The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-08-28
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raised her voice in astonishment an
Ii disinay, What DO you mean?
IN thought you told me only a few day
d ago that you he'd him where he coul,
ID not do you any more harm?"
1T Hush, Eleanor, haven't you an.
1t sense at all? This is no place To dis
cuss business matters. Don't say an
n other word. Things have changed.
had u message from Scathlin. It's al
g up Don't mention the matter to Jeal
h let her ride With him il she likes. I've
y got TO make fri IDS with him some
how or in In a bad hole
j Eleanor's face you'd have been q
E sight for the nc!shbors il they had
e not been so busy shouting to notice
= We'll. ! think things have come ia
! u pretty pass il my sisters reputation
has TO be sacrificed for business" she
retorted.
The white, furious look her husband
gave her silenced her, however, and
ste sat back struggling to master het
own feelings and understand what her
husband had meant.
"@N 40 Ahi'Sah'iL IL ptibSlt ~
was going on at the judges stand.
Jasper Holt was kneeling almost
reyerently before the girl whom he h d
twice saved from death, his bright
head bowed, and she, with her ayes
all starry bright and a little pink flush
stealing into her cheeks, bent and
laid the laurel wreath upon his brow.
Thn 1rHuI h,tuhn6 ito cnnnI Nuhila
the little ceremony was performed and
then shouted aloud again. while Jas.
per Holt arose and, gracefully as any
Of the gentlemen assembled could have
done 1t, helped the lady down the steps
and to her saddle; then mounting rode
beside her, bowling grayely to right and
left where were drawn up in line those
other contestants over whom he had
won his so great victory. These, in
spite Of their chagrin, were bowling and
smiling graciously, for they would not
have the lady know how bitter was
their defeat; and so together rode the
two, silently, amid the storm Of cheers
out into the arena and around the
track.
Holt did not presume up on the oc-
casion nor his position to show hts In
timacy with the girl beside him. In
stead he rode with respectful mien,
save for M grave, understanding
smile at the start, by which she knew
how much he hated all this publicity
and would have slipped away without
it but for her sake. As il their eyeryg
word and look could have been heard
in all that din, they rode. with down
cast eye and silent lips, and there
was nothing in the whole journey
around the course that could in the
least offend the watching, anxious
mortified sister.
Not until they were almost back to
the judges stand did Holt attempt to
ever glance her way, and then he
spoke quite low:
You are going on the morning
She bowed ass scaus she could
speak. A ru ears was in her
throat at thong saying.
Il shall see lin to say good
by" he said, az We her one look
and smile that ed her heart with
Joy. Then he left her at the judges
stand with a low bow and rode out of
the arena alone; q long, ~appreciative
shout following him out of sight
Jean, her heart too full for words,
watched him: then turned to face her
host of friends, who, making the best
OF their disappointment. were cluster
ing around her and saying pleasant
The madness of the crowd over the
late hero was dying down even now
with his disappearance from the
arena. Habit and prejudice we're hav-
ing sway once more. Men laughed
over their recent frenzy
and said: Wei that certainly was
great ridihg. 1t takes a dare devil to.
do the impossible. OF course, we know
Holt can ride; still I didn't really
thing he could do as well as that"
BY the time they were out on the
street and back In their homes they
had recovered their sanity enough to
agree with their wives that it was a
great piece Of impudence for him to
ride in and take all the honors away
from the men who had worked SO
hard to make the affair q success. Yet
all in their hearts felt again the thrill
OF excitement as they thought of those
SO yards Of the race, and secret.
" rejoiced that, impotence or not,
Holt had entered the lists.
"You poor little girl gusched Mrs.
Thorne over Jean. ut certainly was a
shame that you couldn't have had a
more respectable escort in your ride
around the track. OF course he looked
very well and all that, ! wasn't moan
ing his clothes; and he really behaved
much better than / would have ex-
pected for him, quite modest. getting
out VI the way and not presenting at
endfi It was so much better than
a. na had had to be asked to leave, you
know, 81. still, It was q great dis.
appointment that some Of your friends
couldn't have shared the honor with
you. Freeman, I know, will be terribly
down about not winning"
THANK you. Mrs. Thorpem said Jean