Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-06-11
xu-continued.

JOh - IGl1 aii6t Al a ANh
out with the Squire cause he wants TO
be king. That's number one. The Squire
falls out with AL Farthing cause he
wants 10 stay king. That's number
two. Both OF ems mad at each other
as their skins can hold. That's num-
Der three. AL Farthing's a pow-wower,
and what does a pow-wower do when
he gets mad? Heigh? wy, he jest
goes n gets his bible and key and
silk threads and all that kind OF stuff
and he ups N pow-wows wunst.
That's humble 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
hye"-counting IN his fingers. Nov,
you-uns look here. When he pow
vows who will he pow-wow? Won't
1t be Rose? Heinz Amt that clears
mud? Now you Jest think of 1t a min
ute. He spellbinds Rose and makes
her fall crazy in love with Jim, Cant
you hear the old pow-wower laugh
over that? Don't you see it's for the
old man 10 kick Rose out OF his house
and home or else leave all OF his prop
erty to h Paintings? Heinz oh,
tell you, "a long old head ciphered that
out, and In willing to bet my leg that
II was planned up in the old Heller
cabin. Slick? oh, my, Amt II slick"
You folks a me sick, by gor-ri-
fus!" snapped Amos, who had been
keeping remarkably still for him. II
can't, II / die, help thinking I'm in a
niger shack down South. Pow-wow!
Cats FOOT Say. what do you know
about Rose and her doings. anyway?
Pshaw! ! don't want to hear another
word about 1t. I'll tell you one thing.
though: Rose Amt in no danger OF
breaking her heart over any 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 Paintings been shin
ing up to Loney lately? Noticed that.
have yeh? How do you cipher II out?'
he waited an impressive moment.
wall, sub, want to know my idea? |
can see II Jest as clears mud, I could
tell a mighty good deal liz / wanted TO,
but ] won't. I'll jest say this much: IL
Loney Heller'd lived 200 years ago
shed have been In a little bonny-fre
some fine morning. Mmh-huh." He
nodded his head impressiyely and shut
up on eve. 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
own eyes, and I'll tell you this: II
would be as much as my life Is worth
10 tell about some OF 'em still. She's q
queer girl, Loney is. She's the last o.
the Hellers, and 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.
] tell you even the devil can't do Moth
in In this valley still without askin'
Loney. Now let me tell you one thing,
A mos HarHtn ~ he InuarnI ri. ,,1.o
and spoke In a ~shuddering whisper,
that white face you and Dan seen in
the old Heller house winder that night
was Loney's. Fore God. it was. I
know it,"
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. I could
prove II IL l dast to. And where did
she go to? Answer that" There was
no doubling the sincerity OF the man.
He believed what he was saying.
Tommy rot! oh. pshaw!" ejaculat-
ed Amos. I'm mighty glad I'm a Yam
kee and hain't gut Tor of this infer
nal superstition"
The only persons ever hung for
witches In this country still was hung
by Yankees" retorted Lem. II knows
some things, IL my ancestors did come
OhEI III the CaulltlQWef.
Wal, the yankees hung 'em. They
didn't listen TO 'em with their mouths
wide open like corn poppers.-
But how about that night up In the
Heller house. Amos7 How about that ?
Dan amt no liar; Dams fair minded.
and what did he say? Heigh?r
An Internal trick. done by wires and
electricity. You Ear do anything with
electricity. AL Paintings trying to be
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-ri e-e-e-e-e-e-e! Ho, no.
hos oh, my! How's that. Lem? Say,
Amos, that's what l call Yankee dumb.
Where's the wires? They amt In
sight, and If there was wires a man
couldn't dig no trench without us
KNOWN 1t. And what about that great
black ring? Heinz"
So. sre's an underground hole to the
Paintings, or somewhere else" main
tanned Amos desperately.
"Oh, chimminy g~raciousi' Tile was
getting angry. When did they dig
N2 And didn't Dan say you-uns went
down cellar and jobbed every inch of
the wall and stamped the ground /?
Say, Amos, do q q little common
sense, If you be a Yankee"
Wal, there's some Internal trickery
about II. / know that. It's lest like
slight er hand: you can't tell. II
you die, how it's done. but you know
it's a trick all the same, and it's al
ways Easy enough when you hear Il
explained" Amos was in his last
ditch.
"Yessuh, you're right: 1t Is Internal.
That's jest what IL Is. Ain't there
witches in the bible still? Heb? Ever
read Of the Witch OF Endor? Didn't
Job meet the devil walkin' up and
down the earth Already But, Lord.
what's the uste? By-and-by you'll be
saying the bible amt true Already
cause it's all chuckfull OF Ash stories"
How do you think it's coming out.
Lem asked one in the crowd.
"What'n Loney do with Tom? Marry
himg"
~O-o-o-oh. mol No. sirl Such crit
ters don't merry / know Tom pretty
Well, n he's q decent fellow in spite
OF his fathers chickering's with the
devil. / don't know nothing about
Jim, but Toms a decent Teller that's
bein jumped of OF the checker board
to get al Farthing into the king row,
That's clears mud to me. Have yeh
ever saw Loney wunst? Kinder witchy
and snaky. amt she? Ever saw any
thing like them eyes OF. hers, black and
sharp's a rats. and that hair? 'Tain'i
natural. Ever notice how she dom
speak TO yeh, but goes on kinder age
ways and soft, n sneaks out OF sight
There's months at q time that you