Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-08-08

SAis H1Vie AAcioeht VIII Drlng them up
with round turn. Too bad, though.
that you had to be the VICTIM"
Vlandingham addressed himself to
the man who had entered the room
with him. "Dr. Larlsin, this is Mr..
Herbert. Please tell us what YOU
think of his wound
If one might judge from the way he
went about his work, DIR. Larkin knew
his business thoroughly.
you're worth dozen dead men, Mr..
Herbert" smiled the doctor, turning
away to open his medicine case and
draw out some lint and bandages and
q polished probe. you'll have to lie
still for few days and take life quiet
ly for some time after you get up and
around" He laid the lint and BAN
dages to one side and drew chair
close to the bedside. I'm going to
hurt you now" he resumed, leaning
over. 81 know exactly where that bull
let is and it's got to come out, you
know"
eco ahead" said Guy.
The doctor "went ahead" with ven-
geance. His brightprobe sank into the
wound, the blood flowed afresh and
Guy stiffened out as he lay, ground his
teeth together and clutched the side of
the bed with his fingers. Miss Betty
voiced a little cry and left the room.
In little time the doctor raised up
with his ensanguined instrument in
his hand and dropped the bullet on a
table that had been placed at his ell
bow.
Good for you, Herbert!" he ex-
claimed. THAT is about as painful q
thing as a doctor can do for man."
HE never groaned once" muir
INJURED the admiring Barney, who had
come in with Silas Whitaker.
you're all right, Mr.. Herbert"
averred Whitaker. II couldn't have
stood it better myself
The wound was then dressed, and
Guy, thankful to have the ordeal over,
released his tense muscles and fell
back, white, trembling and numb with
the shock.
you're Concord man with Har-
mony grit, Herbert" smiled VlandIng-
ham.
His daughter reappeared just in
time to hear the words. Coming
near the bed, she pushed her hands
through her fathers arm and direct
ed her blue eyes at Guy. He returned
her gaze steadily.
Did he read sympathy in her look?
And was there nothing else in it but
sympathy? He was no weakling and
never had been. He did not want pity
from anyone, especially from this fair
girl whom he-loved! For some time
he had hesitated to acknowledge in
his own heart the depth of his esteem
for Miss Betty. Their meetings had
been few, and, for the most part, un-
der stress OF peril to one or the other.
And behold, this was Guys first ex-
perience with the tender passion! A
hrst love springs like Minerva from
the head of Zeus; OF, better still, like
Aphrodite from the sea. These callow
beginnings of the old, old tale are for
the most part as substantial as a
child's bubble-just about; yet occa-
sionally, be it known, men and women
have ideals and will strike their coll
ors the very moment the ideal comes
into their lives. Guy had met his ideal
and had surrendered his heart. He
was not doubtful of himself; if he had
any doubt at all it was of Miss Betty
All at once he remembered the hap.
penings at Lake Elizabeth and of the
sorry plight in which they had left
him in Miss Betty's mind. When he
began to talk with the view of leading
up to an explanation, he was frowned
down by the doctor.
Don't converse" Interrupted the
medical gentleman; "don't move,
either. Simply lie as comfortably as
you can and rest. I'll come out and
see you again this evening"
Closing his medicine case with de-
cisive snap, the doctor tucked it under
his arm and went out.
Gas soon as you can, Mr.. Herbert
said Miss Betty, "you are to come to
Willowview."
81 shall do well enough here. Miss
ylandingham," retorted Guy, "but ]
thank you for the invitation"
"People must not say that the Har-
mony people almost killed Con.
cordian and then left him to shift for
himself in bare little shack like
this"
Sile Whitaker had left the room
with the doctor or Miss Betty would
never have made this remark.
"This shack will answer the Con-
cordian's purpose very WE'LL" an
swered Guy. 1t nettled him to be re.
ferrerd to in such a generic manner.
"By Jove," interrosed the squire
swhen you're able to come to Willow.
view you're going to come, even if
have to order out the Invincibles.''
Miss Betty turned on her father i,
flash.
1.-THE Inyincibles have already hat
their orders to disband," she eS
claimed. Haven't they done mischie
enough? From now on l shall do m,
utmost to conciliate the Concord peo
| pie, and you are to help me. father
| / have plan which we will discuss o.
our way back
The squire cast half-humorou
| glance at Guy and bowed humbly.
"Of course, Betty, of course" sal
he, and they started out.
Before she had reached the doc
Miss Betty halted and faced Guy one
more.
sYou will hear from us again, MI