The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-02-06

to be-his widow? I congratulate you
and myself"
All Prue's ~forebodings revived at
these words, uttered with an air OF
to her heart. Il do not understand
you she stammered, trying to APP
pear -unconcerned.
OH! 1 think you do" he replied.
only you love to torment me by play
ing the iflexorable prude. You were
possibly sconnived at his escape. You
were still there when the soldiers over
took the boat in which he and his band
were attempting escape, and shot the
fugitiyes and sank their boat. The
news in today's Courant can not but
confirm your hopes of regaining
the joys of freedom, with all the adj
vantages for which you married Cap
taln-de Cliffe."
AS she remained silent, he drew the
news sheet from his pocket and, with
a great show of searching out the item,
handed it to her. She waved it away
with a careless gesture and when he
offered to read it to her. she merely
bent her head slightly, never moving
her eyes from his face.
AT a time when the whole coun-
try Is terrorized by h~ighwaymen and
footpads, singly and in bands, news OF
the determination Of the notorious
gang of robbers under the leadership
Of Robin Freemantle (recently con-
demned to be hanged at Tyburn for his
crimes and later mysteriously released)
will be highly gratifying to the travel
ing public, who go In constant fea OF
their lives because of the boldness Of
these marauders, who infest the very
streets Of the metropolis. No longer
g than last Monday Id B-ch-e
was attacked by these very ~miscreants,
robbed and held in captivity doubt
less for ransom.) while Robin Free
mantle, disguised in his captive's DOM
inc, attended the masquerade at Marl-
borough house and robbed the duchess
guests-not even sparing, If rumor may
be credited, the queens mo sacred
majesty.
But for this piece of shameless
audacity, the ruffians might still be
at large and the hangman still look
ing forward hopefully to his fees. We
have it on unimpeachable authority
that a certain beautiful v-sc-t-ss, re-
nowned equally for her lively adven-
lures and her incompatible charms,
determined to avenge this outrage
upon her sovereign mistress, and with
undaunted courage and marvellous
~shrewdness, tracked the robber to his
lair and actually recovered the stolen
jewels. Then, at a p~reconcerted sig
nal, soldiers surrounded the house,
and when the robber band attempted
to escape by the river, ia the boa
with all the fugitives on board. The
exact number is not known, but must
assuredly have been large-probably a
dozen or a score. One thing only Is
certain-none remained in the house
and none can possibly have escaped
There is more about the affair, but
nothing that will interest you as much
as that last paragraph said Sir
Godfrey, folding the sheet.
TT is certainly most interesting to
hear that there were 20 miscreants
4 ip fhnL nc - 1pio1 ~, ~ Il L~I l,~I
time during the reading (Which was
impressively deliberate and pompous.)
to recover her self command. my ex-
plot is vastly enhanced by the large
number of human lions and tigers I
bearded in their den. l begin to feel
myself a heroine indeed"
There could be but one opinion as
to that" said Sir Godfrey, with a pro-
found bow that scarcely accorded with
the cold irony of his smile.
tell any one that / never saw any Of
the 20 robbers, n in fact had no idea
that there were any in the place." said
Prue. You don't know how much /
am Indebted to you, Sir Godfrey, for
all the information you lave given mo
about my little adventure
Il am indeed happy in being the first
to assure you of its fortunate ending
said Sir Godfrey, rising. Surely you
will now permit me, dearest. to urge
Il AOpPC Ollo ll6
before her, and had pressed several
passionate kisses upon her hand before
she made n attempt to repel |
THAT will do for h present, Sir
Godfrey" she said at last. please get
up n be rational. You do not expect
me, I presume. to send for a parson
and marry o offhand? l may be
a widow again; but I must have surer
proof of 1t than a mere rumor, such
as this, before I wed again. / have
vat 70 ha yyfpoa1 %Io%A -
Cliffe left that house-that he ever
was in 1t. IT'S strange o should In
sist upon that-methinks that for q
sutton SO g to press his own claims,
you are over-ready to accuse me OF
keeping tryst with northumberland"
Accuse. sweet Prudencel You mis-
take me altogether. Too well, alas, dc
I know he oldness of your heart and
the inaccessible distance from which
your adorers are expected to admire
you. Surely. you 10 not think mo
capable OF a doubt?"
You were capable OF spying on me
and following me, by your own show
ing h retorted sharply.
For your own sake, dearest; merely
to be ready in case you needed q
fend you. And all / ask now Is that
you will accept that protection for life
and give me the right to silence every
malicious tongue with the public an
nouncement Of our approaching mar
went on, in his most grandiloquent
manner, ITO defame the lady of whom
I am ready to say, This is my prom
ised wife; her honor Is mine"
Continued Next Week.
Anvil Sparks.
From the Christian Herald.
"A hot temper causes some folks 10 ~