Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-07-05
so fha. the lienteI.n,

looked SuS pclouNlN to"aiu '7"i' LUZ
She behaved with admirable discre-
tion.
For what should Miss Judy be
here" she said, with an air OF sur
prise. 81 mant, ef III was an answer
| could take"
".Ah, if YOU would be so good as 10
go after her" said Dick THANK her
for me and say Certainly.
Sal slid from the room, leaving Dick
to maintain his parlev. As she en-
tered the room directly beneath she
was greeted little anNiously with
the question: Well, did you mari:
exactly where it stands" 'lss. Miss
.Judv,' said Sal 'Just here to the
left" She pushed the table under the
spot, and Miss Judy mounted there
upon. "Quick, Sal, the men may be
back any moment! Lock the front
door and then come and hold the can.
Ill do this"
The room was the bar Parlor with
two doors to it--one for the front and
one for the back. For the rest ii was
also usual enough, and thin boarding
only separated it from the room
above. Through the boarding, in 81
lence, with the utmost care, Miss Judy
drove a gimlet. In a very short time
a squirt of brandy followed, and Sal
received it in can.
How I shall smell of brandy" said
Miss judy as it trickled over her
fingers.
II doan't expect Mr.. shenston will
maind," said Sal. gleefully.
Miss Judy became very severe. "Ic-
member, Sal. that this is most dis
graceful affair."
81 doant think Mr.. Shenston mant
to do wrong" said Sal.
And should not have supposed
your father would have been guilty of
it. If he is ever caught again.
"lie willn't be such a fue.'
Miss Judy concealed a smile. CAN
other pail.' she said. "-ind empty
that into the duck pond"
Sal FASTENED off with her burden and
another pail received the brandy.
"Realy, Dick" murmured Miss
Judy. apostrophizing the boarding in
Il whisper, sit was most naughty of
you"
Meanwhile Dick was showing his re-
pentance by faithfully engaging the
lieutenant in conversation. 1t was
rather difficult thing to do and an
moving exceedingly to see him sitting
there on the cask Dick. consulting
his watch, found that is minutes had
passed. and he made another effort,
for Curwcn was getting restless
"You see" he urged. Gin amy case
there is q nice point of law involved.
If l am an ignorant accessory there
cannot"
Squire dew not see nice points of
law" rctorted Curwen. There
morals and there's sins; there's sheep
and there's goats
"And asses" Dick suggested
"There's keeping straight and
there's running contraband.
"And. my contention is" repeated
Dick, YEARLY. "that so far as l know
there is no brandy in that key
The lieutenant's retort was inter
rupted by the tramp of his returning
men. They showed empty hands ant
said they had had no luck. But tho
lieutenant was too contented to b'
greatly put out by this
Never mind" he said, there:
enough here. Get the barrow read,
and we'll go up to squire's.''
: And he turned to the LANDLORD
rancorously. "Prcrdergast, yew have
10 off ,n n inf m
contraband. but yew cannot escap'
when ycw have broken ire law"
"Stow ut" said I'render"ast. sulll
' ily "Iew come here to ma house an
call me rascal Yew'vc gat no prewt
l ask ycw where's yew're prewfo!'
Here said the lieutenant. -Ant
again he kicked his heels on the key
1t gave out Il hollow sound. lie leapc
off it, as if he had been sudden].
stung. 4 faint glimmer Of the trut]
: dawned upon Dick.
"Remembcr." he said. provokingly
= smv contention has been hat there i
!. no brandy in the cask.'
The lieutenant turned it over on it
side without answering. 1t was emf
ty. and though the floor beneath wa
q damp, The holes had been stopped III
e There was brandy in it," he sale
rounding on Dick.
e "Tke-soda water seems to hav
evaporatcd" said Dick. Innocent,
G Some of the revenue men began t
Singer.
t search the place!" said Curve:
e gnashing his teeth One of the INC
returned presently and announced
strcng smell of brandy in the yart
k particularly in the duck pond,
ut would hardly do to show til
squire water from the duck pom
Il as contraband spirits" said Dick.
e There's sheep and there's goats
t, said the lieutenant hardly able to COZ
,. tain his wrath. so that Dick came nca
o to pitying him. and only mnrmure
d land asses" this time under h
breath. The lieutenant ordered h
1t men off and followed them. Die.
III without stopping to explain matter
to the bewildered Prendergas
,r fastened down. SAL he calle
r. where is Miss Judy?'
S WASN'T it clever of hero" said So