Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-02-25

There are two ways OF doing battle
against disgrace. You may live 1t
nosn: Or you may run away from 1t
and hide. The ftrst method Ia heart
breaking, but sure, The aacond can
not he relied upon because ut the un-
comfortable way Disgrace has OF turn.
ing UP ut your heels just when you
think you have aluded her In the last
town but one "
Ted Terriil did not choose the first
method. Ha had IL thrust upon him.
After Ted had served his term he
came back home 10 visit his mothers
grave, intending to take the next train
nut. He wore none hi the prison PAL
Tor that yon raad about In books, be-
cause HE had hann ahortstop on the
panitentiary aliHtar baseball team, and
famed for the dexterisy with which he
could grab mp red.hot grounders. The
atoried lock step and the clipped hair
effect also we're missing. The super.
butendent pf Tea's prison had been one
lit the reform kind
You never would have picked Ted
Tor criminal. He had none OF those
interesting physiological bumps and
sleprepsionn that usually are shown to
such frank advantage Iii the Bertillon
photographs Ted had boen assistant
cashier Iii the Citizens National bank.
Hfl ii mad moment ha had attempted Il
little aIeieht-of.hand act Id which Ger
tain Citiaana National funds were liz
be transformed into certain glittering
shares and hack again 30 quickly that
tho examiners couldn't follow II with
their eyes. nut Ted was unancuatomea
fo these now.yousae-st,and.now.you
don't feRta and his baud slipped, The
trick dropped to the floor with an
awful uIatter
III Ted had been Ioyabla young kid
six feet high. and blond. with great
reputation 40 dresser, He had the
ilrat yellow plush hat In our town. II
sat on hts golden head like halo
The women all liked Ted. Mrs. nank
worth. the dashing widow twhy viii
widows persist. In being dashingy,
said that ha was the only man In oul
town who knew how To- wear dress
suit. The men we're forever slap
ping Him ON the back and asking him
10 have q little something, Ted's goot
looks and bis clever tongue and Ger
tain charming Irish way he had will
him caused him to be taken up by tbs
smart set, Now, II you've never Hyet
In q small town you viii be muci
amused ut the idea of its heasting 1
smart act Which proves your igno
rance The small town smart set /.
deadly serious about its smartness
1t likes to take alx,haur runs down Il
the clts 10 III pair or shoes and heal
Carua6 IT'S clothes are as welt made
and liza scandals as crisp. and lta nae,
as hasiy. and its golf club as duh al
the clothes and scandals and pace an'
goif club of its city cousins.
The hasty pace killed Ted. He tries
10 keep step In set of young folk
whose fathers had made our town
And all the time his pecketbook wa
yelling, ''Whoai" The young peopl
ran largely 20 scarlet upholstered tour
ing cars and eountry.eluh doings an
house parties, as small town younge
generations are apt to-. When Tei
went TO high school half the boys II
bis little clique spent their aftarschoo
hours dashing up and down Mai
street In their big. glittering cars. ell
ting slamped down on the middle 0
their splnea In front Of the steerin
wheel. their sleeves rolled up. thei
hair eonhed q militant pompadoui
One or the other OF them always too
Ted along. II II fearfally easy to d,