The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-07-01

dence by a long shot. This seiIer.s
been infatuated with my daughter all
the spring, l caught him two or three
times hanging around and hiding IN
bushes TO see her, She tried every
way TO get shet OF him. for she was
going 10 marry Karl on the 18th of this
month She was going to give him
the final answer today. Don't you see
how timely this making away OF Karl
was Tor this ~fefler's schemes2 There's
not a single link missing, not one, Now.
sherin, you'd better take him right
down to jail as auick's you possibly
can, There may be trouble IL you
don't. The crowd here is almost a moi
now, and l csa't control EN- much
longer"
But sentiemen," i~nterposed Allen
Farth!ng. "ope word
No. sir; not a single word" bel
lowed the Squire, You'n have time
enough to TESTIFY all You know at the
proper time. Here. take him away,
sheriff" The handcurs clicked on
Jin,s wrists.
Here, Hal" the sheriff shouted i'm
portantly, let the prisoner have your
horse. m see that you get smother
All right. Here. sir, this way. Fall in,
men Two deputies helped Jim into
the saddle. His face was pale, but he
sat erect II cool. He tried several
times TO speak, but they cut him off
hrutslly.
Then something In the crowd caught
MS eye, he started violently. but no
one else noticed it. His father stood
Keen and defiant close to the horse,
MS race like an Indians. Impulstvely
he laid his hand on his sons arm.
ITS all right, Jimmy. Don't lose
your nerve, Remember, whatever hap
pens. Tom and mother and l are right
with you. and We'll fight 'em till we
drop, every one of us. There's a mis-
tax somewhere. but it's coming out
all right. Goodbye Jimmy There
was a tear in the cold eye, but the man
erect and alert.
Fall in ordered the sheriff again
in military voice.
Then the unlocked for happened.
No II but Jim had noticed a fem
mime figure on the borders of the
crowd. When they first saw her she
was standing close by the squire with
her hand on his arm.
Father, wait" she was saving
eagerly. Every one turned at the voice,
and q hush fell instantly.
Jim didn't do it. He was out last
night with me. 1 rode with him down
Gum run"
.Why-7why, Rose, YOU"
Yes, I did. 1t was all I
Went up to my room and stole down
the back stairs. Jim wouldn't tell be-
cause he wouldn't bring my name in.
II o arrest him, then you arrest me-"
"9o went with him?" gasped the
old man, too surprised to act or talk
or think
Yes, sir: 1 did. A low murmur
swept over h crowd. She Strengthened
UP at the sound OF 1t faced them
almost with defiance in her eyes. 81
tell you he never did it: he was with
me-"
"But-but, Rose, why did you drive
with hfn, 100 IN-,- 49, 49,
10 O'Clock? I can't believe 1t, Rose"
1t was as If the old man was think
ing aloud.
Because 1t was impossible for him
to ride with me at any other time,
you've been so harsh with him." Her
face was pale with bright spots in the
cheeks; nervous tension was evident in
every feature n movement. 1t was
mi gnificent-the lone woman amid the
rough crowd of men, defending her
lover and confessing publicly her love.
Jim's heart a smotheringly: his
impulse was to leap from his horse and
stand beside her, protecting and shell
tering her. He wrenched nightly at
the handouts. but they held.
The sheriff had edged along until he
stood at the girls elbow.
Say, look here" he spoke sharply,
what are o riding at night for with
a Teller like this Farthing, when you
were engaged to marry Karl Keich-
line?"
Il was not engaged to marry Karl
keichline." She turned to him with a
look of corn. What's more, I never
should have been. I hated him."
"Ah! then let me ask YOU one oues-
ton: You and Jim both hated this
man. and had a reason to have him out
of the way before June 1. Do you know
anything about his deathe" He peered
up into her face, and her manner