Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-11-23

rHAPTER xIIr-fcontinuef.

"How gas be uoundedT' ! asked Tell
me what the Colonel did 10 him, and be
short"
Yes, sir. The Colonel told Us Mr.
Carr was TO be kept at the ranch over
night; wasn't 10 leave il alive, SIR. be
said. Well, mp to yesterday it was all
right and pleasant. SIR. Carr wasn't
very well. and the 6rSes tae Colonel gave
him dida't seem 70 maze him any better
quite the contrary. BB. yesterday after
noon he got rsnpageous--would 70. any
how, ifl or WELL SO be goi mp and dress
ed. Wed taken ait his we5pons from
him, sir, and when he came down dress
ed. and asked for his horse. we tod him
be conldn'r 20. Wen. he just said Get
oat of the Hight, ! tell you and 5azan
walking toward the hall door. / dsn't
min saying we were rather put about,
sir. We didn't care 10 shoot him as he
stood, and it's my belief we'd haze let
him pass but just as he was g7ins ont.
In comes the Coioael. 'Hnllo, what's this,
Johnny says he. You've got some
scheme on said Carr. 4 believe you've
been d~rugsing me. Out of the way. Nc
GreSor. or III brain yor.' Where are
Jon goingr Gays the Colonel. To Whit
tiughan, 10 the Prssident's,' said he.
Not to-day ssys the Colonel. Come.
be reasonable. johnny. You'll be all right
Tomorrow Colonel McGregor,' says
be. I'm unarmsd. and you've got a re-
volver. You can shoot me II you like. but
unless you do. I'm going out. You've
been playing sone dodge on ne, and you
hail pay for it, With that he rushed
straight at the Colonel The Colonel. he
stepped On one side and let him pass.
T1n, - - tt - - --k.
ed till he was about fifteen yards OF. then
up with his revolver. as cooi as you like.
and shot him clean az u sixpence In the
right leg. Down came Mr. Carr he lay
there a minute or two. n then he faint
ed. Pick him up. dress bis wound. and
pni him to bed says the Colonel. Well.
sir. il was only a flesh wound. so we soon
got him comfortable, and there he lay all
night"
Hos did he get .say te-aaF3
w were all out, s~ir-went over to
Mr. Cars place 10 borrow his horses.
Well. when we'd got the horses. we rode
round outside the town. and came into
the road between here and the Colonei's.
Ten horses we'd got, q we went there
TO give the ten men who we're patfoiiiug
the road the fresh horses. We heard from
them that no n had come along When
we got home. he'd been gone tw, hours ("
How did he manage itg''
"a woman sir" said mr. warrior. with
supreme disgust. Gave her ten dollars
to undo the front door. and then he was
Off . lie daren't go TO the stables to get
a horse, SO he was forced to limp away
on his game leg. A piucky one nc is,
too be concluded.
Poor old Johnny said /. "You
didn't go after him.:
mo time. sir. Couldn't tire the horses. |
Besides, when he'd once got home, he's
got a dozen men there. and they'd have
kept ps all night. We'll. sir, | must be
of. Amy answer for the Colonel? He'll
be opisidc the Golden House by eleven.
sir. snd Mr.. Carr won't get in if he
comes after that"
Tell him TO rely N me-" I answered.
But for all that I didn't mean 10 shoor
Johnny on sight.
So. much ~pertnrbed In spirit. I set Of
to the barracks. wondering when Johnny
would get TO Waittingham, and whether
he would fall into the Colonels hands
outside the Golden HHofiss. struck mt
as unpleasantIy probable thai he might
come and spoi! the harmony Of my even
Ing : II be came there fi-st. the conspiracy
would probably lose ny aid at an early
moment. What would happen to me !
didn't Know. But, as I took of my coat
In the lobby, I bent down as il to tie a
shoaxtr;ng. and had one moro look at my
revolver.
CHAPTER XIV.
! shall never forget that supper as long
a. live. Considered merely as a social
gathering II would be memorable enough.
for I never before * since sat at meat
with ten such queer customers as my
hosts Of that evening. The officers of
the Aureataland army were a very mixed
lot-two or three Spanish Americans.
three Of -four Brazilians. and tho balance
Americans Of the type Of their country.
men are least proud Of. If there was an
honest man among them he sedulously
concealed his title to distinction. All this
might have passed from my memory, or
blended in a subdued harmny with my
~.,a.ci 49, c.n.inr cf AnnIu4 49,.