The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-25

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swered.
P1esse don't ever look 81 the nevl
moon through 1 knot hole shef said
III 4 half whisper.
The young man laughed. why
not7s @ES
AZ you %, youa never 81 mar.
RED
Don't be alarmed by my daugh-
ter,s f~ancies,n Kelso ,adgised. t4Theys
are often rather astonishing
So Mr.. Eliphalet Biggs met the
pretty daughter of Jack Kelso: On
his way back to the tavern he told
Ann that he had fallen ia love with
the sweetest and prettiest girl N all
lthe world--Bim Kelso. That very
evening Ann went over to- Kelso's
cabin to take the news to BIN and her
mother and to tell them that her fa-
ther reckoned Ne belonged to d very
rich and a very grand family. Mr.
Kelso had gone to sOffut's store and
the three had the cabin to themselves.
Il think he's Just a wonderful hi II
BIN exclaimed. but I'm sorry his
name is SO much like figs and pigs.
I'm plum sure I'm going to love him
II thought you were I'LL love With
Harry Needles" Bins mother said To-
her. Es f8A NE
II am. But he keeps me 10 busy. I
have to dress him up every day and
put a mustache on him and think up
ever so many nice things for him to
say. and when he comes he doesn't
say them. He's terribly young. I
s'You told me that ne said once you
were beautiful. Is"
''eBut he has never said 1t twice, and
when he did say II, / didn't believe
my. ears, he spoke SO low. Acted kind
o. like he was scared Of 1t. ] don't
want to wait forever to be really and
truly loved. do IT, !
Mrs. Kelso laughed. tits funny to
hear a baby talking like that" she
sad. 1--WE don't know this young man.
He's probably only fooling, anyway"
Rim went often to the little tavern
after that. OF those. meetings little is
Known, save that, with all the pretty
arts of the cavalier, unknown to Harry
Needles. the handsome youth fiattered
and delighted the girl. This went on
days by day for a fortnight. The eve
ming before Biggs was to leave for his
horne, BIN went over to eat supper
with Ann at the tavern.
II happened that Jack Kelso had
fond Abe sitting alone with his
FL, ckstone in Offut's store that after
noon. 8
"Mr. Kelso, did you ever heal what
Fl, Zane said about the general SUBJ
jert. of sons-in-law?" Abe asked.
"Ne,er-but / reckon 1t would be
wise and possibly apropos," said
kclso.
He said that a son-in-law was a
! curious; kind o property" Abe began.
.sYe know, says LIB, If ye have 8
boss that's tricky an dangerous IN
wuth less than nothin', We give
him away er kill him, but if We have
a son-in-law that's wuthless, nobody
else will have him an it's ag'in' the
law to kill him. Fust We know we've
got a critter on yer hands that kicks
an won't work an has to be fed an
liQu0red three times q day an is
with a million dollars less than
nothin,.'"
There was a moment Of silence.
When a man is figurin' his assets,
it's better to add ten dollars than to
subtract a Million" said Abe. That's
about as simple as adding up the
weight o. three small hogs"
'sWhat a well Of wisdom you are,
Abel" said Kelso. do you know any
thing about this young Missourian
who Is shining up to BimT
II only know that he was a drink
ing man up tosthe time he landed here
and that he threatened Traylor with
his whip and got thrown against the
side OF a barn-plenty hard. He's .
kind Of American king, and I don't
like kings. They're nice to look at,
but generally those that have married
'em have had one hi OF q time"
Kelso rose and went home to sup
PEI. e
Soon after the supper dishes had
been laid away in the Kelso cabin,
young Mr.. Biggs raped on it's door
and pulled the latchstring and entered
| and sat down with Mr.. and Mrs. KEEL
30 1t the Preside.
II have come to askfo . your daugh-
ter's hand" he said, as Don % they
were seated. q know It win seem
sudden. but she happens to be the girl
I want. I've had her picture ii my
heart always. / love your daughter.
I can give her q handsome home and
everything she could desire"
Kelso answered promptly: I'VE are
glad to welcome You here, but IVA cam
not entertain such q proposal. natter
lng as It ID. Cur daughter n too
young to; think Of marriage. Then,
III, We know very little about You;
and may / be pardoned Il 4 add that
it does not recommend your
The young man was surprised. He
Ind not expected such talk from q
ladder climber. Heslooked at Kelso,
cropping for an answe Then
perhaps not, said he. IT have
! been i little wild. but that 10 all IN
the past. You ,can learn about me
md nv family from anyone IN St
Lcniss I am not ashamed of anything
4 i have done. May I not hope that you