The Lamar register., 1902-08-13
His Friend,
The Enemy
Nv WILLIAM WALLACE COOK
Author Of Rogers q Butte" The Spur q
Necessity. ."'Mr. Fit. Astrotoeer. &c.
tOopynsh4. ipl. b. he T. 8. Mcclure o.,
SINOI,SIS,

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I-Guy Herbert. who has in
herited the towDsite OF Concord, Dakota
territory, the county seat. arrives at that
place. lie visits Col. keever. publisher OF
the Blizzard and manager of the townsite
company. and learns OF plan OF people OF
Harmony. a neighboring town. to wrest
tion, leaving his land valueless. and he
agrees to secretly attend meeting at Har-
mony to discover their plans. Animoslty
between people OF two towns is very bitter
CHAPTER LION the train TO Harmony
er OF most of the land of Harmony. and his
pretty daughter Elizabeth, an ardent Har
monyite. BE becomes quite friendly and
they urge him 10 accept their hospitality
while at Harmony. to which he reIuctanty
consents. He is invited to attend the meet
Ing that evening with them.
CHAPTER III.-While meeting is in SEES
sion man PUSHES In and announces the
presenee OF traitor. Hesber! is suspectsd: %.
safely leaves meeting and town.
CHAPTER Iy.-col Dingle publisher OF OF
Harmony Eorther. comes to ConSord and
starts a fight with Col. keever. The peo-
pie learn who he is and furious mop
gathers determined to lynch him. Her
sea 6ea, sasi IN he mn Hotel and While they discuss
his fate. he escaped
CHAPTER v.-Herbert discovers MISS
viandingham and a frisnd at c9ne9ya Rs,9y ,axs avs
they are there In the interest OF hhrmoh''
CHAPTER vI.-Keever learns OF pres
snce OF Miss Vlandingham and triehei hid s as
is for having them arrested ahc heiu a.
hostages, but Herbert says he Will take
care OF them and warns Keever not to dis
turb them.
CHAPTER yII.-Herbert hurries to
ladie. and tells them they must imme-
diately leave town as theS hnvn oS in form. 1n
Iesogn1Sed sSfiy ib Hessera n aid II they JUS,
manage to board train for home anu es-
cape an angry mob. notified by keever.
CHAPTER VIII.-ieIber, dsfides s,ia 81 20 oniy rry
..t.. tI..,,. rlFay al
which viii decide the contest for county
scat.
Told of us. did your" she observed
icily. without looking up.
Guy went hot and cold in breath.
Told of you?" he echoed.
"Yes," said Miss Betty, still writing.
"Some of your worthy townspeople
are In pursuit of us. They came out
of . store down the street and bolted
past, shouting all sorts of direful
threats against old Vlandingham's
daughter i am almost sorry helped
you out of your dilemma last night,
Mr.. Herbert. But for my meddling
you would not have been here to be-
tray our identity" She closed the
notebook with a curt little snap. laid
the pencil on it's cover and wrapped
the tape line around and around. IL
do not care for myself particularly, as
/ know your fellow citizens would not
dare TO do anything very desperate.
But Miss Pinkney is not made of such
stern stun As l am. 1t WAS very unkind
and ungrateful of you, Mr.. Herbert"
Guys face had become almost as
white AZ Miss Pinkney's.
"Do you think for moment" he
gasped, "that would do such q das-
tardly thing?"
"Who else could have done it?" She
looked at him hopefully, asking with
her eyes as plainly Us eyes could ask
anything that he lift himself from the
depth to which he had fallen in her
estimation.
She seemed to have no regard for
the peril of her position, appearing to
desire only an explanation and half
fearing he could not give 1t.
''It was done by some one else" said
Guy, in desperate earnest. Take my
word for It. An explanation would
consume too much time and endanger
your chances of escape. / have had
that carriage made ready for you.
Please get into 1t at once without q
moments delay. As soon as these men
hnd you are not at the hotel they will
go elsewhere TO look for you"
who is the driver of the carriage?"
ssksd Mas Betty, able to see only one
s.ls Of the vehicle through the narrow
door.
Barney" said Guy; "a man whom
you can trust implicitly"
''Lois." said Miss Beatty. get into
the carriage. think we are mistaken
about Mr.. Herbert. Anyway, shall
stay here long enough to make sure"
Miss Pinkney left hurriedly and Miss
Betty again turned to Guy.
1T il too bad that the high opinions
We sometimes form of people on hrst
acquaintance should be overthrown."
said she. "and I was very much dis
appointed when forced to the conclu-
sion that you had told of our presence
here. Now tell me truly, Mr. Her
bert, is not this a little plan of yours
70 get US to leave Concord without &C.
complaining the work that brought us
Nhersf"
"0reat heavens, mol" cried Guy.
TT would have been a very clever
plan" she went on demurely. "Have q
carriage ready, you know, tell the pop
ulacs. send them rushing away on a
wrong scent and thus make us glad of
the opportunity to avail ourselves of
the carriage which we refused this
morning. As ruse Il would have been
Amost-Napoleonic
Don't wait any longer imporsd
Guy. II fancy 1 can hear your pur-
s,scrs coming"
She bent her head listsningly.
"No, not yst," she answered. light
". who was It told of us7''
"a man uho u}lI nayor ap>fr M