The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-05-17
TWO OF A KIND.

~ am in trouble, said Brcmner 10
his friend >ommers, land l want you
TO help me out"
'Financlal?" asked SOmmers. with
a Slight contracting of the eyebrow $.
''Oh, no: worse than that, IA good
deal"
IL didn't know anything could he
worse n these panicky times. What
is it,"
II have a friend" said Bremner,
'sor a maj who thinks h mSelf my
friend, and whom. orcertain reasons.
| wish to shake off, but lie refuses to
be shaNen. Now. you are a resource
full man. and may be able to give me
a hint. | have tried everything with
Snages-e} ervthiny short at positive
inSuIt-and ali tO no purpose
"What is the matter with him.
asked ~ommers.
'Tha matter is this. He has Il boy
seven years old, or Whereabouts, and
he always persists IN talking about
the lad in fact, he can't talk of any
thing else, and imagines every one
A. deeply interested as himself. j
have nothing at all against the boy;
lie is Il good enough commonplace
little fellow. like all the rest of them,
! never see any difference in boys my
self. the all seem equally objection
able. But Snaggs Onle TO our house,
sits down. and talks about his boy,
what he does. and what he says. I'M
I'll | am nearly driven crazy. ! hope
you can suggest something for NY
r,liet."
Il suggest" SAID Sommcrs. chat
YOU take Snaggs tothe state Of MiChi-
gan, L. :. A., and kill him"
why to M.chigan:" quer cd Brem-
ner.
ooh, simply because they don't
hang for murder there, and any PEN
atty short Of hang .ng should he cheer
fully borne to get rid of a ma like
Snaggs
Il didn't know you were acquainted
witt nina said Bremner, eXcitedly.
Il m not, ut l an afflicted in the
same way myself"
NONSENSE" cried Bremner; a
never ever heard you mention your
children.'
''I'mean that | am afflicted with a
friend like Snaggs. Its Il daughter
in his case. His name is GregSby.
Pin even worse OIL than you are, for
this only daughter $ but ) years
old You are two years ahead of me.
By and by the boy will reach years of
dis retion, and he will get there
quicker than Gregsby's girl"
Il don't know al out that" Brem.
mex renl ed, gloomily: girls grow up
SO much faster than boys do"
but they never reach years of
discretion. you know"
Il don't lclieve any son Of Snacgs
will, either. The BOYS father hasn't.
at any rate. But. l say. Sommers,
an idea strikes me Why not intro.
duce Snagcs and GregsDy to each
other"
That wouldn't be a bad plan" re.
Piled SommerS, cheerfully, land
then we m ght bet on them. I'll
back my man to lie the greater bore. .
There wouldn't he any use in bet
ting, said Bremner, ''tor if your man
is as bad as mine, it could only end
in a draw"
bring your man round, aud we'll
test the case
Small | bring Snaggs to your
house to morrow II giit, them" asked
bremner.
YES, and if yoa'rc in for a let.
I'm your victim. l have great faith
in Gregshy, and would Ike To have d
little stake on him."
Its Il serious sub ect with me -
replied Bremner.
"Oh, very well then, I'll exp Ct
y0lI tomorrow night ABOUT : O'Clock.
though | suspect your MAJ is no,
/ half 50 capable IA bore as mine"
1t was Il few minutes before 5
O'Clock when Grcgsby pressed TIC
electric button at the SOmmer's resi-
dcncc. Sommcrs heard him talkin,
TO Mrs. SommerS in the hall. say NC
"ch, yes. thank you, she il Quit,
well. IN tell YOU something funn,
that she SAID to-day to her mother
Sommcrs groaned, and helped him
self TO a quantity Of the stimulan,
divided for his guests c mex