The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-06-26


the schooIhouse. and both chem
fel!ers piled in.
II guess | better turn north
fur about a mile and then turn west.
Dr. Kirby" says. 80 as to make
kind of a circle around that town"
"Why so, Rube?" he asts me.
We'll" l says. I'VE left it going
east. and they'll foler us east, so don't
we want to be going west while they're
follering east?'
Looey he agreed with me, but he
said it wouldn't be much use. fur we
would likely be ketched up with and
took back and hung or something any
how Looey could get the lowest in
his sperrits sometimes of any man
ever seen.
Don't be afraid of that says the
doctor They are not going to follow
US. They know they didn't get this
property by due process of law. They
aren't going to take the case into a
county court where it will all come out
about the way they robbed a couple OF
travelling men with a fake trial"
II guess you know more about the
lawn do" | says. Il kind O
thought mebby we stole them bosses"
WELL" he says, I'VE got 'em, any
how. And if they try to arrest US
without a warrant there'll be the deuce
to pay. But they aren't going to make
| any more trouble l know these coun-
try crooks. They've got no stomach
fur trouble outside their own town.
ihip."
Which made me feel considerable
better. fur l never been of the opinion
that going agin the law done any one
no good.
They looks around in that wagon.
and all their stuff was there-Jake
Smith and the squire having KEEP it all
together careful to make things seem
more legal, suppose-and the doctor
was plumb tickled, and Looey felt as
cheerful as he ever felt about any
thing. So the doctor says they has ev-
erything they needs but some ready
money, and he'll get that sure. fur he
never seen the time he couldn't.
"But, Looey," he says, I'm done
with country hotels from now on.
They've got the last cent they ever
will from meat least in the summer
time"
How you going to work it," Looey
asts him, like he hasn't no hopes it
will work right.
Camp out" says the doctor. I've
been thinking it all over" Then be
turns to me. "Rube," he says, where
are you going?"
WELL says, II amt pinted no.
where in perticler except away from
that town we jest left Which my
name amt RUDE, Dr. Kirby, but
Danny"
Danny what?" asts he.
Nothing says I. Jest Danny"
"WeI. then. Danny" says he. "how
would you like to be an indiana
"Medical?" asts |, "or real?"
Like Looey," says he.
tells him being medical 1njun and
mixed up with a show like his'n would
suit me down to the ground. and asts
him what is the main duties of one
besides the blankets and the feathers,
WELL he says, this camping out
scheme of mine will take a couple Of
Indians. Instead of paying hotel and
feed bills We'll pitch our tent" ha
says. lat the edge of town in each
sweet Auburn Of the plains. Well
save money and we'll be near the
throbbing heart of nature. And an In
dian camp in each place will be a good
advertisement for the Sagraw. You
can look after the horses and learn
to do the cooking and that kind O
thing. And maybe after while" he
says, kind O. working himself up to
where he thought it was going to be
real nice, maybe after while will
give you some insight into the hidden
mysteries of selling Siwash Indian
Sagraw.'
"Well,' says I. I'D like to learn
that"
Would you?" says he. kind O. laugh.
ing at himself and me. too. and yet
kind o. enthusiastic. "well, then, the
first thing you have to do is learn how
to sell corn salve. Any one that can
sell corn saIve can sell anything.
There's q farmhouse right over there.
and I'll give you your first lesson right
now. Rummage around In that satchel
khesD under the seat and get me Z tin
D - ~ lsna corn salye labels"