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


Hayea r0sagwes her. Il anuax sea ywa
alone, Katherine. Yoa're still ffes-@
there's no foreigner % ina assaaa. n
there, Katherine?.'
Bob" Katherinefs vnaca wea awmk
but frm Il don't think ahan sssE
marry now
"Qh. nonsense be prpteSkaA.
mo-" even more positively. ~Ths
more I zee or men but what's tAa
usef There never was hat CHS nsna
could have got on with. ana saint
happen TO lire In his TINA
who was the boyS~ Hayes asked.
lightly.
Strange katherine replied. psa-
siveiy. "f've Just been talking about /
him-Napoleon Honanarte.s
| ~oh. Iord-that fellow" Hayes waa
much relieved ~Can hare trmcr
row EVENING"
"Yes--if you--yes--tomorrpw eve
ming, Bob
Her voiee fingered bit On the Bob
and with quick impulsiveRess Hayea
caught her hand and kissed It
In another minute she had turned
to Slade.
| "oh. Mr. siade, wont ron lot nn
make . head Of you7 :"
"A head of met" slade repeated -
surprise.
Think 1t over" Katherine sug
gested, as she and her father went out
leaving Hayes and Slade watching her
proud. graceful figure untl II dtsar
peared from view.
i SHADE locked critically at Hayes Tor
moment or two after the girl had
| gone.
ION. now remember he suddenly
. exclaimed ''You're the chap she gave
up for Paris long time agofT
when she was twenty-one and J
was twenty -four and sir feet one inca
: OF a western lawyer, Just out Of the
, woods. How does Mrs. Slads take Co
! this governorship business7" no nm
/ ished, abruptly.
. @shs doesn't take 10 II slaas.s
, voice was hard,
r II was afraid she wouldn't"
i well. nobody's going to stand ID
] my way" A malignant light showed
, in his eyes.
my boy, I'm out to win
In spife or the fact that hs wss II
u full evening attire. be thrust his hands
into his pockets and almost strutted
. about the room Il outgenaraled thai
Il crowd here tonight. BY God, did'
= DO you know" lie paused In hi
!. walk and locked down On Hayes stl
feet sprawIed over one o. the brccades
y chairs there's Just q little drop q
. that fellow Napoleon Bonaparte---iH
mel"
q Napoleon Bonaparts got on b
!" leaving a woman behind Hayes ra
m turned, seriously. refusing 70 enter int
!" SHADES spirit OF self-satIsAed goos
h hpmor
"You mind your own d--n business
r. Bob" Siade turned on him. audGenly
- "Ail right--Tm OF to the opera.
only meant that Napoleon was ba'
n bag for roc to follow. because b
!" treated his FIRST wife like dirty dish
IN rag. That'a why I'm glad that secon
little Austrian hussy paid him hmca
That's all. / love Mrs, SIade Whe
- was sick with fever In your minin
"a camp she was a mother to me"
10 Don't forget that 4 made you.
a. Slade reminded him. Il" and h
tapped bis chest. Il gave you ycu
IL chance"
Il dent An the same ia hate |
No see you elected. because OF Mrs. Slad
=. IL seems to be the regular thing, b
coming universal. for q 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. I'll give 70
, some. are ycu In lore with that girl
- YES" Hayes grunted: good Nigh
- Is that ALI"
- "No;" slade paused. watching Hay'
- through narrowed eyeIids. @Tnat 81
= needs q large pie with every ons
= her singers I'm Il. Bob, rm sorry 4
- you. Your pie isn't big enough"
~ sweil--itss my pie. Good nigh
80 and he was gone.
- After Hayes had gone. slade sat. !
-. arms resting on the table. staring In
- spaca. Every now and then the q
: ners of his mouth came down and
eyes narrowed. He was thinking
= Katherine Strickland and Hayes. Th
woman for Hayes! Hayes must be
to- presunptuous pup to ever think
Is winning that queen Such women We
~. meant for the kings Of the earth--r
u. for their hireiings.
- eTo BE coNT1SUEDs