The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-05-22

startling revelation Of some pure
dream Of his childhood. the reality OF
which he had come to doubt. His
knowledge of the world told him that /
probably she vas frail and human and |
selfish like all the rest IL one came to
know her, but for the sake OF what she
seemed to be he was glad OF the vision, |
and would protect her at allscosts be-
cause she was a oma and ought to
have been perfect. That was his atti. i
tude toward the world Of women at I
that time.
Nevertheless as he looked again a.
the pure profile turned o toward her
window, and studied the sweet outline
OF the firm little chin, pleasant lips, !
the gentle contour of cheek and lash
and brow, the luminous eyes that were
glowing for the moment at the stain Of
sunset beginning to trickle through
the gloomy gray Of the sky, he could
not but feel that here was something
different. 1t was something for which
he had been hoping ali his life-search-
ing for, but lever finding. Something
it was good just to know existed;
something whose existence would
make even a stranger better and
drawer and purer.
She was slight. small, exquisitely
fashioned; dressed in some simple,
clinging. dark blue material Of form
SO suitable as to make one fail to mo-
tice just what it was. Sheer white
rolled back collar and cuffs set out the
white throat and the small gloved
hands; the close, dark blue hat with
its graceful tilt and simple garnishing
seemed just the loveliest setting for
the beautiful face framed in its soft
dark hair. Her face was wonderfully
pure, free from self consciousness and
pride; yet she looked as if she knew
her W mind and could stand like a
rock for a principle. There was also a
determined little uplift to her chin that
showed a spirit Of her own, and a
1eeting dimple that promised a merry
appreciation of humor If one knew her
well enough; but the whole dainty
person was-good to look upon and Holt
kept the vision within his conscious
ness while he covered Scathlin with
his gaze.
1AC liz SoSh ~
Scathlin, and somehow the sight of the
pure faced girl had made it even more
distasteful. For two weeks now he
had been at it. day and night He had
not let Scathlin out of his sight for one
moment since he had found him in
Pittsburgh two days after the theft
of his wallet containing valuable pa
pers, land grants, water rights and
other documents relating to his silver
mines and other property.
Holt had suspected the old man at
once when the wallet was missing,
partly because Scathlin had been seen
= twice in conversation with the man
Harrington, who was Hollis sworn
enemy and who was doing all he could
to ruin his prospects and dispute his
] rights to the water power which made
the working Of his mines possible; and
partly because Scathlin had been dis
missed summarily from Hollis employ
but a few days previous to the disap-
pearance of the property.
He had trailed Scathlin to Pitts
burgh, where he found him mounted
on a high stool in the station restau-
rant eating a comfortable breakfast.
The old rascal turned white under his
tan and stubble, and dropped his knife
and fork loudly On the marble of the
counter at the appearance OF his for
mer employer; but the cunning in his
face had come at once to the front, and
he welcomed Holt as if it were the
~pleasantest thing in the world to have
| him annoar iuat at.that 1nnp1v moment
and eat breakfast with him.
1t was Hollis way not to settle the
matter right then and there by turning
the old man oyer to the police on sus-
picion, but to attach himself to Scath-
lin and find out exactly where those
papers were, and who were the mans
employers in the theft. He was wary
enough to know that Scathlin might
have already got rid of the wallet, and
he wished If possible to find out what
he had done with the papers and get
!, make him produce them or tell their
whereabouts.
i Harrington vas superintendent OF
large mine interests in Hawk valley,
located near Hollis veins of silver, and
owned by an eastern syndicate. Holt
knew that capital and cunning might
do a great deal to cripple his interests
IL they once got him in their power.
/. Therefore he had Swallowed Scathlin
: day and night all these days. On pre-.
tense OF wanting company for a pleas
ure trip he had gone wherever Scath.
!, lin protested to be going, giving him
, no opportunity to even telegraph to
. any OF the other conspirators for
money or Instructions; eating with