The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-08-19

but, just the same. scorn such as one
betstows upon those guilty OF moral
delinquency. She was driven to do
Tense.
II feel no compuision to answer the
questions OF one who is merely a
financial agent" she retorted. ''but
since you have wilfully tried to mis-
construe my meaning. will explain
that there are occasions when. of
necessity. one is forced to adopt meas
ures that under other conditions would
not be at all considered. This is one
OF them. The dignity of royalty must
be maintained"
"The dignity of royalty-must be
OF its honest debts? You are now
quite explicit. I did not see your
attitude before"
Under this sirocco OF sarcasm she
withered; but still fighting for her
standard replied, holly, You DELHI
erately misapply my words"
Motives he corrected unmoved
1t was too much She felt like
schoolgirl being quietly admonished
by head master.
Since you are so exact" she re-
marked, petulantly, perhaps you will
try to make me see that your motives
in assisting US as you have, and we
recognize that service. too, are entire
ly unparalleled? That you are here
as a philanthrophist giving service
to our house. one that you have never
| known! That you are not here be-
cause you want to save that person
Rhodes. for whom you work, his
money"
THAT last may be so" he declared,
patiently. Il am here to save John
Rhodes money. Do you believe that
a kingdom. any more than an indivt-
dual. can advance itself without
money!"
Honor is better than money" she
asserted
TT seems to me that I've heard that
! before" he said, smiling. II didn't
know that was in your copy books,
also. Since you are intent on fight
ing me. suppose you draw the line
for me by telling where honor begins
after one has practically abrogated
ones debts 1 am interested, Madam
oiselle. 1 would know the ideas of
royalty in those matters. You see,
as have confessed. being an Ameri-
can, I have never before been sort
of member of a kings household"
a slow. patient smile spread over
his ingenious face as he looked at
her, and she, more than ever angered
at the strange sense of power that this
man exhaled. felt herself again worst
ed in the tilt and in proportion hated
herself for her weakness. She felt
that il was unbecoming to her dignity
of position. that had perforce COM
ulanded respect, to her beauty, that
had brought leaders of her own class
to her feet. to stand meekly and in a
ridiculous light before this scoffer
from an alien land. She had re-
garded America as great blatant ma
| ton, without historical precedent,
| ,-,,,aJ nv m official kpovrp aS a praS-
| ident who, while in power, must be
! tolerated and addressed patronisingly,
and promptly forgotten and ignored
after his departure from office Mar
ken was. after all. its superior. 1t was
a kingdom. Ruled by those whose
ancestors had ruled it for hundreds of
personal habits or strength, must as
a matter of course be Tar greater, and
of an entirely superior mould to
mere accident III r,nniiiarity thrust :n.c
1 power by an impossible people. Once
| some one had told her, laughingly.
that the kingdom of Marker was not
SO important IN Inc WOfid dlldiiS dS
4 New York, and she, school girl, had
felt highly ir~.llted and looked that
place up in a geography to learn
whether such name was really on
the map. She felt peculiarly power
less to express to this American her
real estimation of him. She did as
other royal personages have done be-
fore and will do again. affected a
vast holiness and superiority in lieu
OF other answer. She lifted her head
and. with gesture of indifference,
walked toward the door. He did not
seem at all overawed, or impressed
Indeed, It was more as if he were
inwardly amused, yet DESTROYS OF
parting friends for future needs. He
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