The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-12-04

II ocEhOl INoti say > iiS ucNcE speak
openly of his purposes. Neve.
when we hear, at least. We ar
a neutral country; we have n,
right to silence his German propa
ganda or his speeches against otllc.
{ neutral countries. "
Yes, he might-disappear,'
muttered Ferraz, a dark implaca
E bllity clouding his plump fea
lures.
j, He IS a leader, but after all
he is only one man. Noel pointed
out in the hush that followed
Let us rather work. Violence
is only an invasion, not g remedy
But it grows late! You, senior
!. governor, and you, Senior Ferraz
have to return to the city tonight
Gil, you will stay with me a while.
will you not?"
"Yes," Granados assented. ~
want to talk with you tomorrow.
Corey Bruce gained comprehen-
sion OF the fact that Noel wished
to say no more to the group, but
he preferred to take up certain de-
tails with each man alone. Fer
RAYS plain hint Of assassination
gave some idea Of the differences
Noel had to encounter and blend,
even among intimate friends. 1t
was obvious that Marshal Brana-
dos meditating some hot and hasty
means Of cutting off the evil
plants whose roots had crept un-
foreground for decades. Only DR..
Valdez and Noel appeared, in
Bruce S eyes to be in mental ac-
cord as well as the accord of sym
pathies and friendship. Bruce was
gathering a deep respect for Nilo's
father.
The meeting was ended. Benito
glided to unfasten and roll back
the wide doors. Other servants
appeared in attendance. The gov
errors limousine waited under the
porte cochere. lie had come in
cognito, OF least unofficially. to
dine with Noel; but two closed
cars stood n behind and one
ahead OF his own. 1t was not hard
to read that they had come as safe
guards to the states executive.
Bruce, lingering in the hall to
watch the little ceremony of the
departure, wondered if ,Jacinto
Meyer would not indeed prefer al
different man in the palacio. He
wondered if Milo Valdez had
thought of that, as he watched
Nilo's farewell to his father: an
e%xuberant farewell interspersedf
with message to the mother, sis
tiers, and younger brothers in
town. South American families
are large and affectionate, as a
rule. I
After the three automobiles had
departed with the guests, Gil
and Noel stroIled off to-
gether across the garden. Some
in the leisurely bearing of
The two men moving into the
scented darkness Of paths closed
n by Towering masses of shrub-
berry and tree-ike ferns, suggest
d to Bruce a pendant thought to-,
hat evoked by DR.. Valdez's de-
Gnce Meyer mad assured !
himself of his master opponent s
IDENTIFY, would he not be very
glad to see a catastrophe overtake
senior David NoelY
Milo" Bruce exclaimed as thati
1oung man came up to him,
should-is it right for Dom Dav.
d to do that? Safe, I meanY" i
Nllo Valdez traced the other's
Indicative gesture, then laughed,
slipping his hand to Bruce's arm.
What, have you arrived So
Jar? Truly, you are then one with
ne! Yes, he is safe here"
"Yet-"
Tomorrow, tomorrow! Re-
member, we have months Of work
and months in which to discuss
many things, but, for your com
fort, did you not see Benito f1it-
ting INTO those shadows yonder9"
no.
We'll, neither did Dom David.
he might have sent him in. How
ever, Benito is there he is always
there"
As they parted in the upper hall.
Milo turned back. "Bruce-n
"Yes.o
"The wind of prophecy is stir
ring my hair" he laughed. "Do
You know what / think history
will call Dom David? For he Is
going to make history, friendsi,'
"Yes?v
He himself said it toniehti1
The Twice American. Waltz
You are like a man who see a little
light through the chink of a closed |
house. Wait until Che deor
opens.'
GNi1n a. Eor, ~~oo l