Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-11-06
A FASCINATING GIRL
BY r., W.
Author Of "For Her Sake" ''zAs Ro
nance Of a Back Street, Etc
CHAPTER II.

CHAPTER II.
MAJ. CRAwsHAw PLUMBERS TO BEGIN WITH
The last train from town had reached Bat
Teton Junction at o:S0p. M, and the station
girls were extra busy in consequence, when
q tall, stern, bron1e-faced man, with closely
cropped gray heir and an iron gray mus.
tache, strobe up to the counter and de-
manded a cup of tea Maj Crawshaw had
chosen his time we'll, for young Todd was
not present on tho occasion-the Todds
dining late On that particular evening, by
some kitchen mischance which had been
carefully prepared beforehand by more than
one conspirator. i.
Maj. Crawshaw had marched at once to
that portion Of the counter over which Miss
Racket presided. From q hasty glance over
the heads of a struggling mob his keen eyes
had taken stock Of Miss Racket-her tall, full
figure, her round, rosy cheeks and broad.
continual smile; and he had decided that
this was the particular vixen who had upset
the mental equilibrium Of his family, and
fascinated his fool of q nephew. just the
sort of young woman to wind poor little
Todd round her finger, he thought-pert,
her Isroanor Th;s -. 49, w,.ho,s. y.
doubt
Mis-. p..Lo+ a-.v .,,. .,,- -,
.,r.1v "a ;sS;@o,"nr. .ss 'sR a. 80
tori.r .,nHo.ta.s a.. 49, he.s..-s a..
vas IN m h,,r-r - ha uare sna IT,. M.s
vorne NOV ~ st+.,d - H. Wv. 80
north v;th = wh;ts 10. Al, ~ o,e s;da ~
who had comnl;man +ad har ~ hsr snnssr.
.nce that avap;nr .nd raarat+.d th.t kp IA
not live at Ratt,oton erd .o,,id bons
beaned other comnlimarta had t;r,a .,,owsd
him and MOI Cra-sh.w h.d ~ hsn,,sJ
-ners;stant,v ~ too ovar III. isst sho,,,dsr
Tho mo;or drsn,, s,aw,., 81 .to - h.u
.ndwich mo.nwh;,o wh;oI h. sas~o+ - n.,,
for until .nother ~ tho 1o,na Iad;es p ~
MINDED hin, ~ ~. $780,. Tr.;s ~. MI,
Dalv a1wav s a. shaw 40 roadIe t. hsr ams
nloyera' ;nterest. nj M;.s Reclat vha
,yhen a,,rriad hv .dn;,ons ,,,o,,Ia 49, ~
lowed n n,,ortcr - h,,ndrad ~ xVat,;nc,.
MICS IN ascano hor not;ca I'll, ;nn,r;tv
When Iha ro;Iwov ho,, had r,pa snd 4ho
white ho. had dr;fted aw.v S;+h othar
troyel,rr a+ons and tha,o ~, 1900 ana
univ one man 1eft Of tho no,,ntar Mai &c.
shaw hsron to' attract tho ottontion ~ Nj,
Raclat HI woa not oo;nr m nv tho o.es.
no .vos . ros;dont ~ Ret+Iaton = = .s;.,.o.
orEfor s,,c, odd +h;nos d. ooo,,r - -afn:ash'
MONT oo,n+ansNha "a 49,. s+.'.,. ~. ~
narsona1 annaaronco and disnoss 49, ~ auoo a.i
Nv tho naIt p aon.a - trs;s M;ss po " ..sa
in n,,ls;,,a and -or,ont;o .nd - 1..sa, "',;a,,1a
to conc,,,s;on. h,,. +han ~ ~ .;pn $50 Sa" =.
hor nar,, ,a,,aI, AZ aot aus. ~ - o. a,as
~ hon rho, 5,;nIs.- ~. e. 80 -. ~.
ha, .s;+h H. - af e.; - -" ~ 20" Asu =.
Tho hridro ~ h;s ao,;I;oa ,pse NJ. P e
Glanced at him AGAIN Rv Tho s;da ~ ths
effrs;u. 1890 .an ~ 4ho lii ~ ~ haS
onns.rod or;rs and IA ano,,nh h,,t .,S =. ~
his Glow 10 moo ~ = TIN, mood 1ooS;nn sto, -
go ao,+Ioman ~ -. 1919, ~
Nice Rland oaiied him ssn e,d h,,o, a y and
asked Miss Racket behind the soda water
hottla. ,,ho tho n1S h,,oa. mos th,t ~ mS,a
;n~ ara. ~ har hut M;ss pan,..t ia on
asS .u a.. ~ ~ ~ ",aat;sn "as y ~.
within harso,f thot a ha wo, on,1 . ,m;dsls
.rad i,,,o,. md .a;ddla w., xii. ~ Nv
sssn;o T;..Ia -. :uo.s ".e uo.
g. -. On ~ -" .ou isaaav ~ wv ~uea l me-
Th.,o mos, na,n 49,. ta =. go !.
histo.,, - I,,ei..r T.. tah ~ - ~, e ~ = 49,
aa,.hay. h.n IT,. ~ aono ~ 49, n.oa.
aon.,ap,.a rsaa h." f.t. Gu ,u ~ ~"
Sad 49, It, H.. a.,. ~ m,s-s ".s" 80
,asr 49, +I,o+ In ,ra,,,s n"t 49, go. o. e..
tsrce1v IT. ho, ,arI,on, thare ,was . Hh,o,,,n
son,ar,haro ~ 80 ,o.a IT, ahIsa,.sn s.n.,
~ rorr froo,o,,tIv .H.o,,., ~. asas 49,
If the rofrsshment donart,nent S,,o had
how ,,,oonsc;ous1v sm,,Gnod for 20, ni,,,.s.
rost.sson h.n;.: 49, Ell 49,. It,. -
ant looking into Tho olaas at the bach ~ ths
co,nter
Yas she had mada . communist
aTt,s . era oyoninr y Gotta ~. ,,,
yves. air verv fine
4vo,,nH soon bova 6,;sha, h.ro 7 .,
rose,s ''
@Son,. ~ ~ nil, .,d .,,,o =. =, ,,.
Tim ona ~ tIa .,,on,t, tt;s a,.,a.. W." " n,' y
.aid facot;o,,s1v S>
aVo,,,m o~c.,sa mo ,o,,rr ,.duy l.. col,
r,nct;,;o,sIv @h,,a Do 1ot onto 49,.
stand wo, What ia .w,n:n7n
aIvon,t ~ hon,s TN n,n rm ,.. -.
s.,d ,;a,t',. ovVhv WV al, 81 ns"w ~
avos + nm dull .i,vav, d., =,
,,arshons;o, T avn afra;i " ha .an y
sWai, ,,,oan os +r.,1 fo,is ~ , ,aS. .vt",ea
81 .a,,na l,d;,. !. ..euirad ot +h h ~
,aont stands.
aOh w. s,,o ,r,.,, I'll +,,4 .;., ,r:.
n,o,,d h, o in h.., 10 Miss p"o1aa.,, WIS A
a,.a.sa, ou,oranca md +han M;sa p,a., a ".,
W;ss n,,.t wv, nm TOD oon,ar.at;a. '.n s
~at,'o, ;n.nrs,oS.aI ,r;t,, h.,.,n;oai -. ~
~ I'D ,,,,ci, md ha tho,,~h ~ .A
"p,o,Iu -
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h,,-,, ;,sro :" .oii thu p,eior st;u - NJ
papnI:... ~ N''
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up,o,tr :, "pp. ~ oanss.,
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'ty, suif,o'e!
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1su a' vi" I'D = ~. o ouI saa. MISS Wis d ah'
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