Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-05

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81 get so mad sometimes admitted
Mr.. Pinchbeck, chat l feel as though L
could swear" He put the glasses in his
pocket. "Nearsighted, you know, and
can't tell a dog from wildcat across
the street"
81 was asking what you know about
Miss Vlandingham? said Guy.
$50 you were. Miss Vlandingham m,
Mr.. Herbert, is one of the ,cleverest
young women I have ever seen. Her
mind is by far the brightest Of any in
the rival town. She'll give you the fight
of your life and I'm inclined to Link
that her town will win. She's girl or
infinite resource that the episode OF
this morning clearly illustrates the
spectacular way she has of doing
things. Gracious! Think of a woman
deliberately DOMINIC disguise and
coming deliberately into hotbed OF
partisanship like this!" Mr.. Pinch
beck seemed so overcome by the
thought that he found it impossible to
continue for several moments. "You
are young man without much expert
I'd like to give you word of advice.
Will you accept til kindly spirit?'
Certainly, Mr.. Pinchbeck. What
have you to offer?''
"Amityville is the key to this county
seat situation. One lot of imported vot-
ers will offset the other and as Amity-
vile goes so goes the election. Do you
catch on?"
ST think do"
PERSONALLY, 1 have little choice be-
tween Concord and Harmony. Still,
my profits, if this town is victorious,
will be slightly greater. as the blocks
are four lots larger. Hence this tip, Mr..
Herbert. Get county map and study
it."
Mr.. Pinchbeck got up, walked over
to the cigar case and took out cigar,
LAYING a nickel in the box for such pur-
pose made and provided.
The principle of gain was too firmly
wrought into Mr.. Pinchbeck's ma
ture for Guy to estimate him very high
ly as man, but he had furnished the
youth with good deal of mental pab-
ulum.
Every makeshift and design in the
rival towns appeared to cluster about
the personality of Miss Betty-Miss
Betty with her Titan hair and melting
eyes-as dauntless as she was charm
ing. as brave as she was resourceful.
She had met Col. Keever's most diplo-
matte move, bringing in voters from
Bismarck to offset those from James
town. The contest was assuming pro-
portions which made Guy extremely du-
bious of the result. Miss Betty was like
" to win the county seat away from
him and his heart along with it. After
an hours fruitless reflection Guy bor-
rowed county map of Pedro, fortified
himself with good cigar and went up
to his room to consider the questioned
Amityville.
This village was the only other town
in Goodwill county. A marginal note
on the map informed Guy that its pop
ulation was only about thirtyfive.
These thirty-five were undoubtedly IA
vorable to Harmony, for Amityville lay
to the west of that town and conse-
quently nearer to it than to Concord.
In order for Harmony to present petit
ton containing the names of two
thirds of the qualified voters in the
county, Amityville must have signed it
to man. Here was good field for
effort, Guy thought. Why could he not
go over there and talk to the people?
He came to a conclusion just is the bel}
rang. He was thoroughly determined
to go to Amityville in the course of a,
few days and try his hand at cleo
pioneering.
When he came out of his room he
saw Pettibone sitting in the hall beside
his door. The young man was sur
prised at the sheriff's presence, but
made no comment.
what did you do with Barney?" Mr..
Pettibone?'' asked Guy.
Hes confined in room over Pin
gree's that we use as Jail"
whats to be done with him?"
Judge Waffle will have to decide
that"
Pettibone was most compan ionable.
He not only accompanied Guy down
stairs, but sat at table with him DUR
ing supper, followed him out on the
porch for an evening smoke, chatted
with him until bedtime and then accom-
panied him upstairs again to his room.
A cot was standing in the han beside
Guys door in place of the chair.
''See here, Pettibone," said Guy,
"you're nice fellow, and all that, but
don't you think you're crowding me
pretty close?"
"Well, no." answered Pettibone,
after brief period of thought.
what does this mean, anyway?
"The Colonel and lot more didn't
like the way you carried on this morn
ing, and they wanted me to lock you
up along with Barney. But told 'em
no. Then they insisted that should
have to watch you and be responsible
for you if didn't put you under lock
and key. says all right, and that's
why I'm here. I'm good teller, as
you've just been kind enough to say,
ord TIM dead c1ro vOr1sra another So