The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-06

an he's damn dangerous when he's that
way, Bland asked me some questions
Itsnt from, the shoulder. / was ready
for 1hea.., an / sNoTe the moon was
green cheese, He was satisfied. Bland
always trusted rae, an liked me, too.
I | reckon. ] hated TO lie black tibet way.
But he's hard man with bad inten-
lions toward Jennie, an I'd double
cross him any day.
Then we Went into the house. Jennie
had gone TO her little room. an Bland
called her 10 come out. She said she
was unoressin. An he ordered her
20 put her clothes back on. Then. Buck,
ms next move was some surpriSin. He
9ehheFately throwed gun on Kate.
Yes sir. he pointed his big blue Colt
/ night at her, an he says:
brains
Co ahead, says Kate. cool as could
You lied to me- he roars
Kate laughed in mis- face. Bland
slammed the gun down an made q grab
fer her. She fought him, bur wasn't a
match fer him. an he got her by the
throat He choked her till / thought
she was strangled. Alloway made him
stop She Topped down on the bed an
gasped fer While. When she come to
them hard shelled cusses went after
away. L think Bland was Jealous He
suspected shed got thick with you an
was toolin' him, l reckon thet's a sore
teelln' for a man TO have-to guess
pretty nice, but not TO be sure. Bland
gave It up after a While. An then he
cNSsed an raved at her. One sayin' of
MS Is worth ptnnin' in your sombrero:
1t amt nuthin to kill a man. don't
need much fer tibet. But l want to
know, YOU hussy!'
Then be went in an dragged poor
Jen out Shed had time to dress. He
vas so mad he hurt her sore leg. You
know Jep got tibet injury fightin' off
enc OF them devils in the dark An
when I seen Bland twist her-h hurt her
! had queer hot feelin deep down
IN me, an fer the only time in my life
Wished was gun fighter.
al Jen amazed me. She was
whlfer'n sheet, an her eyes were bis
and starry. but she had nerve. Fust time
e~Ter seen her show any.
Jennie he said. my wife said
Duane came here to see You. l believe
she's lynn. l think she's been carryin'
On with him, an I want TO know. If
she's been an you tell me the truth
III let You go. I'll send you out to
Huntsville, where you can communicates
with your friends. I'll give you money
Tibet must hev been a hell of a
ninnit fer Kate Bland. If ever 1 seen
oeath In mans eye | seen it in
BANDS. He loves her. Thets the
strange part of it.
Has Duane been COMM here to see
my wife, Bland asked, fierce-like
No, said Jennie.
Hes been after your
Yes
Al" He has fallen In love with you?
Kate said thet.,
I'm not-I don't know-he hasn't
told me-
But you're in love with himr
Yes. she said; an Buck If you only
could have seen her! She throwed up
her head, an her eyes were full of fire.
Bland seemed dazed at sight of her.
An Alloway, why, thet little skunk of
an outlaw cried right out. He was hit
plumb center. He's in love with Jen.
An the look of her then was enough
to make any Teller quit. He jest skunk
out or the room. I told you, mebbe,
thet he'd been tryin' to git Bland TO
marry Jen to him SO even a tough
like Alloway can love woman!
Bland stamped UP an down the
room. He sure was dyin' hard
Jennie. he said, once more turnin'
life tibet you're tellin' truth. Hates
not In love with Duane? She's let him
come to see you? There's been nuthin'
between them?'
NO. swear answered Jennie; an
Bland sat down like a man licked.
Go to bed, you white-faced-' Bland
choked on some word or other-a bad
one, I reckon-an' he positively shook
in his chair.
Jennie went then, an Kate began to
nave Mysteries. An your Uncle Euchre
ducked his nut out Of the door an come
home"
Duane did not have word to saw at
the end of Euchre's long harangue He
experieqced relief. AS a matter Of fact
ne i, mad expected good deal worse He
thrilled at the thought of Jennie per-
jurlng herself to save that abandoned
woman What mysteries these feminine
creatures were!
Wal. there's where our little deal
stands now resumed Euchre. medita-
! lively. You know, Buck, as well as me
tibet II you'd been some Teller who
hadn't shown he was wonder with a
gun you'd now be full Of lead. If you'd
reckon you'd be as safe on this here
border as you would in Santone Such
is gun fame in this land of the draw"