The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-18

Il wife, brother and sister.
As soon as the meal was concluded
the mother led them to her private sit
ting ROOM and, closing the door. she
stood facing them all as half breath.
less with the excitement OF the momenr
they stood in a row before her.
Mn three dear children" she muir
INJURED. Gordon's eyes lit with joy and
his heart thrilled with the wonder OF
it all. Then the mother stepped an tc
him and, placing her hand on his arm
led him over to h couch and made
him sit beside her. while the brothe,
n sister sat down together close by.
Now. Cyril, my new on" said she
deliberately, her eye resting APPROX
ingly upon his face, "you may tell your
story; see my girl has lost both head
and heart to o and l doubt if she
could tell it commercially
And while Celia mo jeff We're laugh
ing at this, Gordon set about his task
OF winning a mother, and incidentally
an eager eyed young brother who was
more tnan half committed to his cause
already.
Celia watched proudly as her land
some husband took out his credentials
and began his explanation.
First, l must tell you who I am.
and these papers will dc 1t better than
l could. VIII you look at them, please?'
lie handed her a few letters and
papers.
These papers on the top show the
rank and position that ms rather and
grandfather held with the government
and in the army. This is a letter from.
the president to my father %gra
lating him on his approaching mar
rage with my mother. That paper con-
ain my mothers family tree, and the
letters with it will give you an idea of
the honor In which my mothers family
was held in Washington and in Vir-
GINA, her old home. I know these mat
tiers are not Of much moment, and say
nothing whatever about what / am
myself, but they are things you would
family if you had known me ali my
life; and at least they will tell you that
my family was respectable"
Mrs. Hathaway was examining the
papers. and suddenly looked up ex-
claiming: MY dear! My father knew
sour grandfather. I think l saw him
once when he came to our home In New
York. 1t was years ago and I was a
young girl, but I remember he was a
fine looking man with keen, dark eyes
and a heavy head of iron gray hair"
She looked at Gordon keenly.
I wonder If your eyes are not like
his; It was long ago, OF course"
They used to say I looked like him.
| do not remember him. He died when
l was very young"
The mother looked up with q pleas
ant smile.
Nov tell me about yourself she
said and laid a gentle hand on his.
Gordon looked down, an embarrassed
flush spreading over his face.
There's nothing great to tell he
said. I've always tried to live a
straight, true life, and I've never been
in o with any girl before" he
flashed a wonderful, binding smile up
on Celia.
7 was left alone in the world when
quite young and have lived round in
boarding schools n college. I'm a
graduate of Harvard and I've Travelled
a little. There was some money left
from my father estate, not much. I'm
not rich. Pm a secret service man. and
1 love my work. / get a good salary
and was this morning promoted to the
position next in rank to my chief So
that now / shall have still more money.
| shall be able to make your daugh-
ter comfortable and give her some Of
the luxuries, If not all, to which she
has been accustomed"
My dear boy, that part is not what
I am anxious about" interrupted The
mother.
Il know" said Gordon, but IT Is
a detail you have a right to be told. I
understand that you care far more
what | am than how much money I can
make. and l promise you l am going to
try to be all that o would want your
daughters husband to be. Perhaps the
best thing / an say for myself is that
/ love her better than my life, and i
mean to make her happiness the dear
est thing In life to me-"
The mothers look of deep UNDER
standing answered him more eloauently
than words could have done, and after
q moment she spoke again.
80 dRYYf "A &6n not ~, ~, - - Il LzL-HE&a
could have known another and I
never have heard Of you. Celia is moi
good at keeping things from her moth
though the last three months she
has had a sadness that I could not
fathom. and was forced to lay to her
natural dread OF leaving home. she
seemed SC insistent upon having this
marriage just as George planned it
and ! was 81 afraid she would regret
not waiting. How could you have
known one another all his time and
she never talked to me about 1t. and
why did George Hayne have any bart
whatever in 1t Il you two loved one
~another2 Just how long have you
Known each other, anyway? Did it be-
gin when you visited In Washington
spring, Celia? Ass8
With dancing eyes Celia shook her
head.
mo. mamma. III had met him then
~ sure george f1ayne. would never
have had anything to do with the mat
ter. for Cyril would have known how
to help me out OF my difficulty
I shall have to tell you the whole
story from my standpoint. and from
the beginning. said Gordon, dreading
now that the crisis was upon him. what
the outcome would be. II have wanted
you to know who and what I wns pe-
fore Q knew the story. that YOU
might judge me a. kindly as possible.
and know that however y may have
been to blame In the matter twas
through no intention OF mine. nv story
may sound rather Impossible. / know
AZ Will seem improbable. but itsis9ncv-
erthelesa true. everything that have
to tell. May 1 hope to be belipvedy.
4 think you may. answered ne
mother searching his face anxiously.
Those eyes Of yours are not lying eyes,:
Thank you, III simply. and
then gathering AL his courage he
plunged into His story
Mrs. Hathaway was watching him
Nth searching interest. jeff had
drawn chairAAsp eseseaz Id Acouid
scarcely restrain his excitement. and
when Gordon told OF hiaScommiseion
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