Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-11-29
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"There, darn We; told ye I'd git
yer he beloved with radiant pom
posity. 4s 4@% / ssst5 & ~ s5s !5$sI
IS Bedight turned angrily as tbs door
closed and realized too late that the
warning given along the trail had not
safeguarded him. He was a prisoner.
Peering through the dirty window
pane, an aperture not large enough to
permit the passing of a mans body,
he saw Miss Farnsworth leave the
tree against which she had been lean
ing and walk leisurely toward the
hotel. hi 25at{85 S
With the realization that the girl
had deliberately led him Into the
hands of the enemy, he gritted his
teeth and then. at the thought that
perhaps Jackie vining had planned
this coup de main, Bedight felt a
queer sinking Of certain hopes that
heretofore had buoyed up a heart
yearning to take high hurdles. No
q woman may keep man in hot wa
ter on general principles OF love, but
30 threw him in jail is treachery, and
when . woman reaches that point she
n like the woman scorned-a perfect
FURY. ''' ''4' ''5's ~ - S<5sssf5 Il AZ
The room In which Bedight' found
himself was big and rough like some
OF thaG words the. mayor said bsSora
his sense, OF the ludlcrous returned.
Theo, tn full possession +of, tho humor
OF no eituaton. be sat down ON the
atde of tie bunk ana grinned, a maa
can grin ,whSn the joke 10 81 HIN. but
ho safdnn 9bscomes botsterSGH u1dos
che circumstances 7unless Ne I'D In pAuh
Ia. whore II 10 always good stastepeo
prove his good fellowship byftb1atant
laughter. t:,,,n,arz ,.sssd IN 4, ".
halp there was no doubt. Remember
Ing mo slap which Bedighf md ia.
minfsteaed on the day Of thsiF arss
mas4ang. that worthy did not desira
30 take further chances. " 13t! i.
''Butsn Miss Winning I'd planned the
trap. why did not the warden. bring
enough help with. him to arrest me?'
This was the question the mayor
asked himself and gave It mp He
had no way Of knowing that the war.
den had sent word to the sheriff to
be on hand-but that functionary was
at the moment marooned on ansisland
five miles from the village with ample
food sent by kind providence in the
Hight Of the moon, but with no boat
by which he might navigate the inter
vening waters. -. 9s!I d 81 i
An hour passed. during which time
Bedight had satisfied himself that
wood choppers cabins in general and
this one in particular were built with
the express purpose of being. better
jails than those possessed by the or
binary hamlet in the north country.
He was securely confined and he
was in to stay until some one chose
10 Hberate him.
A voice from without sud- denly gave
him hope It was a voice he knew
well-the voice Of Jackie Vinlng.a \:
MIR Bedight." queried the voice.
fare you there-inside the cabin p
mo. Miss Conspirator,"" replied the
mayor, vindictively,. Pm mp on the
roof playing; solitaire" J.. Il. .5S {. &
win you tell me which Of the
girls was with you last night r. de
manded Miss <Vining.s III so.fsfI viii
let you cut % S. e
ooh, I like It in here, = replied the
mayor. enthusiastically. u It. s&a nice
quiet place, no hooks !. TO bait, no
mound builders to sxcavate. no run
away horses to catch, no balsami to
pick, nothing to do but relax and
think OF the perfdy Of ones fellows
feminine gender" 81 n
4 3f} I'm glad you like IT." responded
the Judge" with a wholesome flavor
In her voice, land I'm sorry to advise
you that the warden and reinforce
ments are about due. Wouldn't it BIZ
wiser to help me protect q thought
less girl and go free than to be con
3 trary and go to jail?" 81: 81
n ~ = like the Jail at Lakeville even bet
( Ter than this" responded the prisoner
+ affab1y. 1T is light and airy and has
easy exits in case of fire or ennui."
Y x Very WELL" she replied, repent al
& leisure" &. !. i ;55s' Il: 4
The mayor listened. She was 60
8 Ing away. .g; s.
Miss Wiring" she cried. "A
5 4s55 Yes, Mr.. Bedight !" n a j
q s.s'Y ou know very well you would de
\ spfse me IL I told you what you arr
asking. I am firm in my resolve no
Ito appear in this light. You may a.
we'll go now, for I shall not answel
your question" n S58 u.
He watched her 1.-THE form as sht
3 walked rapidly away, her head erect
her shoulders back, every inch
splendid woman.
Scarcely had she disapp eared Whe
Bedight heard the bar thrown bacl
e and q voice whispered cautiously:
Walter! Walter! The door ID ri
barred. Wait until il get away
From his dingy window Bedigl
saw another feminine form saunts
~ 1eisurely up the trail and this on
too, was sIim and fair to look upo
X s:S n ruf,ynSn fI,at any sy1Dd man ffifzI