The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-04-26

the flat and unqualified announce
ment of the engagement of Editt
Mallon to John Smith. The story
was put up in great detail. 1t re.
cited the Widespread interest
that must be felt in such news be.
cause of the fact that the agita-
tor S great demonstration was but
nine days off. Reference was
made to the breach between Smith
and Senator Mallon, and, in a
slightly veiled way, the intimation
Twas carried that the marriage OF
- woman socially as prominent as
| Miss Malion to a mar Of whose
standing in Society so little
was known was, to say the least. a
sensation. The article dwelt on
the "interest she has shown for
SO long in the Smith propaganda, =
and referred to the fact that, soon
after she had met him, she had
ceased serving at her entertain-
ments alcoholic drinks of any kind
Ia fact that caused in the world
of society quite as much comment
as was the case when the secre-
tary OF state inaugurated grape
Juice as the drink OF diplomats in
Washington"
Edlth's first knowledge of the
announcement came from her
father. A little late for breakfast,
she entered the dining room with
hurried step, a faint smile on her
lips, andin her eyes a reflection of
the still look Of wonder she had
had when John Smith had finished
his story for her the night before.
She realized at once that her
father was angry, more mfuriated
than she ever had seen him.
He half rose from his chair and
held out the open newspaper
across the table toward her. She
was astounded to see that there
was ylndictiveness in his face. His
thin features each seemed drawn
tighter and finer than was natural.
There was a little white line across
the bridge of his nose AS he
stared at her his eyelids were half
lowered, as if involuntarily he
sought to hide some Of his anger.
Why, father!" she exclaimed,
taking the paper from his CULVER
ing hand. "You look as If YOU
hated met"
Read that!'' he exploded,
pointing wildly toward a column
on the page in front Of her.
Her eyes fell on the headlines
concerning herself and John
Smith. For a short moment she
looked at them, trying to under
stand them. When their full sig
lnlficance came to her, she let the
paper slide from her hand to the
table.
~Oh!' she said softly.
She was a little pale.
Now, they senator supple
mented, what have you to say
about that? What can YOU sav?o
She took her seat at the table
and looked at him over the clug-
tered roses. She was a little afraid,
hut not Of him. Their rioted
through her brain the thought
that the printed words she had
seen were about a great man and
that, IA some way, they might
hurt hlm, might weaken him with
all those who follow his leader
She did not know why the
thought came to her, but it did.
IKE q premonition. She had not
begun to think Of herself.
The senator's impatience grew
under her cropping gaze.
Wolf" he said 1iercely, what
Can Isay about it9o
wouldn say anything if I
We're you, father, shessuggested.
Ter voice low, almost duplicating.
He ffowned more darky.
Why he demanded CON
temptGously.
In the first place, it isn't true,
OF course.
She put out her hand to fix his
ecffee.
S. cant understand you!" he
protested roughly. Here is the
published statement in a news.
paper that you are going to marry
this man! And you sit there, en-
tirely calm, utterly Indifferent,
and say yon wouldn't say any
thing about it,"
wouldn't, really"
She poured out the coffee. Her
mind was busy with wondering
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