The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-09-29

NS0hiaiiS as Khaki
Besides" l added, Il am tr%ishtfu1iy
hungry: l must W. something TO eat,
IL l commit murder for It"
You VIII not expos yourseltT7 abe
asked quickly.
No: there is no danger" / assured
her.
Il shall pray for xe2.- she asas.
calmly. And I fear there is one thing
must ask OF YOU"
Ask IT." 1 said
Before I left my room at the cha
teau," she continued II chose the
heaviest hoes had
There was no need that she should
say more ] bent and touched one OF
the little feet, Just peeping from be-
meath the eloaS However heavy the
shoes had been. they were certainly
far too light FOR the rough service
which had been exactei ~ thens.
Ahey were almost IN tatters. and /
could guess how the sharp stones
"Rlch a torn the leather had
I1atSea tle ten9er teet ~ita!n, Vet
she mad oloweG me without 2 sish.
without 3 murmurt Inpulsgyelv
bent and kissed the instep OF tha (,trla
shoe, then rose u~nsteadly TO my saet.
7 VIII get You another palr,e I
saiai ant X I am 10 have shy PEACE
or mind, mademoiselle. yea u:1st not
again permit me 10 forget your ne3-
fare, as / have been doing. wtth ire
pest Intentions IN the world. 7 an
only a selfish and obtusa fellow. with
q brain NOT bright enough 70 think az
more than one thing ST = time.
saw how our thoughts we're &C.
Sup4su' she protested. 7 knew thai
AZ sateSy eepen1sd 9pon you. sad I
aia not wish to disturb you."
'STo disturb ues' echoed An Tor
SneSr nlaGemo!seiIe q were net really
Alao, Tor BY keeping silent. you nave
cone noFs than thSt-you have made
mo suffer. Bat theve-T am Wasting
An2e- ana iszG E@SSs yu47 huaser py
my own VIII so Ion are not
No" she raUrc1ured: ana vs
rnsr You VIII rot be long
NO" / said; Me-" ara M. ss-,r
TO u myself further. / turned sra
strobe away through the darkness
only the biting iced for prompt ana
WeAi-diTecta6 scIca enabled re 10
master the sweet emotion which shysse
WORDS, SO SoTJy uttered. had zwsseres
SGt / managed 10 crush I: low, 81
put II behind ne and 70 address nv
self wholly "a the task In Bad 7
nus ger food "a opes and al ans mica
SUI food in sach $ w-5l6ernesst
But fortune favored ns-o- psrasus
me country mas Eot 4 wilderness As
AZ the end Of 70 minutes
PISS "sASlls oolli1e6 with 3 hedge, I
sF1 1eo -ssGtssG a. tie discovery r.,
FEEL The Scratches ! had sustained i
Ett NJ way a2ong Il and came al last
"a c gate. IL was net sYeu iatches 50 i
1 pushed Il open = passed through,
oAiSS 1l lae otaS- side Of It / found
msssE IN what seemed sn orchard.
Arguing that @has =zz@@A
hedge, g gaze and an orchsr3 rs=-s
must also be & house. I pushed forward
sIno1g the treas. not without 65-9ruYrv
ana came or, a. last into 1tys clear ssr
psyoAd At Tie 1rst glance, 1 Perceived
z lght Just ahead Of NE. and made my
towards il with q deem Thsrs4T,5r
ness readily imagined As I5reM 80
er, l saw that the light proceeded f-1n
lhe Hinoow OF z small house, which /
ff&s eS3cenLy approaching from the
rear advances cautiously and
leokeo FashSa Three men were sitting
ABOUT q table On which was & bottle q
wine and TIE remains at . neal Tr1sv
were taking together With great ear
n~Gstness.
There WIS no time fer hesitation or
Hhs OF risks. 50 I waited 10 ssa
nc more, but fastened around ths
hoase- IL froated upon e road which
wide and well kept-un6oub+-
sdly { htgh-rosd and no, q merg eorsa-
lahe- a ereaaiag s!gn proclaimed
place an inn, but TIE device pafrr-
20 upon II q 50 faded under wind and
&c tlAl colia not make & ouE.
rslssd ing aaich and entered, and with
out Iustng 10 look about me, gat dorm
TIE nearest table and raped IoY,r{v
OF the thres men whom / had OBJ
served through the window arose ana
anne to me-.
1ou are n innkespery7 / asked.
fes." he answered grunly, his bro.s
close with annoyance, NOT in tha
east IN me manner Of q man welcou-
-ng & cuEtoner.
Wen. citizen" / continued 1T am
n great hasts-T am on an errand ~
importance u be OF at once. Can
nave come o to axe with rre-a
say, and whatever else "a at hand:
with tHs bottles OF wtns?a
All shnt ii no doubt be had, cttt-
zen, ne answered relaxing nothing OF
lis sinister expression Bqt there srs
certain .E the way
Money you n1eanrf and / lauyhsa
M threw two silver royyns upon tbs
able. Well. there ii Is, and you can
lot quarrel With IL either. / don't
,ffer you gsgfgna1e, rniad you-and ore
often hear the ring OF honesr
DIN noyvadayr1
.'Tha IS true he admitted ara ~.
ace relaxed a LITTLE as he eyed 1ns
money. But there Is yet another dif-
And what is itT7 / demanded
The other difficulty he answered. I
watching me keenIY. 9fs that ia gtying
'ou these provisions I may be succor-
ng an enemy Of the nation" /
threw myself back In ray chair and
'ursI into q roar OF laughter. Looking
,ack upon II, there is 10 moment ~ rng
life Of which i an more proud than I
m of that one.
Continued Next week,
a Co,.eoe Grip. rY.u