The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-05

1 streth, 10th Of the men were out on
| the porch. Duane wormed his way 10
I inc e1gc ri tine and rrntIcbcd
low 10 watch for his OPPORTUNITY.
Loug.,refb looked baegard and thin.
Tie WAS in hia ahfct s]iacvns ana IA. mad
come an Win = aIIn in his Fand This
! hc I.id an ~ tsI1e near ,ha 1.aI Ia
Wore no ben
Lawson nag red bIoated thick
! UtgieI ali fic,,v ana s,ycsiw frnto dri,,k
thnYga sa,er Don rh. ,nn,nerf ,1d nn
naJ Inc cxpresgloa Of - deguerata man
tu jti3 .aqt sf.nd n ,yaa bia i,a, st.nd
though n. was ignorant Of Thar.
.,A5h-... ,,.n m.,,y ~.
af,,,fd az ,ny fof,I,',1'u ..IGa nnad w
~ r, - 'n.t'it@", H"'u 90 "noni
,, rgnr ,n,i"nS - >" 49, E'' ~ I'm"
,1'an ,h hpHg Iot@3a,' I'm, ~
~ "a tnouRn1 Ia "ould chohe'
rtI.b or tInnd 49, H., "'iJ ""s, ain w
= u1" VI DI''u iiddc "IHl teaf at Inc Hoit
chance naIen, cold am ~ @"", ,ai, nns
ghut In "a vtsn ~ "' ie'''s'
"S,, ~ a,u,,,d yo,,. a.r,h
this ranpery" dstnanInd ,,,snn
harsnly.
shea In love with him and be,a In
love with her"
piane ravnicd IN r,,yon,. ,,t4,o
The statement rnIpht hnvc ~ tha
force Of a iupgernaIt Va nn%a.rath
sincere? WHAT was his pamev
Raw cursed Inc ran,>ar ~ Iu
atrcth.
You Tanned selfish eool," cr,od
Lonystreth, in dcen bitter scnrn on nnn
you think OF is yoirselr-vnr,r ios. ne
the girl. Think once Of meNrny ' ho,n ma
my life" ' ~
Then the connection subtlv n,t ont
by Longstrcth annarcntlv 10
her rofbnr and cn =, = 'nioush thls glrl
traycd. Duane rot tbnt ,o ~ oe p1-
though he could not trIl how trI,a -
was. Certainly Lawson,s inaIorey NC
his paramount emotion.
TO hell with your" burst out Law
son, incoherently He was rrenziod
I'M AVE her, or nobody else will"
you never will" returned Long
stridontlv go baIn :" CO 81
rather see her the RINGERS wife than
While Lawson absorbed that shock
hate and menace in his mian
Lawson, YOU made mo Whit 7 oan
LCngstrnth aI r"ane : am
shielded YOU. Sou,re chosaId,Me yoa =.
is toldl Now 10 49, ~
you. Pm dono," l qul0
Their gray passion cordod 20.
were still as stones
"Gentlemeni" Duane co,loa T., e..
reaching voice as ba stannod 10 n
You're both donein '~1ppeo u
They wheeled to confront Duane
Don't novel! Not n m1sclat MOT
a finger!" he warned.
Longstreth read what Lawson had
not the mind to read. His face turned
What dye mean?" yelled Iaveon
fiercely, shrilly. 1t was pot in him r.
obey a command. to SEQ i~mnnndin9
death.
All quivering and strung. vet with
perfect control, Duane raised bic ,aft
to turn back a lapel OF his omen
vest. The silver star Flashed hriehtIv
Lawson howled like . 49, e W.
.barbarous and insane furv Nth s 49,
impotent folly. he su,ant "1.ai ne
for his gun. Dna,e,s ebo+ bmd -
action. '10 o1oAe
Before Lawson even to++orad hr
he loosed the gun. IoneetretS
leaped behind him. clasped him
with left arm, quick as lightnina iertan
the gun from both clutching fineArs aSd
sheath. Longstreth protected hinosnIf
with the body of the dead man. Duane
saw red flashes, puffs of smoke; he
heard quick reports. Something stt,na
light Of sound vet shockin~ in m"ntnnt 4
him, staggered him. The hntt
Of lead followed the How D,1.n 10
heart seemed to explode. Vet his n1in5d
kept extraordinarily clear ond -oniG
Duane heard T,onostra+b -
ctinn ~ go go Lonss'fetn work the
hammer click Esf fnl , g IN, ae heard the
had I1sea IN IN al Ii tLpn sIelis.
gun. He cl1rsad ~ ns ioaus Ia
cursed at defeat n varseu as a man
and sure now o, 800 walteo, cool
the dead man - go ~ REC 10 iltt
ward the h nsbe esI III closer 10
mt co]nsiderinr tba us oma gun lay.
himself he fo,,na ~ pelh - eNnosins
He bent neering 81 - u.s. 1aSh psspid MN
arm whicb fIoDuaa utter Law
side. I.on pstreth,s ~ ~ from ms
Of a man Who mnsnt eyeJ Lf mere me eyes
never anv noistaisia ~ hiii. Ihere was
terrihle Ii.bt 30 rs tne strange n
than onca ~, eyes Inc tlose. More
at then ~ tha tan ciance 70 ann
head ar, strin 30 'pp o. Lohgstreth's
so - MS slue.
~ nolss.ieen lung laWson's body off.
but, even as II dropped-before Long !
81 ssreen could leap as he surely intend
ca, lor tne gun-Duane covered him,
anu caiieo plerclngIy to him:
Dont Jump Tor the gun! Don't! I'll
XII you! + as God. III kill you'll"
Longstreth stood perhaps 10 feet
from the table where his gun lay.
duane saw him calculating chances. Ha