The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-09-18
CHAPTER XXI.

'Father." said Jean, Closing the
study door and standing guard in
front of it lest her mother enter, sud
denly and be frightened Is: what she
was saying, Father, ! must go to
Hawk Valley at once,--today! No, it
isn't Eleanor, MOI any Of them she
added hastily, as she saw the quick
apprehension in her fathers face.
.'t'ae; are aa!!! :.e.!- Eve ;.:s. had g
long letter from Eleanor. rather, it's
the man who saved my life! He is dy-
ing and he needs me. know he wants
me / love him, father, and he loves
me! He didn't think you would like
him, and 80 VIZ never said anything
about it-but now he's dying and
must go!"
The look in her eyes and the tilt OF
her chin wero her fathers own when
he felt he must fulfil some high call.
ing and would not be gainsaid. He
kned at q glance that it was useless
to try to stop her. Besides, he had all
confidence in her.
Il see, daughter" he said with in.
slant comprehension and a swift vision
OF what the %witsfulness in her face
had meant all these long months.
"How socn can you be ready? There
is q train al SIX, l think"
II wiz b. ready, father she said,
and !ta. tc%i,ing. laid her head for an
insta@ II his shoulder and hid her
face, il his neck, "Oh, father dear!!'
He folded her close and kissed her.
Courage, daughter! Trus in our Faith
er's tenderness
THANK you SO much, father, for ur.
d%erstanding," she said, lifting her eyes
to HIS face.
You will want me to go with you,
daughter?" he asked, trying to think
how III would be possible.
no, father, you couldn't. You have
that iiaeral tomorry, and they need
you she answered, drying her tears,
and zen It wouldn't do t o lease
m0tM 10, / can go alone perfectly
well, liaro IS Eieanor's Ii Read
Ii VT t;otlor. That will n a
goaa zeal, will tell you III The
way to the station. He is IL. who
won the laurel wreath at Ii lrna.
mGnt: | told you u little abou I'M
Yes. | know. l understand! Poor
little child! Now go quickly and |
will explain to your mother about it.
~ Van 31,1ynr'tE yo,,ab f;y,,a WI JOnntt INV n,
pack more than a suit case. We can
send your trunk or after you"
There are not many fathers 80 wise
as this one, who seemed to know
without asking just what was needed;
who %refrained from needless questions.
Gained the frail mothers fears, and
helped his girl away to her pain or her
rejoicing as 1t should prove to be, with
q blessing upon her as she left.
1t was in the sunset cleaning that
she arrived in Hawk Valley and the
gold Of the sky lay behind the hills.
RUBY iinsu, iKe the gofd or Jasper
Holt's rcses whose sweet withered
her ureau drawre at home.
They met her at the station. for a
Telegram N had heralded ller coming.
Quietly, with huslled voices, they met
her; for death waited beside the couch
in the guest room OF their home, and
they had guessed how it must be be-
tween these Two.
.aHo sessas to he sleeping his life
away said eleanor, folding a cloak
ahan. ass, aistar. for aha SAW that il
was tso 81 is,ssd with her. They can
not reuse him. He seems content to
go. He does not want to live. 1t is
strange with 90 so strong and young
--
'fha SHIT oe battle came into the
yea.iger sisters eyes. but she an
aysasnd nothing.
Filter como and get something to
eat fsrst," said Eleanor, when they
reac}aadt The house, but Jean shook her
lieaa and fled up the stairs.
There could not have been anything
qIstar than the way she opened the
sssss- end id into that room. Her
very sgmerts Sec 10 cling and
hush beut her az She walked. But
he oSened his, eyes at once; a strange
wondering look came into them s she
enc across Tho room nd knelt beside
s:m with q smile. Then#she bowed hel
hsd and lid her lips upon his.
Ihe doctors and the nurse who atoot
by we're as nothing. There were jss'
two An Tue uaiycrse and all else wa
liu ned