The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-07-26

tive; there was something almost tns
atrical In his greeting.
swell, my boy, you made . fzzle oe
It, didn't your" The tone was almost
complimentary. \
1Yes. sir. I'm . bright and shining
failure"
"Now. don't yes, sir me. wers
friends, aren't wei Good! Under
stand. I don't blame you In the least
It's that idiotic revolution that spoiled
our business. Ton did splendidly, ~
der the circumstances"
They have reason enough 70 -
volt-oppression, tyranny. corruption"
O'Reiliy mumblsd The familiar words
In q numb paralysis st Mr.. CArter's 10
vial familiarity.
IAN Latin countries are corrupt"
announced the importer-~always have
been and always win Be. They thrive
under oppresaoA However. I dare say
this uprisine won't last long
Johnnie wondered Why he old man
didn't get down 70 cases. ITS more
than IN uprising. sir." hs said. '"1'hs
rebels have ovesrun the east end Of
the Island. and when I left Aaceo and
Comes were sweeping west"
"Bahl Il takes money to run Z war.
They have money" desperately A.
gued Orally. MART raised more
than I millioD 1qllalA sp0 every Gu
ban cigar maker q tie United States
gives . part Of bic wages every week
to the cause. The best blood q Cuba
10 in ths light Spain u abeut busted:
sae can't Sand ~ strain"
Il predict thsya quit AGhdng -
soon @ they ct AuAgf7. Ths govern
msnt % starving then cot However,
they've wound up ou1 aAbiss Tor the
dine being. ard Mr.. Carter care
fully shifted he poaation ef IN inkvell,
. calendar and . paper knifs-''that
brings ~ - Q consideration Of your
and ny aAair4 doesn't 1T Aheml
You remember our bargain1 I VA to
give you . chance and Jon were to
make good before you-er-planned
any-er-matrimonial foolishness with
my daughter"
~Yes. sir." OrRellly felt that the
moment had come Soe Ais carefully r.
hearsed speech. 01t unhappNy. he
could not remember how the swan
song started. M. Carter. too, was I'M
accountably silent. Another moment
dragged past then they chorused
Il have an unpleasant-"
Each broke OF at the echo Of his
own words.
"What's that1' inquired the i'm
porter.
'No-nothin4. Ton were saying"
Il val think1ng how lucky Il 10 that
you and Elsa waited. Hm-mi Very
fortunate.s Again 4f. Carter rear
ranged his desk fittings. we some
times di6er. Dlsa and I but when shs
sets her heart on a thing I . that
she gstslG svea u ! think she oughtn't
to have Il what's the use Of having
children Il you can't spoil 'em. eh1"
He looked Up With . sort Of resentful
challenge. and when HE listener ap-
peared to agree with him - sighed
with s~atisfaetieo. ~Dar1y uarr1aeeo
are silly-but che seems 70 think Other.
wise. Maybe she's right. Anyhow
she's licked me. I'm done. She wants
to be married right away. before W
60 west That's why I waited to So
you ut NICE. You won't object. will
your We men have to take our medl-
cine"
Its quite out Of the question:
stammered the unhappy O'Reiily.
"Come. comet It's tough on you. !
know. but" johnnie had . horr1fed
vision Of himself being dragged unwil-
nnGiy TO the altar. ELISA IL going to
have what she wants, II I have 70 break
something. Il you1l b sensible I'll
stand behind ron IKE . father and
teach you the business. I'm getting
old, and Ethelbert could never learn
It Otherwise" The old mans Jaw
set: his eyes began 70 gieam angr1ly.
who is-Ethelbertr' family In
Quired Orally.
why. dammit He's the fellow I've
been telling you about Hes not -
bad - hs sounds: hsis really . nice
boy
ELISA 10 Ia love With another mani
r that what you meanr'
GOOD Lord, yesl Don't you under.
stand English1 ] didn't think you'd
take Il 70 hard-l was going 10 make
. place for ron here In the once, but
Of course IT, 6ayi What the deuce
alls Jour
Samuel Carter stared with amase-
ment. Tor the injured victim Of his
daughters nekleness had leaped 10 HE
feet and Was sha1tne his hand v1eoe.
ously, meanwhile utteSing unlntell1-
glble sounds that seemed % signify
relied. pleasure. delight-anything x
cept what the old man sxpeetsd.
op0ellly, n NV Yess, Ioos~o
~ 0oa0ho slight The Nooce q.