Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-07-18
CHAPTER 4.

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reached the courthouse they found
absolutely no sign of foe. All was
quiet and peaceful and the men who
had formed themselves into hastY
Gordon about the building began to
look at each other obviously. Theis
attention was finally attracted by
Mrs. Glimmer, who came out in fron4
of the Emporium.
who rang the bell" she cried,
nervously.
Don't you know" returned her
husband In a bewildered tone.
II haven't the slightest idea, Ben
jamin. heard a noise upstairs and
ran to see what was the matter.
While was gone some one rang the
bell. Dear salxcsl Are the Harmony
folks comin?"
"Don't You worry, Amanda.
Whether they come or not, I'm here.
Did you see any one in tho store
when you came DOWN."
Not SOUL
Here's how-de-do, boys" said
Glimmer. in puzzled tone. "SNho
could have rung that bell and what
was 1t rung for2"
There's Sampson up on top OF the
Blizzard building!" shouted Bilkins.
Sampson was there. sure enough,
shading his eyes with his hand ind
looking off toward Harmony.
"see any one salnpa" cried Petit
bone.
"Cont sec thing" CHILLED back
Sampson. Some one must have
played joke on you fellows.-
"Joke!s spluttered Waffle. "If We
could find the man who played a
joke OF that kind we'd string him
up"
Coincident with the judges re.
mark, the Colonel rounded the front
of the blizzard building. His whole
manner was one of hauteur and ut.
ter Indifference. The crowd around
tho courthouse watched him in 81
lence. The great man had been
treated shabbily. Tho citizens real.
lied that now, and as their sympathy
dcepeuod for the, Colonel their anger
arose against the judge.
Tho Colonel mounted slowly and
with dignity step by step. On reach.
ing the upper landing he laid his
hand on the knob of the Office door
hesitated, and then turned and
|vouchsafed his attention 10 the
group below.
| men OF Concord" ne said. konor
ously, christopher Waffle ha1
spared traitor this day - at my
expense. You have been sozsned
deceived by some confederate o.
Lseomb7s. This confederate raiset
a disturbance in Glimmer's living
apartments, and while Mrs. Glimmcl
went to aacertain the cause of tn,
Nlwontod noise the eonfederat.
slipped into the Emporium and ran,
tho bell. What was the effect! II
the confusion thnt resulted th,
traitor extaped. Search among yu,
and SEQ if am correct"
The Colonel entered his Office nnt
slammed the door. He had had hi
fling. Upon them he had returned
a moiety of the diKparagement tina
had short time before been his
And he was right, MS usual, for IA,
comb was nowhere to be found; no
could the confederate be discovered
| After brief period Of search th
citizens went their several ways.
/ Guy and Pcttibone turned in tn
direction of the hotel. Will
sauntering leisurely along, discus.
sing the incidents Of the morning
Sampson passed them. The printc
was going to the post Office to &c
the Colonel's mail and he had hi
hands in his pockets and wa
whistling Justify. Any one with hal
an eye. could have seen that he wa
/, very well satisfied with himself.
II want a word with Sampson l
| private, Fettibone," said Guy. xvi
you wait here a moment while
overtake him2'
"Going to put up job to give m
the slip?' inquired the sheriff wit
a wink.
| II hadn't thonghtof such thing.
} 'All right, go. on"
| Guy called to Sampson and Over
took him dozen yards ahead.
Y -'rliNre is enc man in this tow
ssampsoG. remarked Guy, ''wh
l,snows all about your dealings wit
1.-THE Harmony people,
| The priaters is-w cropped and