Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-10-03

Got enough?" asked Willie hoarsely.
"No," choked III the Hedge boy.
Then there was another tapping and
ioundering and finally another calm.
Got enough?" asked Willie.
"No," said the Hedge boy. A sort of
war cloud again puzzled the sight of
the observers. Both combatants were
breathless, bloodless in their faces and
very weak.
Got enough" said Willie.
"No," said the Hedge boy. The car
mage was again renewed. All the spec
tators We're silent but Johnnie Hedges
little brother, who exhorted him to
continue the struggle, but it was not
plain that the Hedge boy needed any
encouragement, for he was crying bit
terly, and it has been explained that
when a boy cried it was a bad time to
hope for peace. He had managed to
wriggle over upon his hands and
knees, but Willie Dalzel was tenacious
ly gripping him from the back, and it
seemed that his strength. would spend
itself in futility. The Deal cub seemed
to have the advantage of the working
model Of the windmill. They heaved,
uttered strange words, wept, and the
sun looked down upon them with
steady, unwinking eye.
Now, Peter Washington, the doc
tors coachman, came out of the stable
and observed this tragedy of the back
garden. He stood transfixed for a mo-
1nent and Their ran toward it. shouting:
Eli, what's al dish yere? Hi! Stopper
dat, stopper dat, you two! For Ian
sake, what's all dish yereY" He grab
bed the struggling boys and pulled
them apart. He was stormy and fine
in his Indignation. "For lam sake!
You two kids act like you gwine mad
dogs. Stopper DAFT" The whitened.
fearful, soiled ~combatants, their cloth
ing all awry, glared fiercely at each
other as Peter stood between them lee
turing. They made several futile at
tempts to circumvent him and again
come to battle. AS he Tended them off
reproaches at Jimmie. "T's s'prised at
you! l suhtainly Isl"
"Why?" said Jimmie. II amt done
nothin'. What have I done?"
"Y-y-you done Courage desc yere
kids ter scrap" said Peter %virtuously.
"Me? cried Jimmie. II amt had
nothin' to do with it."
81 raikon you amt" retorted Peter,
with heavy sarcasm. II raikon you
been er-prayin', amt you?" Turning
to Willie Dalzel, he said, "You jest take
an run erlong outer dish yere or III
jest nachually take an damnearkill
you" Willie Dalzel went. To the new
boy Peter said: You look like you had
some saince, but l raikon you don't
know no more'n err rabbit. You jest
take an trot erlong off home, an don
lemme catch you round yere er-ightin'
or I'll break yer back" The Hedge
boy moved away with dignity, follow
ed by his little brother. The latter,
when he had placed a sufficient dis
lance between himself and Peter, play
ed his fingers at his nos and called
out:
"Nig-ger-r-r! Nig-ger-r-r!'
Peter Washington's resentment pour.
ed out upon Jimmie.
"'Pears like you never would under
stan you amt regular common trash
You take an 'sociate with ANYBODY
what done come erlong."
CAV, go On" retorted Jimmie pro
fanely. GO soak your head, Pete"
The remaining boys retired to the
street, w%hereupon they perceived Will
lie Dalzel in the distance. He ran tt
them.
81 licked him." he shouted exultant
~. II licked him! Didn't 1, now"
From the Whilomville point Of view
he was entitled to a favorable answer
They made it. YES" they said, "yo7
u did"
y IT run in,'' cried Willie, IAN l grab
bed i'm, an afore he knew what 1t wa
d 1 throwed i'm. An then it was easy.
n He puffed out his chest and smiled lik
a an English recruiting sergeant. "Ar
d now" said he, suddenly facing Jimmi
Prescott, whose side were you M"
The question was direct and stal
y Ting. Jimmie gave back two PAGES
HE licked you once" he explaine
haltingly.
"He never saw the day when h
could lick one side Of me. l could lie
y him with my left hand tied behind me