The Irish standard., 1902-06-14
His Frie11d.
The Enemy
BY w1LL1Am WALLACE COOK
Copyright. 1901, by the S. S. Mcclure Coz
CHAPTER NII.-CoNT1SuED.
Author Of Rogers Of Butte. 1.-THE Spur Of
Necessity Mr.. Fit, Astroloser," etc.


Miss Betty raised her eyebrows in.
terrogatively, but Guy would not an
swer her unspoken question. In d
few moments he cursed his folly for
not doing so while he had the oppor.
tunity. y wocful misunderstanding
would thus have been avoided.
81 hope no umpleasantness has re-
suited from the timely aid you gave
those two Sisters of Charity?' said
Miss Betty, Gemurely.
81 have only pleasure in the thought
that l was able to assist them,' an.
swered Guy, CALAMITY.
AS he spoke he fanced he heard a
noise in the underground behind him
and looked around hastily. lie could
see nothing to arouse his suspicious
and both Miss Betty and her friend
followed his quick look with question.
ing eyes.
"You were about to tell why you
wanted to see me, Miss Vlanding-
ham," continued Guy, smothering
every symptom of alarm and looking
US calm and self-possessed as was pos
sible under the circumstances. 81
don't think you could be reasonable
if you tried"
"Indeed!" she exclaimed with a
smile. GLOW do you know that / have
not summoned you here to make a
captive of you? How do you know,
sir, that ! haven't horde of Harmony
people at my beck and call, lying in
ambush yonder:"
Guy laughed ut the tragic air she put
on to fit the words.
81 am sure there are no Harmony
people over there, he replied, trying
to imagine what the sheriff was doing
10y this time.
"Ncvert hrless, you seem very merry
ous," said Miss Betty. sit is getting
late and YOU are anxious to start
homeward, | can see very plainly, so
l will hasten to finish the business that
brought me- Swapping with the whip
lash at a wild rose blooming on the
verge of sandy beach and prairie sod
she went on in Il manner that was cap
tivatingly confidential. Capt. Blue,
one of Harmony's most warlike citi-
zens has organized a company of in
vincibles and is drilling them night and
day. There are a score of men in the
company and | am very much afraid,
Mr.. Herbert, that possessing the
means for some heatlstrong piece of
work will lead to the work being done
/ have tried to break up the lnvinci-
bles, and to scatter them, but what
can one woman do against 90 armr'
men? They have defied me and declare
that they are organized to protect
their homes at the expense of their
lives, if need be. Now, Concord is talk
ing just the course to make trouble
and arouse the lnvincibles to some
thing overt and desperate. | was go.
ing to ask you to use your influence
with your fellow townsmcn and sec
if you cannot impress upon them the
eNpediency of Il more conciliatory
course. And now you tell me that you
have no influence! ] am very sorry to
hear that, for | have grave fears of the
1nvincibles. If only"
Miss Betty was interrupted by a
quavering shout. instantly followed by
tiercer yeIls in voices of stronger tim
bre. Guys heart leaped into his
throat and he whil.lcd about in he di-
rection from which Ii: sounds came.
This is Il trap for us, He1ty!" cried
Miss pinknry in startled tones. ooh
mercy! What shall we do? They're
Concord peoplc!"
Mice. ;,J. ,;,,l, l.,
newcomers being Concord people, but
wrong, terribly wrong. in suggesting
such a thing as a trap.
Hilkins. GIimmrr and lettibone were
dashing across he stretch of treelcS~
plain stra "ht toward them. They
looked most formidable, especially the
sheriff whose whole manncr s!mm, Sled
the avcnging Nemesis Of tabled origin
and this" cried Miss Er1ty. pas
sionntc rrproach in her every tone
''this is your doing. Mr.. Herbert! You,
base plot will fail, but shall never for
get it, never. ncvcr"
She cut her horse with the whip and
that Miss Eetty's becoming hat WAS
ierkcd from her fair head and fell tic
the bottom of he carriage.
AS for Guy, he was stricken dumb in
his tracks. He could say nothing, dc
nothing-simply stand where he was
and watch the carriage disappear OF
one hand and the shouting and angry
trio advance on the other.
What untmcly fate had brought
Billlins and Glimmer to the shcriif's
rescue and made possible this awful
finale?
Guy was soon to know.