The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-09-20

a 81 way, south on . mission Of revenge.
: He fmeotS An eccantric character in the
p1Ipn OF one Liberty Shottle; who is
: Ssses, T They form : singular compact.
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Il 49, ,:,,~. CHAPTER ii
: .Drsci sat musins over the strange
efeakufs who had just left him, but
:soon,5 hts mind flowed, down another
Ghanuel,t Tar different from within or
q ahusernent-his mission in: the
4nuth, secret, grim and desperate. But
Me or Z river steamboat in that day
left little time for brooding for. few
niottsnts after Shottle left to risk his
liberty and Drace's hundred, a roust-
shout thrust his head in at the door
ina announced that down on the deck
thsreswas to be 4 throwing and tying
itch. = The big fireman Of the Leona
Nss about to encounter Vtcksburg Joe
;fef the championship: Of the River:
"a, IN instant Dracs was on his feet.
IN. his instincts keen and ready To
s1Ar He, vas something Of 4 boxer
and wrestler, but he had not been
;t1leht In this peculiar art Of tying an
91veriafy once one has thrown him.
Aa1 there was that In his mind which
made, the acquisition Of this knowledge
Glem, to him desirable indeed
1 As he Joined d group Of men max
nc; their way. below, he overheard the
Colonel, Miss Lucy's admirer. explain
~ the gentle pastime. Tying man
lacoZyou have thrown him." the Colo
snM was saying. rs the. climax OF
lfowsss. =, L saw Cal Blodgett throw
and tie Nick PAWN at a barbecue at
lopnt Zoo campground, and 1 have
apse to. remember 1t, for the young
,1ady; went With deserted me for the
kAo,. sir-sctually stuck flowers into
NJ hair. Here We are. T. = = -,
~ x1o enormous fellows were strug-
oaing. while nearby lay a convenient
rgpa. Finally vicksburg Joe tied the
Afsnsn,' and he lay helpless. unable
tDtgottup. ~ .:..'-'. '.-'.s - -.
n viii give you i've dollars II you
en- throw me and tic me that way"
called BRACE to the victor when the
iGfitement- had little subsidized.
Joe looked at Dr1ce . moment. The
:yDuhE man looked powerful enough to
u dangerous. but-hve dollars, was
I've: dollars. He smiled, bowed.
prsdd out the wrinkled rug and took
BRACE by the hand to lead him forth.
70 the establishment Of all, BRACE
threw Master Joe; but hs could not
IL the champion.
>: ..shov me how It's DONE" said Vir-
n, "and ri give you the money"
For . long time. and until the Colo
Aei ana Shottle were worn out with
waiting, the two struggled; and so apt
Vas the student that he succeeded fin.
any In turning the master over and
!: tying him. But 1t seemed that the
aburly champion was too willing, and
Draee insisted on another fall. And
new, though the struggle was genuine
"a ;Joe's part, Drace tied him. Still
nors, another five promised, and Wiz.
iii was willing to quit.
.%"T1nest sport I ever hadl" he said
a. he turned away to the upper deck
iagain TO avoid the questions and fe'
licitations showered upon him. (.
~ Drace was musinE-not, 1t must be
confessed, upon the serious purposes
which had brought, him to tho South.
1 but upon that girl Of the red roses
when shottle appeared again. Liberty
stood In his presence, not with droop
but straight in the manly resolution
Il discharge the duties an adverse fate
had thrust upon him. In the belief
tbat It would make him look more like
asslave,; he now wore his coat turned
wrong side out. -.
ssT'1AAster, I salute you,". he remarked.
j, :t..All right" said Drace. But turn
yoEnr coat: I:want my slave, the grind
8 sfa II my mill, TO- appear respectfully
clad. You, may sit down." ~: -
-, thank you. sir" :. :. ......, A.
Ssf'sYou- didn't last long, ~.
$40, master. The tlngled-haired
tae kicked me sidewise, IKE q cow.
III only two pots! But what can you
expect Of man that has an acefull
+. beaten 2 How long can a man preserve
His freedom Ut that ratef And fer
!; low With a spindle chin and nose
10 bigger than the average wart beat
me with four Jacks. Crushed me And
he would have crushed Julius Caesar
juSt the same. Well. after all, free
dom has many responsibilities. As a
slave m cultivate what virtues I can
! 1T hold Of. and look toward old age
aida cabin on the hillside. And now.
assite Ii natural for every man to hide
Ifs degradation. will you permit me to
en- yca Virgil in the presence Of 9th
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