Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-09-27

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thing at mine"
Tin afraid we coincide only In the
nccS" sighed reereffnlg.
/ Look here he hec2R feafscerenfsy,
1 don't yon think this farce has gone
far enoaSas demand to he released
II yeu let me Sc nsw I7i premise not
to have rco put In Jail and IL you'll
set me 4 picture q Miss Green In
give ycu S."
Me- decided af,sentfy.
What win you do with me-
Il don't know. 1t has been puxxling
me. You know more about crime than
do What do you suggestv I meas
ured the height Of his collar with my
hat r R>,.
your selection Of collar style"
If you aren't going to let me co."
continued the young man. whose mind
seemed to dwell constantly on him
self. "when IL breakfasty
There. you have ruined an other
wise perfect day. No one knows when.
where or what breakfast Is"
mo breakfastT' he questioned.
"Nope; nary breakfast"
He sighed. There's cigar in N.Y.
He started to tell me which pocket
when he recollected my propensity for
con1scating his property.
Its all right" l assured him. I'm
not smoking at present"
"In my left hand upper vest pocket"
he finished.
found a fiat leather case In the
pocket he had indicated. opened the
case. and handful of crumpled tobac-
co fell out
I'm afraid sat on it." said apollo
getically.
He turned his face to the wall with
out word. left him alone with the
dust Of his last cigar.
When had gone a short distance
heard him sneeze.
When was satisfied that had done
the best could to rearrange my dis
ordered clothes and linen rejoined the
discOnsolate group at the site Of the
one time house. There were only four
Of them-Captain Perkins. Jim, Vida
and Kent. Lucille had not returned
"Where's Lucile?" Vida inquired.
"Tootles got away" I explained.
land she chased her"
But TOotles Is here" Vida indi-
Gated the dog playing around the shed.
"She came back quite awhile ago with
this In her mouth
Vida help up the torn and dirty lenl-
nants Of what hGd been Lacile's
kimonO
THAT'S Lucile's kimono!'' l cried
An idea struck me. "What was she
wearing under that?"
Il helped her put on my costume"
Vida vouchsafed, 1.-The one that was
drying In the shed. 1t Ats her beauti-
fully"
Then presume that you will find
Lucille over there behind that clump
Of bushes" I hazarded In loud tone
Of voice.
There was sound Of branches
breaking and leaves rustling as II
some one were beating a hasty re-
treat,
"Oh, | seev Light dawned on Vida.
Just let her alone. She'll get used
to them In an hour or 30. You do feel
kind OF funny ut first. Now about that
breakfast"
EYES," Bopp chimed In. produce
that feast you were speaking Of. With
the dog In sight well take a chance
on anything you've prepared"
'Sail ho!' cried Jim.
where be she?" demanded his SUI
perior.
Coming around the point" Jim re-
piled.
Sure enough. a fat little tugboat was
nosing her way comfortably through
the waves into the cove. Its the rev.
enue tugr' exclaimed Captain Perkins,
whose knowledge OF lake craft was
naturally superior to that of the rest
Of us.
"A revenue tug?" Bopp repeated.
What Is she doing hereY'
Lets go and find out"
The tug came in as fur as she dared
and then an officer came ashore in
dinghy.
Pardon me, ladies' and gentlemen"
he began suavely. taking no notice Of
our disheveled appearance. Il am the
revenue officer In charge OF this dis.
| trict."
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