The Lamar register., 1902-12-03
His Friend,
The Enemy
~ WILLIAM WALLACE COOK
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CHATTER 1-0uy Herbert. who has In
hsr1tsd the town,itt OF Concord. Dakota
the Si,, sun ts arrISss pussssf a 81
the Bliszard and manager Of the townStte
company. and learns OF plan of people Of
eounty sest from coneo1d at ecminx .lse-
don. leaving his land .valusless, and he
nony 10 discover their plans Animosity
between people of two towns Is very bitter
CHAPTER H;mon the train to Harmony
Or Of most s Of the laS9 OF Harmony. and his
pretty daughter Elizabeth & an t,'sssy aIsssf H and
while at Harmony. to which he reluctantly
consents He is Invited to attend the meet
ing that evening with them
CHAPTER lII.-N hlle meeting - In ses-
sior man rushes In and announces the
presence Of a traitor. Herber. IL suspected.
ssf.ly issve. meeting ssc town.
CHAPTER ly.-col Dinsie. publisher Of
Harmony SortheI. comes to CONCORD and
Ole learn VIII Who he is and a furious mob
gathers determined TO lynch him. Her
Der, save; him BY hayi1S him isskss s,s,s in
his fate. he escapes,
CHAPTER v.-Herbert. discovers Miss
vlandingham and friend at concord ois
they are there in the interest of Harmony.
CHAPTER yI.Keever learn. OF prss-
snce of Miss Vlancingham and frisnc He
sostaseaa a a'f but Hsrbert Herb says he W viii take
care Of them and warns Keever not TO dis
turb them
CHAPTER vII-Hsrbert hurries to
ladies' and tells them they must imme-
diately leave town as they have oesn
ss sn them With aid ,hey
manage to board a train for home and es-
cape an angry mob, notified by keever
CHAPTER vIII-Herbert decides to try
election - ring Amttygllle, the only
Which viii d.eid. III. contest for county
sat.
CHAPTER Ix.-Barney. a friend of
Harmony. who f,ss been arrested on charge
Sf ,h5sa,eI,ls f Jdx. % GS %s no frsnd
Of the colonei's. hnss him SO for not
cHAPTER x..H.rber, receives a letter
h.s ass nss ess sss s
.1s cHanrss Pnfls 10 S.ae rsple. he esnno.
meet her and then goes to place Win dsd feti, IL
watch him for his evid ent friendlinsss with
the enemy, to watch duel Through keev.
H nomen,. nlN NJ sa sooner have contestant LEFT
than Miss vlandingham and her friend ap-
oSHAPrER xII.-Herbert asks permi.-
s1on to speak to young ladies alone; Peta-
bons refuses wheTeupon rning hsrofi hin kh2 Fer
pert speaks to ladies but soon Pettipone
and two men come Iunning 1I iowa, t6wafo men |,
trap he has laid to capture her and whip
ping her horse she dashes away.
cohaore 1th fetbdns
hears that the courthouse. with Col keev-
or and the coonty records in 1t, was stolen
during the night.
CHAPTER XIv.-Herbert starts for
Amityville and on way meets sheriff and
number of Others returning from pursuit
hand in Its disappearance and attempt to
take him back with them. but he dashes
1oing far see coming band of Harmony
fs %sd F.o s,s ssps one sas2ri and nd
5ured
CHAPTER xV-Ketvsr had fallen
s.ieeR In rs e9qrth0uss aId & woke op,1 up t1
be has become great friends.
CHAPTER XvI.-Miss vlancin CHAM ap-
psars 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 a Concord man.
CHAPTER xvlI-Herbert gradually re-
Xmityvilie. Harmony man. comes on
visit. He tells how vlandingham has Of
lots in Harmony for their vote, Herbert.
raisss the offer and Landy promises TO
p..:.G,a .old vote q to Son
comes later and asks Herbert's forgiveness
for suspecting him of setting trap for cap.
.ps,ns truth. h'r' ~''ns she had discovered
CHAPTER xvIII.-Nisht before the
election Col Dinsle and other Harmony
and bribe him to have certain imported la
borers vote for Harmony.
CHATTER XIx.-Herbert goes with
election re,urhsi r. VS. w con Comes % ina, Rmity-
Vile has gono solidly for Concord. Betty
eoms IN on his Thea sa
lost. 10 of her votes going to Harmony.
Herbert returns to Concord and on way
learns that Keever has accused him of be-
ing q traitor saying he had bribed laborers
to vote for Harmony.
There they comsi" burst out Bill
iins. "Hurry. Colonel! There's lots
of trouble lots of lei" He took down
The Colonsl's hat and cane in fever
nah haste. go down the back stairs
and run for your life. Colonel" he
implored, while stay here and
keep them on"
'Hold 'sm on. Lem" cried ths
Colonel, taking his hat and cane.
do your duty. boy!"
Thereupon the great man started
for the rear exit.
He proceeded with more haste,
however, than was consistent with
safety. Missing the top step of the
flight, he tried to regain his balance
by catching the next one, but in vain.
Down he fell. head over heels.
When he recovered himself, he
found that he was sitting on the
damp earth, his position in no wise
suggestive of dignity. His head had
been forced through the crown of
his hat and he was sndsavoring. in
. Wild way. 70 get view of his sur
roundings. when Christopher Waffle,
Bill Comfort, McQuilkin, Glimmsr
and Sampson pounced upon him.
"6tand OIL" commanded the
Colonel, shaking his cane, to which
he still adhered with lifs-and-dsath
tenacity. "1'll have the law on you!
E9ad, I'll call you outl"