The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-10

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Smith, quiet and dignified,
looked at her intently.
That is true" he told her
gently: II do not know you. LIDO
not, | assure YOU"
She returned his intent gaze,
bur she seemed to be trying to
look within herself, to examine
her own processes OF reasoning, to
assure herself of her own sanity.
There was in her glance mcredu-
lily. distrust Of herself and of
HIM.
do YOU mean TO say she
wondered in a low voice, you
wandered in a low voice, lyon
don't remember me you don't
remember shanghai-the time we
vera there SIX years ago?s
Smith drew himself more erect.
Waller thought he braeed himself,
like a man facing bravely a great
and unexpected torture.
II do not" he repeated.
Waller stepped forward and adj
dressed Mary Leslie.
May / suggest, madam, he
said firmly. shat this is hardly
the place FOR a discussion of this
,sort9s
She took no note Of him.
Jack, You do remember" she
said to Smith, her voice raised.
'You must remember Entfeaty
was strong in her words. If you
don't, Ill remind you" She took
one short, timid. creeping step
toward him. "You remember
Charlie place-and Josie the
Spamard-and the boats down on
the river in the moonlight her
voice broke on that-Iou re-
member the boats down on the
river, don't your.
He stared at her, and paused
before he could find words with
which to express ONE of the
things that went whirling through
his brain. His gaze was enough to
explore her very soul,
Waller turned to him.
"Oh, come, old mani he I'M
nlored, This won't do at all.
Why listen to such a thing?"
Matlon contradicted the sugges-
tiou.
Wed better listerf,' he said
roughly.
III won't do at ali = Mary ac-
knowledged Waller finally. Well
it WON'T" Her anger was for
M Waller, not foT Smith. ffFat was
quite evident. I've found this
again, and you say it won't
dot Scorn and contempt made
her words quick, strong. He
ran away from me-ran away"
She struck her thin, white fists to-
gether. do yon know what that
means9 / tell you am his wife
/ was--'
She turned suddenly to Smith
and lnlplored him with out
stretched hands.
Why do you stand there and
pretend that what I say is not
trne?' She sobbed once. ssOh,
wlfya"
To that he madene answer. For
the moment his mind was busy
with Edith, who stood back OF the
other woman, her hands clenche;d
in from Of her, her face a coiorles.
model for grief.
You can't deny it, ean yeue',
Mary Leslie challenged him, per
sonal anger against him liyelyin
her voice at last. why don +
yon speaks"
He stared at her fxedly. His
nostrlls dilated with the rapidly
Of his breathing. His features
twitchsd as if the. gray fingers Or
the paAor that was upon him
twisted them sharply.
Tell mel she begged, seeing
HIS suiiefilg. LODI you KNOW
He answered her with a great
effort:
II don know, he said, hoars
ness in his throat.
He heard the half audible cry
from Edith, and, without looking
at her, saw that she WINGED as if
she had been struck. "A smile of
was on Mallon's face. The
two reporters stirred slightly, am
ticipating even a greater sensa-
lion than that which they had just
witnessed. Mrs&Kane went close
to Edith andspnt an arm about her
waist.
Mary Leslie fell back from
Smith q step and walled: