Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-07-12

held back by Scott, they were tearing
to shreds with hendish delight the
blanket Haynes had slept in. Haynes
called loudly for quarter, and as Sell
wood went forward again, Scott,
while he held the dogs, advised
Haynes to hustle out the back door.
The party was over. .
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1t was the work Of only few min
utes for Selwood to regain his room
back Of the gambling hall. He slipped
out Of his rig and began to wash up.
Within fifteen minutes he was back
at the post he had left on hour ear
lier, with the few sitters around him
who had gathered at the last table
where faro was being dealt that Sum
day night.
Hardly ten minutes later three men
appeared at the open doors Of Sell
woods place. Starbuck, accompanied
by Atkins and Bartoe, walked into
the hall and stood for moment
looking about. Selwood knew what
they were there for-to see whether
he was missing from his ordinary
post. He impassively pressed the
case spring and kept an untroubled
eye on the layout. His visitors lin
gered only q moment, but 1t was past
the closing hour, and while the last
Of the players struggled out, Star
buck came In again.
"What have your barn DULLES been
up to tonight, Selwood?" he demand
ed, without preliminary.
Selwood asked what he meant
Starbuck told Of the attack on the
store. atkins and Bartoe hold bill
Of sale for that STOCK" he declared,
Indignantly. "Thinss have come to
a pretty pass in Sleepy Cat when iegit-
innate owners are to be chewed up
by dogs and thrown out into tho
street. This thing has got to stop, or
you'll have to move your headquar-
tiers out Of this town." Selwood par
ried with civil answers the questions
roughly asked, and met untroubled
the threats roughly made, and asked
only an occasional question himself.
"Have you heard any talk Of Vigil
lantes organizing in Sleepy Cat?" he
asked. II don't know much about It.
But the little talk I heard here few
minutes ago about some kind Of q
fight at FLYERS store was that the
vigilantes had got after the men who
had robbed Fyler and tried to kill
him. There's no use your talking to
me about my men; they do as they
please-you know that. Talk to
them" he suggested, while Starbuck.
very angry, continued to blow of.
"Bartoe says there were half a
dozen or more men in it-and they're
In the store yet, he says" Selwood
thought Pardaloe and one Indian In
possession must be making a good
deal Of noise, but he said nothing.
There's going to be cleanup In
this town before long," added Star
buck significantly. 'Folks that are
making trouble ought to get ready
for It."
Meaning just whom, Starbuckr
asked Selwood, Practically.
Meaning whoever's behind all this
rowing that's going on here lately"
swell, Starbuck," returned Sell
wood, with some slight appearance Of
fatigue, 'you know, or ought to know,
that I'm the man that threw Atkins
and Bartoe into the street tonight;
they ought to know 1t; If they don't,
tell them so. OF course, wouldn't
have done 1t, If I'd known there were
friends Of yours in the store. If It
hadn't been for me, they would have
been hanging to telegraph poles by
this time-that's the fact. And tell
them the next thing like that Fyler
job they try to pull of, they will be
hanging to the poles-that's the
plain, straight, everyday English Of
IL"
Continued Next Week.