Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-07-24
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER I--word that their nightly
frolics are distasteful to q party OF
heightened Britlshers recently ar
r xsS captain ,sf LcS HI. ms s.t.r .hs 81 a..
same name as himself. 10 brought TO
Jack Kiimsny known 90 hts intimates
on the 0unnison In Colorado. Gail. D
vsripdsr, snobbish millionaire. member
Individual and has a friendly chat with
Aoya Dwight. attractive irish girl.
CHAPTER H. = Kiimsny's father,
member Of an old Irish family, had
married n Colorado girl. now dead. be-
SS'H a wsS% ana her S husband :aS !s scn..
sympathies have been all with his
mother. and he has no use for his
Know. ss are s'a AZ e. L S4 Of w when n.
and By her ia introduced to the Other
ar. srs az snd n I.Ss sr SSss q when
called. Jack 10 immsnssiy Impressed
panion of Moya.
town Of ounnison. the Farquhar party
sees Mr.. Crumbs" win the bucklng
bronoho championship at the County
after the contest. on their way home
Moya and her companions are over.
.aken by sherins posse IN pursuit OF
ursr OF the associaiion Of the proceeds
OF the show. The sheriff declares the
men are Jack kiimeny {"crumbs") and
his sister India realize that jack Is
their cousin. His participation In the
robbery seems assured.
CHAPTER Iv:--Moya,. who has been
aeeply impressed by Jacks frank bear
bs an. nnd : sppnTIsns h9ns,sy t. downcs;t
Jack hnds her ana without cffsrin.
ssnes 81 the ey. ssr % hs p s
fsis,ionsSlp to e spsaIn &ii sss; yaS ana
hla gistsr is established. He leaves
CHAPTER WIN Jack Knmeny
stay at the Lodge. Jack. on leaving
own. In the hat Moya ana India dis
sSaas pack package V'" Captain Iss'i Rllm. asg
stolen stolen from the Fair sssoeiaiion. Con.
OF her thoughts. Moya become. engaged
her sutton.
CHAPTER vL--Mseting Jack. and
s9pposinH he has escaped from the law
omcers. Moya frankly tells him the dis
eovsry Of the loot" has convinced her
he 10 a tAief She incidentally reveals
the fact that Captain kilmeny Is on his
way TO return the money to Its right
full owners Practically ordering Nova
20 meet him at the same place In the
0 ses On I sss r ,ssyss her The saPtan
undoubtedly being the thief
Continued from last week.
"The quarrel came. rs Of course n
would. just before the guns flashed
stranger rose from corner and told
the rustlers they would have TO count
him In the scrap. that he wouldn't
stand for a six-to-one -ow."
Wasn't that inef suppose he
was a friend OF your father he had
helped some time"
mo. He had never seen him before.
But he happened to be man"
Tho eyes of the girl were shining.
For the moment she was almost beau
tiful A flame seemed TO run over her
dusky face, the glow OF her generous
heart finding expression externally.
I'm glad there are such men," she
cried softly.
THE story Of that fight Is a classic
today In tho hills. When Il ended
two OF the rustlers were dead. two
badly wounded and the others gal.
Looping away for their lives. The chief
and his unknown friend were lying
ON the fcor shot 20 pieces"
"But they llved--surely they didn't
dep
"fes, they lived and became close
friends A few years later they were
partners. Both OF them are dead now.
sam Lundy--that was the name OF my
fathers rescuer--left two children,
boy and girl. We cali the boy Curly.
He was down at the camp fishing
with me-"
She saw the truth then-knew In a
Hash that tho man beside her had run
the risk OF prison 20 save his friend.
And her heart went out 70 him In
such a rush OF feeling that she had
90 turn her face away.
"You paid back the debt TO the son
that your father owed his. Oh. I'm
30 glad-so glad"
Guessed II, have your
"Your friend was the thief"
"He took the money. but he's no
thief-not In his heart In England
only criminal would do such thing,
but It's different here. A holdup may
be decent fellow gone wrong through
drink and bad company. That's how
Il was this time. My friend Is a range
rider His heart IL as open and clean
as the plains. hut he's young yet
Just turned twenty--and he's easily
led. This thing was sprung on him by
an older man with whom he had been
drinking. Before they were sober he
and Mosby had taken the money"
II am sorry" the girl said. almost
under her breath.
He explained more fully. "Coltes
BY chance got line ON what the hid
and Mosby were planning to pun on
Knowing I had some influence with
Curly, he came straight to me- That