Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-01

wouldn't venture to say as 10 That.
l leave that to you! know.
Yes, l understand all that,
but wait-wait Just . min
ute! Now you listen
The judge concentrated more In
tensely over the instrument.
You know what you asked me to
do when l saw you last highland l
refused"-another voice drop-"with
the y you know? Well-now list
en-you make assurance that this
scoundrel will not bother me for thir-
ty days and-well, l give you my word
that I'll dc all l can to bring things
the way you want. . Good!
What'l you do with him?
Why, what in Sam Hill do l care what
you do with him? . Oh, but
say, Commissioner. yes. I do care.
too!"-a laugh here like q jolly fiend
IL shouldn't like for him to be put
away of In some nice, damp, dark cell
to cool of-he! he! he!-y'under-
stand?"
He got so mixed up in his chuckling
and coughing hat he couldn't get out
another word for a moment. Then
"Oh, no! Certainly. not; o one
too hot and ~airless, as you say-he!
he! he! And don't put h1m-don't put
him the Judge was gasping for air
now-"don't put him on bread and wa
ter, or anything of that kind, nor In a
cell with rude, rough men who would
tame his playful spirit-he! he! he!-
oh, don't do that! what say!
didn't quite catch" And then. dash
it, it seemed he did catch it, for he
began waving his arm and pounding
the desk. "Oh-oh, no, that would be
too bad-really! Eth? Oh. well,
you know best-it's up to you now!
Bye, and many thanks. Com
missioner! Eth? All right, tomorrow
then at one at the Lawyers Club
you can go over again the points OF
what you want with the mayor. 'Bye!'
At last with good humor perfectly
restored. he faced me. wabbling III
a jolly jellyfish.
IS greatest Joke ever heard OF IN
my life!" he chortled.
"Oh, l say. how did you ind Jack?"
I asked, for that was the thing ! had
begun to think OF.
His lace collapsed 30 dashed sud-
den, l was afraid 1t would break. And
from being a peppery red. he changed
to q devilish sickly yellow.
Awful" he said jerkily. Some
thing awful" And he groaned like a
Jolly horse in pain. Went up there.
you know, but" his hands lifted and
dropped: he shook his head-"didn't
seem to know me at all-was sitting
there in his pajamas examining with a
magnifying glass some leaves he had
pulled at the window. Seems obsessed
with some crazy patter of talk l
couldn't understand-poor fellow!"
The Judge sighed. only thing he
seemed to want me to do for him was
to promise to wear his pajamas to-
night-pajamas seem to be the locus
Of his malady this time"
swallowed pretty hard and looked
down.
II promised" continued the Judge
gloomily. And I'll do it-oh, yes,
anything to humor him! He's to put
them outside his door tonight-it's
his own whim. you know" He went
on modify: HE won't allow any
lunCneOn tent up Says IL uOS wv
much trouble, would be grateful for
two and one-half ounces OF unleav-
ened bread and clabber-what the
devils clabber?"
Luncheon is served" intoned q
human machine.
"Ah-h!" The judges tone evinced
satisfaction. my dear Lightnut." his
hand upon my arm. do you know
look upon you as SO nearly one OF
US"
Thank you, judged" l said feeling.
". BY love, 1t was devilish comfy to
have her father SO jolly friendly about
It!
That I'm just going to . you tn
excuse me from lunching with you
know you'll understand. my boy!--so
Internally busy, you see!"
1 didn't see. though he had been
saying this all morning. But as he
seemed to think he wal busy, l WASN'T
going to make any dashed break con.
tradicting him, you know. So l pre-
tended l did see
GRO BE coNrINUED.o