The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-18
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along without announcements You
can explain to your intimate friends
and the others won't ever remember
the name after a few months-weU no,
be likely to meet many of them right
away. III write to my chief and tel
him informally leaving out the date N
tirely. He won't miss it. Ii we have
announcements at all we needn't send
him one. He wouldn't be likely ever
TO see II any other way, or to notice
the date. | think we can that
matter. Wen talk it over with your
he hesitated and then smiling tenderly
added, well talk it over with mother
How good it sounds to say that. ]
never knew my mother you know
Celie nestled her hands in his and
~HlurInnred, "oh, I am so happy-so
happy! But l don't understand how
you got a wedding trip without telling
your chief about Il marriage"
Easy as anything. He asked me If l
l would mind running across the water
TO attend to a matter for the service and
tend TO a matter for the service and
SAID L might have extra time while there
ter a vacation. He never suspects that
vacation is to be used as a wedding
Trip. III write him. or phone him the
night we leave New York. l may have
10 stay IN the city two or three days to
get this Holman matter settled, and
then we can be off. In the meantime
you can spend the time ~reconciling your
mother to her new son. Do you hin
Wen nave a very hard time explaining
matters to herr"
Not a bit" said Celia, gaily. "She
never did like George. 1t was the only
thing we eVer disagreed about, my mar
rying him. She suspected all the time /
wasn't happy and couldn't understand
why ;! insisted on marrying him when
L hadn't Gear hf,, r~- 4 n ~,
begged me to wait until he had been
pack IN the country for a year or two,
u ne would not hear to such a thing
n threatened to carry out his worst
at once"
Gordon's heart suddenly contracted
with righteous wrath over the coward
mess OF the man who sought to gain
his own ends by illuminating a woman,
and this woman. SO dear, so beautiful.
SO lovely in her nature. 1t seemed the
mans heart must indeed be black to
nave done h he did. He mentally re-
solved to search him out and bring
nm 70 Justice as 500 as he reached
New York. 1t puzzled him to under
stand how easily he seemed to have
aDandoned his purpose. Perhaps after
III ne was more of a coward than thew
thought, and had not dared to remain
IN the country when he found that
Cel1a had braved his wrath and mar
ried another man. He would find ont
about him and set the girls heart at
rest Just as soon as possible, hat any
embarrassment at some future time
might pc avoided. Gordon stopped and
Kissed ms wife again, a caress that
seemed to promise all PREPARATION for
the past. ~
But 1t suddenly occurred to the two
that trains did not wait for lovers long
IoiterIng, and with one accord thew
went to work. Celia Of course had yery
lltllc preparation to make. Her trunk
Was 1s Chicago and would
need TO be wired for. Gordon attended
20 that the first thing, looking up the
number Of the check and ordering it
back to New York by telegraph. Tnrn-
ing from the telephone he rang for the
man and asked Celia to give the order
for lunch while he got together some
Things that he must take with him. A
stay or several weeks would necessi-
tate a little more baggage than he had
taken to New York.
he Went into the bedroom and began
pulling out things to pack. but when
Celia turned from giving her directions
she found him standing in the bedroom
doorway with an old fashioned velvet
9eWei case In his hand which he had
room. His face wore a wonderful tender
iight as II he had just discovered some
tning precious.
dear. he said. Il wonder il you will
care Q these: They were mothers.
IerIaps this ring will do until I can
Y you a new one. See il 1t will fit
yo9.. e was my mothers"
ne neid Y a ring containing a dia-
mond Of singular purity and brilliance
IN quaint old fashioned setting.
Selia pu out her hand with it's we'd
aing ring, the ring that he had put uSon
ner finger at the altar, and he slipped
the other jeweled n above it. / fitted
e is q beauty" breathed Celia, hold
would TAR rather have it than a new
one: Your dear little mother!"
Ihere's not much else here but a
niue string OF pearls and a pin or two.
I nave always kept them near me.
they seemed like a link be-
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