Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-10-01

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Hayea spEsewea ncr. n Eansx aae gwm
alone. Katherine. You're stili ffes-s
there's no foreigner O. tho essaa. .
there, Katherine?s'
"Roh." Kasherine's waAea wsa awwmk
but fsrna II don't think I shall wys@
marry now
| ''Oh. nonsense" he protested. /.
'No," even more positively. 'sYAs
more I see OF men-h but whntia -
user There never was hus enc Esaa
/ could have got on with. and asAn't
happen To live In hts tina.
Who was the hoyf- Hayes asked.
| lightly.
Strange Katherine replied. PAM
sively, i've just been talking about
him--.Napcleon Ronapafte.
"Oh. Lord that fellow" Hayes waA
much relieved. Can have tumawt
row EVENING"
| "Yes--if you--yes--tomorrow eve
ming, Bob"
Her voice fingered Bit on the Bon.
and with quick impalsiyeness Hayes
caught her hand and kissed it
| In another minute she had turned
to Slads.
"oh. Mr.. ssade. won't you let me
make head Of your"
"A head OF met" siade repeated In
surprise.
Think It over" Katherine sue
gested, as she and her father went out.
leaving Hayes and Slade watching hsF
proud. graceful figure until 1t tiisap'
peared from view.
Slade locked critically at Hayes fos
moment or two after the girl had
gone.
> "oh, now remember he suddenly
: exclaimed, 'Yan're the chap she gave
up for Paris long time ago?"
when she was twenty-one and
was twenty -four and six feet one Incl
; of q western lawyer. Just out OF tbs
, woods. How does Mrs. slade take q
this gosernorship business?- he An
I ished, abruptly.
SHE doesn't take to IT, SHADES
, voice was hard.
Y II was afraid she wouldn't
. well. nobody's going to stand Il
l my way" A malignant light showss
? In his eyes.
t my boy, I'm out to win"
In spite OF the fact that be waa n
a full evening attire. he thrust his hand
into his pockets and almost strutte.
q about the room. Il outgeneraled tia
i crowd here tonight. BY God. did
y Do you know" He paused In Ra
!. walk and locked down on Hayes I'll
feet sprawled over one OF the brocaae
8 cAa!zrs~-.there's Just little drop 0
Q that fellow--Napoleon Bonaparte--i
mel"
q Napoleon Bonaparte got on b
i" leaving . woman behind" Hayes n
n turned, seriously, refusing to enter Int
4" SHADES spirit OF selt-aatiated goo
b hpmor.
You MUD your own On bushes,
r. Bob" Slade turned on him, suddenly
M "All rtghf--I'm or to the opera.
oaly meant that Napoleon was ba
n. boy for roc to follow. because b
:" treated his first wife like dirty disl
h rag. That's why I'm glad that secnn
little Austrian husgy paid him hacl
That's all. / love Mrs. Siade. Whe
"a was sick with fever In your mtnin
"A camp she was mother to me-"
"a Don't forget that I made ypu
a slade reminded him. a." and
tapped his chest. II gave you 70,
q chance" ..%
81 don't. All the same I'd hats ,
Aa see you elected, because of Mrs. Slad
=. II seems TO be the regular thing b
coming universal, for very success
~ full man to leave home the minute he
i on his feet. Good night"
~ ''One minute. Bob. You've given "a
lot of good advice. III give y,
-, some. Are you In love with that giri
10 YES" Hayes grunted; good nigi
"a. Is that ALI"
"a Mo-" SIade paused, watching Hay
A. through narrowed eyeiids. "That q
- needs large pie with every ons
A. her fingers In it. Bob, I'm sorry 4
al you. Your pie isn't big enough"
Nh "Well--its my pie. Good nigh
~ and he was gone.
be After Hayes had gone. Siade sat,
~ arms resting on the table, staring Tn
rv space. Every now and then the q
: ners of his mouth came down and .
u eyes narrowed. He was thinking
.~ Katherine Strickland and Hayes. Th
"a. woman for HayesI Hayes must he
NO presumptuous pup to ever think
m winning that queen. Such women we
IN meant for the kings Of the earth--E
An for their hiFelings. ~.
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