The Lamar register., 1902-08-27
His Friend,
The Enemy
~ WILLIAM WALLACE cook
Author Of Rogers oS Butte. The Spur d
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SYNOPSIS,

sYNOPsIs.
CHAPTER I.-Guy Herbert. who has In
hsrited the townsite Of Concord, Dakota
place lie visits Col. Keever. publisher Of
the Blizzard and manager of the townsate
and # psn sa Of Rs0g,s
county seat from Concord at coming cleo
ton. leaving his land valueless and he
niony to discover their plans Animosity
between people of two towns is very bitter.
CHAPTER lion the train to Harmony
pretty daughter Elizabeth. an ardent Har.
they urge him 10 accept their Hospitality
while at Hnrmony. to which he reluctantly
Ing that evening with them
CHAPTER III.-While meeting IL in seS-
sion man rushes In and announces me
RrsseH]se ] Of traj,or Her6er! Is s..Rectsa
safely leaves meeting and town
CHAPTER Iy.-col Dingle. publisher Of
NorthsI eSmes cot to SonSs5e ss nso ano
gathers determined to lynch him. Her
room In the hotel and. while they discuss
his fate he escapes.
CHAPTER v.-Herbert discovers Miss
suised % as 4h sisters ai Of char charity. Betty says
they are there in the interest OF Harmony.
CHAPTER yI.-Keever learns Of pre-
onCe OF h1lbs NihnuinBhht anu
hostages, but Herbert says he will take
care Of them and warns Keever not to dis-
turb them.
CHAPTER .vII.--Herbsrt hurries to
ladies and tells them they must imme-
distely leave town as they have ~ e 6.rn, been
ing on them With Herbert's aid they just
manage to board a train for home and es-
cape an angry mob. notified by keever
CHAPTER vIII.-Herbert decides to try
some slectioneering at Amityville. the only
other town in the county and the VOTES or
sat.
Harmony. Who sss BEEN arre.ted on charge
Ssossss s ssasasspfs ss 4s ans % ridge sS
of the Coloners. ines him $40 for not
shooting him.
There was, in Christopher Waffle. a
certain warmth of originality and
sharpness of purpose that had earned
him the sobriquet of Hot Waffle"
But Christopher Waffle cared not for
public opinion, good or Ill. He made
Il his exclusive aim to please Waffle,
J. p, and thus was always sure of be-
ing on good terms with himself, what
ever might be the state of his feel
ings toward the rest of mankind.
When Guy. Barney and Pettibone
entered the room, the judge had not
yet arrived. Col. Keever was there,
however. his white hat severely set
upon his ample brows-mute testi-
mony of his mental condition. There,
also, was Lem Bilkins, twisted about
q chair in close proximity to the Colo
mel and watching his every movement
With an admiration that was almost
soulful. Glimmer was there-Mrs.
Glimmer having agreed to look after
the Emporium during his absence
and Pinney, the druggist. and Letting
we'll, proprietor of the livery stable,
and Sampson. and Mr.. Barberry, who
was supposed to be lawyer and who
possessed painfully meager form.
hatchet face. had an impediment in his
speech and had been retained by the
defense. Others were present, but
none especially noteworthy. The
buzz of conversation ceased abrupt
ly upon the coming of the sheriff with
his prisoners-for 1t was plain that
Guy was considered in the light of
malefactor, spared the odiun of i'm
prisonment merely because Of Petit
bone and upon the latter's rssponsi-
bility.
Frigid looks were directed at Guy
by every one except-strange as it
may appear-the redoubtable Colonel.
The manager of the Townsite COM
pany had slept upon the incidents of
the preceding afternoon and had come
to the conclusion that he had been
somewhat hasty with Guy. Solely by
grace of the young man he was d.
recting the affairs of the town. The
Office was no sinecure, but If Concord
won in the contest his paper would
boom" and his nest would be feath-
cred IN other ways. For these rea-
sons. the glances he shot in Guys d.
rection were of the sorrowful and In
jured-but-forgiving kind.
A chair, n table, a glass and broken
water pitcher were awaiting the
judge, who finally arrived. He was
clad u overall. carelessly tucked
into hi boot tops. was In his shirt
sleeves and carried an oil can in one
hand and bunch of waste" in the
other. Bnl Comfort, bearing a large
book, was close TO hh employers
heels.
at looks as though you people never
would get through lnwin'." growled
the judge. Here 1t il, only two
months from the biggest harvest we
hnve had In the territory yet. and
I've got to leave my threshing ma
chine and come here"
AZ this point his honor exchanged
h&s Oh can and bunch of waste for the
book.
'Sit down, Bill" he commanded, and
the engineer tipped Lem Bilkins out
of his chair and seated himself.
Now" continued the Judge, laying
the book down on the table and throw
ing himself into his seat, "I was busy
yesterday afternoon and don't know
whnt this 10 all about. Tell me, some