The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-31

and mean type as Duane had ever
encountered, had, from some cause or
other, been startled. From whatever
point Duane viewed the mans strange
1ndecision-his start, his check, his
fear had been that of recognition.
suddenly acquired sense he had gotten
or Colonel Longstreth's powerful per-
sonality. Why had that desperate rob
Der lowered his gun and stood para
lyzed at sight and sound Of the mayor
OF tairdale? This was not answer
aele. There might have been number
OF reasons, all to Colonel Longstreth's
credit, but Duane could not under
stand. Longstreth had not appeared to
see danger for his daughter. even
though she had been roughly handled,
and had advanced in front of a cooked
gun. Duane probed deep into this sim
gular fact, and he brought to hear on
the thing all his knowledge and EN- .
perlence Of violent Texas life. And he
round that the instant Colonel Long
streth had appeared on the scene there
was no further danger threatening his
daughter. Why? That likewise Du
ane could not answer. Then his rage,
duane concluded, had been solely at
the idea of his daughter being assault
ed by robber This deduction was
indeed thought disturber, but Duane
put 1t aside to crystalline and for more
careful consideration.
Next morning Duane found that the
little town was called Sanderson. 1t
was larger than he had at first sup
posed He walked up the main street
ana back again. Just as he arrived
some horsemen rode up to the inn and
dlsmounted. And at this juncture the
Longstreth party came out, Duane
heard Colonel Longstreth utter an ex-
SSialnatlon. Then he saw him shake
hands with tall man. Longstreth
looked surprised and angry, and he
spoke with force; but Duane could not
near what it was he said. The follow
laughed, yet somehow he struck Duane
as sullen, until suddenly he espied Miss
Longstreth. Then his face changed
and he removed his sombrero. Duane
went closer.
Floyd, did you come with tho
teams" asked Longstreth sharply.
Not me. l rode horse, good and
hard" was the reply.
Humph I'll have a word to saw
TO you later Then Longstreth turned
TO his daughter. Ray, here's the cou-
SIN SIN I've told you about. You used to
play with him 10 years ago-Flovd
Lawson. Floyd, my daughter-and nv
niece, Ruth Herbert
duane always scrutinized every one
ne met, and now with dangerous
game to play, with consciousness of
1onsstreth's unusual and significant
personality, he bent a keen and search
ing glance upon this Floyd Lawson.
He was under so, yet gray at his
,: ples-darh, smooth shaven, with
mes left by wildness, dissipation,
shadows under dark eyes. month
strong and bitter, and square chin
a reckless, careless, handsome. sinister
lace strangely losing the hardness
when he smiled, The grace of a gen
tleman chung round him, seemed like
an echo in his mellow voice. Duane
doubted not that he, like many a
frontier, where rough and wild life had
wrought sternly but had not quite eff
faced the mark Of good family,
Colonel Longstreth apparently did
not share the pleasure of his daughter
and his niece in the advent of this
cousin Something hinged on this
meeting. Duane grew intensely Curl
Gus, but as the stage appeared ready
for the journey. he had no further on
portunity to crafty it,