The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-12

replied the storekeeper.
Lancaster ground his teeth. Now
that all danger was past he felt no
gratitude for the routing of Matthews
and the strategy at the Troopers De
light He could only feel that his au-
thority in his own home was threat
ened. He turned his back.
Lounsbury glanced at the girls. They
were watching their father appeal
ingly
Il should say" went on Lounsbury.
chat we have the interests of your
daughters at heart" His hand reached
for the latch
Mr.. Lounsburyw Dallas made a
swift step toward him.
Now the section boss came about.
Lounsbury was reminded Of the day
on the plowed strip, for he saw that
Lancaster was all a-tremble and pant
ing as If spent with a hard run. M
galr' he cried sternly.
Dallas stepped back and touched her
fathers arm. And her remonstrance
was the remonstrance of that other
day. mo, no, dad" she cautioned in
u low VOICE. ilO, no
Lancaster's breast heaved He swal-
lowed with an effort and scowled from
one to another of the four.
David Bond came forward, address
ing Lounsbury. "Wnl you tell me
your name?" he asked. Il want to
remember you. You are not a soldier.
Do you belong at Clark's''-
did y size him up fer cow
4 punch?" broke in Lancaster. "Huh!
WAL. All never did"
Lounsbury's face dyed to a deep
scarlet MOP" he said. "And why?"
/ Again the section boss gave q shrill.
hooking laugh. TOO fat an too
mouthy," he answered.
For an instant Lounsbury wavered..
In that instant the deep scarlet faded,
his eyes opened, his nostrils spread.
PA! Pa" 1t was Marylyn. half
weeping.
Lounsbury's cool voice cleared the
air I'm a Bismarck man." he said
to the evangelist. 1--WE got a store
there. My name is John Lounsbury."
He held out his hand to Dallas.
She advanced again and took it. ooh,
thank you, thank you," she breathed.
Bismarck man." 1t was Lancas-
ter once more. "Waal, wy the devil
dom y stay thar?"
Lounsbury took no notice of him.
I'll be hoofng it," he said to Dallas.
but If can do anything, you under
stand" and went out.
,r;1 I-aa,a ax-ac ctl1Tiad Tba
elder girl He expected an outburst
of anger and blame. He was sur
prised when, without speaking, she
brought the benches to the fire and set
about clearing the table. Lancaster
seated himself and sucked modify at
his pipe. Marylyn fitted behind him
to disappear through the swinging
blankets The evangelist walked up
and down.
1t was not long before the silence
told on the section boss and forced him
to talk. EFF you-all got anythin' t
say" he snarled presently, ~ might
as well spit it out"
No one answered.
"Ah got jes' this t. say" he contin
o. a storekeeper slaverin aroun' my
galsw
Again no one answered, but Davit
Bond as he watched Dallas question
ingly determined to be silent no longer
He paused in his walk my friend,
he said solemnIy. you talk like mad
man For shamer'
Dallas stood stock stln, her eyes
warning him. But it was too late.
Her father snickered, drew on hi
pipe once or twice and then grinned VI
at the evangelist Its gfttin Ugh
outdoors" he said significantly. al
reckon y could cross tn river"
And so David Bond and the whit,
horse went the way of Lounsbury.
Nearly an hour passed before tn,
section boss addressed Dallas. "Waal
wal, waal?"
She was wrapping up to do the morn
ing chores. "Just as well, I guess
dad" she said YEARLY. 1.-THE mea
and bacon's pretty low. I've beer
cooking out Of the seed sacks lately"
TIL meal an bacon's got t las" be
answered. Use tn seed eff y want I
an don give thet InJun so much. we
shan't asst tick O. no lallygoggin', do-a-
grapevine-twist dandy"
$ Dallas sighed, found Marylyn to kiss
her and gratefully breasted the chill all
beyond the door
, His dismissal from the shack brought
no hardship upon David Bond. Ht
found an old acquaintance in Colone
Cummings, who joyfully greeted hin
as interpreter in the absence OF Mat
! thews He found familiar faces among
| the hostages, whose sulien reserve Il
I his presence he laid 10 their imprison
+ ment At barracks the enlisted mel
d chaffed him mischievously, christenes
= him "Methuselah" and installed hin
I as '"oficiaI doom seaIer" Of the post
I But when he passed them by to CIV
D every hour of his days and nights t