The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-11-16
and far away. F1nally ne saIo:

and far away. F1naIIy ne saIu:
''All right, all right, I can shoot
we'll enough; this kind of thing isn't
our custom, you know-I'd as soon kill
him one way as another, as matter
of fact. No, don't know a darned
soul here" There was confab in
comprehensive to Dan. It's all one
to me, gentlemen" he said. I'D rath-
er not drag in my friends. Fix it up
to suit yourselves"
He wanted them to go-to be alone
Ito stretch his arms, to rid himself
of the burden of sense and be Tree.
And after they had left, he remained
in his window till dawn. 1t came soon,
midsummer dawn, singularly tender
morning in his heart. His mind
worked with great rapidity. He had
made his will in the. States. He
wished he could have left everything
to Lefty Lane, but if, as Ruggles said,
he was a pauper? Perhaps it wasn't
a lie after ALL Dan had written and
telegraphed Ruggles asking for the
solemn truth, and also telling him
where he was and asking the older
man to come over. If Ruggles proved
he was poor, why, some of his bur-
den was gone. His money had been
a burden, he knew it now He might
have no use for money the next day.
What good could it do him in a fix
like this? He was to meet Ponio-
towsky at five o'clock in place whose
name he couldn't recall. He had seen
1t advertised, though; people went
there for lunch.
They were to shoot at twenty-five
paces-he might be Rockefeller or
e beggar for all the good his money
could do him in pinch like this.
His father wouldn't approve, the
old man wouldn't approve, but he had
sent him here to learn the ways OF
the old world. A Pickering smile
crossed his beautiful, set face. His les
sons hadn't done him much good; he
would like to have seen good old Cor
don Galorey again; he loved him-he
had no use for Ruggles, no use-it
had been all his fault His mind
reached out to his father, and the old
mans words came dining back:
BUY the things that stay above
ground, my boy" What were those
things? He had thought they were
passionate had thought they were
love, and he had put all on one wom-
an She couldn't stand by him, now
that he was poor.
The spasm in his heart was so sharp
that he made low sound in his throat
and leaned against the casing of the
window. He must see her, touch her
once more.
The fellows Poniotowsky's seconds
had chosen to be Dams representatives
came in to elk him up" They were
in frock coats and carried their silk
hats and their gloves. He could have
laughed at them Then they made
him think of undertakers, and his
blood grew cold Ee handled the re
Volyers with care and interest.
I'm not going to let him murder
me, you know" he told his seconds.
They helped him to dress, at least
one of them did, while the other took
Dams place by the window and looked
70 the boy like figure of death.
The hour was getting on; he heard
his own motor drive up, and they went
down, through the deserted hotel.
The men who had consented to act for
Dan regarded their principal curious
ly. He wasn't pale, there was bright
ness on his face.
"Partons," said one of them, and
told Blair's chauffeur where to so and
how to run. "Partons."
(TO be continued