Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-07-11

CHAPTER v.-Herbert discovers Miss
Vland!nGham and q friend at Concord dis
ay are = ths1. II 10.
encs q Mss vlandinshsm and fr.snd: He
says he s1s Vii h t.ss
care Of them and warns Kssvsr not to dis
CHAPTER vrl.-n.rpeF. nurr,ss TO
ladies and tells them they must imms-,
| diately leave town as they have been
sSs Betty him q
CAPE an angry mob. noti1ed BY t:y K.svsr.
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Guy had como up with the baffled
crowd just In time to witness the
Colonel's discontinue. He expert
enced sense of great relief at the
escape of Miss Betty and her friend
and kept himself as much in the
background AZ possible when the
iyate citizens rushed forward and as
sisted Pettibone to set their leader
upright and dust him off.
"1'll have the law on you, sirls
ragged the Colonel. breaking through
the ranks that surrounded him and
shaking his fat at Barney. Threat
en- me. hey7 Egad. It makes my
blood boil!"
Don't get excited. Colonel" shout
ed Barney from the carriage.
Excited, you impudent puppyl
Excited Pettibone. arrest that man.
I'm surprised that you stand thers
without raising finger against the
young sealawag."
Tho town had only one fault to
/ find with Dick Pettibona. and that
was that he was too easy going, too
good natured. There were Spartan
fibers running through his makeup,
but they were In evidence only ON
| extreme occasions.
"Oh, wouldn't make him any
trouble. Colonel" returned Petit
bone, soothingly. Hes young, you
know, and all young men are more
or less headstrong..
/ "He's . traitorl" fumed the
Colonel .If 1t hadn't been for him
Vlandingham's daughter wouldn't
have slipped through our fingers"
1 II think she would, Colonel
"No, sir!" raved the Colonel. car
rest that young rapseallion or III
ahastiss him here and now
| The Colonel began to roll UP his
coat sleeves, and Barney, eoolly eye
Ing him. made a wry grinace. Lny-
Ing the shotgun down ON the seat.
Barney attempted to turn the car
riage and drive off. BY this time,
however, the Colonels words had
had an effect on his followers and
two of them caught the horses
heads. Pottibone, seeing that there
was nothing for him to do but, to
act in his official capacity, ordered
Barney to get down. Barney obayed
without any show OF resistance and
Pettibone marched off with him,
while Mr.. Glimmer took the team
and carriage back to the livery
stable.
During all this time Guy had been
overlooked. He remained in the vi.
entity long enough to note the out
come OF the exciting little drama
and then slipped quietly away to
the hotel.
He was there an hour later. deep.
ly engaged In a St. Paul paper, when
o nervous little gentleman, wearing
Q pair of nose glasses, was led uI
to him by Pedro Smith.
Mr.. Herbert" said Pedro, Mr.
Pinchbeck. Mr.. Pinchbeck has re-
Gently interested himself in our lit
tie city and he wishes to talk with
you concerning the outlook"
Guy shook hands with Mr.. Pinch
beck, and the latter seated himself
at the young mans side while Pedro
drifted away toward the kitchen
! 81 understand that you own near
ly all the vacant lots in this town
Mr.. Herbert" observed Mr.. Pinch
beck, catching his glasses as thoy
dropped from his nose.
Guy nodded.
"Haye you bought here recently?'
he asked.
"Quite recently"
Every much?"
"a Extraordinarily" Mr.. Pinch
beck caught his glasses again, fitted
them carefully to the bridge Of hi
nose and wrinkled his brows time o.
two to satisfy himself that they woul,
hold. 81 am to pay So, COO for the block
providing this town wins the count:
seat fight
"Ah. Isee. Your money Is to be pal,
back If we lose"
"Well-er-it hasn't really been pa /,
over. as yet. Ihave merely contrac
for a deed. It's this way, Mr.. Herbert
When the ballots are counted IL the,
snow good safe majority for Coneor,
, ! am to pay $1,000 to the workmen VII,
have been brought here to build roads
bridges, etc., and l am also to pay 81 ,o0l
for that wooden shell which is ulti
mately to be the court house."
This was revelation to Guy. Her,
was the "tenderfoot" about whom tn
Colonel had told him. The Colonel
however, had said nothing of condi
tional bargain.
SIN case we lose the county seat, MI
Pinchbeck," said Guy, what woul'
happen2"
Nj. Pinchbsek smiled. The mirthfu