The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-06-10
cHAPTER x11-continued.

Palmer n two and two," continued
Lem with growing conviction. Jest
you see here wunst. Al Farthing falls
out with the Squire cause he wants to
be king. That's number one. The Squire
falls out with AL Farthing cause he
wants to stay king. That's number
two. Both of ems mad at each other
rs 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 and gets his bible and key and
silk threads and all that kind of stuff
and he ups and poW-wows wupst.
That 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
vows who will he pow-wow? Won't
1t be Rose? Helm? Amt hat clears
mud? Now you Jest think of it a min
ute. He spellbinds Rose and makes
her fall crazy in owe with jim. Can't
you near the old pow-wower laugh
over that? Don't o see It's for the
old man to kick Rose out Of his house
and home or else leave all of his prop
erty to the Farthings? Helm? oh. l
tell you, a long old head ciphered that
out. and I'm willing to bet my leg that
1t was planned up in the old Heller
cabin. Slick? oh. my, amt 1t slick?"
You folks make me sick, by gor-ri-
!usl snapped Amos, who had been
Keeping remarkably still for him. II
Niger shack down South. Pow-wow!
Cats foot! Say, what do o know
about Rose and her doings, anyway?
PshaW! l don't a to hear mother
word about it. I'll tell you one thing,
though: Rose amt in no danger of
breaking her heart over any man; not
his 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.
nave yeh? How do you cipher 1T out 2"
Re waited an impressive moment.
Wall, sub, want to know my idea9 I
q see 1t jest as clears mud. l could
tell a mighty good deal if I wanted to-.
put ! won't. Ill jest say his much: if
Loney Heller'd lived 200 years ago
shed have been in a little ~bonny-hre
nodded his head irnpressively 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 EN- with my
own eyes, and I'll tell you this: it
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 h devils right. You-uns knows
hin could spin a thread he had to
take account o. Loney. Aain't tina
clears mud? Before he could tech the
Squire or Rose he had to buy her off.
tell Q even the devil can't do moth
IN In this valley still without askin'
Ioney, 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 in
the old Heller house winder that night
was Loney's. Fore God, 1t was. I
know 1t"
A s%huddering "Ah-h-h-h-h-h!" came
.Yessuh, that white face was Loney
Heiler's. Fore God that's the truth,
and I know what I'm saying. I could
prove 1t IL I 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. Tn mighty glad Tn a Yam
kee and hain't gut none OF this infer
nal superstition
The only persons aver hung for
witcnes N this country still was hung
by retorted Lem. II knows
over in the Caulifower.'
wal, the Yankee hung EN-. They
didn't listen to 'em with their mouths
wide open like corn peppers.
But how about that night up in the
Dan amt no liar: Dams fair minded,
and what did he say? Heigh?"
An Internal trick. done by wires and
electricity. YqY. can do anything with
electricity. Al Farthing's trying to be
smar That's all there is to that"
Q my! Talk about Dutch dumb
ness!' burst out Ulie. BY chimminy!
Yar-r-r-r-r-r! e-~e-e-e-e-e-e! Ho. no
no! Oh. myi How's that. Lem? Say,
Amos, that's what I call Yankee dumb
Where's = wires? They ain't in
couldn't dig no trench without us
knowin' 1t. And what about that great
black ring? Heinz"
.ae.ere..s an underground hole to The
EARNINGS, or somewhere else" main
Amos desperately.
"Oh. chirnminy gracious., Tile wa.
getting angry. "When did they dis
II? And didn't Dan say you-uns ven
down cellar and jobbed every inch O
She wall and stamped the ground
sense. &c 9 be q Yankee.
Wal. there's some Internal tricker,
about It, I know that. It's jest lik,
slight er hand: you can't tell, /
you gle, how it's done. but you know
It's g trick all the salne,Nand it's al
ways easy enough when you hear i
explained Amos vas In his las
aYessuh, you're right; It is tnfernal
Tha Jest what 1t is. Amt Their
witches ia the bible still? Heb? Eve
read OF the Witch of Endor? Didn,
mee h devil walkin' up an,
down the earth a'ready?-But, Lord
what the uste2 By-and-by youIl b
sayytng h bible amt true a'read
It's all chuckfuli OF Ash stories.
How do 9 think it's coming gu
SN Len? " asked one In the crowt