Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-08-23
THE STORY

CHAPTER V.-Selwood makes Chris.
ties acquaintance and warns Fyler that
Atkins Is a crook. The storekeeper re-
fuses to believe It, Starbuck, ATTRACTED.
tie. The girls mind is poisoned against
6elwood.
CHAPTER VI.-Fyler IL beaten and
robbed. Christie. seeking Doctor Carpy,
meets Selwood and informs him that
A. has thTOwp her fstheE out Of
IL not badly hurt. Her father has lost
money gambling, and Christie. to hi!
savs sai aa for
formation of an old missionary padre,
whose picture he displays: With Par
aalos and Bob Scott Indian In nr Sci
arations to dislodge Atkins from Fy-
ler's store.
CHAPTER vII-christie warn. Sci
WOO of threats made by Starbuck,
him. selwood RACES. with his two
Haynes, from FLYERS store.
CHAPTER VIIL-Starbuck tells
Christie Selwood is a gambler and on
her questioning him he admits It, but
declares he is square" while Starbuck
and his crowd are thieves: The girl 70
CHAPTER IX.-Following a poker
game with General Roper Selwood dfs-
his grandfather. Selwood declares
Roper, then fort commandant, before
Selwood's birth. sent his son, Lieut..
at the hands Of Indians, and refused
to acknowledge a marriage had taken
place, disowning his boys children.
Continued from last week)
81 can't say all's in my mind, John,
hafro vine nNnA6nnnoS Pr1f
things is set. This is Saturday night,
and on Saturday night, you know,
every cattle-thief and horse-thief from
Calabasas comes to town for a spree.
Tonight they'll all get in; but they
won't many get out. They're going
to finish with every blackleg and dive
keeper, bad man and gambler in this
town within the next twenty-four
hours-that's exactly what's coming"
Selwood bent piercing look on his
informant. "Does that include me,
Doc?
There's no objection to the way
you run your place, John-if yours
was the only place or the other places
were like yours. And you'll have
friends among the Vigilantes, anyway.
But when the thing starts there won't
be no fine lines drawn, John; you
know that" continued the doctor, try
ing to convey his warning inoffensive-
ly, land there may be mistakes when
the torch gets going. My advice is
for you to pull out till this thing
blows over, and come back when you
feel like It."
Selwood rose as to end the talk.
Carpy had seen him angry more than
once, but never had he seen the mild
hammered gambler enraged. In Ian
guage 80 violent that he would have
been ashamed of 1t in cooler moments,
he expressed his opinion Of all Vigi-
lantes in general and Sleepy Cat vigi-
lantes in particular. Carpy tried to
interrupt, tried to listen, tried to calm
him down-all was useless.
Dash it, John" he exclaimed at
length, testy himself, IF I'm nothing
else, I'm your doctor-hold on"
II expect to hold on" retorted Sell
wood rudely. "Tell your Vigilantes
they'll find me on the hill. And tell
'em to come fixed for some Of 'em
will stay there with me-"
"But here's another thing I want
you to think of, john" resumed
Carpy, who was pertinacious. "What
about Dave Tracy in all this2 You'll
have your fight-youn damage some
Vigilantes; maybe some Of 'em your
own friends; maybe get damaged
yourself. Even supposing you make
your getaway. what about Davef He's
helpless. How should you feel, John,
If Dave was dragged out and strung
up with that river bunch! Don't you
owe it to Dave to get him out Of the
way before this thing beginsf'
The suggestion came like a blow to
Selwood. 1t struck home. Selwood
had forgotten his wounded partner.
His mind worked fast. He looked at
Carpy-but not with less determine
ton. you're right" he said tersely.
I'll get Dave into the clear. But I'll
be back on the hill by the time your
friends get started"
He rose, very angry, to go; then he
turned suddenly on the doctor.
There's one thing I'll ask Of you,
Doe; while I'm getting Dave away, I
want you to promise me to see that
no harm comes to Christie Fyler-"
"John, I'll see to that If it's the last
thing on earth see to-"
81 don't care much about her
father-he's no protection to her; but
he's her father, and no harm must
come to him in this mix-up, either"
"You've got my word, John"
Selwood was not man to let his
anger override his common sense for