been wiped
or the calendar, and he were back at
the moment when he left the Holman
mouse. He knew as well as if he had
Matched them follow him that they had
discovered his Observation-Disclosures
eVef IL ought to be called, and he was
oelhg searched for; and because of
What wa at stake those men would
track MN to death if they could. But
ne knew also that his disguise and his
companion were for the moment puz-
ziIng thls sleuth hound.
ms was probably not the only
Watcher about the station. There were
detectives. too, perhaps, hired hastily,
ana all too ready to seize q suspect.
he marveled that he could walk so
uellperately, swinging his suit case in
nus sloved hand, at so momentous a
ti1ne. He smiled and talked easily with
the pleasant fellow who walked by his
sue ana answered his questions with
very little idea of what he was saying;
making promises which his heart would
IKE TO keep, but which he now saw no
WAY OF making good.
mus they entered the train and came
TO the car where the bride and her
mother waited. There were tears on the
FACE OF the girl. and she urned to the
WINDOW TO hide them. Gordon's eyes
followed her .wistfully, and down
through the double glass, unnoticed by
her absent gaze, he saw the face of the
man VINO a followed them, sharply
Wascnlhs MN.
Reallzlng that his hat was a partial
he kept it on in spite of the
presence or the ladies'. The color rose
IN MS cheeks that he had to seem so
discourteous, but, to cover his embar-
he insisted that he be al
loWea TO AXE the elder lady to the
platform, as 1T really was almost time
lor me traln TO start, and SO he went
uellperately out to act the part of bride
IN the face OF his recognized foe.
me mother and Gordon stood for a
nonen on the vestibule platform,
While Jefferson babe his sister goodbye
n tried to soothe her distress at part
ing from her mother.
he all right, Celie: indeed he is"
-. No 1919" 81 CoSlliSly, lay
ing his hand upon his sisters bowed
head. He's going to be awfully good
10 you; he cares a lot for you. and he's
promised to do all sorts of nice things.
he says he'll bring you back soon, and
ne would never stand in the way of
your BENG with US a lot. He did, in
deed! What do you think of that?
Isn't 1t quite different from what you
hough he would say? He doesn't seem
to think he's got to spend the rest of
ms days In Chicago either. He saws
there might something turn up that
would make it possible for him 10
change all his plans. Isn't hat create"
Celia tried to look up and smile
through her tears, While the man out
side studied the situation q in
perplexity, and then strolled slowly
to watch Gordon and the elder
woman.
You will be good to my little girl"
he heard the woman's voice pleading
has always been guarded. and she
will miss us an. even thn,1ph sha Sn 30
you" The voice went throuph Gordon
like a knife. TIC stand much more of
this and not denounce himself FOR .
b%lackguard would be fmpossihle Not"
could he keep his hat an in tba
of this motherhond
a motherhood that appealed To him oIi
moro that ba 49, 49,. .a"'