The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-04-24
r ofessor Iweeg,
Claim Jumper
3, LAURA COLBY
D, LAURA COLBY

university. who had no use. for q hu.
man being who lived on the banks OF
the Nile 5000 years ago. but consider.
ed trilobits Of the palaeoxoic period
a very. interesting creature. Aud the
university to which be was attached
seemed willing to send him anywhefs
he chose to 60 for the purpose 81
ging for bones 20 old that the :
only At for paving purposes. h;
Professor Tweeg was riding Il
on such quest over the westeEn
plains mounted on a horse which
should have been more interesting to
him than those Of mastodon. from the
fact that his bones were ready for q
glue factory. when he met a girl
In cowboy costume With q rifle slunS
to the pommel Of her saddle and no
end OF cartridges bristling in her belt
"Howdy, stranger" she said:
Good morning" replied the profes.
sor from behind his spectacles.
BE you the Teller that Jumped the
Darby and Jones claim?"
mo-" replied Tweeg. "I'm the man
to whom It was reported that the bones
Of an extinct animal were buried over
there (pointingD. and I've been digging
for them. I'm going there now to con.
tinue my search"
"Waal. I reckon you'd better let the
mis'able buried animal alone and light
out The owners Of the property ali
after you. and IL they ketch you they're
likely to make you dance with your
legs too short to reach the ground
There they come now"
In times Of danger man is expected
to step to the front. But what can be
expected Of a fellow who Is absorbed
in an age when even stone headed
weapons hadn't been invented? Tweea
looked so helpless that the girl tool
pity on him. you come along with
me-" she said. and. turning her horse's
head toward gulch in the mountain
she and the professor hastened toward
it. chased by the mounted men. When
they arrived at a defensible position
the girl gave the order to dismount and
got behind powders heaped together
BY past foods. Tweeg. approaching
the danger much more readily thar
could be expected from one Of his i'm
practical disposition. placed himself
beside her.
"Whar's yer gun?" she asked.
my pistol? haven't any arms"
"Lord save US: Was you born with
out any brains in yer head?''
There was no time to reply to this
for the men who were after the. mine
Jumper had dismounted and were ad.
vancing on foot. each man With cock.
ed rifle in his hand. When they came
within range one Of them called out:
"COme ont ~ that "
You better conte and take Oh out y
replied the girl
"Wh0 are yOu?'
lin Nan JONES'
"You Nan Jones: What you dom
with that galoo' that WAS diGgin' our
gold?''
Reckon he want after dust"
THAT won't wash What eIse could
he be afterY'
There was u pnrley between Nan and
the professor. and 1t was agreed that
he should explain Nan exncted q
promise that the miners xhonld hold
OF for awhile. and the professor raised
bis head abOve the rW.ka.
list look at him. cried one Of his
opponents. Hes got double lights In
his head"
Reckon he's one o. them monkeys
they had in the show that come alsnG
q spell ago." xaid another
my friends said the professor. n
had no ides that ! was jumping your
claim or digging in mine at all !
was told that peculiar bone was
found on your property and. having ex.
amined 1t. ] found It to be Of the d..
nosaurian family"
There hain't never been no sich
family buried there" the spokesman
shouted. II been here forty year and
know Whist ! aay"
''Not human family" The professor
hastened to say ~ refer to 40 animal
thirty feet long"
"What are you givin' us?''
n don't mean that It exists now. but
lived many millions Of years ago"
Expressions Of impatience were
heard coming from the men. and they
showed signs Of ending the parley.
.He's Iooney Yon don't want to kili
an imbeciIe. do your cried Nan.
II aasnre you." the professor con.
tinued. that am IN my sober senaea
I have been sent out here TO-
"Proxpect fOr b0nes?" cried Que Of
the miners
II have been sent out here by -
university to look for the dinosaur. the
ichthy06aurlIs and the buffalo"
"Oh. shet up! There hain't been Q
buffalo In tfeHe parts In ten year"
After further conference the men
agreed to accept the girls explanation
and then drew Oh
This occurred several years ago.
Nan Jones II now . freshman in the
unworthy that sent Profeaaos Tweeg
ont To HINT TOR the s,on..s ~ extinct
arisnais