The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-05
CHAPTER Y.
JUST A PIECE OF PAPER.

lob Hendricks passed an unensy
night. for he constantly was haunt
ed By the belief that there was some
one IN the corridor moving back and
forth. and occasionally paused To
take n look at him as he lay there
I'm the moonlight.
Once or twice he had risen and
found no one. and then stumbled
back into bed. blaming himself FOR an
old fool TO be In such "a constant
state OF fear over nothing.
Finally he fell asleep from sheer
exhaustion. and the yum was high
when he awoke N reviewed the
ven OF the day before.
What he had tn do he must do
quickly. for IL seemed that he was
not altogether safe himself. and he
felt hat he could not trust Ellison.
once he w free" referring To the
school teacher, "and the young peo-
pie are united. and I have settled
matters with hat old rascal. I
shall go back TO my old home with a
smiling face" he said TO himself. az
he made his scanty toilet. Thinking
over plans for the future made him
alternately merry and sad. but tho
controlling feeling seemed TO be n
OF satisfaction.
After a hasty breakfast he made
up his mind that ne would try and
find out how Dick had Jared since
his experience OF the night before.
n whether they had taken n
nocturnal ramble.
He approached the building from
the back. ~concealing himself behind
the bushes that had sheltered him
on his last visit. lie had a good view
OF the place where young Barnett
was confined. and noted that the
window was now protected with new
iron bars. instead of the nlmsy ones
that had been there formerly.
AZ Job watched. an utter stranger
90 him appeared at the window and
pcercd out. Though he stood there
for an hour or more, he did not see
the young school teacher. and at last
turned away. believing that he must
have been removed 10 some safer Sc
clusion.
THAT prank OF his may cost him
dear. IN the loss OF privileges that
he enjoyed before" feeling disap-
pointed In his visit. We'll. I guess
he thinks Il paid. 1; will brace him
up-that stolen VISITOR all that he
may have gon through"
Approaching the front OF the con-
stables house. he found a venerable
man whiting "a stick on the steps-
~ "N'R 80 ssANsaNs
seemed to a partaken OF the
earthly color of h land In which he
worked.
As o came up. the aged ionfer
expectorated with deadly precision
at "a passing bug on the steps. and
said. without waiting for the other To
begin:
aEf yer waItin' to see Bllvens. he
hain't n"
Indeed"
mo: I'm his pap"
And where has he gomez
Went up with the prisoner this
MORN early To Ferrenford. the county
seat. BE Their n week"
Rather sudden. wasn't IT," asked
Hendricks.
wal. rayther." with a hoarse
chuckle. I'VE see. the young caty-
mount got so o~bstrcpulous that ther
want no keepin' him I'm a place like
this. and so Sim-that's my son-he
jest thought he'd get shed OF him by
putin him away In h county Jail.
where he'd be safe. Stranger I'm these
parts. l take it," looking Job over from
head to foot.
Yes. a stranger. I'm much Obliged
To you" and then moved or. TO the
evident disgust of the patriarch. who
was minded to get some amusement
out OF the stranger. n travellers were
"a scarce variety In that peaceful farm
ing neighborhood.
Job. deep In thought. had mechan-
ically pursued his way In the direction
of James Elllson's estate. and he did
not apparently think about where he
was until the big lions by the gate
doomed up before him.
He stood for n moment cogitating
what to do. n then entered the
smooth C~arriAgeway leading TO the
house
CONTINUED Next Week.