Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-01-24


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tiles a. securely az posxSbse. I crept
f0rwarS on hands and knees until 7 felt
rS- partition
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waiting for the knzr 90 naAe.zrg.
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Snd 10 hare gore Ow-- q. I=aSt = HAN
cred n14thozs Of keeping S0ra's father
cut q the trouble. when I heard sorna
che s0fsly ospez a door b@8Ow. Then
cane the sound % a match besz2
ssrsck. and presently q light 1scks-ed
rs. n a sew rays fesl through the
narr0~ sEsts in the partition. and sne
cf these tiHy s~pe--1r=s wzz SO close
70 mY ege that without moving. I
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below.
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cOrFsG2e and Courtney.
~S9~ said tire S9rn1e-, ~you are surs
hat matters are safely arranged in
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Yes everything. I've erevt upstairs
enG The e00kss snoring III 20 shake the
r1s-era.
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vile Seems TO have a deuce Of =
temper. though I've never come ac-0ss
her @0tgas az white sauce. Wow. do you
gtzT here, ard TIL 20 and look these
Eaen np- I min W. may safely bring
thsEn ia al ar once.
When he was left alone Courtney
began 80 walk slowly 0p and DOWN the
room. in the eerter OK which we're i've
chairs and a table with writing 4
tersals upon H. and as he paced 10 alf
fro ne gave utf=rznsA Z his Thoughts
IN tones that, low az they were. easily
reached ra-
why was I ever drawn into rhIsg.
Re muttered TT was his wedding
foague that ed me On. until I'm so
deep in IL now b I cza'r get ont OF
u with my life Bat 80 aeip me
Heaven. ] Won't be q party TO aszas-
sanatfons III say my say against that
this very ntght-aye, gwen X Number
One In here himself: and II they XIII
Newell. I'd De well Of IL II il
wasn't for Sora-aad here he looked
Ep and crossed hirnsesf-taougn tss
fitris good the likes OF me can 60 with
PRAYING. and I conserving with these
aye. it's an ugly word. James Court
ney. ever 20 whisper 10 yDurse5f-,hese
Eurdererx- And Maurice Is zcharnfnz
TO get this young Tr=mzyne into the
net, and it's easy 20 see. though it's
hard 10 know why. that It's more than
Els money he wants: and II me Lad
isn't on his guard he'll work his VIII
On hi-. and I standing BY that have
broken bread with him II 7 could only
warn him some way Yes, TN do III,
IL be a set-off against-whist. here
tAey comef"
He sat down az the table and piayes.
n~ervousiy with one OF the pens.
The door opened. and four men en.
tered quietly. the three strangers shak-
ting hands with Courtney. and I could
zee that the grip they exchanged was
no ordinary one. No words were spok-
e1 while they Invested themselves OF
their heavy coats. and as they took
ehsir places az the table I got a good
vAcw OF two OF them. but the third
STATED himself with his back 10 me. %
that all I could see Of him was his
broad shoulders. and III thick. full
Aeck set 50 seuAreiy upon them.
OF the other two. ore was a man Of