The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-09-04
was keepias sn AIS axss, steusy way.

was keepfGS S1 Ais Qxsi. sieSsy was,
and gaining Their respeea esery Gay
Net a word essssed between Hot AID
the girl in the east whoss he loved
Eleanor lreptiond hrs III hey
lletters, although her conscience hurt
her now and then that she did not; fer
she was an honest woman and liked
to give vel the devil his due. More
over Harrington. after y period OF rest
lcsSnesS and IfstTung nerves, appeared
to have settled down to the fact that
his enemy was moi going TO bring him
10 justice, and had developed a most
extraordinary way of saving pleasant
things about him now and then. He
even suggested once that Eleanor in
clude him in q dinner they were Civ
ing for business purposes; hut his
wife promptly vetoed the idea. Even
for business purposes she would not
lay aside her principles. she said, ana
shut her lips in a firm line that re-
minded Harrington of her younger sis
ter.
Jean in her quiet. safe home had not
expected letters from Holt and so had
nothing to be disappointed about; but
sometimes when her sisters letters
came she listened eagerly. hoping for
just some little word that would tel!
her how he was faring, and after they
were read she would invariably sit
looking wistfully off OUT of the win
dow. Her father and mother noticed
j: and wondered !f she had left her
heart behind her with any of the man
lovers of whom Eleanor had written.
They talked it Owe at dusk sometimes
when they we're alone, and looked
ahead to the eyears when their girl
would be without them.
I'D like her to find a strong. noble
man." said her father, I cannot bear
to think of her treading her years
alone. And yet, there are very few
men ofthat kind" ad he sighed.
Perhaps we ought to send her back
to Eieanor's for another visit" surg
gested her mother anxiously. I'VE
called her home so soon before her
visit was done you know. 1t, may be
there was meon there. It may
be she would like to co."
Yet when they suggested it to Jean,
although her face lighted wistfuily
she sheek her head.
No. mother dear" she said firmly,
I'm going to stay with you. I'm
not going off there again to get my
head turned" and fromthat purpose
they could not turn her. although they
tried more than once; and so they
settled back relieved and happy that
she was content to stay with them.
Nevertheless, although she would
not go, she cried her heart out that
night with longing; yet knew it was
better that she should stay.
A year and more had passed with
Jean continuing on her quiet way in
the home and church. It was no. AT
unhappy place to be. The manse in
which they lived was beautiful for stu
alton. built of stone with pretty rooms
and many windows. the rooms all
cheerful and Ii and everything
pleasant in a 2. unpretentious
way. The peec he church loved
Jean as they her father and
whre SIT all the .4errynlakiags. She
had a large Sunday school class In
the church and another in a mission
in the lower part Of the town and
her boys we're her most devoted fol-
lowers.
Neither was she without older ad
mirers. fer all the young men in the
friends, and she was as popular at
homo as she had been in the west
The little manss reception 20 was
never for Ton g%unadorned with flow
ers Of sorae kind that had been sent
to her, and she vas never without an
escort to anything she cared to att
tend. Yet, though she had a pleasant
circle CO ;c.nss s-:e:a: ard seemed t.
enjoy their company moderately, she
never was deeply interested in any of
them; and Sne by n those who had
tried their fortune at her hand, went
sadly away and seldom came any
more.
Jean seemed happy. She spent much
time WITH her music and her books,
when sire was not actually busy about
the house or in the parish helping her
father with some plan for his poor,
people or his sick people. But she
was fgrowin gthin. and the wistfnl'
look was ever in hereyes now. Her
mother watched her a%nxiously and.
pette4 her more every day. and her
father sighed and wished he could
afford to take her off or a foreign
trip for a little while. Jean only
smiled, and went on her way, doing
IIiiev.ry day the duty that. ame next.
NE he continued naxA maolsA -.-