Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-11-10


II think your mothers way is far
and away the best-for her. What
kind of life would 1t be If Polly pre-
tended? No, thank God, Polly's an
honest woman when it comes to her
likes and dislikes If she ever does
decide that she'll put up with a little
more of my society, I'll be so fiattered
this town won't hold me.
Don't you see, Polly's attitude
makes 1t easier to keep things going
smooth just now. Down there in
Peace Valley there are two camps
One Of them's sitting waiting to see
me get my come-uppance from Clover
Hollow, and the other thinks, Poor
old Claude Dabbs is being bamboozled
by that high-f1ying nephew. Claude's
head amt level yet, what with for
eign travel and being noticed some by
them two settlementers, the red
headed widow and her girl that's gon-
ma marry Ned"
"But how do l look" Mary asked
bitterly, taking your money and not
owning your"
"You1l get your chance one Of these
days. And it'll be a lot better. If the
lovely Mrs. Johnston ever does taxi
IL into her head to smile on me, my
stock will go way UP with the vii
layers. They'll think I'm clever. But
they'll think the woman's crazy"
He roared with laughter at the pic,
ture he had coniured up Of the village
worthless discussing the affair, and
Mary followed his example.
you'll have to take your arm away,
when we get round this BEND She
warned him. "But, oh, Father, l do
love you"
'Do you? I'd lose everything have,
rather than one hair on your little
head, Mary. And now, mind the plan
we talked over and show me the kind
of business head my girl has. Remem-
Der that you and l and Ned agreed
that it's the rebels here and there that
keep things from getting stale and
into ruts, and we want them in our
midst" He took his arm away. I'm
Dabbs the grocer now, but I'll be
father all the way down home"
Mary's head was high as, accom-
panied by her father, she faced the
entire community assembled i'll Mann
helms living room. As matter OF
fact, the community had that moment
been discussing the extraordinary
Johnston engagement, in the light OF
"a social experiment"
One thing Mary was devoutly thank
full for, and that was that Dorothy
Selden had gone away. Mary felt thai,
she could not have stood Dorothy s
sneers at the grocer.
But now she was speaking, her ia
theirs eyes on her:
II felt l should make this eXplana-
ton myself, and not let it come
through lawyer. IL am the Glover
Hollow Realty company; that is, the
majority shares in that company are
now mine, and / want to have, as
neighbors and tenants, live people
| people, who have views, decided views
even though they are not mine-peo-
PIC WIN Will SllLhuidlC IhC NOiilAhuAAhIS
and set an example of honorable deal
ing, fairness, courage and cleyernesS
to the whole countryside. So you can
see why-I am pleased to have you
and want to retain you-as tenants.
about Mr.. Dabbs-" Mary turned
in a simple, natural way and took
Dabbs' hand, as though to present him
to them, I'm going to ask you to lei
bygones be bygones. 1 want to keel
you both. Is it a bargain, tenants?'
Her smile won them instantly, and
O'Toole with a muttered, THE dar
lint" led in CALAMITY holding out his
hand to the "swatest landlord in the
world"
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