The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-11-06

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ed was interesting. And it was
wholesome, if humiliating, to the
mar from the north to discover
that here he himself might be
called an ignorant man, since he
knew nothing Of a rich and CO.
pious literature, was scarcely
aware of it's greatest names.
On the sixth day his solicitude
ended. Milo Valdez arrived at the
villa; in an automobile he him
self drove, attended by two ser
wants laden with portfolios, a fold
ingtypewriter in its case, and sew
eral s~uitcases. The private secre-
tary himself was a slim, sleek and
dcbonaira a sallow young diplo-
mat with a most engaging smile
and the soft black eyes Of a young
girl. He came straight to the Ii
brary upon entering.
There Corey Bruce had retreat
ed in a sudden recurrence Of alb
ject shyness on perceiving the
motor car sweeping up the white
driveway. Bruce readily guessed
who the arrival was. lie had not
forgotten Noel's remark concern
ing his hard working Secretary,
and somehow, the aspect Of the
motorist fitted with the laughing
voice Of the pianist whom he had
heard from his balcony on the first
night in Noel's house. What would
the so nof the governor of the state
have to say to the ex-convict from
the interior? Bruce did not like
to speculate. Or had Noel con-
ccaled the past of his newly added
member OF the households That
hardly would have been possible
He was standing behind the
long ebony table central in the Ii
brary, affecting ito examine a
book, when VALDEZ appeared in
the doorway, thanked by his bur
den attendant. The secretary halt
ed at sight of the other man, then
bowed with punctilious courtesy
and advance with outstretched
hand.
"Ah!' he exclaimed vivacious-
ly. Dom David informed me that
| would find a new companion.
Welcome, Senior Bruce, welcome
to a busy house! If you tighten
my labor, | shall embrace you with
ALI my heart. / am Milo Valdez,
his excellency's secretary. Par
don me a moment!"
He turned to direct the bearer
Of the portfolio to a curtained re-
cess in an angle of the octagonal
room, where he himself went upon
one knee to open a safe which
stood there. Bruce, who had
warmly returned the cordial hand
clasp without finding an available
word at his command, stood
watching the proceedings with a
disproportionate interest. It was
one oil his peculiarities never to
look quite lire e!se nc
matter how carefully he attired
himself. He stood now, peering
through his heavy spectacles, his
bushy red hair rumpled over his
forehead by his nervous fingers
while he had awaited the visitor.
his shoulders stopped by the habit
Of the asst dreadful year, an I'M
consciously quaint figure. Milo
Valdez, rising alertly, and dismiss
ing the servant by a gesture, saw
him with an impulse Of ready COM
passion warning with a desire to
laugh. He betrayed neither emo
ton. Valdez was not quite "a
years old, but he was a Latin and
an embryo diplomat. Instead, he
offered his cigar ease to the other
nan before helping himself, and
punctiliously shared a matsh be-
fore speaking.
Tho senate is sitting he OBJ
served. HDom David was shut
mp there all last night, and has
been with The governor all this
morning. IT, he shrugged ex-
p~ress.vely, had little breakfast
no luncheon! An hour ago., | re.
ecsyss. word to bring these docu.
ments here, aid be ready for Don
DastI when he arrived tonight
What 4 life! / hope you have not
yeS nnchea, Senior Brucef
TO.
Then we shalllunch together
not SOL I will run up and remove
tho dust, cad then
He competed the sentence will
a ecst;I,e Of excuse, and disap
pear a between the portieres will
..lps protaptness of a hungry trav
@4eeA.AAsa.eeeN heard hin s;ss:n:
orders as he mounted the stairs
despatcling one servant to hav,
Iuncheoh served at ONCE, anotheE
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