Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-11-03


grace our midstT
You can do most anything, re-
marked his handsome companion.
You can climb tree or do anything
except fish all the time.
"'But it is dark night without. and
fear some mischief is afoot.'
True. But yonder beautcheous
gel'"
Reused by the familiarity of these
lines. Emerson looked up from his pre-
occupation and smiled at Fraser's seri-
Gus pantomime.
what about that 'beautcheous ger
and the mischief that is afootT
"Oh, | heard all about your trouble.
/ just left the pesthouse."
THE whatY'
1.-The pesthouse-Clyde's Joint. Amt
! he calamity
I'm what wayT'
well. like silence and quietude
+ I'm fool about my quiet. but Clyde
/ He paused as If in search for suit
I able expression. well. whenever
/ try TO say anything he interrupts me-"
After another pause he went on: He's
dead sore on this place, too. and
whlnes around like litter of pups. He
says he was misled into coming up
here and has "A bunch he's going 10
lose his bank roll"
Last nights episode frightened him,
I dare say
YES. Ever since he got that wallop
on the burr i'm Seattle guinea pig
could lick him hand TO hand. You'd
think that ten thou he put up was all
the wealth of the mixers"
"The wealth of what?'
mixers, That's a tribe of rich Mex
leans. However. l suppose I'd hang
TO my coin the same way he does if !
had Il mayonnaiSe head like his. He's
IN awful shine as business man"
so he's homesick, eh?''
Sure Offered to sell me his stock"
Fraser threw back his head ana gave
vent to one of his rare laughs. Ain {
that a rave?'
Here he comes now" Boyd an.
nounced. with a glance out the win
dow. and the next instant Alton Clyde
entered. a picture of detection.
Gee. This is fierce, isn't itY' the
clubman began, flinging himself into
the nearest chair. ''They tell me it's
all off finally What are you going
to do?''
Put up what fish can with a short
crew." said Boyd
''Well lose a lot Of money"
Probably"
Clyde's tone was querulous rs he
continued:
I'm sorry / ever went into this
thing. You bet if / had known as
much in Chicago as know now
would have hung on to my money and
stayed at home"
"You knew as much as we did"
Boyd declared CURLY.
"Oh. it's all right for you TO talk.
You haven't risked any coin in the
deal, hut I'm rotten business man,
and I'll never make my ante back
again if lose it,"
Don't whine about it, said Boyd
stiffiy. You can ut least be game
and lose like man."
"Then we are going to lose, eh?'
queried Clyde in a scared voice. IT
thought maybe you had plan. Look
here" he began an instant later,
Cherry pulled us out once before
Why don't you let her see what she
can do with Marsh?"
Boyd scanned the speakers face
sharply before speaking.
: What do you mean by that?'
II mean she can work him ii she
lard"
Marsh isn't in the mood to listen TO
arguments. / have tried that"
'Who said anything about argu-
ments! You know what mean"
I.don't care to listen to that sort of
talk"
"Why not? I'm entitled to have my
say in things" Clyde was growing in
dignant Il put i'm $4,000 of my own
money and $4,000 besides on your as
surances. That's $4,000 more than
you put up"
Nevertheless it doesn't give you the
right to insult the girl"
Insult her. Bah. You're no fool
Boyd. Why did billiard advance that
/ loan?"
| Because he wanted TO, dare say"
whats the use of keeping that up
You know as well as l do that she
worked him, and worked him well
Shed do it again If you asked her
She'd do anything for you"