Daily Republican., 1885-01-15
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" You can't get another as good din
ner at Devils Lake" said the landlord,
angrily. " There's no pork like that In
all Dakota !" And he pointed to huge
hog that stood on its nose and fore feet
beside the front door of his shantv.
cut oil both his hind feet for you," con
tinued the landlord with anger, and
pigs feet with bison and baked beans are
n dinner for king"
The beans were frozen, and had to'
eat with my fur coat on" grumbled Mr..
Winter, as he paid and told his horses to-
trot on.
Harry Winter was on his way to join
his brother, who lived fifty miles north
west of Devils Lake City, and he had
timed his journey to get TO his brothers
farm before the spring break up, when
the mud averages three or four feet in
depth Underneath the seat of his sleigh
he had stored some choice " canned
goods" In case of emergency. He had
| never been over the route before, and
would have to rely on the direction of
such persons us he might meet. His
course lay over rolling prairie, along a
road packed h gh with snow.
| AT er he had driven few miles north
west he stopped at IA shack to ask the way
| An old man In a huge fur coat and cap
came TO the door, and comely young wo-
man flattened her face against the window
pane
" Can you tell me the way TO Silas Win
ter's and give me dinner 7" said Harry
Silas Winter Why, you'll have to
face about. His section is twenty miles
from here, but he went to Fargo two days
ago"
" Gone away !" said Harry, with q
gloomy face. " That's my luck Well
captain, can you give me a dinner 2"
Well, guess the old woman can fry
up suthin' for you. The rule Is pay In
advance, young man-sl. There are rust
lers about that don't stick at hair or hide.
When they've swallowed your victuals,
cans and all, they're up and away and a
VIII site for pay"
Winter paid his dollar and went in
to the house. He found the old woman
laxative enough and the daughter whose
name turned out to be Viol aViet, was as
graceful and attractive as one of the
Young antelopes that dance over the prsir'
les.
Well give dinner that you won't
forget" said old Wet. Look at thai
dahtah of rnine," he said, Ms the girl step
) ped into tho kitchen. Our Wisconsin
, parson used to say that Gabriel nevel
shook down from heaven as fair a bios,
som on this here foot stoolbefore. There
now, "he said, sitting down and humping
the table with the hiatt Of his knife, "this
here Ia what
CALL A DINNER
81 Harry looked anxiously at the layout
r The central dish was large frying pan
:. In which beans, potatoes, and salt porl
b, disputed for the first place. Old Wet
| helped his guest sparngly. Winter tried
y to swallow mouthful of the mess out OF
j regard to the old mans pretty daughter
then, not to starve to death, he went toni
Iseigh and brought from 1t some ported
Tongue and oysters, and, setting them
upon the table, invited the host to join In
The last oyster had just Owed out o.
:, sight down the old mans outlet when {
:. sleigh drove up to the leeward of thu
: house, where IIarry's horses stood. OIL
Wet went to see who had come. A few
seconds aftcrward his loud cries drew
:, Harry and Viola after him. The new
II corners had snapped horses and sleigh.
|. with him and were rapidly driving his ow
team out of sight.
all :" What does 1t meant" said Harry, 70
d he saw that the new horses, though wind
led, were better than his own.
al i,e glanced from old Wet to Iii
y daughter. The girl had turned pale.
Fl Wait here" she said, and In
moment had gone, and returned holdin
in each hand thorny bramble and som
( Icord.
"Quickl" she cried "tie them to tn
tail of each horse. Quick, you fool or 20
D. are LOST" And before the words wer
n out of her lips she had fastened one BRAN
lie BILE to the tail of the nigh horse.
) Suddenly the terrible truth flashed
h on Harry's mind The horses which tn
lie iugitives had left had been stolen
The pursuers of the horse-thieves were
i, doubtless, hot upon their track. II
~ would be captured with the stolen horse
~ In his session. He knew how short
=, time a man found with a stolen horse o
;. 1.-THE frontier remains unhanged. The
- would soon find out their mistake an
y apologize to his corpse. Poor consolation
His hand trembl.d at he tied the brandt
to to the horses tail. They then led tn
team On To the open prairie, and whippe
~ them up and letting go their barbed tails
II, watched them disappear In full higl
III over the nearest "raise."
~ Father" said Viola, you must sa
that you brought Mr.. Winter In yol
ut sleigh. They will suspect nothing no
as that the horses are gone, but Will press c
:" to catch them"
tol They were not long lett in doubt ;
ed half an hour dozen regulators steppt
re at the house and questioned its inmat
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