The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-12

And I suppose ( was 10 knock ths
gent over IN bread daylight. and take
n from I'm ?" remarked the othc-. show
ing thet he had q pretty nkiii In tn
way OF sarcasm.
Il don't care what you might have
done. Your duty was to get the paper.
aud you haven't done n. I declare. You
are not SO clever az thought you
werc.'
Gene. guv'nor. I done the beet I
crrlf 40 lust please wait until
We'll. 20 on: I am listening" replied
EliltCn. ,.ith the bored expression OF
patient reclamation.
'Ye know ya wanted to find u who
this here chap really VAS"
Yes. but what M you tell nic about
himsthat don't know already. Briggs?
Don'l t-y TO make up a story 30 as To
COVER up Your own stupidity" And he
looked nc the young man In. such a
threatening way that the latter cast IN
anxious iouk at tho door. nH if~hc would
gladly be ON the other side OF H.
Yer sec. when l was ON the trail Of
this gent" he began. M he regaincd
some confidence and found out that he
was not to Dc eaten. Il fell In with some
OF our folks campcd In the woods. They
allus makes known Their whereabouts
hy romc sort Of "A nign--a bit o. rag
nxcd 10 n tree or the like. so when 1
see this signal I thinks I'll 20 and pay
the folks n visit. I piungcs inter the
woods and hadn't gone ia when a
big. r0ugh chap ome runnin' bout
OF the bushes and axcd mo what I
wanted. explains the best way I
could. and AT the aame time makes
IL nown that ! was onct at Romany
myself.
you are mighty long winded with
$3.50 .- 80. "a
Ellison. as he leGrod back In his
ctiair and yasned. .'Do be brief"
Il ain't To telegraphIc taIkcr."
gruInblcd the you,,g man suiIenly.
II got TO tell shis In my W way or
not at ALL"
''Thsre-therc. l was only trying
To hurry you up n bst." said b
other. seeing ttat he could gain
nothing by HIS irritation.
A SION as IN finds u that ]
was n OF the pecplc-though he
was notAin' but u low down sort o.
haif-brecd hisself I'VE EOe % be
quite chusnmy. n then 8 axes him
IL he knows anything nbout h
party I was lookin' after. Bless ".
he knowcd Rii about Inn. The fcilcr
had paid ttse camp a visit rhe day
before"
"And WIN Is he?~ and Ellison
drew hts chair nearer. and tse bored
looked disappeared from his face.
His real name they dor'r know.
but he goes By the nickname % VIII
~ the wIsp."
-Ah,"
Yes. he's q escaped convict. for
ne was In for - years, and only es-
capped the other day. with a lot OF
others. 'Mong them was "A man he'd
got 10 know wen In prison; HIS
name" and here he paused and
rubbed his chin ehoughifuily for n
mofncnt-"wcil. II disremembcrs what
" vas stopping and shaking HIS
head.
Wasn't II Marin FrnJe~' asked
Ellison. gently.
That was it-how'd 20 knuw?"
hiE sharp face becoming S~versp-cad
with a smile.
Never mlnd how I came to know.
Bat what OF this Fraia""
Welt the party what cIcaped was
once near gettlu' cTcght, u Ffaie
YVES mortal wounded In ghe row.
They managed io get him away. but
he dlcd the next day. and they
buried him. All the party was cap
turcd az last but tNis here WIN. and
That was how the story the fellow
told no rur."
welt. you have not done 81 badly
gftrr EH." and EIlIsOn's mcc ex-
pr,ir,d deep satisfaction over what
he had Just learned. He rose and
walked 0p and down the room a few
paccs. finally returning nnd standing
brstdr Ctc chair where the young
man waH seated.
"w n. what are you doing here:
Why didn't you continue to keep
your .ye on the feliowg"
WHY" Cause he eft hts lag
ant skipped. Must nave got rarrd
o. su-p~rsri he was follsFnd-"
wei. you must find him again
"Mre""
YES: ~ Is more than likely that
ne IN Ia ,rls town. re takes % deem
interest I'm tho case of the Young
man who is In prison iiure FOR what
hgUrcnrd III EXton."
"Tidrr Hkciy he'd be- hanging
TrJnd wh~r. sou are. suv'uor. There
ain't S.rsr In that" wnggfhg htT head
sagCig..
II rri2 you h. must me- here. and
you rrs a poor stick a. you GErnot
ARA ATM
"Ir M b. here. why. OF rpurss- r Rem
got Inn and what then
'Esv mc know. that Ia all. ami now
60" aud he went to the door. rirew
u uppr n the visitor. wirheuu an
othrT u1ori. wen out.
f.liit~n waH watching Hmm dis
pear ,Frwn the stairs. and was about
Ia rtcurn To his room. when ~ voice
rCrr hln said plec sanity:
"Lo"1ing for me. Mr. Ehtson?
Well. I'm CAD 20 meet you and
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