Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-11-04

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Stand hsnn trp there hocxs agnfnat thAts
rial Stop y0u1s hcwfinx. or I'9E smash
you osss fn thu face wflera nd gou.
flna the fool, JaxEg.
Lacked IN n cIosesi yorder. locks
like 70 rasght he the gtri,s rnnyn. The
a2rn tool iswtoo skeered7ter talk yes.'
We'll, It'll make lsan, erT eiss thsr.iI
baa dead preacher In bout q minute.
Tfreekon ~ how ri do an mach skee-s
ing M a1fynns Now, Nichols, ye see
theft Whnf the devfi wus yer doanx
In thet taoaete"
"'rhey--theyg dome Enstt ma thar.
Afsset'
"ao on- who WIFE Yere beatdse the
gtri when yer cumg"
"a YANKEES Iestenaut. a cayairyrnan
r reckon frnn thers yellow stripes ON
nia legs
m Yssnkst uid yers lear the fealar.sE
uame7ss
4 Damn iffT'sa surn: EIesaa d right coed
sized IMAM. an. not bad looxiu Fears
to rne, now Ilthink 1T, she called nfrn
Hayraonsi.s'
There wasa a. gaxpings sound SIS
though Aarsssse hand had closed again
Isavfly ON he fellows throat.
'F1ayraaudl III reckon YER Iyin. ter
rue, carson Yarr heard teal o. tibet FED
Ter over In camp. am. Their na1ne stuck.
9Tswont be- healthy fer yer ter play no
game yere.t'
d ~ aifs'f, Anse. luit n ofaokin. rnes II
never beard tell O. no yank named
Raymond aforn. He thxrg one 'ruand
yerngs'
Wall, thar v~as, bat r don't reckon
thar lin now, doHbsfuiiy.. Last i
tseerns tell o. him be- wus over i'm Fay
cite rfein. iiks he'll fer Charleston.
lMontefs band picked him M. am. slc
DIDN'T find tfsis fentry nome too healthy
sar his line u business. which was re-
that, Heslyg"
h 'snester let thar ureacherr tell his
sfury. Anss. Wssre lost1' a lot o. time;
Il reckon thar must bin some kind o.
male crftter yere; 'tni1il likely thar
gfrf locked him up xlons, an it don't
make NO odds wflut the Yanl's name
was. noispw.t'
Go ON, Nichoiss whut. hauneneee
Tell us ths whole CT 1T, but make ii
sfaors.s'
The preacher drew in a. long breath.
evidently relieved To have the pressure
or Ansas murnernns fingers removed
rom his throat HIS spHttered ~ bit as
hs begau To tell his story and there
were nufsied words we conid non dis
tfnEuisli. Occasionally someone uf his
auditors interrupted with an oath, or
lexciamation. He spoke fasfer ass te
proceeded. as though fasiing less fear,
and eager Co slave the task over. Final.
lllv Gawm1 ffIter1ected a. brief question.
You damn cawardt DID ron teilg"
Honest. Anse, & don't Jest know;
but Il reckon Z did spit IT. most ont, fer
I he'd KILLED ms II r hadn't
Il do ron mean TO say ynu tuid them
lI vas cnmin' yere tonight. an soin' fsr
tier make the gira marry me--yml
wifinin' cnrg"
n elnw could help ID, AnssT I reckon
lie tibet TELLER he'd a pistol at yonr lrsad
Ynn'd b did some tailsin'. Maybe he's
la recruitin otiicsr, smt hs ain'ti no
suYser nan ter fnoi with ancts ha g!ts
mne.''
/ we'll. "a sire lika fsr ter know who
| l1e liz. Ha oau't be- Their Teller what snt
away from Munte, fer he lit out fer
gharlesfnn. How did this vera feiles
ait vare4--un hnrsaDAek9"
I r iidn't git sight q no linss, tlinu
wux oniy one tnnriegged cr1tter In
1 Their barn. an reckon Az iaw the gira
must nsv' nods tiirt.'
Il Say, Ausa.' hrnks i'm the vnica al
1 Kelly. I'm bef thin yank ss this ons
tiiss VIVA with isur. an sut away, Hs'd
| siasi time iiauHsi for tar cit this tar an
nut
I sHut wiiat dnss is call hisselr Ray
mund ferT''
I Damn lf Z knnws-tnnyha hs jes,
/ nsarn tall or the other fuller, an
tsinngiit IN haw lie'd g.t 1nng eaaiel
uuder t,ief name
We'll, reckon II won't make mlcs
4 differences wsiut tina cnRs. name In Il
ever ut my lianda an him. xruwlee
Anss sava1eiy Go an. Nictioia Wha'
herams ut them
Skipped out, rerkon. never seeI
nutsiinx more Nv en-
NJ AHasa must hive completely lost hi
| temper for there was the sound Of |
hiuw, and tho nuisa of a falling body
feet shutting AZ thu others draw hack
Then nument Of silsnca.
II "piclk tlia al Cool up,' said q vaics
( Throw aim hack into tho roam thar
! Mayhs sia'll hev slim sense when h'
! wakes ap. Kelly take lin with "a,
an sae liz tiisr hess In in e.ier stahi
, YET E them two left on cut tiis,
/ amt gnne nlr IN t.lsa starrn. Enshus
tnar.s ans thing sura---siiav amt
{ hidin ~ yerr Cum nm. hays less
|. tssxa u neither look 'ronnd dawn ns
law"
III Va heaxa their reset an tsia stairs
|, and tha light. whiafi had st1wazned u
through tho crack in tina santsse, 1ade
|. away, leaving IN in utter darkness.
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