The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-08-26

tereSting thing, Archie? Old keatch-
am, whom We were fighting tooth and
nail three weeks ago, is now bossing
us as ruthlessly as a football coach;
and Cousin Cary is taking his slack
talk as meek as a freshman. Great
old boy, Keatchaml And--oh, l say!
has any one gone to the rescue of the
Rogerses? saw Kito speeding over
that way from the garage and Haley
hiking after him. / hope the nine
small yellow domestics are not burned
at the stake with Rogers the bally
fire-trap is blazing like a tar-barrel!"
AS it happened, the colonel had dis
patched a small party to their neigh
boris aid. Haley and Kito were not
among them; they were to guard the
garage which was too vital a point in
their household economy to leave un-
protected. Nevertheless, Haley and
Kito did both run away. leaving a
Mexican helper to watch; and when
they returned they were breathless
and Haley's face was covered with
blood. He was carefully carrying
something covered with carriage
robe In his hand.
I've the honor to report, sir"
Haley mumbled, stiff and straight In
his military posture, very grimy and
blood-stained hand at salute, I've the
honor to report, sor, that Private kito
and me discovered two suspicious
characters making up the hillside by
Tho W
sor, and whin they wu'dn't halt we
fired on thin. sor. Exploding this here
bum which whit on whin the hindmost
man tumbled."
Kito smilingIy flung aside the car
riage-robe disclosing the still smoking
shell of an ingenious round bomb.
very similar to those used in fire
works.
The colonel examined It closely; It
was an ugly bit of dynamite craft.
ANY casualties. sergeant?" the
colonel asked grimly
yes. sor. The man wild the bum
was kilt be the Explosion; the other
man was hit by Private Kito and
wounded in the shoulder but escaped.
l mesilf have a confusion on me right
arrum. me ankle is sprained; and
livery tooth in me head is in me pockit!
Report to Miss Smith at the hos
pital, sergeant. Any further report?"
Il wu'd like to riccommind Private
Kito for honorable minshun for gal
lanthry."
81 shall certainly remember him:
and you also, sergeant, in any report
that / may make. Look after the
garage, Kito."
Kito bowed and retired, beaming,
while Haley hobbled into the house.
The consequences of the attack made
on the garage did not appear at once.
One was that yonng Arnold had al
ready brought the touring car into the
patio in the absence of Haley and
Kito. Another was that he and Tracy
and Kito all repaired to the scene OF
the explosion to examine the dead
mans body. They returned almost i'm
mediately, but for a few moments
there was no one OF the house in the
court. The colonel went to Keatcham
in a final effort to dissuade him from
going into the city until after he him.
self had gone to the Preside and re-
turned with a guard. He represented
as forcibly as he could the danger of
Keatchams appearance during a time
of such tumult and lawlessness.
1--WE are down to the primeyal pas
sions now" he pleaded. do you sup
pose II it had been Haley instead of
that dago out there who was killed
that we could have punished the
murderer? Not unless we did It with
our own hands. They are maybe lying
In wait at the first street corner now.
II you will only wait"
Keatcham chopped OF his sentence
without ceremony, not irritably, but
with the brusquerie of one whose time
is too precious for dilatory amenities.
viii the fire waltz" he demanded.
"Will the thieves and toughs and ruff
fans whom we have to crush before
they realize their strength, will they
wait? This is my town, Winter, the
only town | care a rap for; and /
propose to help save ii. / can. Dan
ger? OF course there is danger; there
is danger in every battle; but do you
keep out of battles where you belong
because you may get killed? This is
my affair; II ] get killed it is in the
way of business, and | can't help Il.
No, Arnold, won't have your fathers
son mixed up in my fights; you can't
CO."
Somebody has got to run the ma
chine, SIR" inslnuated young Arnold
with coaxing smile; "and | fancy /
shouldn't be my fathers son II didn't
look after my guest-not very long;
he'd cut me out Tracy is going. too,
he's armed"
You are not both going" said the
colonel, somebody with a head on
him must stay here to guard the
ladies'"
He would have detailed both Tracy
and Mercer; but Mercer could really
help Keatcham better than anyone
IN any business arrangements which
might need to be made. And Keatch-
am plainly wished his company. Had
not the situation been SO grimly &c.