The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-06-26

II nm afraid there II q mistake. But
~ soothing TO them. It Ii one Of the
town guard you have Killed."
s.OnesOfsthe town guard!!" he cried. q
sl1l0at bursting In on him. and the reins
gAEupp1ng from his hand. What shall
WeS6of We are lost. mani"
CHAPTER XIV.
what waAs 10 Sbe done? That was the
sQoeotlon. and q terrible question It was.
+ 0shind us we had the inhospitable
sOenntry, dark md dreary. the night
Ndndssweepang overt. In front. where
stnlsN ligfts twinkled and the smoke Of
( vlfn q eAvage reception. And 1t was
nos6mssfor Weighing ALTERNATIVES. Tho
soaCeoe had to be made-made In q mo-
6e61H. marvel to this day at the
MeackhcSs with which I made It for
0DsDASOr III.
Sy~apefatlvely. ss.and before the alarm Is
( 6fvo0s II - hopeless to fly. Master
1ostte. and we cannot spend another
Nl301t ilethe hclds.s Quick. madam!"" I
ANpnklnued TO the duchess az h came
80. I sdld not wait TO hear his opinion.
aeor 4 eAW he wa stunned by the catas-
trophe. 1--WE have hurt one of the town
snnsoy9h The gate before 1t IL discov-
( oeixed her rein and aogged up her
B Aoepe ana gave her no time to ask
Nua0tlOns. but urged on the party at a
lard eall0pg untilsthe gate was reached.
The Attempt, I kne.w. was desperate.
9 tho twos men who had escaped had
Ridden straight for the town. but ! saw
- other resource. and It seemed to me
- - better to surrender p~eaceabiy. IL
s46At were possible. than to expose the
sNye1anen to another might of such cold
NJ hunger Al b last. And fortune
Tar favored sussthat when we reached
patrol having ridden through to get
help, no n had thought At to close
Is, and, no wtthstanding us. we
4 Q0fTedg our sobblnH horses under the
ss1sEhWay and entered the street.
sSAkssxas q curious entry. and q curious
seeeneENe came upon. 7 remember now
AeMsstrange ~ Al looked. The houses.
4eeNssselear cut against the pale even
~ caused III darkness az OF a
4oNefn$lnSsthe marrow street below.
4Ae4San6@there In the midst Of this
~ knese hung aslantefn., which. maxi
atles 9loom way from 4 seem
eeroWingint fiarlng prominence some
1A&EedNNfnd0w with 4 scaredsface peer
ii Ssomescorner WITH = puddle,
11lnklngSdo9, aS6roken fight of steps.
31etsWlthlny the rate stOOd5a brazter full
* et0Wlng cOll. and beside II q halbert
.nestedsagainst the wall. Iss1divined that
nth ne riders. and I drew rein ia.
1o9bts slleteninS and looking. I think
ttsaMe had %ridden&sstraight on then all
have been5AWeil,M at least we
l1atahAvS been allowed to give our
d9lAA01sr2.
Ne hesitatedSa moment and were
A..-hE..-fA2A N.Y. -..t.
!tAsTs M!erea score "a people watching
sNssSsWh0Stook us for four men. Master
9ortiel and 4 being stnsf front. and these,
- glnG fronsthe boldness Il Our entry
4&A4StnereSWere more; behind. concluded
t6h WaA q fOray upOn the town..
sA1Aany rste. they took instant advan-
5eAl4sso9 our pause. With u swift whir
Nlilgang the duchess by hands
1rSgath. vent claiming under the gate
3heM1N. That served for n signal. Ina
ae10enent anRlarm 81 t0sttle cries rose
A9llsr0tnd u1. An arrow whixxed be-
NMeenSm my horses feet. Half a dozen
I94 9daHniasiles. matched up by hasty
aJsdss scaInegraininE In on us out OF the
3t61enssSssI heg town seemed to be Rising
aas0neEtnan. " bell began to ring. and
egXa1ndtNd yarda IN front. where the
166e4ksadEansIhed 81 9 rtgflt and heft.
8asNMkg1NseEneds suddkeuly alive from
lllI lapM6ilsWtth iightsis and voices and
slsdl.hsd.arm.:.th sleaIIlsof steel and
I1GaIthgsSdeMnSstowardsuslt With . purpose
lGlIISnssQ1dS npsaerlipan : Interpret.
SM1EMA183@horrtble moment, the more
kNFFlb1es4AatSI8 had ncsrexpected this
Nsann1ssMae@unreEyed ~ well AZ
! s9N1ssahaeks hyaitsH Rsinembering that
j ~ shfepshk nyssoinpanions here. ana
i1saMsd.stiD could I protect them!
1HNEess mistaking the
Gfosagmeanin9 of those cries Of
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. sltpasslng anything
1zhads feared Though ! did not know
MISUNDERSTANDING = struck down
y&qSl 6r4deGfo0ynsa and That there were
s ssss.ss,s ss sssscia sas sssss@ .s anTs -. \
kyst q1alled before their yeils and
lsI aianesd around for ! place
0G8No8n11SEmya6yAesll ut on AnSOpen door
MISUNDERSTANDING close to the bra
n19rSandaa n0ihefk. glt #waassa low stone
~ that e M1Stsleadgto the tower
Isprang
ffe6lay ell rom the
RiS57iS4 A(aiinidg act@Sls0M that.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Ifoe pare
Rssmgst@t ake.reeuge sshere.s
sW5TGads sny1elf Inderetoodsby tho
9of The Women on their
dsNietressssAun in-
Ats0HeAsY0 both tel In the
Observation-Disclosures OF .
1llt#lllFcAss This hindsredsthe
sc e s!s,nsna -
1ksfnatH6kacenenSd space--thessta stair
01SeWnsgyls1ysnarroN-:I could tive NO
1ggO0ua4 S00lHssan40m6le upward.