The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-10-29

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shall YET See hapsaaS days
The tears welie6 an in her sasc GaTs
eyes, and with a swift s~nssSne5sv.
movement i caught her II rrsy arms AK
shsRaqsd Kisses on her pale. oeaaaes
facs- For a second she held me a.
Lightly. then firmly drew hsrsslt awas
ans went with a suSs step TO ne,
share OF tbs task. When the last aae,
THrs 90 reg UTess had EaaYS.eo. j y.sTaeE
10 my .lrfan non and began my p-epara.
Mons with the ssssSss heart IN tbs
world I Was bound 10 get og1 IN soEas
fashion after the promise OF such
was the thread Of my fats
TO be shipped by ssac:s 4,slsic1sy resass
as tsseses Nc indeed 10 Essa favorsss
phrase OF their owa-Sa. indeed.
/ gave the lul a kick and q tug and
II rev acyass tas room, leaving yae 3
haIt dozen yards free TO work with. ]
f5oken for q piaes TO ax this end
ana 5or 3 moment saw lht.sang whic91
L afTora sufficient hold. and tier,
Inc great center beam Of the csflEns
caught my eye II rssaa acrass tss room
from Eel 10 pvaii supporting sa.al9s-
transverse beams. on which was Ia5g
q planksag which formed the floor OF
ths garnet above The ceiling was un-
piastsre3- and between the main beam
and The boards there was z gap Of four
inches, The thickness OF ths smaller
-1sftsrs.
l whipped out NY sword, ran Il
nrcnga the end OF = linen ana psaked
Ane latter through ola OF these esu,en-
lnss- I withdrew TIE point and thrust
hTough more and more. the stiG heavy
eaofA working admirably Until the end
aang out over the beam within reach
OF MY hand. I drew II down ard
formed q sip knot rouad ths main Ire
o. the web, Then ran the knot tight, took
q sosd grip Of the STIFF gathered N my
aaIsos and swuag mySesf 10 and fro
.1ks z psEsduSura- fag feet clear Of the
Hcor- The linen was, Of course, thread.
rt-y s1-9ag, and tsors The strain easily
50 Tar, SO good" thought L and ap-
preached tne window. There seemed
no one about, and I opened one side Of
Tie VIDE easement Z pGI c1f my head
lnch Dy inch and saw thai ths coast
was clear On this side Of the house
was neither 6oor nor oUtbuildiaE. The
sTno1h -ne1atain turf ran claan 10 the
foot Of the wall
Ihas eyes would be on me as soon as
I moved ] knsE very veil, bu. IS these
would be IN the heads OF the Rd Men
o. ess dusk 1span2s scout Pasted On
Inc g above, I Lar %
fear In that direction I lifted the big
Tol OF linen IL my arms and returned
10 the window
bsnt oat and listened and looked
GSa. 14 SdS QU2CL, ana j
dropped q roll. Down II want, tern
and turning and striking the
al last with q slight thud. So I
much stuff vas IN Il thae the anA !
WIS but little reduced whsa ii reached
turf and IL was hsavy enough 10
lie x & rlunaMeis keeping tie length
which lay rErglfed against the val
straight and steady.
/ drew my psir tighter and threw one
4egS2fsysr. the window I crurnplI the
width OF linen between nay hands. and
IN a sscozsG uoreNouM hava thrown
over my leg and bssan TO side Down.
when faint soand Of voices gave me-
PAUSE turned MY head and san, 10
my u1tsr disrzay, thrse rnsa come
ronr1d the corner Of the house near 10
me. Their heads we're close together
and they we're talking Earnestly, bur
N low tones, i-sIsEsTupting the 9TH
r, al g-egtfeuiating 6ercsaE. Is
ssae people do when really s1cifa
were walking away from tie
and in fhs earnegtnsss OF their
feDate looked neither 10 zhe enc side
nor ths other.
I watched them without moving q
muscle Let them go but far enough
give ne a chance 1 slide down ard
a MttIe Law. I would trust rsy
Whitesoek could get TO nas
for the rest.
daa tasiT fest been EaDys5 as FIST
y MY a I had been safe beyond q
agged slower and slower, and. AT a
iozen yards from she house corner,
utterly. their backs t41rssd 10
there sat I astride the ELI.
ny mind in a tangie OF sadecig5on
twice and thrice I measured the dis
ance with my eye, having more than
aIf an inclination 10 take my chance.
sut the fafntest sound woaid nog
satch their ears, for only ONE was
ipeaking. and he softly. and the rattle
Il feet o r scabbard against the ya!f
you'd hetray me at cnce.
Two wore swords. the third carried a
1de@iiaIbeRd. and Inc idea OF sliding 4
lown to be received On the points Of
hese, without the possibility of de-
held ,ne fast where / was. Oh,
they would but a cor OF
further, that / might be sure OF
on my feet With my face to thsr1
shen 1 reached the ground But no,
here they stood and stood, every Sec
seeming an 81 as / feared that
cry out In surprise on the broad
yhite stripe shining on the gloomy
I would have gently drawn fhs L.
reb up again, hoping for th4fr speedy
eparture. but the roll would unwind
knew not how far, and fits humping
would attract notice. Suddenly
ne thing was settled. And though 1t
rent against me. the strain had been
UGH that / hailed the turn OF affairs
18th q sigh Of relief.
5zAA~s4FsS0Tnrade out OF view called uporl Il.
of the takers by name The hal
turned his head, shouted
is wonder al the sight OF the linen
nd of me on the sill. and justified ray
to trust my chances 81
idirigsdown by leaping to the foot OF
re- wall and presenting his weapon.
he second man Joined him with aword
avn and the third ran like a hare
ound thescorner.
lGontinued Next Week.
Once Was Enough. ]
NEARLY every man who knows Russell !
age can tell q story bou some kind of
narcial transaction OF his; but The sto-
es In which M. Sage puts down q cent IA
nd takes UP anything less are rare. This
isone Of Disappointment saya Col !
ersS Weekly. j