The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-07-24

az thought perhaps Mr.. Holt seat
them" she said simply. He toid me
about his roses. But excuse me just
n minute till / put them in water. !
won't keep you waiting"
When Jean returned after laying her
roses tenderly in tn wash-bowl in her
room n bending To touch her lips to
their petals, there was no look Oh her
face as If anything unusual had passed
except q kind of glorified light in her
eyes. She began at once to give her
sister a message from their mother.
tactfully ignoring the flowers and their
donor. But ~Harrington's set. look did
not relax during the entire meal.
After breakfast there was the whole
place to be seen; the garden, the horses,
the rabbits, and the new lawn tennis
court, the only one in town, where the
young officers from the fort came down
TO play sometimes.
The children came out Of their shy
ness and adopted their new rela We
ecstatically, monopolizinsly. They d. ew
her down on the garden seat and piled
her with questions, and they chartered
away happily, feeling her hair, touch
ing her cheek softly now and then,
playing with the ribbons at her throat.
: "Papa's awfully angry that Jasper
Holt brought you home" confidod
Betty. II heard him tell he'd
rather have lost $50, 900 than had Il
hanncn."
Thu, nn1pr SfnIn two y,,~,, ,l,ooI-,
II a flash came in her eyes, but c.3a
tried to control herself. She did not
want to discuss this matter with tho
children, and yet she felt hat she
must be ri to the man who had saved
her life.
mi. Holt was very kind to me,
lefty, size said quietly. I'm sorry ne
is not a friend of your papa's. If he
hadn't taken care of me l would prob
ably have drowned. and I'm sure
never would have got safely here. He
was wonderful"
Jasper Hollis a bad, wicked man"
said Jamie, looking at her with round
eyes and a froWn that was a very good
imitation of his fathers. 'He-hc-he
hanged a man once. On a treet Yes,
he did Tied a string around his neck
and hung him up hard till he died! He's
a naWfnl bad man. Nick Deems told
me that My mamma don't know he
told me. Nicky said not to tell. But
NlckI deems saw the tree once yhen
he Wen. with his papa out to the des-
ert riding, and he heard the men tell
all about it. They didn't know he
heard it, but he did"
i dom think much of a little bow
that tells you not to tell your mother
things" said Jean in a choking voice.
Il don't believ 1 shall like Nicky
Deems"
oh. you will" said Jamie i'll distress
for his friend. Hes a nawfuI nice
boy. He can ride a horse just Hike
his papa--' n Jamie launched into
a description of the prowess of Nicky
Deems, but Jean. althoug she tried to
shnlie, was nj 'Tening. Her heart was
IN a tunu't g r yes G full of
IRE audi, Jasper had told
her o tn! who hung on he
tree. She knc. hole story with all
~
It's csrcumstaL n she knew that
Nlcky Deems b a heard a false account
OF h affair. Suddenly she turned on
her astonished young nephew and
spoke:
jamie" she said looking earnestly
into his big, blue eyes. Jamie, want
to tel you something. That story you
heard a.nout Mr.. Holt is not true. He
is not a bad man. People don't know.
He is good II kind. and he has been
Auutie jeans friend. It isn't right nor
fair for You TO listen to stories about
rim. Little boys like Nicky Deems don't
Know about things always. andalnaybe
they don't mean to tell VIA isn't true.
but II you .loYe Auntie. Jean and be-
Heve SHE tells 0 what is. true YOU
will not let anybody say bads things
n more about Mr.. Holt. 1t isn't nee
essary for you to talk about it at oil; il
your papa doesn't like Mr.. Holt, but
o don't need to listen to unpleasant
things about him. People have MOI I'M
derstood Mr.. Holt. or they would not
have talked that way"
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