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horse was the kids. The other belong
ed to the bandit they got outside. We
hadn't ridden far before i had to stop
and tie the kid onto his saddle. l had
to tie up his neck, too. Later I heard
him whispering-whispe for me
to go on, that he was done for. When
/ stopped little while after that he
had made good on those last words.
1 couldn't get the lariat loose. SO 1
left him. saddle and all. But his
horse followed mine. loose"
The body was never found" the
ranger said.
fore daybreak. 1t was a pebbly hol-
low left him in-like an arroyo"
could you go there again?"
only by luck" Dryden said quiet
ly. II didn't know the country"
= X !; *
billings arose to depart. Roger
- Dryden's hearing was set for
four the same afternoon in Judge
Bakers court. on the sixth floor of the
Sequoia building. Didsey Dreir was
there from Bolima. Judge Baker,
Drinkwater and two other deputies. a
court clerk or two, Ranger Billings
and four or five men from the
hills. The proceedings were rushed
through. The ranger scarcely listen
ed. The slight, natty figure OF the
bank robber standing between Drink
water and another deputy held his
eyes. Now he saw Roger, Dryden
slowly turn his way.
Presently, just behind him. q. body
whipped up from the seat. and voice
above his head called quietly.
Come on. pal. I've got every gent
in the house covered"
II was a voice that Ranger Billings
knew. that kidding, banterirg voice
he had heard in the day coach OF the
Transcon train. A hand was laid on
his shoulder, and the same voice said:
BE good, Ranger. always did like
your style and would ilae to have to
put you on sick report again." :
Billings saw Drinkwater and the
deputy on the other side of Dryden
with hands raised. Dryden ducked
under the arms Of the two deputies
and was running low up the aisle.
The train robbers voice finished a
sentence for Billings alone:
"* Not a man in the house
but I'd rather puncture than your
self, Ranger. Let's keep this quiet
and gentlemanly-only rapid"
1t was so rapid, in fact. that Ranger
Billings didn't lift from his daze until
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~ "Ar-re ye keepin' Lent?"
asked Mr.. Dooley.
II am" said Mr.. Hennessy. II put
tn pipe back iv tn clock day befure
yisterdah night. Oh, but tn las Whit
iv tn OF clay was plisint. Ar-re ye
keepin' Lent?"
81 am that" said Mr.. Dooley. I'm
on'y smokin' me seegars half through,
an take no sugar in ME tay. Th'
Lord give me stren'th to last till
Pathrick's day!
I'm keepin' Lent, but I'm not goin'
up an down tn sthreet tellin' people
about it. 1 amt amy prouder iv
keepin' Lent thin am iv keepin' Clean
In our family we've always kept it
'I raymimber seein' me father tuck
away tn pipe, cork up tn bottle an
put it in a thrunk with something
between moan an cheer, an begin
to find fault with tn wurruld.
"F'r-us kids Lent was no gr-great
hardship. 1t on'y meant not enough
iv something besides meat. / don't
raymimber much about it excipt that
on Ash Winsdah ivrybody had
smudge on his forehead; an afther
awhile tn house begun to smell
little iv fish, an about tn thirtieth
day tn eggs had thrown off all dis
guise an was just plain, yellow eggs.
Yes, sir: in our family We all kept
Lent but me Uncle Mike. He started
with tn rest, an'ofr q day or two he
wint up an down tn road whippin'
butchers. Twas with gr-reat diff
Guilty. Hinnissy, that he was pre-
vinted firm marchin' into the neigh
borin' saloons an poorin' out tn
sthrong wathers on tn fure.
"F"r a short distance me Uncle Mike
was tn most pious man I have iver
met. At such times he organized tn
Uncle Michael tn Good S'ciety. an
wint ar-round inityatin' mimbers. To
hear him talk about nine o'clock on
Ash Winsdah mornin' ye'd think he
was JUS goin' into tn arena to fight
a line befure tn onholy Roman poppy
lace. He'd take down 'Th' Lives iv
TIN Saints an set r-readin' 1t with
condescindin' smile on his face like
a champeen athlete goin' over tn OF
records.
- X
sss0H, yes he seemed to be sayin',
~ They were all Fright very
good in their DAY, no doubt, but where
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with tn others, but he always pulled
UP lame.
9TH throuble with him, an tn
throuble with tn rest iv US. is that we
expict to be canonized in time to show
tn brief to tn family at dinner. So !
say don't 60 ar-round cillybratin' Lent.
II don't expict Father Kelly will sind
down tn Father Macchew Fife an
Dhrum Corps to serenade me because
left that lump iv sugar out iv me tay
an put in twice as much milk.
mo, sir, congratulate mesilf on me
sthrong will power, an raynict that
sugar makes people fat.
81 am niver goin' to place amy
medals on amy wan f'r bein' varchous.
Hinnissy, FIR if varchue amt always
necessity, me boy. it's tn next thing to
1t. I've been timprate because too
much dhrink doesn't agree with me;
modest because 1 look best that way:
sin'rous because / don't want to be
thought stingy: honest because iv tn
polls force; an: brave wh!in I can't r'run
away.
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die. He seemed not to hold the slight
est grudge against Billings, but there
was deep aching bitterness in his
mind against the face surgeon in New
York.
That's the sort of guy they leave
wide open in this mans world" he
muttered. "You can be yellow pole
cat. and get by with it,
Billings saw the point, all right.
and 1t didn't make him feel any more
comfortable.
why, Dave was on an honest-to-
God job over in the big town, holding
onto a rivet hammer, six or seven
hours day, going steady and
straight. I had to get the scar cut
out OF my cheek or run the risk Of
arrest every time I passed a bull on
the street. Dave and ] agreed that
I'd better have that operation. You
see. he was marked for his last lob
on the Transcon. He felt pretty safe,
too. because the word was out he was
dead. But he never felt safe fo- me-
WAS he with you when you were
arrested in New York;
NO." Dryden answered. ST didn't
see him afterward. He was on his
job. They picked me up in the street
and railroaded me west that night.
Couldn't get word to Dave. He must
have got his news from the afternoon
papers and followed on by the next
train. It was as much of surprise
to me, as any one else-what he pulled
off in the ourtroom in Pasadena"
x y X n
ITHAT day was like a half summer
J. to Ranger Billings. He strolled
of in the thicket and munched a ba-
con sandwich by himself. He smoked
up q weeks supply Of cigarettes. He
came to share the dull hopelessness Of
Dryden, but his mind was confused
while the others was clear. All
through the afternoon he studied the
agony of the starving one: not the
agony for food, but an agony that
called upon heaven and earth for some
way to warn his pal. Billings saw the
sweat come to Dryden's wasted face.
as he listened-looked down toward
the spring and listened. Billings also
studied the mysterious thing called
fidelity-the first and last article Of
Roger Dryden's code.
The ranger realized he was taking
a long chance every minute now. II
not prevented. Dryden would surely
signal the instant he heard his pal
down by the spring. That would
mean a pistol duel. Billings had had
about all the pistol stuff he cared for
with a master like Dave Ilcomb; and
yet he couldn't bring himself to force
q rag into Dryden's mouth, as, the
shadows Of afternoon heightened, any
more than he had found it possible to
rope him early in the day. One idea
troubled him until he spoke: .
But Dawes been starvin' just as
you have. How was he fit to foot it
the twenty miles to Caliente, there
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THE SILENT SPRING

I sliclng baconsand pouring coffee for q
man who hasn't fed himself lately"
Fifteen minutes later, Billings had
watered his horse and was blowing
I, into life a one-pan fire. Coffee water
| was on to boil.
! Roger Dryden spoke:
! Excuse me, ranger, but I'm eating
when Dave comes in tonight, and not
before. If you heard what he said as
he was leaving, you must have
marked that he wouldn't stop in Call
! iente for a feed. only to pick UP what
he could carry and hurry back"
| You won't have breakfast with
me?" the ranger inquired. his eyes
fixing themselves upon the wasted
face.
! Dryden shook his head.
! II don't see how ] can relish the
favors Of bacon and coffee under such
! circumstances" Billings muttered,
putting the cover on the coffee can,
and bundling UP the pork in its can
| vas sack. rt
| Sorry" said Dryden, +but you go
ahead and have your breakfast. You
won't bother me. Why, Billings you
go as long without grub as we have.
and grub don't matter any more. III
in training for a regular hunger
| strike"
| !. !: i
lit wasn't easy after that for Ranger
i Billings to carry out his half
F., formed idea TO rope Dryden securely
and leave him here, while he rode
| over to Caiiente to head off Dave
Ilcomb. Billings just couldn't bring
himself to coil his lariat around a
man half-dead from starvation. who
wouldn't eat until his pal came. All
the time, the thought was gnawing
at him, too, that Dave Ilcomb would
run into somebody else's hands on his
way, or meet recognition over there
! in the desert town. The thousands
dollars reward for the train robber
looked mighty good to Billings in
| connection with the stake he could
pull down from bringing in Dryden.
Also, the idea of bringing both the
boys in gave a fascination, to the idea
of his writing a letter to the girl in
Iowa. But his heart failed, and that
was the end OF it.
Dryden was strangely clear headed.
but hopeless, like a man ready 10
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The ranger hoped down from his
sheltered seat and minute later Dry
denis gray eyes steadied upon him
from the deep shadow Of the ferns.
Hello. Billings" he said quietly.
Your voice was familiar. out 1 didn't
place it for minute"
Where is your partner, Dryden?"
Tell me. That's what / want to
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it was over and he heard Didsey
Dreir's hoarse voice close to his ear:
"Our own little Davey of Bolima-"
Dryden and his rescuer had slipped
softly out Of the double doors into the
hall. \ roar then from the deputies.
a rushing forward to find that the
doors were fastened. They gave on
their floor bolts, but the outer knobs
| were held together. The entire body
of men in the courtroom rushed back
through Judge Bakers private Office and
out into the hall by another door. to
find that David and his Jonathan had
| caught an elevator down.
a. Yes, sir" Didsey Dreir
| was saying, back in Bolinla the next
morning. 1T was a hand-cuff that
| fastened the out door-a steel hand
| cuff slipped over the two knobs and
! locked" ri
They'll never get out without the
other" Tollier Dip remarked impress
| sively.
The morning papers from the city
| had given themselves full-heartediy
to the story OF Roger Dryden's deliv-
cry by his pal. The old story OF the
! Transcon holdup was retold.
! A real man hunt was on. A thou
sand dollars. reward was posted for
Dave Ilcomb. and fifteen hundred for
the twice-escaped bank robber of Pas
adena. The two getaways of Dryden
and Ilcomb, their adamantine loyalty
! to each other and, the novelty Of Dry
| denis second capture through a face
specialist, furnished details OF big
summer story from a newspaper
standpoint. Billings had taken part
| in the man hunt at first, but Drink
| water and his sort didn't wear well
afield. The ranger was mainly riding
alone. these later days. and one Of his
rides took him to a ridge overlooking
Haunted Valley. Far below was an
/ old cabin built by miner named Nc
Conachie. forty years before. A ru-
NOR connected with the valley, so per-
sistentIy as to become tradition. was
| that somewhere about was a lode of
gold, wonderfully rich. Just as per-
| sistently hung about the cabin a story
| that old McCorchie's ghost was won't
| to return.
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Worlds Largest Rug.

WHAT is said to be the largest rug
w in the world can be found in
Cleveland. 1t measures % BY 65 feet
and was made by Czechoslovskian
weavers.
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billings had been on this ridge be-
- fore, and had happened upon a si-
lent spring. He had counted on find
ing 1t again this night, but dark
closed in and he was forced to make
a dry camp. In the morning gray the
position of the spring opened up like
a mathematical example one has
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- OHIO" said Mr.. Henuessy,
"twinty-eight days to
Saint Pathrick's day"
"Ar-re ye keepin' Lent?"
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THERE was another silence before
i the ranger added:
"Of course, there isn't any COM
parison as to which of those bullets
hurts the most now"
1T don't look SO bad. ranger. 1t
was only at first i thought you had a
hair-lip." said Mr.. Dreir
Mul Akers eased the tension: II
never could get it straight in my
mind how the bandit got away that
night, hard hit as he was; and about
the follow who helped him"
THE man who helped him was
EoKer Dryden, the bank robber, Of
Pasadena, on his way to serve a ten
years sentence at the pen in Bar
clay," said the ranger. "He was sit
tinx, in the middle of the car, mana
cled to Deputy Sheriff Drinkwater.
when the bandit comes along and re-
leases him on general principles. This
Dryden appears to be the sort who
pays cash for favor. / was on the
floor by this time. but they tell me
Roger Dryden fought his way. out Of
the car for two. They ran onto "A
couple Of horses outside and haven't
been heard Of since. All who saw
the hold up man after my last shot
say that he couldn't possibly. survive
that hole in the neck and. live"
IF it was Dave Ilcomb who held
up that train, he fived," said Mul
Akers. "And, as I was sayin'. Mr..
Rob Travis sees. the, remains OF that
hole in the neck you speak Of"
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"sOH, yes he seemed to be sayin',
" They were all Fright, very
good in their DAY, no doubt, but where
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-03-22
SPRING BRINGS THOUGHT OF
BASE BALL

The date of spring-March
21-is upon us whether or not it
is realized by the looks of the
ground and the condition of the
weather, but spring brings
thoughts of outdoor recreation
principally base ball in these
parts or for that matter all over
America. There has been
nothing said yet about re-organiz-
ing the Pine County Pioneer Base
Ball Association 1.-THE Stump
League) this year and perhaps
that will not be accomplished as
the interest was rather tagging
last year due to the fact that one
or two teams dropped out early
in the season and also because
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-03-22
YOUNG FOLKS GIVE
GOOD ENTERTAINMENT

The entertainment given by
the Danish Young Peoples school
at the ID. B. S. hall last Thursday
evening, as a wind-up to their
ten weeks of school this winter,
was attended by a crowd that
filed the spacious hall
A varied program was pre-
sented, which by the way is per
haps the best at an entertain
ment of this character, as it af-
fords all the scholars an oppor-
tunity TO take part. The entire
class of about 20 performed
Thursday evening. Rev. S. ID.
Rodholm welcomed the audience
and led the singing Of several
songs by all during the evening
and also gave explanations of
some of the scenes between acts
Miss Sigrid 0stergaard who has
done most of the instructing in
this school, briefly outlined the
program at the beginning.
That which took the most
prominent part of the evenings
entertainment was the illustra-
tons of old Danish folk songs,
some dating back several hundred
years, perhaps the prettiest
scene being when the six dainty
nymphs dressed in white came
dancing to catch the knight. &C
companied by song. The scene
showing the death of Queen Dag
mar was made more solemn and
impressive as the choir led by
Miss Agnes Brons sang a song re,
lating thereto Queen Dagmar
reigned in the early part Of the
18th century.
Marie Juhl did very well in re,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-03-22

the distance between some of
the towns was too great, for
instance from Markville to Brook
Park and from Brook Park to
Kerrick as we'll as Others. Per-
haps four team league team
could be organized in which the
towns are closer together. Word
comes from Kerrick that they are
ready for some good sport again
this season and surely Askov
should have a team whether or
not a league is organized. Ker-
rick and Askov have had many
interesting base bah battles in
the past and the fans are anxi-
ously awaiting some more.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-03-22

citing a lengthy poem and in the
humorous line Owe Hermansen
caused much laughter in present
ing "the Woman With the Eggs,
who counted so much on the I'M
Matched ones, and finally in the
midst of all her financing dropped
and smashed those she had. Owe
in his natural left-handed style
did the counting with that wing.
Evald Sorensen displayed much
grace and dignity as director
when the entire class sang a
humorous song and Katie Clau-
sen and Theodore Jensen also
pleased with their scene. Mrs.
S. ID. Rodholm and Mrs. P. N.
Fenger played piano accompani-
ment to songs.
After the performance refresh
ments and ring games and dances
were enjoyed.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-03-22
SCHOOL BOARD MINUTES
District No. Al.

School board meeting, March
Ia, 1923.
All members present except
Jeppe Sorensen. Fred Deger-
strom, a member of said board,
was then appointed clerk of the
meeting.
The minutes of last meeting
were read and approved. Moved
and carried that letters be ad-
dressed to our senator and rep
resentative urging their support
of the bill raising the present
state aid for transportation of
children from $4,000 to $4,000.
The following children were
granted excuse from school.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-03-22

Alexander Paulsen returned
home Saturday from Des Moines,
Iowa, where he had attended the
winter term of Grand View
College.
John Jacobsen and family,
from east of town, moved on to
the Louis Olsen farm, south Of
town, Saturday-willing neigh
bors assisting with the work.
Announcement is made that
Bishop II. Ostenfeld from Den
mark, who will tour America this
summer and speak in various
Danish communities from coast
to coast will be in Askov on May
goth, Pentecost day. The Bishop
is coming TO America via the
Panama canal and will be ac-
companied by Mrs. Ostenfeld.
A large number of neighbors
and friends gathered at the farm
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Mad
sen to spend a social afternoon,
Sunday. The party was in the
form of a surprise-the occasion
being Mr.. and Mrs. Madsen's 18th
anniversary; they were
presented with a cut glass water
set.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-03-22
Icseyas6, "a, y a. Msos,e Ns-.p.p.r syudi'

Werner johnson, Emery Nede-
gard, Roame Sebald, Christ Han
sen, Richard Petersen, Viggo
Petersen, Elmer Christensen,
Sigurd Lunde and Clifford Deger-
strom.
Motion made and carried that
the teachers salaries for the
coming year be made the same
as at present.
Motion made and carried that
F. Clarey Nielsen be hired as
superintendent at the same
salary for the coming year.
The following members were
duly appointed as teachers COM
mittee: Carl Miller and R
Petersen.
Following bills were allowed:
C. Eriksen Co., lunch
supplies :. ...........$ sos
Askov Nero. Co, lunch
supplies :. ........... SGT
r. Petersen & Son,
supplies >. ........... l4.O5
Erode Bruce, laundry -. .92
St. Paul Book & Sta
tionery Co., supplies :. 87.89
Standard Oil Co., floor
dressing :. ........... 1877
American Book Co., texts 1898
Literary Digest, subscrip-
tions :. .............. 14.76
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-03-22
Askov

Postmaster J. X. Petersen is
again back on the job after two
weeks illness.
Game Warden Fred Deger-
strom went to Sandstone and
Finlayson in his official capacity
this morning.
Miss Margaret Heidenreich
from town of Danforth, came
here Saturday and is employed
at the Martin johnson home.
Miss Agnete Schroeder who
has spent the winter here at the
home Of her sister, Mrs. Holger
f. Petersen, left Monday for
Tyler where she expects to be
employed.
N. p. Nedegaard returned Tues
day from a few days trip to the
Albert Lea and Alden neighbor-
hood where he and his family
formerly resided. Mr.. Nedegaard
reports a regular blizzard there
on Saturday, the tail end of
which reached here.
Miss Sigrid Ostergaard who
taught a successful ten weeks
term of the Danish Young Peo-
Pies school here this winter, re
turned Saturday to her home at
Tyler. Much of Miss Oster-
CARDS time is taken up with her
duties as editor Of the Danish
Sunday school paper, "Berneven-
men,
The Askov Band boys will go
TO Sandstone next Tuesday eve
ming to rehearse with the band
boys of that village preparatory
TO the joint concert which these
bands will give at both villages
the latter part of April, One
more joint rehearsal will be had
The date of the concert at Askov
will be Friday evening, April 20.
The Sandstone date has not yet
been definitely decided.
The meeting of the Askov Live
Stock Shipping Association at the
town hall Saturday afternoon was
fairly well attended. There
seems to be considerable differ
ences of opinions rs to the policy
the association shall persue which
resulted in the resignation of
Hans II. Sorensen as their ship
ping manager recently. A man
TO take his place has not yet been
selected and the meeting Satur-
day resulted in other officers re-
signing. C, b. Crandall Of Ran
dolph, president of the Central
Cooperative Commission Associ-
alton, to whom the local associa-
ton have done some shipping, adj
dressed the audience and ex-
planned the workings of the new
cooperative movement. N. +.
Chapman of the University EN-
tension Division, was also present
and talked under auspices of the
Askov s c. White Leghorn Club
after the live stock meeting. Mr..
Chapman spoke principally about
the marketing of eggs through
local creameries as is done in
some communities, citing especi
ally the Kingston experiences.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-03-22

Can you conceive of a cheaper
way of selling your cow or horse
than by spending a quarter or
so on an American Want Ad.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-06-14
CHANGES, OLD AND NEW

One who has not attended Sun
day School Convention. for ten or
fifteen years and now attends one
realizes many changes have taken
place in that time.
1t was fifteen years ago that the
graded lessons were started, with
each pupil placed in the department
suited to his age and corresponding
to the same grade in the public school,.
Now these lessons are universally
used
A little later the leaders of re;'g'.
Gus education realized that one OF
one hundred sixty eight hours of
every week was not en- ugh so in
1914 Vacation Bible Schools were
adopted. This is movement which
has greatly accelerated the work CT
the church. Last summer in the
u. S. there we've 5000 Vacation Bible
Schools with 100000 scholars in at
tendance.
The Week Day Bible School is being
conducted in many cities with great
success. This is the --latest fra Of
religious education and consists Of a
correlated, consistent program for
the whole task of developing Chris
tian Character
For some years the Sunday School
was the only organization that did
not train workers for places OF
leadership later.
Today Training Courses are offered