The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-06-10
xIr--continued.

0ut with the Squire eau he wants TO
be king. That's number one. The Squire
fails out with Al Farthing cause ne
want TO stay king. That's number
two. Both OF EMS mad at each other
as their skins can hold. That's num-
Der three. AL F~arthing's a pow-wower,
and what does a pow-wower do when
he gets mad? Heigh? Wy, he jest
goes M gets his bible and key and
silk threads and all that kind of stun
and he ups and pow-wows wunst.
That's number four. Rose is the only
child the Squire's gut already, and he
sets more store by her than anything
else in the world still. Now, that's
hve'--counting on his fingers. Now,
you-uns look here. When he pow
Il he Rose? Helm? Amt that clears
mud2 Now you Jest think Of 1t a min
ute. He spellbinds Rose and makes
her fall crazy in love with Jim. Can't
you hear the old pow-wower laugh
owe that? Don't o see it's for the
ole man TO kick Rose out OF his house
n home or else leave all of his prop
erty to the Paintings? Helm? Oh, l
tell you, a long old head ciphered that
out. and I'm willing to bet my leg that
II was planned up in the old Heller
cabin Slick? oh. my, amt it slick?'
You folks mak me sick, by gor-ri-
fus!" snapped Amos, who had been
keeping remarkably still for him. Il
cant, III / die, help thinking I'm In a
niger shack down South. Pow-wow!
Cats foot! Say, what do you know
about Rose N her doings, anyway?
Pshaw! / don't wan to hear another
word about il. TIL tell you one thing,
though: Rose amt in no danger Of
breaking her heart over my man; not
this week. She's mighty capable of
taking care Of her own business, and
that's Jest the point where you folks is
weak"
Say spoke UP Lem again, utterly
ignoring Amos. have any of you-uns
noticed how Tom Farthing's been Shin
ing up to Loney lately? Noticed that,
rave yeh? How do you cipher 1t out?"
He waited an impressive moment.
wall, sub, want to NOV my idea? l
can see il Jest as clears mud. / could
tell a mighty good deal if l wanted to,
but l won't I'll jest say this much: IL
Loney Heller'd lived 200 years ago
she'd have been in a little bonny-fire
some fine morning. Mmh-huh." He
nodded his head impressively and shut
up n eye. There's some strange
things goes on down in that old house
In the Run still--some mighty strange
things. i've saw some of 'em with my
WI eyes, n I'll tell you this: II
would be as much as my life is worth
to tell about some OF 'em still. She's a
queer girl, Loney is. She's the last o.
the Hellers, n she owns this valley
in the DEVILS right. You-uns knows
that. Now think OF this: fore AL Far
thing could spin a thread he had to
take account o. Loney. Aain't that
clears mud? Before he could tech the
Squire or Rose he had to buy her off
i tell you even the devil can't do moth
I'm in this valley still without askin
Loney. Now let me tell you one thing
Amos Hardin he lowered his voice
and spoke in a shuddering whisper
that white face you and Dan seen ir
the old Heller house winder that night
was Loney's. Fore God, it raj
know it," Ha &
A shuddering "Ah-h-h-h-h-h!" came
from the crowd.
"Yessuh, that white face was Loney
Heller's. Fore God that's the truth
and / know what I'm saying. / could
prove 1T IL I dast 20. And where die
h go TO? Answer that" There wal
no doubling the sincerity of the man
He believed what he was saying.
Tommy rot! oh, pshaw!" e~jaculat.
ed Amos, I'm mighty glad I'm a Yam.
kee and hain't gut none Of this infer.
nal superstition"
The only persons ever hung FOL
witches in this country still was huns
by Yankees" retorted Lem. II knows
some things, II my ancestors did com,
over in the Cauliflower."
wal, the Yankees hung 'em. The,
didn't listen to 'em with their mouths
wide open like corn peppers"
But how about that night up in thu
Heller house, Amos? How about that
Dan amt no liar; Dams fair minded
and hat did he say? Height"
A internal trick. done by wires anc
electricity. You can do anything will
electricity. AL Farthing's trying to b.
smart. That's all there is to that"
"Oh, my! Talk about Dutch dumb
ness" burst out Ulie. by chimminy
Yar-r-r-r-r-rl e-e-e-e-e-e-e! Ho, he
hol Oh. my! How's that, Lem? Say
Amos, that's what I call Yankee dumb
Where's the wires? They amt fl
sight, and il there was wires a ma
couldn't dig no trench without u
KNOWN It. And what about that grea
black ring? Heinz" h
~rere's an underground hole to tn
Fafsslngss or somewhere elsej' main
tailed Amos desperately.
q chimminy gracious!" Ulie wa
it2 And didn't Dan say you-uns wen
down cellar n jObbed every inch O
the wall and stamped the ground
Say, Amos, do have a little commol
sense, II you be q Yankee.
wal. there's some internal trucker
about It, ! know that. It's Jest Xix
slight err hand: you can't tell,
you die, how it's done, but you knoy
It's a trick all the same, n it's al
ways easy enough wnen you zeal
explained Amos was in his las
ditch.
t'Yessuh, you're right: it is inferno
That's jest what II is. Amt ther
witches In the bible still? Heb? Eve
read OF the Witch Of Endor? Didn
Job meet the devil walkin' up an
down the earth a'ready?-But, Lord
what's the uste? By-and-by you'll b
saying the bible amt true a'read
cause it's all chuckfull of fish stories
"How do you think it's coming GU
Lem?" asked one in the crow,
'WnatIl Loney do with Tom? Mari
him.
eO-o-o-oh, no! No, siri Such crit
tiers don't merry, l know Tom prett
well, and he's a decent fellow in spit
OF his fathers chickering's with I'll
devil. I don't know nothing abol
Jim. but Toms a decent Teller that
bein, Jumped off of the checker boar
TO GET Al Farthing into the king roy
That's clears mud to me. Have We
ever saw Luney wunst? ISinder witch
and snaky, amt she? over saw an