The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-02-12

Very little, indeed; Only tina
You tell me few things and opel
the safe in the library for me
Only that trifling service =
II will not do it, said Bruc,
| doggedly.
Meyer smiled, narrow Tipped.
| " | wish to remove nothing" h
| continued, as il the other had no
| spoken. TO read. perhaps tt
make some copies, to replace al
III order and rcclose the safe =
that is all. No one ever would
| know of it. No suspicion wonlo
TALL upon You. You would be
[ safe, yshonorcd, free. Z"
Bruce shook his head, without
looking up. There was a drcary
obs,inaey III the action that irri-
tated the German. He interpreted
1t as mere temporizing weakness
OH Bruce S part that shrank from
coming to the only possible deci-
sion.
"You will do it he insisted,
No, repeated Bruce, just
audibly,
"l Oh must. :
"No.
You will go back to your cell
in Rio Nabuco, then?''
'I-supposc so.
Meyers expression grew dan
gerous, His lips drew up at the
corners, and his eyes looked still
more like artificial eyes Of pale
glass. But he spoke with I'M
changed mildness.
8 1t is a pity, White men die
so hard in those places! And then,
the disgrace. All that heroism
wasted: since no one will ever
know of it. If You should open
the safe and were discovered
while doing it, your public dis
honor could be no greater than it
will be after all your sacrifice. y
Bruce said nothing. His face
was hidden as he sat. His fingers
gripped at his hair.
After all, what do you owe
to Senior Noel?" Meyer posed a
new question. He took you out
of prison to use you. Why should
you hold yourself bound to shell
ter his political schemes? You
are not harming him by doing as
| want, only his plan to Anglicize
this country. Come, yon will do
it9 Granados is out of the way;
there IS no one to spy. The IL
brary is deserted. If it were not
no one would question your right
to do there as you choose. Come,
you will open the safe; in an hour
will be through and gone
When there came no answer, he
added hardly:
You must.
And little later:
When you are arrested for
breaking your parole, it would
perhaps add color if something
were found upon you. There are
plenty of small valuable and
money in Casa Noel. Of course,
you would need money to effect
your escape. Things could be
found upon you which Noel
could not fail to Identify"
Bruce stood up, his face drawn
and twitching. The other rose
with him, wary eyed.
You-you-" Bruce STAN
mered. 81 want-time."
You viii act now, this hour"
Meyer refused him.
You can't do it-make me |!
You haven't men here and /
have. The servants here obey me.
can bring men, snapped
Meyer. "Men who can bring you
out Of your hiding place, though
you keep yourself never so care
fully. And the servants would
not obey you if You ordered them
to attack me. Attack white man
OF power and p1ace-their mas
ter's frequent visitor and friend /!
Never!"
know ityou! But I'll have
until tomorrow night. !"
What do you want time fort
It can change nothing.
want to think !,
OF Rio Nabucoi'' sneered
Meyer, in pale fury. Do not
act the fool, Bruce. You will open
that safe, or we will break you.
What matter whether now or to-
morrow night You, q convict,
with scruplesl Are you thinking
that You can get awayi You can
not. Granados is in stupor and
cannot help you. The servants
we can easily handle. Hyou try
to GET. 10 the even s. van !
know any 81 Noel 8 friends there
who might believe your story, /
will have you seized on the rOad