The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-10-21
THE
MR.. KENT
GEORGE. n. poaAx 90 1915 copYR1cr.
-Diapointed?. aueried the Ameri-

18th equal GOODNESS. THE way you
the combination over vas
eII-SiSaificant."
Suppose we sit down. Kent sug-
We've got quite a lot OF
to discuss, haven't we?"
"That depends On you. OF course
you are quite amenable- / seem
!, be in the position of strength. III
stem to anything you've got to Of
IT."
you'll listen? That's good. If o
.Iy came to listen, why did you come
t all? Say, Provarsk! You think
m fool enough to believe o came
ere merely on a polite visit, do you?
INST because you wanted to hear the
weet sound of my voice? You came
ecause I've got things you want
hinss that If you don't get, might
pset your little pile of bricks and tip
bu over into the gutter. Come, let's
BIT try to play blind mans buff. What
Re you after? What card 10 you
BED to fill your flush?" il.
pretty fair talk for a man who is
but in his own room under arrest"
|mmented Provarsk. What is it the
hg1ish call it-Swank. Yes, that's
Bluff, / Think you style it, you
hnkees."
~Not at all" Kent insisted. serious
"a real bluff is where you haven't
It the goods, but try to make the
her fellow believe you have. Swank,
the contrary, is merely an ex-
geration of what you possess.
Either word is applicable, because
Re got what you nave to have. 1
der arrest? Poof! That's nothing,
cause I've got what is known as the
pral supremacy, the initiative. Also
cause you are afraid of me and that
night possibly kick your apple cart
tn a lot of freckled wares into the
rbage pile"
Good!" gaily responded the baron.
uite good! Nothing like frank ad-
ssion to get to a business basis, is
ere? You can make it a lot more
Ftain for me. And in return / can
least make it certain that you shall
We a chance to wander farther
ED with a whole hide"
nd IL / don't prove agreeable?"/
estioned Kent.
Iiien.' declared the conspirator.
h 4 great air of regret, II am
Aid you won't wander anywhere at
ABOUT the cheapest thing in Mar
! 1t a lot in the cemetery
Um-m-mh,'. unused the American.
you are so certain of your ground,
amt Quite seq why you bother with
/. You wouldn't do it. No, indeed!
I'D orAfT the lot"
Rigbt again." cheerfully agreed the
on.
E1Veil then let's get down to brass
ks. What are o after?"
srovarsk got up and began to nov
sut the room. much to Kent's dis
Ehance.
sit down." he said. Il don't like to
u b,,-;,oue - .~-o,r 49, a.; -
ag a race with himself"
srovarsk sat down and came
Iaight TO the point.
I can get your transfer of that
ming concession whether you give it
not" he said. meaningly.
Ia the same way You got my sigma
rs to letters l never wrote. eh?"
Exactly" Admitted Provarsk, with
grin. But it might save some
ther trouble with yoar employer,
an Rhodes, if I actually got the
nsffer you
4 believe you are right about that
int agreed. "But you haven't yet
blamed where I come in. I'm not
enough to believe you are doing
far the good Of the state. you
,w.'
@Of course I'm not!n Proparas de-
red. contemptuous'y. "I'm doing it
my own good and no ones else
taEA9EAH NN. eME1H
How do : pYoRose to handle the
:" dene1ded Kent.
He'll havs - dc what 7 want him
Tor the simplest of reasons. that I
y have the people behind me. Fell
nothing. H can be king. That's
ugh - nnr.
Yes?- said Kent. tvitingly. Nov
NJ M. You have already written
Rt1ousa. Do ! get nothing, too?.
&sThars inst what I'm coming to-
erved ne barsn. You've been a
garns1tss. bxt you've lost, all the
gsround. YOs and ! agree on just.
as
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