The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-05-17

have been the use?"
They were conversing jerkily,
tersely, as men do when they are
greatly moved.
"It must have been pretty
tough on you" Cholliewollie said.
Il never suspected how very
touch it was"
Smith was looking straight
ahead.
1T has been HE'LL he agreed
simply.
And yet, you have so much to
make YOU feel at this moment
very proud
All" Smith exclaimed, with a
touch of impatience, how can |
feel proud? What can a man
boast when he put in more than 30
years of his life doing so little that
he left behind him neither sign
nor trailF Why, the only way |
can guess at my age is to take
what the doctors deduct from my
general physical condition. And
how can feel at easeg If what
that woman has Just said is true
ii a fractional part Of it is true
how can | really know that there
ism t murder behind me, that some
night [ didn't leave a stark, cold
thing lying on the roadside with
its sightless eyes turned toward
the moon? How can / know that
the faces of those whom | should
have loved have not been ravaged.
by grief because of me? Those are
the things, the thoughts, the fears,
that swoop down on me and blot
ont at times all the light in my
soul
To Cholliewollie. he seemed too
near a breakdown. He had never
heard him speak with such bitter
ness.
There is this to be remem-
bered," the newspaper man took a
new tack: the Leslie woman S
story is a lie. That's certain
Why is it certain?"
Somehow, | know it. [ haven't
been III my business all this time
for nothing. I've felt for weeks
that the whisky people had some
thing on you. I've been more
afraid OF it than you have. But
thls-why, this is a cheap grand
stand play. IT. too evident"
She seemed" Smith com
mented heavily, tremendously in
earnest, thoroughly sincere"
But she was lying Waller
persisted, and, when the other
made 40 reply, continued: IF l
can only write this thing the way
1t happened IF / can only yet
into my story all the things you
said. 1t was wonderful, immense.
believe ii will do You more good
thar harm.
The way you will write it, yes,
but how about all the other stories
that will go oft of Washington to-
ia. ana f0nughtg
Leave that to me-" Chollie-
wolfe cheered him. "Theren be a.
parade like a bread line into my
office tonight. Every correspon-
dent in town viii want The carbon
copy of the story Of the man who
witnessed the scene And my story
viii be the thing that will give
them their first impression OF what
happened That's so per cent of
the whole thing"
What would you advise me to
do todays
Go back to your office and get
TO work as usual. / know it'll be
bard, but it's the thing to do
And fhe newspaper menu
Receive them this afternoon as
usual. Answer their questions.
That viii be easy Smith
smiled. II don I know anything. y
Exactly, Waller agreed.
That's what makes it good"
And what win become OF the
Leslie womang1
aOh, they'll all get statements
from her and elaborate her story.
You'll have to remember that. To-
morrow viii be a field day for her
" the papers. Your turn VIII come
|later-
Yes, ! understand that.
But I'm not through with her.
1 intend to get the truth from her
sooner or later. She was lying.
+ know she was lying.
They reached the garage and
took 9 taxicab, directing the
chauffeur to drive to Smith Of
fee.
The agitatpr sat leaning a little
forward, looking through the win
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