The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-07-07
B~renerton's Human
Story
By FREDERICK CLARKE.

looked out Of the window OF the Vest
bound Limited.
The train slowed, drew into the sta
ton, waited q few moments, and then
pufred out again. a man came into
the carriage and stopped At Bremen
toms side.
Excuse me, sir, but are you John
Bremerton7' asked the other.
"Wellf.s Bremerton demanded very
CURLY. Is
q was sure that ! was "a your
track. I knew I had recognized you.
I want the inside story Of the failure
aof the Cornucopia bank. I am q repre-
sentative Of the Iowa Free-soiler.
"You see. SIR the reporter contin-
ued, "of course we have all the de-
tails OF the failure. | want . real hu-
ma story
IA real human story repeated
Bremerton mechanically, and smiled 9
little bitterly at the Irony Of events
which had left his life, except Tor his
k8&N6RAvS fHA ~ GNxSfkxf-
Dean wnen ne g let fTaninsson, :
pepnliess. ountry Doy', y years peIore.
And his 6rst sweetheart-Ldzzie Gray
He had written-every day for :
month; after q year his letters ceased.
Aftsr two years he had stopped think
~ = nsr ~ nau neatu' - to =
IleEWat snAs = va ular n
ftemington Cnange nere Toe
DeS noute q conductor
an0 Dsemsrton starteu UP hAstuy ~
sel1eu nls suIt case az na1 wanoeu
= .see sn0 otu toNn asa.n'
STANDING upon the platnosm e
roqnd the reporter at ms elDoW. He
nsd entirely Iorgotten Mn.
I'm afraid there's 2 walt q tWo
hours Tor the Des Moines train" ne
said. We lust missed the connec-
ton. Now, MI. Bremerton, Won't you
please help me with this story5 y
VIII mean q great deal to me, BIT"
Bremerton was q man Of quick de-
cisions. He pulled out his watch.
'AThree O'Clock" he said, glancing at
the dial. I'll be back at four, and
I'll give you that story"
He strolled out Of the station. Elk
cept that a few new buildings had
sprung up II was astonishing how Ut
tie the town had changed during the
Is years Of his absence. a ut the
end Of the lane was b drays' cot
tage. There was the rustic sue
wnere Lizzie and ne hao met tnose -
years ago.
A woman was Waiklns up tne iane
Sne nad 1urneu III Ito" peiow' Jus'
where the Gray cottage aDutted on
the pike. Sne Wouio see nun "nen
n came OUT q tne Denu s 1ew -
ron tne style. remenl
Dered now MS e 2 nammeIec
ma morning ne nAu nlst Aisseu ~
II was ere and a nau Wa.Aet
JUST as sne wa,Aeu now' un.onsou
tnat, ne walteo mere. ne nau Man
20 run away as ne waa'eu
now. Anu sue hau looAeu ~ s
y anu S0eu niin' Jus' 90 ~ =
NV |,
ana Dotn = llenoleo' just - Do' I
were tre1nDiins no"'
And ne mad ISIS ner' just a. az
Kissed e now.
She had hardly changed except tna'
her figure had grown mature ana mel
face more thoughtful, graver.
"You are-not married, then?" h
stammered.
She looked at him coldly, the fust
of shame slowly fading out Of bel
cheeks.
"How car you ask me that, JohnY
she said.
"But / heard-I heard"
'sThat's why you. ceased to writer
mo-" he answered. II ceased tt
write before I was told. But still,
am sure that II / had not heard 50
should some day have come back
ITO redeem your pledge, John
Well, / release you from it. So lei
your conscience rest. Ny school occu
pies all my life and is my whole inter
est. While you-you are, or We're, 9
very busy man and q very fam0u.
one"
"Then you have heard?" he asked
"Of course I've heard OF you, Johr
Bremerton,' she answered. 1--we
have all followed your career with thu
greatest interest" she continued, col
oring family. You know we are al
proud pf you In Pennington"
"oh, i only ! had never gonel' a.
cried. Lizzie, I've come back to sta,
with YOU"
with me?' she repeated. Witt