The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-08-01

4-S MEEM
O'Dowd spoke out Of the darkness:
you forget that / have your own word
for It that yell be 4 dead woman b.
fore the day IL over. Wouldn't Il be
better~for me TO begin shooting 1t once
and spare your soul the ~everlaSting
torture that would begin Immediately
after your self-produced deceaser"
A little cry Of relief greeted this
quaint sally. You have my word that
] will return with You quietly IT,
'Thunderation!" exclaimed Barnes
wrathfully. "What do you think I amt
A worm that"
EASY. easy. me dear man." eau
toned O'Dowd. keep your seat.
Don't be deceived by my internal Irish
humor. 1t is my way to be always po-
lite. agreeable and-prQmpt. I'll shoot
in . second II ye move one step out
side that cabin"
"O'Dowd. You haven't the heart 70
drag her back to that beast Of 49,
"Hold hard Wen come to the point
without further ~palavering. Where
are ye dragging her yourself, 70 ras-
cal?''
ITO a place where she win b safe
from insult, injury. degradation-
WELL, / have no fault 70 and with
70 for that" said O'Dowd. 'Bedad. I
didn't believe you had the nerve %
tackle the Job. You may be interested
to know that up to the moment I left
the house your absence had not been
noticed. my dear Miss Cameron. And
az for you, my dear Barnes, your
visit 10 not even suspected. How the
divil did ye do It Barnesr"
"Are you disposed to be friendly,
ODowd7" demanded Barnes. IN you
are not. we may just - we'll light It
out now ~ later on"
"You are not to fight" she cried In
great agitation. "What are you doingf
Put Il awayl Don't shoots"
Is It q gun he Is pullingf" inquired
ODowd calmly. "And what the deuce
are you going to aim at, mi hearty1 I
have a bull's-eye lantern with mi.
From the luxurious seat behind this
rock I could spot ye in a second. Hav-
ing said a. much I nov propose arbi-
tration. Would ye mind handing over
that tin boz in exchange for my po-
lite thanks and a courteous goodby to
both Of vel"
I'VE have no box Of any description,
MI. O'Dowd," cried she triumphantly.
THANK heaven, he got safely away!"
do you mean to tell me you came
away without the-your belongings,
Miss Cameron" exclaimed O'Dowd.
'sThey are not with me-" she replied.
Her grasp on Barnes' arm tghtened.
'Oh, isn't It splendid1 They did not
catch him. He"
VIII you both swear on your sacred
honor that ~ haven't the jewels In
your possessioni"
"Unhesitahngly." 1aid Barnes
II swear, Mr.. O,Dowd."
'sThen," said he, Il have no time to
waste here. / am looking for . tin
box. ! beg your pardon for disturb
Ing you"
"Oh, MI. ODowd. I shall never for
get all that you have"
"Whist, nowi There II one thing l
must insist on your forgetting com-
pletely: all that has happened In the
last ave minutes. What / am doing.
Mr.. Barnes. would be my death SEN
tence II It ever became known"
ut shall never be known through
me. O,Dowd. I'd IKE to shake your
hand, old man."
"God bless you. Mr.. 0'Dowd," said
the girl In q low. small voice. singular
y suggestive Of tears. "Soms day !
may be in : position to-"
Don't say I'll You'll spoil every
thing II you let me think you = In
my debt. -Bedad. don't be % sure I
sha'n't see you again, and soon."
'aTell me how to nnd Harris Tavern,
old man.. Ill"
mo. I'm dashed II / do. You ought
to be grateful to me Tor not stopping
you entirely. without asking me to
give you . helping hand. Good-by.
and God bless you. I'm praying that
ye get away safely, Miss Cameron. So
long. Barnes. II you were . row and
wanted to roost on that big tree In
front Of Harris Tavern, I dare say
you'd take the shortest way there by
dying - straight a ! bullet from the
mouth Of this pit, following your ex-
tremely good-looking nose."
They did not wait FOR the break Of
day. Taking O'Dowd's hint. Barnes
directed his steps straight ont from
the mouth Of the quarry and pressed
confidently onward. In answer 20 4
| question she informed him that there
were 90 fewer than twenty-five men Ia
Green Fancy, all Of them shrewd. reso-
lutte and formidable.
II cannot for the life Of me. zee
why they took chances On inviting me
to the house. Miss Cameron"
She was silent tor Z moment, and
| when she spoke It was with great In
tensity. "Mr. Barnes. I had your life
IN nv hands III the time Won were at