The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-01
sYlv.A'S BREAK WAY
BY ERNEST a. YOUNG.

AoN' uSSSA SuJsyNu HILL AllOSt
gii1s Would 'rali II good time. On thai
aiiiivesa...s her Aunt Dorcas went
Win her IL slae city. made the rounds
VI the department stores, bought Syl-
via q $7.9S ready-to-wear suit and a
S2.4S hat. and ended the days debauch
Dy going to q moving picture play.
All through the following week Aunt
Dorcas was kept in a panic because
Sylvia Gale would talk of nothing else
hui that picture play.
You can see for yourself Jonas"
she told hei husbuad. THAT Sylvia has
inherited a restless streak from her
mother. We v oughter let her 60
to thai play. It's stirred her all up"
The next time that they decided to
visit tn. CITY they said nothing about
II before the girl. She overheard them
taikfng of their intentions and at the
saiae time learned thut there were to
be no iaure Such excursions for her.
iien she thought of DR.. Edison
BOOKS who had frightened her half
out of her wits almost u year ago by
asking her to marry ann. when 1t never
occurred 10 her that she was old
enough to marry anybody.
Doctor Edison must be crazy to
min of marrying me-" she had thought.
But now. as size brooded over Aunt
DoicaS stio ut distress she recalled
the doctors attentions with %quickened
heartbeats.
The AFTERNOON before the projected
trip to the city Aunt Dorcas remarked
to Sylvia:
Il was telling your Uncle Jonas last
night we'd better get a new rug for
your room"
The girl was looking out Of a win
dow and did not reply.
"Then." Dorcus Gale continued.
"some new wallpaper. and two or three
sort of cheerful pictures would bright
en- up your room."
The next morning Sylvia drove her
aunt and uncle to the railway station,
five miles distant.
Hurry right back, Sylvia" admon-
ished her aunt as they heard the wills.
tie of the incoming train. 'There's
the chickens to feed and breakfast
dishes to wash"
When she was out of sight of the
station Sylvia laughed derisively. Then
she consulted a pocket railway time
table.
1.-THE 1884 at Hale's Crossing may
he tagged for passengers or express"
she read from the folder.
A newspaper clipping In her purse
j gave the address. q Fillmore place,
where young ladies were wanted to
drill for moving picture scenes.
But when Sylvia reached Fillmore
place she was disappointed to find 1t a
dingy court shut in by cheap tene-
mentS.
Her ring at the door of No. 81 was
answered by q young man with black,
curly hair. black mustache. and q face
that looked for all the word like that
of q Corsican bandit In the pic
ture play that had haunted Sylvia's
memory.
"fou come to drill for our great
spectacular drama. miss?" said the
man. "You will step in and register"
Sylvia's heart sank in sudden dis
may. Was this the portal, she asked
herself. by which she was to enter
upon her career of fame and fortune?
Il don't think l will try it at
ALL" she said. 'You will have to ex-
cuse me. Good-day."
She spent the rest of the day follow
ing up advertisements for Female
Help Wanted" and found that the sit
uations were either already filed, or
that they were Of q sort that she was
too inexperienced to undertake. When
evening came she slipped with weari-
ness into s. moving picture theater In
the hope of soothing her tired nerves.
When she came out upon the crowd
ed street she remembered that she
had engaged no lodgings for the night.
Somehow, in the chattering throng, she
could not settle her mind upon any
thing, for she was used to thinking
out her problems in solitude. SO she
made her way into a quiet side street.
AS she did SO a touring car glided
close to the sidewalk earbing and
stopped and the one who was driv-
ing it leaned forward and spoke. With
out looking at him she knew who it
was.
Sylvia" said DR.. Edison Brooks,
hadn't you better ride with me? I'll
take you wherever you say"
The Beating Of her heart seemed to
time itself to the throb CT the motor as
she got into the car.
"Your aunt and uncle got home
early" Doctor Ed told her in his
strong, ever voice. "They were worry
ing their heads off about you. SO I un-
dertook to fetch you home. BY the
way. Sylvia" and the tones became
less even. had you forgotten what I
asked of you almost q year agoT
"No, Doctor Ed, I hadn't forgotten"
said Sylvia.
"Then mayn't l tell Aunt Dorcas
to niuht that Won answered. svacs RI