The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1921-02-17
THE
EAGLE EYE"
By ALvAH J. GARTH.


and muddy street, then at the pools
where the sidewalk sagged. He took
a sniff of the air in a consequential
eNpertlike way.
HIM! ~ he observed, sit will proh-
ably keep on raining for twenty-four
hours. Winds right, and notice how
the falling drops form bubbles-sare
sign"
SilGs Deane, seated comfortably In
side, shifted also but secretly, and
with certain degree of contempt
1.-The sure-thing wiseacrew he NUT
! tered. ''Of course there's bubbles
where the awning drips."
"Seen my new manager. Deane|
inquired Cleland.
II haven't" rather snappily retort-
ed Deane. Seems to me for old
friendships sake Won ruight have given
Norman a try at the job"
"Your son is too young and mex
perienced for such an important posi-
ton" observed Cleland. isn't he
doing we'll enough? He is making
good record and money on the road
aud he's adapted TO it. Besides, Deane.
Ia teit ,ou the truth he and Elice
were getting pretty friendly. have
! nay IDEAS ;si;Ga: The kind 81 husband
! she nee,ls-some one little older
than herself ] think I've found my
HIan in Ward Robinson. my new mana
! GER
,'So| and Deane pursed his lips
! yOully. "Nhen's be coming?"
"Tnmorrow ! ens'aged him in the
city last week Tell You. Deane. I'm
won The record of being weather
prophet. so | can read men. When
! do business with one | study his eyes,
| did il with Robinson. He's got an
| eye IKE an eagle You know that the
/ tirSt rh ng ar eagle does when ii gets
| lis young is To lift them in turn high
! ND over its nest. 1t holds them in
/ turn facing the sun. If any one of
| them blinks. then down it goes among
| the rocks Robinson has got the right
/ kind Of eyes. Looks you straight In
| the fs ce and never a culver"
"Tsn't hawk that way, too2"
| queri.sd Deane, Slight touch of sar-
| casfn in his tone. Il say. though,
and lie cEuckled, 1'if you don't hit the
! eagle eye business any surer than you
| do tie weather, better shut up shop.
Good by" for glow of bright sun
shine told of clearing skies
Silas Deane was glad to give Reu
ben Cleland dig They had been old
friends for nearly half a century and
Cleland had shown real neighborli-
ness in taking Norman Deane into his
| employ. For one thing, however,
! Deaue could not forgive him, As soon
| as Cleland discovered that his daugh
ter Ellice, and Norman naturally fer
minated boy and girl companionship
| in tile real love of maturer years, he
made it point TO keep Norman on
| the road most of the time, and when
| Norman paid a flying visit home the
watchful and polite father kept his
own "eagie eye" closely upon him.
The new manager appeared next
| day and on the surface presented all
| the earmarks of the kind of man
after Reuben Clelands own heart. He
suggested discipline i'm every Inca
| ment of his cold. unsympathetic face.
Ills "eagle eye was his stronghold.
With its noncOmpassionate glitter he
transfixed the work shirker and
cowed down the victim whose wages
he had elected TO cut into sort OF
resigned despair. He was a neat
methodical, not altogether an unhand-
some man, but the first time she met
| him Ellce secretly shuddered.
Her father was proud Of this eff
cheney ornament of hisehrsiness and
Dragged about Robinson wherever he
went, invited him to the home and al
the end of two months intimated to
| Eilic2 that Robinson had fallen deep
| ~ in love with her, had asked his con
sent as to telling her so. and plainly
declared that he did not think ne
could find more acceptabIe son-in-
law.
"Oh. papar' exclaimed Ellice, Il
have never dreamed of this. 1t dis
| fresses--it overcomes me. Please lei
me 90 and visit Cousin Ruth Gordon
| in Brocton and think it over before
| give an answer"
ssThat's all right nodded her fa-
fher. reserving from his daughter his
intention Of writing their relative to
| encourage the match in every way.
But self-contained. autocrafic Reu
| ben cltyand knew gentle, svmpathefic
/ Ruth Gordon's heart as little as he
understood that of Ellice. He little
| realized how daring the latter could
| he when her iife's happiness was al
/ stake. AT the end of a week Ellice
| returned home bui moi until Norman
] Iepane had been summoned for a fleet
| ing hour to RrecfOn TO consrmmate %
nlan formed by Eillce and her cousin
| The evening she returned home hei
father called her into he library
Ward Robinson was also an occupant
.ss;y dear. spoke Gleland. there
isn'f any need of cireumlocution ol
/ DELAY. You have known MIR. Robin
son fnr some Iime. You are aware
4 thai he loves YOU What have you To