The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-10-17
Making His
Way
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(Ccpyrtght. 1919 By the Western N>vp.
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BY VICTOR REDcIIFPE

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You will give her up7"
Never! Less now than ever. Uncle
Reuben. do not cross me in the desire
and duty Of my life. Within a month
Lois Newton has lost her fnther. who
has eft her Denniless and homeless.
She Is the only woman I ever loved.
have made her my wife. Surely
Go" Old Reuben Merely rose TO
hts feet, pulsating with fury. Ills
trembling finger pointed to the door.
MIS- eyes g!ared. Co" he shouted.
ana his fists c.enchei. "Out Of my
heart. out Of my ho1n-forerer."
Walton Blair bowed his head In
silence. He hurried his steps 10 escape
the anathemas hurled after him by his
selfish, irrational relative. The dis
missal meant penur-.
II vas sweet and soothing the SOL
ace he received from the bride OF an
honr. The very fact OF his great sac
rifce Of home. position. heirship. an
ieared him double fold 70 the modest.
ihuCStlHIuk XIII VIII WIS EeuuA tllu
willing 70 60 hungry, roolless, accept
the heaviest burdens of toll so that
she had him by her side. -a-
Reuben Morely, though low recov-
With his Independent nephew. AS 70
Lois 10 claims of preference held her
70 her native village. Her aunt cared
for them in her humble wav during
The week that they devoted 70 mapping
out their future. Walton had 10 trade
or profession bur he had lone ON
clerical work for his uncle and was
capable Of filling the position OF the
average office clerk. There was an
old friend Of his dead father named
John Allen. who operated a large n
ufacturtng plant at a town called Lup-
ron. Walton left Lois with her aunt.
70 be received at Lupton with full
consideration and the kindly tender OF
a position In the bookkeeping depart
ment Of the great works.
lust as Walton was looking around
cal moment he saved the two little
children Of the wealthy manufacturer
from sure death IN IN automobile ac-
cidenr. but sustained The serious IN
jury Of a broken arm. and the attend
ing surgeon told him that he would
nor be able TO use his right hand for a
year 70 come.
y have SEM for your wife on nv
own initiative Mr.. Allen told Wal
ton. as he lay under hospital are. y
hav also planned TO ShOw my lasting
gratitude toward you Ia a way that
cannot offend your sense Of the fitness
Of things. Yon have probably noticed
that little oasis OF house and garden
at the edge Of the mill site. 1t was
where I and my family passed the
happiast Tear Of III lives. I am going
TO fix M the place and rent 1t to you
at a nominal price"
But [ shall be unable to pay for It."
demonstrated Walton.
"So7 Hardly. You may not ne in a
condition TO 10 any office wort but, II
you will accept it, you shall become
night Waterman. Ten 10 i've you
make hourly rounds Of the signal
boxes and see that all Is safe. And Il
I do not mistake, that charming little
wife Of yours Will not be too proud 10
sit in the t~imekeeper's Office at seven,
twelve, one and Ave and keep TAB on
the incomings and ontgoings OF the
wOrkmen."
'0h, this Is ideal ~ ex%uberated Lois.
when two weeks later they We're in
stalled in the home John Allen mad 30
generously provided. It was in the
enchanting garden surrounding the
house that they passed many hours Of
the day, restoring It's former brightness
as far as they could. Mr.. Allen died
and they lost a good friend but his
snn-in-iaw, who succeeded To the bust
ness. accepted the old provision made
for the Biairs as a sort Of obligation
OF honor. and for Ave years the happy
and contentad married pair remained
on duty In their respective positions
A little golden haired cherub came
to them and the pretty home became a
haven Of delight when Dorothy was
old enough to get around. II was just
after her fourth birthday when there
was a collision on the trolley line that
a directly past the house. Several
were injured. among them an old man
Who with the others was carried into
the Blair home. which afforded the
nearest shelter. It was found that he
was only stunned. When he recovered
consciousness he was lying on a couch
and little Dorothy, whose father and
mother were away at the time, was
tanning him and looking startled, but
"Who are you? Whose house 10
The old man almost frightened
Dorothy By starting up suddenly md
fixing hts eyes upon . framed photo
graph on the w4lI- .WhO are your
he asked more gently, scanning ths
fAee closely.
II am Dorothy Blair" replied the
onp Aand mamma and mana arp