The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-04-09

New.People
By VICTOR REDCLlFFR
Copyright. 1919. Western Newspaper Uuionl

Il genial matrOniy face. exhibiting e2-
tire contentment with life. The latter
was a lovely girl of eighteen and Dale
looked at her admiringly twice. and
then hoped for some reasonable eX-
use for repeating the privilege. Dale
had his automobile at the platform,
having expected the arrival by train
Of q ~favOrite college friend. He had
not come, and the elderly lady made a
movement towards Dale as he started
to return t. his ar. Dale raised his
cap and awaited her pleasure.
Pardon me-" spoke the elder lady,
but are there no regular conveyanceS
for the convenience of travellers"
There is a notorious for the morn
ing and evening trains explained
Dale, but during the day its owner
drives a delivery truck for the local
stores. Is your destination in the
town."
"YeS. We were directed to a Miss
Anne te Folsom. Do you know herr
"She is a distant relative of mine
answered Dale with a smile, land as
/ am driving directly pass her home 1t
will be a pleasure to take YOU there
II am Mrs. Willard Bruce" spoke
the lady after a brief hesitation. land
with my daughter. Dorothy. expect TO
make my permanent home in BOLTON.
My city attorney has made arrange
ments for our temporary stay with
Miss Folsom"
Az ~ l,-A1 Ia1n and
understood, indeed. This then was
the lady concerning whom the gosSips
of the village had been Specializing for
weeks past. Mrs. Arthur Smith, So
cial leader and newly rich tnady to
style and fashion. had told how the
Bruce family. OF wealth and high city
prestige, was 20 locate in the show
mansion of the town which had beev
vacant for some time but. as Dale hin
noticed. was now under complete
renovation.
Mrs. Bruce accepted the proffer OF
the Young mar with gracious thanks.
and Miss Dorothy found him interest
ing and obliging as to her casual in
Guiries about the village. Dale de-
livered his passengers and their he
Iongings at the home where his SPIN
ster half cousin took b9arders OF the
better class when occasion required.
The next day he drove by the place,
but caught no sight of the winsome-
faced girl who had considerably at
tracted ain. Two afternoons later.
however. he met Algie Smith, and con-
| sented to be bored by that shallow
| minded young fop because Algie talked
about the newcomers.
MA saws they are the people who
have taken the big house. reported
Alcie. There's a daughter, n they
are some people. she understands. Look
here. Silyerton. she's pretty, they say.
and rich. Can't you sort of bring me
ND against her? You could make an
excuse to visit your aunt and I'll go
with you-See!'
II don't answered Dale tartly. FOR
[ wouldn't think of intruding myself.
All the same Dale. having a real rea-
,on for seeing his aunt. drove up ID
front of the Folsom house the day
following. lie heard joyous voices Ill
The rear yard and walked around the
house. There was his divinity of the
depot. the peerless Dorothy. Mrs.
Bruce and his aunt. They were having
a Jolly time. Upon he grass lay a
clothes basket filed to the brim with
clothes. Portly Mrs. Bruce was trying
to lift it and painted at the task. Miss
Folsom tried the experiment and her
frail frame staggered under the load
.Oh, you poor. useless creatures! =
cried the s~prightly Dorothy. See
I'll carry it over to the Browns with
out any trouble" but her progress IN
sustaining the clumsy load caused
Dale TO step forward.
Cant | be of any a~ssistance! ne
suggested.
Yes. he could, and was, and a min
nte later he and Dorothy were one al
each handle of the basket, conveying II
across lots TO a dilapidated old cot
tage three blocks distant.
You see" explained Dorothy, "youl
aunt told us of the restitution ane
misery Of a poor family. There are
four little children and the mother is
IN. Mother and l brought their wash
ing home and pitched in and launderec
It, and we have quite adopted the fam.
ily. and
"And you are real angels Of mer
cy Z" enthused Dale sincerely.
Mrs. Smith had seer Mrs. Bruce and
Dorothy at the washtub. She was
also a witness to the cooperation OF
Dale in the delivery Of the basket. I'm
mediately her fiat went forth that thu
Bruces must be nObodies, n that
Dale had ought to protect his standing
with more dignity! She should not
encourage any social recognition o.
the newcomers until she was salts
fed that they were something more
than common clay!
OF very precious angelic material
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