The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-08-28

- 5"Epl ulDBR. lhcy stamped, IN
cheered, they yelled, Saey waived vii
excited hands with bandkerehiefs, u
br@ilas, canes, anything that was
them They ven mad and prolongt
the sound until it was deafening. AL
there did not seem TO be n in Tn;
whole crowd who remembered th;
the MAI for whom they were shoutin
had been for years despisei by the
all.
No one noticed Jean, with her fac
wreathed in smiles. sparkling vii
tears, and her heart beating wild
with Joy. She stood on her rallied pla
form, II hand upon her breast to SIT
its excitement, the other hand wipin
away her foolish tears which sh
! hoped TO get rid of before anybod
| had time to notice them. IL was al
so wonderful, 30 beautiful to her I
t have her lover recognized in this way
To be sure, 1t was only an atbleti'
3 feat, no recognition Of his sterlin,
Z worth the crowd were giving him Il
/ this ovation. She was not deceived
, She knew 1t did not mean any change
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circumstances that divided them; bui
it was something great and beautiful.
to her to have wen his riding recog
nized thus enthusiastically.
The cheering continued In round
after round for several minutes.
Holt had ~dismounted, halted his
morse for q moment, and stood facing
the shouting mob, reluctant, yet as if
1t We're something that had to be per
formed In order to stop their noise.
Then with a slight, dignified bow he
turned away, and walked toward the
fallen rider.
All ready a doctor had been caller
and a crowd was gathering. Holt dis.
persed them with a wave OF his hand.
and keeping beside the injured man,
began ministering to him with skilful.
tender hand, regardless OF the shout
ing of the throng who cheered his new
action yet more madly.
A delegation came in hot haste to
bring the hero to the judges stand
where Jean, with shining eyes and ey-
cited, happy face. stood waiting with
the wreath in her hand to crown him,
but he paid not the slightest attention
to them. Instead he raised a silver
whistle to his lips and blew a kean,
sweet blast, that ever in their excite.
men startled the crowd and made them
remember the tales connected with
that whistle and the deeds it had sum.
moned men to do.
Two men jumped down instantly
from the front sea OF the grandstand
and were Mt his side before the echo
OF the whistle had died away. Jean
saw them and knew them for the men
who had ridden out Of the woods that
day that Scathlin attacked her. They
were his special bodyguard, his faith
full, tried and true. He sent them off
WIKI a word, and in a moment they
were back with a hastily im%provised
stretcher and. lifting the injured man
from The ground. bore him away to the |
ten that had been set up for the use
OF the ladies. HOLT would have followed !
but for the OBTAINING committee, who
laid hands upon HIN now and insisted
eagerly, compeliingls. that he was
holding up the whole performance and
he had no right to spoil the day and
keep the lady waiting. Even then Holt
might have resisted had they not made
mention of the lady, and he looked up |
and caught her eye and wistful SMILE
for he had no mind to be further III
the public eye--he had ridden for Jean
he wanted not their fayors.
He took off hls hat to her and came
f~rward, and the action touched of
the crowd again In a hoarser cry Of
excitement than before. Someone,
madden than the rest. even yentured to
bring his name into the cry: Holt! |
fioiri lott! fiurrani !
Holt lifted up his head proudly at
that and went forward. not as d man
goes who is ashamed before his fellow
men. His bearing was Of one who
dares to fac eothers, a gentleman,
unafraid." The shout died down in
surprise, and then rose on a.
waye that had in it something's
OF the honor and respect his bearing
had demanded. And so he came and
knelt before her.
In all that wild. excited company
only Eleanor Harrington sat unmoved.
What are they shouting sgain for ?"
she asked her husband impatiently.
isn't this thing almost over? Pm
tired"
They are calling Holt to come to
the stand and receive the prize" said
under his breath, as il 1t ,
were a bitter thing for him to see.
How annoying!" said Eleanor, ris.
Ing to look. aAnd I suppose Jean Will
have to present II. II l hsd i~oreseen
any such thing as tkis / would have
forbidden her to take such a prominent
position. ! think they have made III
together too much fuss over that crea-
tnre already. 1t was an impertinenceI
in him to ONT today and he kncw Il. !,
He oughtn't to be encouraged. I WON
der you didn't take steps to have hinp,
put on at the start James. But.
Jamesi There Is nj thing, Jean must
not ride around the track with mi. ii
simply will ncs have it! You must gol
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