The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-01-21

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nae hearness horse for We"
'"Then III have to go on to Simon
Pointarre. I've heard him well spoken
Of"
"Have ye now? That's queer. for
he
Maybe. then. it was his brother"
said Joe quickly.
"Which?"
".rhe other one that was with An.
derson at Red river
There was nae one. only the old
man. Simon and the two girls"
well. anyway. I'll ask the Pom
tarre's price before close with
yours"
I'm make a reduce to SIT If ye agree
here and now"
November said something further of
Atterson's high regard for Simon Po;n.
tarre. which goaded old McAntlrew to
fury.
And | suppose it was love of Simon
that made him employ that family"
he snar|ed. ''Oh, yes. that's comic.
Twas Simon and no that grinnng las
sic they call Phedre! Atterson? Tush.
| tell We. if ever a man made tue o.
himself
But here, despite McAndrew's pro-
tests, Joe left the farm.
At the store which was next visited
we learned the position of the Poin-
tarre stealing and the fact that old
Pointarre, the daughters, phedre and
Claire, and one son. Simon, were at
home
The door was opened by a girl Of
about twenty years of age. Her bright
brown eyes and hair made her very
good looking. joe gave her a quick
glance
Il came to see your sister," said he
simon called the girl, here's d
nl:in to see phedre"
"Whats your blsiness?' groHlcd a
mans voice from the inner room
why sent you5'
Cant tell that, but guess Miss
rontarre viii know when give her
the message"
"Wcll, suppose you'd best see her
Shes down bringing in the cows
You'll find her below there in the
meadow"
Joe thanked him and we set off. A
tWig broke under my foot, and the
Girl swung round at the noise.
What do you want?' she asked.
She was tall aud really gloriousIy
handsome.
i've come from Attersou. I've just
seen him." said November
There are many people who see him
every day. What of that"
Huh, Don't they read the newspa-
per in I.e1f(teyilIe?- There's something
about him going round | came think
ing you'd sure want to hear said No.
vember
The color rose in Phcdre's beautiful
face
"TheE're saying" Went OH Joe that
he robbed the bank where he is en-
ployed Of 100000. and instead of try
ING TO Get away on Tue train or by one
OF the steamers lie made for the
woods"
Fhttire turned away as if bored
What interest have / in this: 1t en-
mules me to listen"
"Waitn' replied November. with
The police went and soon struck At
terson's trail Oh the old colonial post
road and in time come up with After
son himself nigh Red river The DO
lice takes Atterson prisoner, but they
found nothing Though they searched
him and all round about the camp,
they found nothing"
He had hidden it, ! suppose"
$50 the police thought And |
thought the same till"-Novemaer'
gaze never left her face-'till see his
eyes The pupils We're like pin points
in his head" He paused and added:
Il got the bottle of whisky that was in
his pack. It'll 70 in as evidence"
"Of what?' she cried impatiently.
''That Atterson was druggcd and the
bank property stole from him. You
see. continued Joe, this robbery
wasn't altogether .Atterson' $ own idea
All"
NO, | guess he had the first notion
of 1t When he WaS on his vacation six
weeks back. He was in love with a
wonderful handsome girl Blue eyes
she had and black hair, and her teeth
was rs good as yours. She pretended
10 be ia love with him, but all along
she was in love witll--wcll, | can't
SAY who She WAS in love wi1h--herself
likely. Anyway, expect She used all
her Influence to make .Attcrson rob the
bank and then light out for the woods
With the stuff. He does all she wants
On his WAY to the woods she meets
him with Il pack of food and neces
saties, In that pack WAS bottle Of
drugged whisky She asks him where
hes going TO camp that night he sns-
poets nothing and tells her, and off
she goes in Il canoe up Red river till
she comes to opposite where he's lying
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