Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1916-04-13
CHAPTER xxlli-contInued.


lieutenant Harwood."
''Noreen Harwood! Why. It takes
me Oh my feet How comes 1t you are
here!"
my father 10 dead" she answered
simply. the brightness vanishing from
her face. HE was killed only q few
days ago."
Il regret to leaIu tAat. cousin" and
he held out his hand. "Who 10 this
man. and why are you here with him?"
HE has told you the TRUTH" she an
swered quietly, her hand still within
his. II have known him from child
hood. IL am his wife,"
There was q moment Of silence, OF
hesitation. heard the soldiers NOV.
Ing about the room. and the murmur
OF voices speaking cautiously. Then
Harwood released her hand. and ex-
tended his own to me. his eyes frank
and cordial.
i accept you on faith. comrade." he
said pleasantly. but there is q spare
gray Jacket strapped to my saddle
yonder more becoming than that blue
coat Saint Christopher! but It's a
most happy family reunion we're hav
ing: Ill want the story presently, but
now must look to my men. 'Tis no
easy game we are playing"
Let me understand that, lieuten.
ant" l exclaimed. as he turned away
How does 1t happen you are here.
and for what purpose?"
"A Wild plan Of my own, aided and
Abetted by the commander at Coving
ton. We are Of the garrison there, 3"
he explained briefly. his glance search.
ing out the dim interior. "The Yam.
KEGS have forage train out 40 far as
Hot Springs. got permission for a
dash to cut them of. We took the
cutoff, and landed here about daylight
The train should have been along be.
fore now. but there 10 no sign Of It,"
You have been in hiding here all
day, and seen nothing?
oh! we've seen enough" and he
laughed. But nothing we cared to
measure swords with. The road yon.
der appears popular. but. by good luck,
no Yankee shows an eagerness to At.
lend church. There was q gang of
mountain men along by here maybe
two hours ago who rode up to the
door. and took look at the shebanr
Whether they we're Yank or Reb
didn't know. Anyhow. we were willing
enough to see them pass on out O.
sight. They looked and talked a
though they were spelling for tight. "
How many?"
Thirty or forty-a right smart
crowd. There were only two came up
and rode round the church-a big fol.
low with . red beard. and little wes.
zel-faced fox he called Kelly"
"Yes. I know them; they were hunt.
ing after US. Did they 60 on east?"
They did. 80 has everyone else
we've seen today. That's what pus
zled Us, as to just what might b up
l reckon you must be some populal
to create such . furore. Why. an
hour after sunup . whole blame com.
pany Of bluecoats went by. riding like
mad. their horses dripping, and q
young fellow spurrins them on. He'd
lost his hat. and they never so much
as took a side look at this shebang
They were in some hurry. my friend. y
And neither party has returned p
mot sign OF them"
What force have you here?
"Twenty-eight enlisted men"
"YOu have nirkota mt ~
Zone man each way. . mile down
the road. concealed. The tower uu
there commands the country In both
directions"
And your horses?"
Hidden in the grove yonder."
l grasped the situation clearly
enough, and also comprehended the
reckless nonchalance of the officer
What was his purpose-his presen,
plan? It appeared to me that the
conditions warranted . retreat, bach
along the unfrequented mountain trail
BY which this daring party OF adven
turers had come. Tho troops, a. well
as the guerrillas, rust have discov
cred by this time that We were not IN
advance of them. They would return
searching every nook and corner IN
hope OF discovering our hiding place
They might even unite their forces
impellec - they were By the same de-
sire and thus become truly formidab BILE
Personal hatred Of me and the wish e
regain possession OF Noreen. would
animate and control both Anse Cowan
Dad the angry. humilisted lieuteoont
While neither would likely confess hia
purpose to the other. yet their mutual
Interests would naturally suggest au
alliance. And there WAS no war feud
between the Two which would neces
sarily prevent their cooperation. In
deed. the troopers would gladly vel
come any excuse which would bring
Oowan's gang q outlaws into clossl
connection. And the oatAt would
aAver pass b thib church aGaia With
ou4 ssarehiag ~ intesioe. 01ly -
go1Aess. . haste 70 ovestake % n ou,
ataempeed Sight, had led - their blind
b1d1As ~ beloes. I tnsnsd 70 Has