Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-11-25
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Duty and the yua.

Mr. Thomas ArdmOre, one trunk
two bags and a little brown jug reach.
ed the Guilford house, Raleigh, at
eight o'clock in the morning. Ardmore
had never felt better in his life, he as
sured himself, az he chose a room
with care and intimated to the land
lord his intention of remaining a week.
But for Ill luck Of having his baggage
marked he should have registered
himself falsely on the books Of the
inn: but feeling that this was not
quite respectable he assured the land
lord. In response to the usual ques-
tion. that he was not Ardmore of New
York and Ardsley, but an entirely diff
ffsren person ~
Tho Guilford house coffee was not
t.lst Yshat he was used to, but he was
In An amtable humor and enjoyed
hugely the conversation Of the rom
nnercial travellers with whom he. took
his breakfast. He did not often es.
cape from himself or the burden OF
Ssh.s faIniiIEzrsputation, and s these
strangers we're profoundly entertain
fngs NShad never occurred to Ard,
more that man could be 30 amiable
% eariy IN the day snd his own spirits
rallied ~ he passed the sugar, abused
the Hot bread and nodded his approval
sof. bitter Aings 1T. the inns OF other
sputhern towns Of whose existence he
ioply vaguely knew. sssss 81
wonder II the governors back
YET! !" asked q MAN.. a
The morning paper says not, but
hes expected to-day. replied the man.
VIII b newspaper. n
About the hrst thing he'll have to
dc. Will be TO face the question OF ar
resting sAppleweiGht.. I was in Co
lulmbia the other. day and everybody
was talking Of the case. They say
and the speaker waited for the fullest
attention Of his hearers-"they say
.Osborno. stint non too anxious to
have Appleweight arrested on his side
IT the line.
Why not?" demanded Ardmore.
Wen, you hear all kinds Of things.
Il was only whispered down there. but
they nay Osborne was Z little too
thick with the Appleveight crowd be-
foFe he Wa elected governor. He
was their attorney. and they were =
bad lot for any man to- DO attorney
for. But they haven't caught Apple
weight Jet" at.
Where's he hiding: don't the an
thoritiss kAawy5 4
oh, he's up there In the hills on
the ss1et Nm. His home 10 - much
on onX SsdA asstke4osher. He spends
. GOOD deal Of time In Kildare"
s1Silaarsas asledaArdpore, startled
sssYss. IL ths counts ss.t, what
Ghefs lssqeslk hope yp1s never make
that town. and the inquirer bent q
commiserating glance upon Ardmore.
well, they use jugsathere, I know
thati" declared Ardmore; rhereat
the table r0ared. The uu1nindity Of
their applause armA HIS heart.
thnsssh ha did NOT know .ehy "
laughed.
s.YSS6Ssshandle crockery?" asked 4
MAnstRSn the end OF the table. well.
DIIwell county consumes I
~ x jugs m right. But you'd
N19u&SbS<clreful NOT to whiapers jugs
sIbud here. THERE'S usually Z
61a1t 4Spe revenue mon around town.s
Advent togethsr 70 the once,
61Sgo@tAsy picked M their sample
IN aa1lled forth Tor / DESCENT
u1M1seAA1Rn lellgA merchantD ana Ara.
MGet,eS1ne Eeminaed okAt Ne Wiis n
sskheEsex1cknryb usIness.s ana that he
~ Aupae u his room, at down.
uNtsfR trceso n tiS sidewalk Il che
IT. u 4co11laer what 10 should
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