Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-01

BOYS, don't snOoL. TOT coos sake!
edication, an not boss to his name!
That's bout as redickilus as one Of
us bein' loved by a presidents darter."
ooh, I wuz jest funning, of co'se, bur,
come to think, I've hearn o. things
Jest as unreasonable. Ye see, Title
has been down to the Bluegrass goin'
to school for year or so, an thar's
no tellin' what SIGH fool doin's as that
will lead gal to. They are curious
critters at the best-gals is. Why,
hearn Of gal once that refused to
marry Jesse Underwood, the best pistol
shot our Kaintuck hills ever had. Well,
sub, she KEEP on an on actin the fool
till she finally married some poor
lawyer thet never amounted to nuthin'
ceptin' sumthin' like circuit Judge, or
some foolishness like that. Tell ye,
gals is curios."
'.Yas, that's so; but we amt no more
time for foolin'. Let's step off,
The men stepped out, took places
and confronted each other. They were
to count three in concert, then fire.
zone, two, three!"
"spang!''
A ball passed through lock of hair
above Bills left ear. He hadn't fired,
and for good reason. When he went
to cock his revolver the main spring
had broken. He had pointed the
weapon nevertheless. taking the risk
of being killed rather than to explain
an accident that George might regard
a purposed act to avoid the duel.
we'll have to adjourn this CASE"
sighed George, until you kin git yer
own pop"
"say, George" returned Bill, hand
ing George the crippled weapon. Give
jest thought we kin settle this matter
more satisfactory. Title, as we'll as
she appears to love both, mout refuse
ter marry the one that kills tother
about her. Then we'd be in nice
shape-one dead and tother wusser.
Less fine out which one she really
loves best; then let that lucky one give
tother all his property to console him
a little, and take her."
''That'll be satisfactory to me-if we
kin git bill O. discovery, as the law
eyers say, that will wuk"
A"Well, think I've got it. Termorry
at church me an you will let on like
we git in a fuss, an pull our pops.
Everybody will be excited; the vim
men will yell. an pirty Title will come
screamin' out to the one she loves
best, an beg him for her sake to put
up his pop"
''The very thing!" exclaimed George
slapping q cloud Of dust from his right
leg.
/; A great congregation had gathered
for Rev. Ball, the celebrated revival
list of Knott county, was to preach, and
the report had drawn people as a suck
hole draws chips from broad terri
tory.
The house being filled, the grounds
overlooked. Men and boys covered
the turf in front and at the sides, as
thickly as bees cling at the side of
gum on hot morn Of July-all ears
eagerly poised. NOTHING save the cleo
trio voice Of tho speaker. fell upon the
vast quiet.
Wnen the PREACHER began 10 pltcn
his tone to the scale of concluding ex-
hortation, Bill and George, as per pre-.
vious arrangement, came into the
crowd from OPPOSITE directions. They
were radiant III their new clothes, and
their new boots announced their
entrance Through proud meas
ured squeakh. Being the richest
young men, Of the section.
their appearance made heads Of
reverence silently incline and whis-
per Of admi1ation ripple through the
wide throng3
tn, young gallants worked
other. and. before the 81
knew they had met, or
au OCCASION for QdarreI. a
Accommodation began be-