The Lamar register., 1902-10-08
His Friend,
The Enemy
~ WILLIAM WALLACE COOk
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CHAPTER XVI continued
sYNOPSls.
CHAPTER I-Guy Herbert, who has In :
hsr.,ed the town.tts Of Concord. pakota sS.,
place. lie visits Col. Kesvsr. publisher OF
the Bliz1ard and manager of the townsate
company. and learns of plan OF people OF
Harmony. a neighborinS town, to wrest
county seat from Concord at coming eLec-
agrees to secretly attend a meeting at Har-
rnony to discover their plans, Animoslty
between people of two towns IL very bitter
CHAPTER lion the train TO Harmony
Herbert meets Wilbur vlnndingham- own
or OF most OF the land OF Harmony. and his
pretty daughter Elizabeth. an ardent Har.
monyite. Be becomes quite friendly and
they urge him to accept their h9spithiiiiy
son.snts. ] He is Invited il @ to attend M the meet
Ing that evening with them.
CHAPTER III.-While meeting IL in sss-
sion a man rushes In and announces the
presence OF a traitor. Herbert is suspect ted.
but through Vlandinghams ass4stance
safely leaves meeting and town.
CHAPTER lV.-Col. Dingle. publisher OF
Harmony Norther. comes TO CohcSrd ano
starts fight with Col. Keever The peo-
@ @sa,hsas as,a9mised |a hs to ohl lynch him Her
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
Vlandingharn and friend at Concord dis
ssd as ,sers r. of Of ehsr.y ., gs.y aaIsnT says
CHAPTER yI-Ksever learns OF pres
snce Of Miss Vlandingham and friend; He
for hanf .sys ss a"E viii .as
care OF them and warns keever not to dis
turb them.
CHAPTER vII.-Herbsrt hurries to
ladies and tells them they must imme-
Iscognized, Betty qscnsss him n Of , inform, n,
ing on them. With Herberts 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 electionecrlng at Amityviile. the only
which viii decide the contest for county
scat
CHAPTER Killarney. a friend of
Harmony. who has been arrested on charge
Of NE ,dv. Of GSl M Kesysr sr.ns
OF the Coloners. hnss him $40 for not
shooting him.
from Miss vianainsham asking, MIN to
meet her next day near a small iake ,.t at
A1a CHaPsk R!Pfe K Shs be rspss he
meet her and then soer to place with Petti, H.
bone the sheriff, who has been ordered 10
watch him for his evident friendliness with
the enemy to watch duel Through keey.
moment. No sooner have contestants. left
than Miss Vlandinsham and her friend ap-
CHAPTER xII,-Herbert asks permis-
sion to speak to young ladies alone fetu
bone refuses. whereupon Herbert KNOCKS
bert speaks to ladies but soon Pettibone
Nd. M I've sHms tss
trap he has laid to capture her and whip
ping her horse she dnshes away
CHAPTER XIII.-Herbert goes back to
Concord with Pettibone. Next morning he
hears that the courthouse. with Col. Keev-
during the night.
CHAPTER xIv.-Herbert starts for
Amityville and on way meets sheriff and
Of the. courthouse. They believe he had
hand IN Its disappearance and attempt to
pa.t them. They pursue him. but before
Going Tar see coming band of Harmony
fs from hs horse .s9e?sy n
3ursd.
CHAPTER xV.-Kesvsr had fallen
sssisssp In ne e4prthou.e and woke up TO
back to Concord by Col. Dingle with whom
he has become great friends.
CHAPTER XvI-Miss Vlandingham ap-
pears on scene soon after shooting of Her
bert and orders him carried to her home:
she leaves and he tells the men TO take him
to nearest house. that Of Concord man,
1--WE feared reprisa.s on account of
the courthouse" answered the captain,
stiffiy, for to be taken to task by Miss
Betty was sorsly against the grain.
eve were scouting, that's all. Just
scouting"
"1he moment heard that you had
trooped out along the Concord road
I galloped after you," went on Miss
Betty. "Oh, l wish, l wish, ! had
come up with you in time to prevent
this terrible meeting!" She looked
toward Guy, poignant regret show
ing in every line OF her face. "He
would not have been hurt il l had.
have felt all along that something
terrible would happen before we So
cured our rights in this county seat
hght. l have tried my best to keep
you from violence and you, Capt. Blue,
have disregarded my expressed wish,
my strongest command. Who was
II fired the shot that wounded Mr..
Hsrbert?''
THE other side fred the first
shot," replied the captain, evasively.
"I know that, for 1 was close
enough to see it. But that shot did
no harm, and was no excuse for the
fusillade which you returned. You
were three times the number of the
other side and they were fleeing as
fast rs their horses could carry
them. My question was not an
swered, Capt. Blue. Can you tell me
whose bullet struck Mr.. Herbert?"
mo one could tell you that, Miss
Vlandinghnm. A dozen shots were
fred simultaneously and 1T would be
impossible to tell which did the
work"
1--WE will inquire into that later.
I am going to push on so as to have
the doctor at our house and to
make ready for Mr.. Herbert. See
that you bring him as quickly and
us easily as you can"
She dnrted from the captains side
Mt top speed and was quickly lost TO
afUht