Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-17

VINE goes SO goes the electlon. DOyou
catch on?"
81 think do"
Personally, / have little choice be-
tween Concord and Harmony. Still,
my profits, if this town is victorious,
will be slightly greater. as the blocks
are four lots larger. Hence this tip. Mr..
Herbert. Get county map and study
it,
Mr.. Pinchbeck got up. walked over
to the cigar case and took out a cigar,
| laying nickel in the box for such pur-
pose made and provided.
The principle of gain was too firmly
wrought into Mr.. Pinchbeck's ma
ture for Guy to estimate him very high
ly as man, but he had furnished the
youth with good deal of mental pab-
ulum.
Every makeshift and design in the
rival towns appeared to cluster about
the personality of Miss Betty-Miss
Betty with her Titan hair and melting
eyes--as dauntless as she was charm
ing, as brave as she was resourceful.
She had met Col Keever's most diplo-
matte move, bringing in voters from
Bismarck to offset those from James
! town. The contest was assuming pro-
| portions which made Guy extremely du-
bious of the result. Miss Betty was like
| ~ to win the county seat away from
| him and his heart along With it. After
an hours fruitless reflection Guy Dor
rowed county map of Pedro, fortified
himself with good cigar and went up
| to his room to consider the question of
| Amityville.
| This village was the only other town
in Goodwill county. A marginal note
on the map informed Guy that its pop
ulation was only about thirty-five.
These thirty-five were undoubtedly IA
vorable to Harmony, for Amityville lay
to the west OF, that town and conse-
quently nearer to it than to Concord.
In order for Harmony to present a petit
tion containing the names of two
thirds of the qualified voters in the
county, Amityyille must have signed it
to a man. Here was good field for
effort, Guy thought. Why could he not
go over there and talk to the people
He came to a conclusion just as the bell
rang. He was thoroughly determined
to go to Amityville in the course of a
few days and try his hand at cleo
pioneering.
saw Pettibone sitting in the hall beside
his door. The young man was sur
| prised at the sheriff's presence, but
| made no comment.
what did you do with Barney?" Mr..
Petitioner asked Guy.
Hes confined in room over Pin
/ gree's that TIVE use as jail,
whats to be done with him?"
Judge Waffle will have to decide
| that
! Pettibone was most companionable
He not only accompanied Guy down
stairs, but sat at table with him dur
ing supper, followed him out on the
porch for an evening smoke, chatted
with him until bedtime and then accom-.
i panied him upstairs again to his room
A cot was standing in the han beside
| Guys door in place of the chair.
/ "See here, Pettibone," said Guy
"you're nice fellow, and all that, but
don't you think you're crowding me
pretty close?"
SWELL, no." answered Pettibone
after a brief period of thought.
4 what does this mean, anyway"
ttThe Colonel and lot more didn't
like the way you carried on this morn.
ing, and they wanted me to lock you
up along with Barney. But told 'em
no. Then they insisted that should
have to watch you and be responsible
for you if didn't put you under lock
and key. says all right, and that's
why I'm here. I'm a good teller, as
you've just been kind enough to say
and I'm dead sure you're another, sc
we're going to get along without any
friction, amt we?"
! "We'll try to-" laughed Guy.
''And in the morning" continued
Pettibone, well go to the circus"
"Circus?" echoed Guy. "What cir
Gus, Petitioner
"Well, the case of Keever VS.. Lis
comb is going to be tried before Judge
Waffle, and If we don't have show
with all but the rings and the canvas
| I'll miss my guess. Good night"
Guy bade the sheriff good night ant
went into the room and closed the
door.
The people of his own town hac
turned against him! The matter wa.
becoming interesting, and the inter
est was likely to increase instead Of
diminish.
FrsKT9r
CHAPTER TX.
On the following morning, shortl,
before the judicial hour of ten, Guy
and Pettibone proceeded to the build
ing containing the drug store ane
assembled to the second story. Here
was the courtroom and likewise the
small apartment utilized as a 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 relockine
the door:
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