The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-04-25

| well known, too, why he went there.
| Club Dawson's beauty and high spirit
| was as we'll known-as widely known
| as her fathers smithy and great
| strength, for Hank Dawson was giant
| in strength. He had lifted one -four
| barrel and set it on top of its fellow, and
set third on top of the second, some
thing unheard of.
As the giant of the Corners sat beside
his fire. smoking and listening to Dan
Bash relating his pranks at college
which Dan did some time for Hanks di-
version-he would laugh heartily.
There amt many young chaps like
that" he would say to his only daughter,
| Club, when Bash went away.
! One evening, after Dan Bash babe
| them good Club leaned over her
I fathers shoulders and stroked his hair
| softly. as she said:
| "You seem to think good deal'of Dan
| Bash, dad :"
"Well. a sort of way-yes He's a
mighty knowing chap"
"And he seems to be square out and
| out
ayes; he does"
"And he's lively cOmpany?"
| powerful lively"
| Hank DawSonS mouth was drawn
| down now. He was resolved his daugh-
ter should lead the talking.
| Dad"
"WeHo"
| "Dan Bash has asked me"
"IIello. Hello"
Hank Dawson knew very well what
was in the air. He had good eyesight.
you don't mind, dad"
"IeS do Amt it my buSncSS?"
"Yes. OF course it is. And | told
| him it was. And he knows unless YOU
| like him it's no use his comm round any
| more F"
"Chub," said Hank Dawson, you're
| the best girl from here to the forks of
| the road, He's blamed handsome fell
| low. | don't know nothing about him
more than just what he tells us: but
! like him, and if he can satisfy you and
newly, then, that's all there's to be
| said You'll set the day, and We'll mar
ry you to him. don't count on giving
| you up won't do that"
| NO, dad / told him | wouldn't leave
you, for you've been father and mother
| to me. Besides, there's a way for all of
us here. That's settled on"
| Il knew it. Club"
"Of course You did. Id like to see the
| man who would take me away from you.
| You've got to have your pipe and sit by
| the fire, or it wouldn't be like home to
| me-"
| THAT'S just like you, Chub-iust like
| you."
There were tears in Hank Dawson
/ eyes, but he wiped them away furtiVely
| and Club did not see them.
/ So it was soon known to every one
| that Dan Bash was going to marry Club
| Dawson, the blacksmth's daughter.
Mr.. Potts stood on the porch telling it
! to all the travellers as tho latest news: his
| wife, not content with assisting her hus-
| band at the tavern, went around among
! the neighborS relating all and much
more than she knew concerning the
! preparations for the wedding.
Hank Dawson was going into the town
to buy her a new silk dre>s-a blue silk
dress, and white bonnet and white
| veil. Club was going with him, of
cour>e-"how could Hank pick things
| for gale"
1t was true. For some reason Dan
Bash had been very anxious to get the
| wedding over Club wanted more time
she was determined not to be married
! so SoOn-hut Dan Bash was an ARDEN
lover. He pressed her so that she con-
| sented to marry him in a month.
The engagement enraged the Monks.
| The marriage must be prevented at all
| hazards. With such an ally as Hank
| Dawson, the power of the Monks would
soon be a thing of the past Two such
| men as Bash and Dawson would rule the
! COunty-or SO much of it as was useful
to the Monks.
They'll never marry" said Ned Monk.
q won't say they mayn,t marry" said
Bill Monk, meaningly; "but if they do
/ say if-they won't live together very
long,
This speech was rounded with a terri
bic oath.
Squattv, who was present, looked at
| Bill Monk fearfully. He had a horror
! Of the SchOolmaSter ever since he had
heard that he could kick nearly ten feet
high. and tumblcd Hi Perkins on his
back.
"Its mighty ticklish business "
The Monk brothers looked at Squatty
! ContcmptnouSly.
You'll find it much more ticklish if
this chap and Hank Dawson discover
what they're bound TO learn soon"
You don't think-taint sure they'll
know"
"Ain't it,"
NO. of course not"
As the brothers laughed. SQuattv
! shiyered He was afraid of his shadow
at times. And they had compelled him
to help them in all their Vii Iainous en-
| tcrpriSes
"What makes YOU two laugh?"
"Iuu poor fool" said Bill Monk.
don't you know there's detectives on
the hunt? We haven't b en- bnyin'
horses, II guns, poWder-hatS, n
gloves, n all sorts o traps-wlthout p'o-
pi' known IT, We don steal all we We
got Us haIfel we Il DC su>leSte". ana
Wheh We a'e oroJ up Tor we want 10
gei mighty cute lawyer. fIr>t TIME
nothii- We can swear ana lie through.