Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-02-18


spiritual Mlcrobe, but the Geezer knew
how to annex the Kale.
When Providence is directing the
Handouts. she very often slips some
Squarehead the canny Gift of cor
railing the Cush, but holds out all OF
the delectable Attributes supposed to
distinguish Man fror what you see
In the Cages at the Zoo.
After the Pater had earned his
Shaft In the Cemetery, Elan became
the Loud Noise around dinky Manu-
featuring Plant down by the Yards.
The Cracker Barrel Coterie and all
the Old Ladies' who had become mus
cle.bound from welding the Sledge,
predicted that Elan would put the Or
ganization into the Ditch, wrong aide
| up.
The Well Wishers, the Brotheriy
Lovers, and the total membership of
the Helping Hand Society sat back
waiting for Elan to be dug out Of
the Debris, 80 they could collect Wit
ness Fees at the Post-mortem.
The Junior earned their abiding Dis.
like by putting one across.
He made the Fossils sit up I'm their
! padded Rocking Chairs and pay some
attention to the Idiot Child.
He never could hold down any Posi-
ton until tried out for Captain of
Industry, and then he began to Bat
.450 and Field 1893.
After the dusty Workmen had
manufactured the Product. and the
Statesmen had uuloaded It. and the
Collectors had brought In the Louies,
then Elan had TO sit at q Mahogany
Desk with a Picture OF Claudine in
front of him, and figure how much of
the hard-earned Mazuma would be
doted out to his greedy Employees.
Sometimes he would be compelled
to fork over nearly half of the Gross
whereupon his Heart would ache and
he would become Morose.
In a few Years he had lot Of new
Buildings, with Skyilghts and Inn
proved Machinery and all sorts of hui
name Appliances to enable the Work
Ing Force to increase the Output.
Al the Bank.Aecount expanded and
the Happy Couple found themselves
on Plush, Claudine began to scan the
Horizon and act restless-like.
She said the Home Town was I'm
possible. II certainly did seem Con
trary to Reason.
Any Woman with a saiarled Illus
band could bust into Society II she
sang In Choir or owned an Tce.Crean
4 Freezer.
Claudine was for migrating TO some
heightened Community beyond tbs
, Rising Sun, where she could sit II
Marble Halls and compare Jewelr!
with proud Duennas of her own Sta
ton.
Seeing Ciaudine at the corner O
Sth and Central, waiting for the Greer
Car. one would not have suspectet
that she harbored Intentions on tn,
r Court Circles of Europe. One woul
Y merely have guessed that she was o.
D her way to the Drug Store to purchas
much Camphor.
n but she had taken a Peek ut III
IL 1 1Aa Gt1DAAA hh0 AhU b""5NAV
!, Lackeys and the Tea Riot Mt tn
q Plaza, and she was painting inwardly.
She wanted to hang a silver be
4 around her neck and go gallopin
|. with the white-faced Thoroughbreds.
4 II was no good trying to work u
Speed on a half.miIe track In til
B. Prairie Mud.
N Once In a while Ciaudine made
bold Sashay to start something devi
a ish. but the Ffllies trained on tn
n Farm did not seem gated for tn
n Grand Circuit.
As for the Servant Problem, It wa
q. something Feroelous. City Help coul
/. not be lured to the Tall Grass, and q
H. the Locals had been sehooled at th
q. Railway Eating. House.
" ELAN and Ciaudine had Coo
DR. named Gusta, born somewhere net
the Arctic Circle In Europe.
a her Fried Chicken drowned In thic