Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-11-29

the wood. Soon the game warden and
two deputies hove into view. The
warden's face was flushed with ex.
element as he strobe along in ad,
vance of his men. 8;,sl s:,S5 81 sE 4 I'd
B Approaching the door, he called
out: IA +, IL l! Il !, gS &
f ''Will ye surrender peaceable and
come out o. there, er shall I come in
an git ye?"' s5&2. Il; ., II s.5i.
swering voice. Out in the bushes.
twenty feet away, Bedight waited:
tensely. :! .+.... s.s.
"Come on out; the doors unlocked"
shouted the warden. g 55g. 1 l5sF. t.l ~
Still no answer. 4. jgssS IN :. .l@, A r.
= "Gol darn We; I'll show ye. Come
on in, fellers," bawled the officer,
throwing open the door and dashina
into the cabin, followed by his depu.
ties. s.ay!,-s@.44..g %''5 s., y q ls%
With an agile spring, Bedight left
the clump Of bushes and dashed 70,
the door. The warden saw him com.
ing and aprang to meet htm-but too:
latel Siamming the door shut. the
mayer shot the bar home 3;~ - N;
#a He could heaT the strenuous ob3ocs
items, Of the, pgisness o. ha hurried
away, making . detour to q farmer'a
hopse. whsre, he. hoped TO, securs
/ eoaaeehiag 70 eat. :, A ruddylchssked
,feFunets VIE fed him bouantasuliy end
pFotestted IL Inc unnecessarily siBs a
NE coan9 hesSase,ths Tor his ainnea'
md 8 BASKET vox epessfsinna,fs With
! witch he get out for the cabin. s / &,
VI! Reaching the veod-ohoppse's hat
I'm which two houEo pSsvtons, be had
been, Q peasoaer. 10 rapped On tha
deor., I'D = 3J 2s&t. ss7Hs2TTsfi14%~ia n
q. ~wSosseFsl there's cafeda al eEcaeat
~sace rw1thtnsg .'iessus ontl" aaajsnla ~
's' Break the glass I'M the: window
directed the mayor, his face illumined
with sailes, .and eat ont Of ma
*handl'' E s;sz,, 81 5;., 81
I A growi Of mingled disappointment.
and relief preceded the shattering 81
the glass. Bedisht held his basket on
hiss left arm and began passing provl
sions through the aperture. t,I rssg-i
"Good grub, this, boys he chuck
led. Il serve excellent meals at both
my boarding houses. I'll bring you to-
bacco tomorrow night. Just you make
yourselves comfortab BILE. How would
you like deck Of cards?" Y 4 ttf.f ~
s,..: It was dark when Bedight reached
Squirrel Inn and slipped unohseryed
to his room. tY,3.5 d 4, 81, .5s..,
When Jackie vining came down al
six next morning to take a constitu
tional before breakfast. the mayor
sat in an easy chair on the veranda,
smoking his favorite pipe :;$5.,A '5 I'm:
'Will you kindly tell Miss Mason
that lam waiting her commands?'' 2:
he asked easily. with no trace OF re-
sentiment in his voice, M; IA ..5s.,es
II was going to 1iberater you this
morning" she said, simply, trying tc
hide her surprise. 81 4. T =,
& "Oh, / got ont last night, thank
you. I'm particular about my own
bed. Never could sleep well In .
strange bunk" laughing.
i, After. breakfast Alice Mason, the
girl appointed by the court to defend
Bedight ON the occasion OF his trial
called him aside. #sf:5@ @ sf*a;
"As your attorney, lam led to offea
You your freedom today: III want ste
go to Lahaville for some! cold cream
and IL you will ride to the Four, Cor
ners with me. / will let you escape tc
your OWN devices. It Is not always
that an attorney can vouch for his
client. but am willing to take .