The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-07-03
Professor Tweeg,
Claim jumper
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B, LAURA COLBY
B. LAURA COLBY

There are persons who. scornins the
great problems Of the present that AZ
constantly thrustng themselves upon
q, must needs be going bark not thou
sands but millions Of yealD to peri
Cd when there was not labor union,
. sulfragette society or trust, to dig
up the bones Of dinosaurs. ichthyo-
sauri and kindred animals, which. in.
stead Of being 40 we are today, all
brains aud no body, were all body and
no brains.
|, There was Professor Tweeg Of -
university. who had no use for a hu-
man being who lived ON the banks Of
the Nile 5000 years ago. but consider
ed trilobite of the palaeozoic period
very interesting creature. And the
university to which he was attached
seemed willing to send him anywhere
he chose to go for the purpose Of dig.
ging for bones SO old that they are
only At for paving purposes.
Professor Tweeg was riding about
on such quest over the western
plains mounted on horse which
should have been more interesting to
him than those Of a mastodon. from the
fact that his bones were ready for q
glue factory. when be met q girl
n cowboy costume WITH a ride siung
- the pommei Of her saddle and no
end Of cartridges bristling IL her belt
"Howdy. stranger" she said:
Good morning." replied the profess
sor from behind his spectacles.
"Be you the teller that jumped The
Darby and Jones claimT
mo-" replied Tweeg. I'm the man
70 whom It was reported that the bones
Of an extinct animal were buried over
there (pointing). 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 air
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 Il expected
to step to the front But what can be
expected Of a fellow who 10 absorbed
in an age when even stone headed
weapons hadn't been invented7 Twees
looked 20 helpless that the girl took
pity ON him. you come along with
me-" she said. and. turning her horse'a
head toward a gulch In the mountain.
she and the professor hastened toward
II, 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 floods. Tweeg. approaching
the danger much more readily than
could be expected from one of his i'm.
practical disposition. placed himself
beside her.
"Whar's yer CUNT" she asked
my pistol? haven't any arms."
"L6rd save. US! Was you born with
out any brains in yer head2'
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 rife In his hand. When they came
within range one Of them called out:
"C0me out O. that"
"You better come and take us out -
replied the girl.
"Who are your
IN Nan Jones'"
"You Nan Jones? What you dom
with that galoot that was diggin' our
g0ld?"
Reckon he want after dust"
THAT won't wash. What else. could
he be after?"
There was parley between Nan and
the professor. and it was agreed that
promise that the miners should hold
of for awhile. and the professor raised
his head above the rocks.
"Jist 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 along
Q spell ago." said another.
my friends" said the professor, II
had no idea that was jumping your
claim or digging in a mine at all. I
was told that a peculiar bone was
found on your property and. having ex.
amined II. / found 1t to be Of the d.
nosaurian family"
'There hain't never been no SIGH
family buried there" the spokesman
shouted II been here forty year and
know what say"
"Not q human family" the professor
fastened to say. n refer to an animal
thirty feet long"
what are you givin' us1'
II don't mean that It exists now, but
lived many millions Of years ago"
Expressions OF impotence were
heard coming from the men. and they
showed signs Of ending the parley.
"He's iooney. You don't want to kill
IN imbecile. do Your cried Nan.
II ASSURE you" the professor con.
timed. ''that am In my sober senseA
I have been sent ont here to-