The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-11


was urgent.
He hurried away leaving Celia some
what anxious lest their plans for go
ing to New York that day could not bs
carried out. blu she made up her mino
not to fret even II the trip had to .bs
put off q little. and solaced herself
with q short visit with her mother over
the telephone.
Gordon entered his CHIEFS office q
trifle anXiously. for he felt that In
justice to his wife he oughteto/take thei
right back to New York and get mat
ters there adjusted: but he feared tina,
there would be business to hold him a,
home until the Holman matter was
settled.
The chief greeted him affably and
babe him sit down.
II am sorry to have called you up SC
early" he said, but we need you. The
fact is. they've arrested Holman and
five other men. and you are In imlne-
date demand to identify them. Would
1t be asking too much of ar already
overworked man to send you back TO
New York today?"
Gordon alrnost Sprang from his seat
in pleasure.
1T just exactly fits in with my plans.
or rather. my wishes" he said. smiling.
There are several matters OF my w
that l would like to attend to In New
York and for which of course l did not
have time"
He paused and looked at his CHIEF.
half hesitating. marveling that the way
had so ~miracu1ously opened for him
to keep silence a little longer on tho
subject of his marriage. Perhaps the
chief need never be told that the mar
riage ceremony took place on the day
Of the Holman dinner.
That is good" said the chief, smtl-
ing. You certainly I've earned the
right to attend to your own affairs.
Then we need not feel so bad at hav-
ing to send o back. Can you so on
hear your account of your trip briefly.
to see if there>are any points we didn't
notice yesterday. But first just step
here a moment. l a something to
show YOU"
He flung open the doc to the next
! office.
You knew that Ferry had left the
! department on account Of his ILL
health? I have taken the liberty OF
having your things moved in here.
This will hereafter be our ~headquar-
ters. and you will be next to me in the
| department."
Gordon turned in amazement and
gazed at the kindly old face. Pro-
motion he had hoped for, but
\ such promotion, right over the heads OF
his elders and superiors, he had eve
dreamed Of receiving. He could have
I taken lIl6 ClllGl II III
"Pooh! pooh!" said the chief. you
| deserve it, you deserve It'll" when Cor
don tried to blunder out some words OF
| appreciation. Then, as If to cap the
climax, he added:
and, by the way, you know some M
| after that Stanhope matter. That will
fall to 70, I'm afraid. Sorry to keep
you trotting around the globe, but per-
haps you'll like to make a little vaca-
ton of it. The Departmental give you
some time if you want it. oh, don't
thank me! It's simply the reward OF
doing your duty, to have more duties
given you, and higher ones. You have
done well, young man. I have here all
the papers in the Stanhope case, and
full directions written out, and then II
you can plan for it o needR't return,
unless it suits your pleasure. You un-
derstand the matter as fully as I do al
ready. And now for business. Let's
hurry through. There are one or two
little matters who must talk over and
II know you will want to hurry back
and get ready for our Journey" And
ESQ after all the account of Gordon's
extraordinary escape and eventful jour
ney home became by reason of its hasty
repetition a most prosaic story com
posed of the bare facts and not all Of
those.
At parting the chief pressed Gordon's
MANU- VIII HcdIllIleSS ana uSlere0 MIN
out into the hall, with the same
brusque manner he used to close all
business interviews, and Gordon found
himself hurrying through the familiar
halls in a daze of happiness, the secret
of his unexpected marriage still his
own-and hers.
Celia was watching at the window
when his key clicked in the lock and he
let himself into the apartment his face
allght with the JOY Of meeting her again
after the brief absence. She turned in
a culver Of pleasure at his coming.
We'll, get ready" he said joyfully.
I'VE. are ordered off to New York on
the afternoon train, with a wedding trip
to Europe into the bargain; and I'm
promoted to the next place to the chief.
What do you think Of that for a morn
ing's surprise?"
He tossed up his hat like a boy, came
over to where h stood, and STOPPING
laid reverent lips upon her brow and
eyes.
"Oh, beautiful! lovely" cried Celia
ecstatically, come sit down on the
couch and tell me about it. We can
workNfaster afterward if we get It Off
our minds. Wa your chief very much
shocked that you were married with
out his permission or k~nowledpe?"
why, that, was the best Of all. I
didn't have to tell him I was married.
And he is not to know until just as I
SOUL. LILY ASSA LEVEL KNOW now 1t all
happened. It isn't his business and It
would be hard to explain. No one need
ever know except your mother and
brother unless you wish them to, dear,
"Oh, I am SO glad and relieved" said
Celia. delightedly. I've been worrying
ABOUT that a little-what people would
think Of us-for OF course we couldn't
possibly explain it all out as it is to us.
They would always be watching us 70
see II we really cared Cor each other;
and suspecting that we didn't, and II
would be horrid. / think tits our own
precious secret, and nobody but mam-
your"
q certainly do. and 1 was casting
about in my mind Al I went into the
office how I could manage not to tell
the chief, when what did he do but
spring proposition o me to go at
once to New York and identify those
men. He ~apologized tremendously for
having to send me right back again.
q said It was necessary. I told him
1T Just suited me for I had affairs of nv
own that Iahad not had time to attand