The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-07-23

DOpeU OUT! ne exclaimed.
Walter chuckled malevolentIy.
Il haven't got you placed exactly"
he admitted. but I've got your class
all right. Do you get met"
Blount bounced heavily to his feet
His expression was suddenly grown
sinister.
my class?" he repeated blusteringly.
Walter maintained his evil satisfac-,
ton.
I'D be willing to bet you a hundred
that you wouldn't put your Bertillon
on q piece Of wax"
Blount leaped forward with a 1.-THE
swiftness astonishing in one Of his
bulk.
ID you" he said very softly, but
with an intensity more vehement than
mere sound. Nov, you look here
and look mighty close! My name is
John Blount. I'm your father. There's
your mother. I'm from Laramie, Wyo.
They respect us out there. Under
stand? That goes as it lays. They're
going to run ME for mayor next spring,
and my wife here Is president Of the
Mothers club. You can look up our
record there right through for the last
four years. We've lived straight, and
we're going to remain straight. Now
let M tell you something else. II you
want to look any further back than
that you're lookin: for t%rouble-and a
chance to get croakcd!!"
There was a deadly ~ferocity In the
tones.
Jaw. you needn't get 50 sore about
It," Walter urged Quaveringly.
BlOunt spoke again.
1T looks to me az II we were likely
to be together for some time to come.
As far az 1 know, you're just Walter
Biount. Outside Of Walter Blount I
don't know who you are. and I don't
care either"
Walter strOve again to piacate tho
man whom he had so seriously Of
tended.
Jaw. l was just kidding" he pro-
tested weakly. His attempt at a pro
pitiatOry smile was tremulOus.
OF a sudden a new curiosity stirred
In Walter.
And the girl-that skirt-my sister.
you know! What is she!' he demand
ed. ifs she one Of us?"
"She's only been with US a week."
Mrs. Blount explained. Game from
across the pond, 80 how can we tellT"
Said Blount:
I'VE don't know q darned thing about
the girl except that she's our daugh-
ter. That's all we're supposed to
know, and it's all we need to know.
at that" A sudden memory moved In
the husbands brain, and he continued
with increased sternness, And another
thing-don't you dare again to act like
you did today at lunch. There we
were a-dining at the Waldorf with fine
people, and me a-bragging about
big ranches and our beautiful home
out west. And then l caught you try
ing to cop a spoon, SO that l had to
kick you under the table," An old in
stinct revived from the association of
IDEAS, and he added %petulantly, And
1t was a plated one, at that"
"What's the oddsy she demanded
very ~spiritedly. "LOts Of perfectly re-
spectacle people take things like that
at hotels just for souvenirs. Why, I
know a lady that hasn't got two tow
els alike in her whole house. And
she's real rich too"
Walter reverted to the subject Of
prime interest to him.
"And the girl!' he insisted. He
gazed at Blount eagerly. do you
think Andrew has anything on the
girl. like he has on us?"
In an instant BlOunt had leaped
close. his face furious with passion.
"Andrew hasn't anything On usy" he
Kissed.
A fash of anger gave deeting cour-
age to Walter.
"Huh!' he exclaimed scornfully.
Don't try and slip anything like that
over!"
Andrew came in from the next room
and stood directly between the two
men,. Then he addressed them with
contemptuous coldness:
III through jealousy and pickering
you fail to act your parts so that In
consequence my plans m%iscarry, it will
count against you far more than would
mere disobedience. What was the
cause Of this row."
Blount pointed to Walter.
ASK the whelp!"
II was just kidding-that's all"
"Take care, SIR" Andrew said harsh
~. Zone Of these days my patience
will be exhausted" He waited q mo-
ment. surveying the youth with a lash
ing stare. Then. abruptly. he doffed
his dominant manner and in its stead
assumed the pose Of the respected SER
vitor. He bowed humbly to Walter,
the nominal head Of the household.
"Why not show your father through
the house. sir?" he suggested.
At once. without any trace of embar
rassment, he took the part assigned to
him.
"Sure" he exclaimed, boyishly aglow
with pride in the new possession of
this CITY home. He beamed on the