The Lamar register., 1902-10-22
His Friend,
The Enemy
~ WILLIAM WALLACE COOK
Author o< Rogers Of Butte. :" THE Spur Of
Necessity. "''Mr. Fit. Astroloeer," etc.
CHAR Ter ANiiI contirn"d
SYNOPSIS.
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CHAPTER I-Guy Herbert. who has in.
hs1tsd the townsite of Concord, Dakott
territory. the county seat. arrives nt thai
The Blizzard % and ma manager ' Of the townsite
company. and learns OF plan of people Of
Harmony. neighborng town. to wres'
eounty seat from Concord at coming elec-
ton. leaving his land valuelesS. and he
asrses TO secretly attend meeting at HAT.
nony to discover their plans. Animosity
between people OF two towns is very bitter
CHAPTER lion the train to Harmony
Herbert meets Wilbur vlandlnshaH. 9Tn. %
pretty daughter Elizabeth. an ardent Har,
monyite. Be becomes quite friendly and
they urge him to accept their hospitality
consents. He is Invited to attend the meet L
AhR that evening with them.
CHAPTER HI.-While meeting 10 in seq
presence OF a traitor. Herbert is suspected
but through Vlandingham's assistance
safely leaves meeting and town.
CHAPTER lv.-Col. Dingle. publisher OF
starts a fight with Col. Keever. The peo-
pie learn who he is and furious moi
bert saves him by having him locked In a
room in the hotel and. while they discuss
his fate. he escapes.
CHAPTER V,-Herbert discovers Miss
Vlandingham and friend at Concord dis
guised as sisters Of charity. Betty says
they are there In the interest OF Harmony
Whenever learns OI pres
snce of Miss Vlandingham and friend; He
= for haviag them arrested and held as 5
turb them.
CHAPTER vI.-Herbert hurries to
ladies' and tells them they must imme-
recognized. Betty accuses him OF inform
ing on them, With Herbert's aid they just
manage to board a train for home and es-
cape an angry mob. Lotifi"d hy keever.
CHAPTER vIlI.-Horbert decides to try
some electioneering at AmityvIlle. the only
other town In the county and the votes OF
seat.
CHATTER x.lBarney, a friend OF Of
brought TO trial and Judge Waffle, no friend
of the Coloners. fines him $40 for not
CHAPTER x.-Herbert receives letter
from Miss Vlandingham asking him to
meet her next day nsar sl, = a small axe a.
:ns bnRe IS 10 be
CHAPTER Xi.-He replies he cannot
meet her and then goes to place Win rdsrss re't 10
watch him for his evident friendllnesS Win
the enemy. to watch duel. Through keev.
moment. No sooner have contestants left
than Miss ylandinsham and her friend hp-
CHAPTER XII-Herbert asks permi:-
non to speak to young ladies alone; Petit
bone refuses wheIesup9n s aerp.rt IT., kh3Gns aaT.
bert speaks to ladies but soon Pettibone
and two men come running toward them. %
trep he has laid to capture her and whip
ping her horse she dashes away.
CHAPTER XIII.-Herbert goes back to
Concord with Pettibone. Next morning he
hears that the courthouse. with Col. Keev-
er and the county records In 1t. was stolen
during the night.
Amltyville and on way meets sheriff and a
number of others returning from pursuit
Of the courthouse They believe he had
hand In Its disappearance and attempt to
take him back with them. but he dashes
past them. They pursue him. but before
mon, fully armed Some one shoots and
Herbert falls from his horse severely In
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CHAPTER XvII.-Herbert gradually re-
eovers And one day Abe Landy, from
a He tells how %hn sGmfs has on Of
fsred the voters OF Amityville each two
lot. in Harmony for their vote; Herber,
present solid vote Of Amityv!lle to Con-
cord for county seat. Miss ylandingham
for sasPeetins him Of setting trap m FOR reap. cap.
truth.
CHAPTER xvIu-Nish. before the
osn secretly visit Col Keeyer at Concord
borsrs vote for Harmony.
His printing plant" had cost him
$500. and he had paid all but $3.50 of
that debt. He had no lots in Con-
cord, and If called TO a strict &C.
by Guy It would have been
found that there were 100 or SO
which had not been turned over.
That very Monday, Pedro Smith had
pressed the Colonel for = board bill
long past due; the news company
had sent his patent outsides" by
express, C. o. D.. and the bundle was
still in the express office while the
forms waited In vain on the Army"
press.
What WAS the Colonel going to dor
Recked by these worries he had en-
tered his Office only to be confronted
by Sampson who demanded money
and declared he would stop work"
II he didn't get 1t.
This was the last straw. The
Colonefs patience gave way and hot
words were passed between him and
his printer. And then-well, he
struck Sampson with his cane, and
Sampson hit him with chair, and
threw him into one corner, and
shook y fist in his face and vowed
revenge, r-r-revenge! After that,
Sampson went away in high dudgeon
and the Colonel picked himself up,
hmped TO his office chnir and sat
there for a long time, bitterly re-
fectin&. The sun went down, the
shadows of evening fell and still the
Colonefs acute mind had found no
loophole for escape from his present
II WINS ut this juncture that four