The Lamar register., 1902-11-26
nI .vmnnlhI,r WIN you. but town

KNOW. llhfihpny 'hr'V" WV ""y' ""u
III, deciding votca come from Con-
cord it.clf. Five. BETTY We have .
majority of hvol Here. read this
telegram"
The squire threw himself into y
chnir aud Guy turned mechanically
toward nctty. She had taken tho
m,nsngc from hcr fathers hand and
now read M follows;
Concord cnsts 30 votes for Iinr-
mony. Conservative estimate gives
you nvc majority. Riot here. Town
In n turmoil. Hard to toll what will
happen, HiGGS,
'.IIurrnhl" cried tho excited Miss
Pinkncy. waving her handkerchief.
"Whcrr In the world did those 20
Harmony votes come from3" naked
Miss I'rtty.
Her father purssd up his lips,
thumbs,
"Nictory is psrchcd on our ban
ncr,. nctty." he observed. finally. ~
don't know how II got there any
more than you do. but whats tho
odds"
What's the odds, That is plainly
what Miss nctty thought, for the mo-
mcnt
"Now what do you think. Mr.. Her
hcrtr" she asked, turning ON the
amazed young man and shaking the
telegram before his rycs.
~ think | shall have 10 return the
congratulations which you gave mo
few momrnts ago" laughed Guy.
mot only that, but | think. too. that
l shall have to return to Concord at
once"
"oh, mol" said Miss Retty.
ut would he suicihnll" declared
the squire, "pidnt you hear the
mc.sngrr Riot hrrs-town In tur-
mon' Don't go back there until
matters quiet down"
They could spare me In case ot
victory" said Guy, "hut lie cow.
ardly to rcmnin away In time of de-
feat, must So immediately. Per
haps barney will take MOP"
I'm take you myself u you're
bound to go," answered the squire,
rromptly, ~ don't want to persuade
yru aga,nst your convictions. you
know, and | have the grcatest re-
spcct Tor your courage, but really
I'm afraid youn he In some danger
u you go over there just at prss-
Mt, Wait till morning, anyway"
"No, squire" returned Guy, hrmly.
~ must ~ Tonight"
And ~ he did. hssdisss alike OF
the protcstatirns of Miss betty and
her father,
As he and thc Squire travelled
quickly out II Concord. bells wsrc
ringing, horns wcrc blowing. guns
were firing and the joy was spon-
tanecus and unconnned,
When the travellers hrst glinpsed
the twinklins lights of Concord they
likewise discovered blot of shadow
lowering in the road directly ahead.
On drawing nearer, the blot was re-
solved into y horse and carriage with
man in silhouette on the carriage
seat, The rig WAS at = stSnastili and
looked most cn,inous,
"WAy, N's Fcttihone," exclaimed
Guy, As they came In line to pAss-
lie had recognized the high ssspper
and its driver by kind NJ instinct
stop a moment, squire"
Mr., NlAnainSham drew rein
Us that YOU. Rsrecrtr' Inquired
the shsr,n.
~Nes"
"&rw are ycas"
Nearly as S>>,>d ~ new
'NGlaa ~ hear II. Never had any
thing srS,>s me up quite 50 much -
that >s'r.,sss AN. sssinS you sara-
s,c into the rad, Whore are yea
hound tors"
'N'onc>,rI.~
Take my advice AMI turn hAaA.-
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