The Lamar register., 1902-11-19
His Friend,
The Enemy
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AnAor d "Roesrs d Buets. "''rhs SsW 4
Nse>easy, "''Mr. Fkt. Astsoangse." ~
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CHAPTER ALA continued


The best laid plans Of mice snA
maids gang AFT aslsy. you remsm-
ber," observed Guy. "Yor my perA
I hope that ill-fstsd courthouse WI
be burned 70 the last stisk. II has
caused trouble enough"
Together they sat on Me porch
watching The yellow flames leap high
and toss their sparkling. star-liks
sinders. Then gradually the fiery
tongues sank down and down. the
glare faded out of the sky and they
knew that the courthouse had cesss4
to be factor in the contest.
The squire returned. BY and By.
and with him walked y youth who
was wheeling . bicycle.
Let US go In for q minute" they
heard the squire say. you can lesvs
your wheel at the gate"
They entered the house. whittier
Mss Betty and Guy had preceded
them, and Guy then discovered thss
the youth who was accompanying
the squire was none other than Lem
usl Bilkins. Notwithstanding a css-
tain air Of brsvado and triumph, 10
could be seen that Lsmusl was very
much aRitated and frightened.
"A fsllow-townsman Of yours, Mr..
Hsrbert." remarked the squire. .
grim smile fitting ssross hA face.
'-rhk young man." he laid his hand
on Lsmuel's shoulder. "came over
from Concord and burned the court
house. He was caught while a.
tempting TO escape. The people wsrs
strongly tempted TO make m exam
pie Of him. but I reminded them u
our nsw policy"
"Of my new policy. isAhss." htss-
ruptsd Mas Betty.
"0uits so, my dear. reminded
them Of your new policy and the In
csndiary was turned over 70 me. Hi
name IL Lemusl Bilkins and he has
probably done . brave thing. - his
people will look at Il. That was .
very bright hee Of your. Mr. Bill
kins."
There wHs sarcasm h the squiss's
voSss, but Lsmusa could not detect ~
"It was the Colonsl's idsa." an
swsrsd Lsmusl. falteringly but
proudly. He said II I'd do II I could
have sampson's place IN The ONCE
"Has Sampson left Kesvs<s en-
ployT' qusrisd The squire. With sud
den interest.
why" returned Lsmusi. ne -
on the Colonel Nks tiger an II The
Colonel hadn't held himsslf IN he'd
tsst naturally have killed samp."
This = news indssdi" exclaimed
Guy.
II have brought the young man
here, Betty" rssumsd her father, $50
that you might tell him what you In
tended doing With the courthouse to-
morrow. He win see, then, that the
building was sacrificed 70 NO pur-
pose"
Wont you ~ down. ~. BilhAnsr'
asked Miss Betty.
I'D ruthsr stand" returned Len-
usl. hdeiting. "If rs all the same
to you, I'd ruthsr 60 right on. too"
"You are IN NO danger. Mr.. Biikins.-
went on Miss Betty. "I give you my
word. Stand II you Mks, for I will
dstain you only . few moments. The
purloining Of the courthouse was my
plan. 1 DID not intend to steal ~
but after Harmony had legally -
quirsd the county seat I was going
70 have The building paid for. Had
I not done this. I hardly see how .
slAsh could have been avoidsd. for
the Invineiblss were organised and
drilled, and Il was their avowsd In
tsntion 70 march upon Concord and
take the records by force. had sb-
NO power over them. By
allowing them TO work OF thsir ~.
dor IN = more theatrical way their
purpose was accomplished without
violence. We bear no Ill will toward
you OF your people. and I had as-
ranged 70 have the courthouse hauled