Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-01-20

70 sees Fhe fret 1T the door of the
c~g s cahsosc md starts for the
ssfTor n p'a. .he arrest of A~ppiewetg't.
u q sa,y's.se e e g. . ! s, ,hs s e.. ArisirX.
GfsaPTGR X.-Continued.
IL vas more buoyant than she had
Tcrn him. and she liked the note OF
affection that crept into his tone as
he sroIsa Of his friend.
Ardrore is the most remarkable
rersnn alive" Griswold continued.
Ton remembar-I spoke of him this
morning. He likes to play the in
sscrutablc idiot. and he carries it of
pretty we'll; but underneath he's real
iy clever. The most amazing ideas
take hold OF him. You never could
amagine what he's doing now! | met
him accidentally in Atlanta the other
day, and he was in pursuit of a face
q girls face that he had seen from a
car window for only an instant on a
siding somewhere. He declared to me
most solemnly that the girl winked at
him.,
Griswold was aware that Miss Os-
borne's interest in Ardmore cooled
perceptibiy-
OH she said. with that delight
full information with which a woman
utterly extinguishes a sister.
II shouldn't have told you that,
said Grisweld, guilty aware of falling
temperature. He is capable of fol-
lowing q winking eye at a perfectly
respectful distance for a hundred
years. and Of being entertained all
the time by the joy of pursuit"
1t een T unusual" said Bar
bara, with cold 6nality.
GriswOid remembered this talk as,
the e day. aboard the train bound
for Turner Court House, the seat of
Mingo county. South Carolina. he pom
<dered q telegram he had received
from AFdmore. He read and re-read
this message, chewing cigars and
ssc0wling at the landscape. and the
cause OF his perturbation of spirit
may be roughly summarized in these
vwOrds:
On leaving the executive mansion
the night befsre, he had studied maps
In his room at the Saluda house, and
carefully planned his campaign. He
IhAd talked ~ telephone with the
prosecuting attorney of Mingo cOun-
~, and found that Official politely re-
appnsive. So much had gone well.
Then the iuxtaposition OF Ardmore's
estate to the border, and the possible
sise Of the house as headquarters.
ss9truck In upon him. He would. after
AL, generously take Ardmore into the
game. ana they would uphold the
honor mi dignity Of the great com
monwealth OF South Carolina togeth-
er. The keys 81 all Ardmore's
siouse we're, 50 to speak, in Girls
wOld's pocket, and invitations were
unnecessary between them: yet, at At
1anta Ardinore had made q point of
asking Gris,voM down to help while
AWAY the tedfum Of Mrs. Atchison's
house party, and as q matter Of form
Griswold wired from Columbia, ad.
visirg Ardincse Of his unexpected de-
scent.
Even IN case sArdmOre should still
BE- abroad In pursuit OF the.w inking
eye. the doCrs Of the huge house
would be open to Griswold. who had
entered there SO often as the owners
familiar friend. These things he
read Ardmore's reply to his message,
reply Witch wAs plainly enough
AssdAled 9t ArGgley, hut which. he could
ssA0ks know had really been written In
.cahSoses o1Ss as ~ lay on . siding in
tho soSsheastern yards at Raleigh,
and thence dispatched TO the manager
at Ardsley. with instructions to for
ward II - new message to Girls