The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-01-09
gyA,NUARYa19. 8. 1873


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mind. "Ye0svs cot 70 promise to leave
thsse ess dlgsins, o. I've got to thrash
you" ssisos 49, = =
.Ysa'n .havs to Thrash me then. ?,
said Ralph, tsssiag little pale. but
ssmenbsring sAs balf dog. "But
you'lf tel me whnt IT. an about, won't
youf's Il ,ssss stst aess tssss5FT sa
rsYoo know wen enough. Folks
says yoa know moro bout the robbery
= ths Dutchman's THAN yon orter.
Bat edont believe them. Fer them
as says It air liars ana thieves their
solves. Ta'n't fer none Of that. And
I shant YELL you what It = fer. 30
nov. II you WON'T travel. Why, tske
on your ccas and sit rssdy for ! thrash
| Ing" 9Aa ..fsi - s's sa
Tho master took on his coat and
showed his slender arms. Bud laid
his o6, snd showed the physique or
prize tighter. s
t"You ain't goln' TO night me, said
Bud.
"Not unless you make me.
why, I could chaw you oil MP"
"T know that" 3
"Well, you're the grittisst fsller L
ever did see. and ef you'd Jest KEEP Off
my ground I wouldn't a-touched
you. But ain't goin' to BE- cut out
By no Teller livin' 'thout thrashin'
him 10 an inch Of bis life. You zee I
vanted to git out Of this Flat Crick
way. We're low. lived set here In
Flat Crick. And I says 70 myself, I'll
try to be somethin' more nor Pete
Jones, and dad. and thess other trifiin',
good-fer-nothin' ones about here. And
when you coue says. There's one ~
n help me. And what do you do with
your book-larnin' and town manners
but start rigot out 70 GIT way the gal
that I'd picked out, when I'd picked
her out kase thought, not bcin' Flat
Crick born herself. she might help .
teller to DO better! Now I won't let
nobody cut me out without given 'em
the best thrashin' IT'S In these zero
arms to give"
.But I haven't tried to cut you out"
"You can't fool me-"
Bod, listen to me, and then thrash
mo II you Will. Iwent with that girl
once. When l found you had some
claims, I gave her up. Not because
w. afraid Of you. for I would rather
have taksn the worst thrashing you
can give me than give hsr up. But I
have net spoken TO her since the night
of the Asst spslling.school.n
"You He!'' said Bud, doubling his
1sts. sas efa' fe e Fa
Ralph grew red.
"You was a-waitfn' on her last Sun
day right afore my eyes, and a-tryin'
70 ketch my attention too. SO when
you're ready, say 90"
'.Bud, there u some misunde derstand-
ing" Hartsook spoke slowly and felt
bswiidered. "T tell you that I die not
speak to Hannah last Sunday, and you
know I didn't,
aHsRRan n.Rss Rsqk ss.ssd ~ FOR 81 s...:s ,..ss
and hooked around. sHanner!' He
couldn't gst any further than the
name ct flrst. "Why, plague take 1t,
who said Hanner?'
'Mirandy said you were courting
Hsn9ah, said Ralph, feeling round 10
: vagns Wy to get his ideas together.
'Mirandy! Thunder! You believ.
cd Mirandy! Well! Now looky here,
Mr.. Hartsook, efyou was to say that
my sister lied, I'd lick you till yer
hide wouldn't hold shucks. But I
ay, atwixt you and me and .he gate
post, don't you never believe nothing
that Mirandy Means says. Her and
marin has set theirselves like fools to
git you. Hammer! Well, she's . |
mighty nice gal, hut you're welcome
to her. I never tuck no shine that cir |
way. But I was out Of school last
Thursday and Friday shucking corn |
to take to mill Saturday. And when
| come past the Squire's and seed you
talking to gal as is Gal. you know
here Bud hssitated and looked fool
ish-T felt hoppin' mad
Bud put on his coat.
Ralph put on his coat.
Then they shook hands and Bud
went out. Ralph sat looking into the
dre. There was no conscisn tlous diffi-
Guilty now in the way Of his claiming
Hannah. The dry forestick lying on
the rude stoue andirons burst into a
blaze. The smoldering hope in the
heart Of Ralph Hartsook did the same.
He could have Hannah II hs could
win her. But there came slowly back
the recollection Of his lost standing in
Flat Greek. There was circumstan tial
evidence against him. It was evident
that Hannah believed something OF
this. What other stories Small may
have put In circulation he did not
know. Would Small try to win Han
nah's love, to throw it away again, a.
he had done with others? At least he
would notspare any pains to turn the
heart OF the bound girl against Ralph.
The bright flame on the forsstick
which Ralph had bsen Watching flick
cred and burned low.
CHAPTER XV.
THE CHURCH OF THE BEST LrcKs.
Just . the fame on the torestick,
which Ralph had watched No intanse.