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CHAPTER VII.

1t was about II o'clock when Guy
left the Colonel's Office. He did not
go to the hotel Immediately, but
fastened first across the street to
the livery stable. A big strapping
fellow came out and advanced toward
him from the shadowy regions be-
tween the stalls. Guy was surprised,
for in spite OF the big fellows
turned-up coat collar and continued
attempts to keep his face averted, he
recognized him as Barney.
Guy had not much time to waste in
useless expressions of establishment
or in any other extended chain of
thought. He Immediately connected
Barney with that note of which he had
been the bearer, and which was writ
ten on the back of a sheet of newspa-
per copy" The next instant he re-
called Vlandingham's words about
Barney's inability to read writing. If
this were true, Barney certainly could
not have been the author of that note.
Possibly there were four spies in
camp instead of two. Was the fourth
man Sampson?
swell, Barney" said Guy, cynical
ly, "we meet again"
you've got the best O. me-" an
swered Barney, staring blankly at
Guy.
Don't try to play the innocent"
went on Guy, drawing closer to the
stableman and speaking in low and
hurried tone. 81 know you're Har-
mony man, but I give you my word
that I won't say anything about it,
providing you stop your spying oper-
atoms from this on. Just now want
you to help me. Miss ylandingham
and Miss Pinllney are here in town dis
guised as Sisters of Charity. Col.
Kcever has found it out and I want
to get them started back to Harmony
before any harm befalls them. Put
| your best team to double-seated car
riage in the shortest possible order
and drive to the hotel"
Without another word Guy left the
stable and fastened to the hotel Office
AS he passed the Emporium he caught
a glimpse of Col. Keever standing in.
side in close and animated converse
ton with Mr.. Glimmer and severa
! others. The young man had little
doubt that Keever was retailing the
information obtained from Hepburn
There was not an instant to be lost
) if Miss Vlandingham and Miss Pink
ney were to be saved from the conse
quences of their rashness.
On reaching the hotel Guy found the
office empty, but quickly discovered
the proprietor smoking his pipe o. tbs
veranda, 5,ea " ~ iTsfR
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CHAPTER TX.

On the following morning, shortly
before the judicial hour of ten, Guy
and Pettibone proceeded to the build
ing containing the drug store and
assembled to the second story. Here
was the courtroom and likewise the
small apartment utilized as jail.
Unlocking the door Of the latter
chamber, Pettibone requested Barney
to come forth. The prisoner obeyed,
and when he saw Guy he pressed close
to him and asked in low tone, while
the sheriff busted himself relocking
the door:
"Did you give me away?"
"No," replied Guy, "and I will not.
If you can get clear, Barney, go back
to Harmony and stay there. That will
be the safest and best thing you can
do"
Barney nodded as the sheriff joined
them and they started for the court
room.
As has been stated, Christopher
Waffle owned threshing outfit His
profession was that of an itinerant
thresher of grain; incidentally, as will
be remembered, he was also justice of
the peace.
There was, in Christopher Waffle, a
certain warmth of originality and
sharpness of purpose that had earned
him the sobriquet of Hot Waffle"
But Christopher Waffle cared not for
public opinion, good or ill. He made
it his exclusive aim to please Waffle,
j. p, and thus was always sure of be-
ing on good terms with himself, what
ever might be the state of his feel
ings toward the rest of mankind.
When Guy, Barney and Pettibone
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FlMHEly
CHAPTER VIII.

Guy had come up with the baffied
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 as possible when the
irate citizens rushed forward and as
sisted Pettibone to set their leader
upright and dust him off.
It'll have the law on you, sir!"
ragged the Colonel, breaking through
the ranks that surrounded him and
shaking his fist at Barney. "Threat-
en- me. hey? Egad. it makes my
blood boil!"
Don't get excited, Colonel" Stout
ed Barney from the carriage.
Excited, you impudent puppy!
Excited! Pettibone, arrest that man.
I'm surprised that you stand there
without raising finger against the
young scalawag."
The town had only one fault to
find with Dick Pettibone. and that
was that he was too easy going, too
good natured. There were Spartan
fbers running through his makeup,
but they were in evidence only on
extreme occasions.
"Oh, 1 wouldn't make him any
trouble, Colonel" returned Petit
bone, soothingly. "He's young, you
know, and all young men are more
or less headstronp."
Hes a traitor!" fumed the
Colonel. "If it hadn't been for him
Vlandingham's daughter wouldn't
have slipped through our fingers"
II think she would, Colonel"
mo, sir!" raved the Colonel. ear
rest that young rapscallion or I'll
chastise him here and now"
The Colonel began to roll up his
coat sleeves, and Barney, coolly eye
ing him, made wry grimace. Lay
ing the shotgun down on the seat,
Parney attempted to turn "a cal .
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THEN THE COLONEL AROSE.

keep still, all of you. I'm the boss Of
this threshing outfit"
'TThis is court of law, your honor,
and not threshing outfit" remon-
strated the Colonel.
at isn't, Ell? / say court of law
is moral threshing machine. Doesn't
it separate the wheat from the
chaff?"
Fright you are, Waff!" seconded
Bill Comfort.
The judge frowned at his engineer.
''This is no the-ay-ter," he resumed.
"What have you been doing, Barney?"
"Your honor, I'LL" began the
lawyer for the defense.
Don't distress yourself, Barberry;
sit down. was talking to Liscomb."
81 r-r-represent him in this c-c-case."
"Not in this court. Sit down, I tell
you. Now, Barney?"
''But, your honor, c-c-c-" slut
tered Burberry, red and desperate.
stop your whistling and stomping!
Don't you know any better than to
whistle and stomp in court of JUS
tice?"
"But Mr.. Lis Lis Liscomb''
The judge stared at the lawyer so
sternly he wilted in his chair.
"Shall throw him out, Waff?" asked
Bill Comfort, making pugiMstic ges-
ture with his bunch of waste.
NO" said the judge, Withdrawing
his glare from Burberry and bestow-
ing it upon his engineer; "but I'll tell
you what you can do, Bill Comfort.
You can keep still or I'll throw you
out, and no two ways about it. Now,
Barney"
Barney stood up and was about to
speak when Col. Keever broke in ahead
Ito Be continuedl -
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entered the room, the judge had not
yet arrived Col. Keeyer was there,
however, his white hat severely set
upon his ample brows-mute testi-
mony of his mental condition. There,
also, was Lem Bilkins, twisted about
chair in close proximity to the Colo
mel and watching his every movement
with an admiration that was almost
soulful. Glimmer was there-Mrs.
Glimmer having agreed to look after
the Emporium during his absence
and Pinney, the druggist, and Letting
well. proprietor of the livery stable,
and Sampson, and Mr.. Burberry, who
was supposed to be a lawyer and who
possessed painfully meager form,
Ratchet face, had an impediment in his
speech and had been retained by the
defense. Others were present, but
none especially noteworthy. The
buzz of conversation ceased abrupt
| ly upon the coming of the sheriff with
his prisoners-for it was plain that
Guy was considered in the light of a
malefactor, spared the odium of i'm
| prisonment merely because of Petit
bone and upon the latter's response
bility.
Frigid looks were directed at Guy
| by every one Ncept-strange as it
may appear-the redoubtable Colonel.
The manager of the Townsite COM
pany had slept upon the incidents of
the preceding afternoon and had come
| to the conclusion that he had been
somewhat hasty with Guy. Solely by
grace of the young man he was di-
recting the affairs of the town. The
office was no sinecure, but if Concord
won in the contest his paper would
"boom" and his nest would be feath-
cred in other ways. For these rea-
sons, the glances he shot in Guys di-
rection were of the sorrowful and in
| jured-but-forgiving kind.
| A chair, table, glass and broken
water pitcher were awaiting the
| judge, who finally arrived. He was
clad in overalls carelessly tucked
into his boot tops, was in his shirt
sleeves and carried an oil can in one
hand and bunch of waste" in the
other. Bill Comfort, bearing large
book, was close to his employers
heels.
st looks as though you people never
would get through lawin'," growled
the judge. Here it is, only two
months from the biggest harvest we
have had in the territory yet, and
I've got to leave my threshing ma
chine and come here"
AT this point his honor exchanged
4 - 4
book.
'Sit down, Bill" he commanded, and
the engineer tipped Lem Bilkins out
of his chair and seated himself.
Now" continued the judge, laying
the book down on the table and throw
ing himself into his seat, 81 was busy
yesterday afternoon and don't know
what this is all about. Tell me, some.
body"
Mr. Burberry got up.
IF you p-p-please, your honor, Z
have the p-p-pleasure to ap-ap-a-"
That was the extent of Mr.. Bar
berry's utterance, for the time. He
grew red in the face, whistled.
stamped his foot and struck himself
in the side, all to no purpose.
Then the Colonel. suave, dignifed,
voluble, arose.
"Your honor" said he, "this is an
action brought against one Barney
Liscomb for maliciously threatening
my life with shotgun"
II seen him do it'll" declared Lem
Bilkins.
"You hush, Billsins. You, too, Keev-
er. wouldn't try to say anything if
it's painful, Burberry. Sit down and
NJ
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His I friend, The Enemy
BY WILLIAM WALLACE COOK,
"Rogcrs Butte" "The Spur o. Necessity"
"NIr. Astro1oeer,"
Copyright, 1901, by the $. S. Mcclure Co.,

We'll, saide Hepburn, casting a
nervous glance at Guy, zone of Wand
lngham's hired men is friend OF
mine, and he told me what am goin
to tell you. Cap'n Blue has formed a
company of twenty men, which he calls
the Harmony Invincibles. They're
drilling nearly all the time"
Is that alp"
That's only half. The other half is
the biggest part of the news. There
are two spies in this town. They are
at the hotel now disguised as Sisters
OF Charity. One of them is Vlanding-
hams daughter an t'other one is a
Miss Pinkney."
A cold chill swept along GUYS
nerves. Had he known what was COM
ing he would have reached out and
choked the section man into silence.
The Colonel let off roar of delight
and grabbed up his hat and cane.
Are you done, Hepburn ?".he cried.
Amt that enough?" asked the in
former, wickedly, his hand on the
door knob.
It'll DO, it'll do. Mind you keep
this to yourself, man.
They'd hang me if I ever went hack
to Harmony and they found it out"
Hepburn departed and the Colonel
turned to Guy.
young man." said he, severely,
"your notions of right and wrong are
exaggerated and out of place. But
for me those two items of information
would never have been delivered.
Vlandingham's daughter here at our
mercy! Cad, think of that!"
The Colonel started for the door
and Guy stepped quickly in front of
him.
What do you intend to do about
it?" asked Guy, quietly.
"Do?" clustered the Colonel "Why,
Tn going to have Pettibone, the sher-
if, arrest 'em both. Well hold 'em
as hostages. Vlandingham will have
to bargain with us for their release,
by CAD! Well make it cost him the
county seat!"
you'll do nothing of the kind" said
Guy, CLINT of steel coming into his
eyes.
whats this?" cried the Colonel.
"By the eternal, it looks as though
you are playing into the hands of the
enemy and that we have three trait
ors in camp instead of two.'
Its immaterial how it looks to you.
will deal with these ladies at the
hotel'
NO, by CAD! Stand aside! Stand
aside, say, or I'll brain you'll"
The Colonel caught his cane by the
| lower end and fourished the heavy
handle above Guys head. Quick as {
flash the young man caught the stick
| jerked it from the Colonel's grasp anc
| flung it into corner; then he grabbed
the Colonel by both shoulders and
pinned him against the partition.
Attempt to arrest those young
ladies, or say word about their be-
ing in this town." he muttered, fierce
ly, "and Ill see that you have cause
to regret it. I'll take care of Them
After giving the Colonel a final
bump against the partition he re-
leased him and dashed from the Office.
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the carriage before he could reach
her side and give her any assistance.
Barney used his whip and just as his
team started along the street toward
the railroad track Col. Keever and his
followers broke from the hotel and
raced back in the direction of this
Blizzard office.
Guy halted stock still and held his
breath. The carriage was upon the
men and almost past them before
any attention was paid to it. 1t was
the Colonel's fortune to catch frst
sight of the ladies who were leaning
back on the rear seat in the shelter
of the side curtains.
"There they are!' cried Keever.
heads!"
But Barney piled the lash vigor-
ously and before the Colonel's COM
panions were able to act on his
warning the carriage was beyond
them all and whirling its passengers
rapidly away.
The road to Harmony led past the
depot, across the railroad tracks and
then bore off to the left.
With fresh team and a good
start there is no doubt but that
Barney would have distanced his pur.
pectedly blocked.
The noon train suddenly drew up
to the depot platform. 1t was a
long train and SO completely OBJ
structed the way that there was no
getting around it without turning
squarely about and retracing the
street for a full block. Such a
move would have been disastrous,
for the pursuers were not more
than hundred yards behind. A yell
of triumph went up from the threats
of Col. Keever and his men.
Guy started at a run for the scene.
Before he came anywhere near the
carriage, however, he saw Miss
Vlandingham and Miss Pinkney de-
scend from it and hurry to the train.
A brakeman helped them up to the
steps of the nearest car, signaled
Ego ahead" to the conductor and the
latter gave the word to the en-
gineer.
But already Col. Keever, painting
like porpoise, had clutched the
iron hand rail. Close behind him
was Dick Pettibone, the sheriff.
Hold this train!" beloved the
Colonel.
SECT off, there!" shouted Barney,
holding the lines between his knees
and fiinging the shotgun to his Shout
der. drop off that train, Col.
Keever, or I'll shoot!"
The train had begun to move. Pet
tibone had not been able to get
aboard, but the Colonel had and was
standing on the lower step.
He looked around at Barney's COM
mand, and the sight of the gun stag
gered him.
Don't shoot, don't shoot!" he
cried frantically, and sprang to the
ground, lost his footing, fell fiat and
rolled over and over in the dust of
the road.
2i srr,rrErr-
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SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER 1.-Guy Herbert. who has IN
herited the towrsile Of Concord, Dakota
territory, the county scat. arrives al that
pace. lie visits Col. keever, publisher of
Inc Blizzard and manager OF the townsite
company, and learns of plan of people of
county seat from Concord at coming cleo
ton, leaving his land valueless, and he
agreec to secretly attend meeting at Har-
mony to discover their plans. Anmosity
between people of two towns Is very bitter,
CHAPTER lion the train to Harmony
herbert meets Wilbur Vlandingham, own
er 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 hospitality
Whlle at Harmony, to which he reluctantly
consents. He is invited to attend tho meet
Ing that evening with them.
CHAPTER 1II.--While meeting is in sesl
sion man rushes in and announces the
presence of traitor Herbert is suspected.
but through Vlandingham's assistance
gafeiy leaves meeting and town.
CHAPTER 1V.-Col. Dingle, publisher of
Harmony Norther, comes to Concord and
Die learn who he Is and a furious mob
gathers determined to 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
tiandlnghapl and a friend at Concord dis
Gufsed as sisters of charity. Betty says
eheS are there in the interest of Harmony.
Z CHAPTER VI.-Keever learns of pres
eTce OF Miss Nlandingham and friend. He
Is for having them arrested and held as
hostages. but Herbert says he will take
care of them and warns Keever not to dis
turb Nhem.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-10
world II Ne should allow . few fellows
that hava made their milliona bv rob.

world II We should allow few fellow,
thst have made their millions by rob
bipg tho people, 70 run our country.
hope is will never como to that. Roose.
velt is my man, and hope that will
have chance to vote for him.
But I must come to close for fear
weary you and your readers. We are
all we'll and have been ever since We
loft home son, Dr.. Wendt. 10 the
only busy man In the crowd. Hs starts
with surgery IN the morning and then
attends one clinic after another oil day.
He has only fifteen minutes for dinner.
He 10 hrst assistant under Professor
Alder, and when the professor had hia
finger cut, he had full charge with two
assistants. He has been called several
mornings ont Of bed by telephone to
prepare and assist in some operation.
In city. like this some get hurt every
hour. day and night. by tho cleo.
trio cars or some wagon, or fall off Of .
scaffold and many other ways 90 that
immediate attendance 10 needed. He
says he examines from seventy to eigh.
~ sick people every day and comes in
contact with most every disease that
human flesh IL heir to. These extra
courses mean hard work and are expen.
sive to, but he thinks It will pay him in
time and will surely be benefit to his
future patients, and then he says It 10
great sstisfaction to know that you re-
ceive instruction from the highest
authorities In the land If not in tho
world, for there are students here from
nearly Ill nations. mostly from Amer.
lcs, France. Russia and many other
But ono thing l forgot. the Emperor
Is holding his maneuvers, and two Of
our generals and several English are
With him to watch and see what they
nm learn. The Emperor invites cliti.
ism and was surprised tho other day,
when our general who had been in
he Philippine 1slsnds and the English
yeneEal who had been In South Africa,
old frankly that his infantry was be-
lind the times, the way they fought in
old columns at the maneuvers and on
, at the command Of tho officers. They
aid that every soldier ought to be in.
elligent enough to act for himself and
md protect himself % best he could
hink Of the surprise. % he thought his
Irmy was perfection, but he thanked
hem for the honest criticism.
Ihave been to my old homo once and
10 doubt for the last time. go to the
Id home every time and look around
md this time we have taken . photo
Irsph Of It. So farewell until We SEQ
sch Other again. We start from here
he 21st Of October on one Of the larg-
st boats Of the North German Lloyd.
From Yosr Friend and Brother.
ERNEST WENDT.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-10
NA11ONA1 10SV1zs
Public Men Think The Coal
Strike VIII Got Into
Politics.

The anthracite coal strike IL now q
national issue. and that 1t will soon b.
come one Of the political issues 10 the
opinion Of the most conservative public
men in Washington. Any matter which
touches the public 90 closely cannot be
separated from politics. In this in.
stance tho coal strike 6,s in with trusts.
Al result Of tho coal strike. anti
trust legislation will be pushed ahead
ten years.
Members Of congress realize that the
people are very much aroused on the
subject Of the rise In value of coal.
They know that the people will favor
aotion BY congress calculated to pre-.
vent . recurrence Of, il not to alleviate,
The present situation. One week Of
cold weather will create enough public
sentiment to force legislation even in
the short session beginning in Decem-
ber. But even should there b no leg.
islatioa. it 10 morally certain that there
will be an investigation. inquiry into
the merits of tho situation, and, a.
result. nuch light will be shed on the
workings of the combination of rail-
roads which control the anthracite coal
fields.
Whatever may be thought Of the pro-
priety Of attempts to control by legisla.
tive enactment mere combinations of
capital, it Is held by lawyers in the de-
parsment Of justice that there 10 no
question a. to the propriety and the
power Of tho federal government to con.
troll railroads. The coal trust will be
found, on inquiry, TO be merely mat
tor Of coal transportation. and 1t can.
therefore be reached much more easily
than the majority Of trusts. But in
regulating OF investigating the coal
trust. the general subject of trust legis.
lation will be discussed and argued in
all its phases.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-10
rorty Years. Torture.

To be relieved Of torturing disease
after 40 years torture might we'll cause
the gratitude Of anyone. That is what
DeWitt'sWitch Hazel Salve did for G.
Haney, Geneva, O. Hesays: DeWitt's
Witch Hazel salve cured me of piles
after had suffered 40 years." Cures
cuts, burns wounds, skin diseases. Be-
ware Of counterfeits. I. M. Helmey &
Co.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-10

If you wish to enjoy the most de-
licious bonbons that ever tempted the
eye Of beautiful woman, trysome of
those Rubel & Allegrettis bon bons at
Dr.. Noid's. ~
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-10

The best and cheapest silverware
at Noid's drug store.
Now Ia the time to get bargains at
BEsy's furniture store.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1902-10-10

Where shall l buy my
Springs and Mattress you
ask yourself because It is