Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-07-19
THE STORY

CHAPTER IA year afterward.
Selwood, now Wentworth's represents.
Board at e ssspy Gs driving ses ss RSSss
wagon has mired in a creek. He helps
get the outfit clear, after picking up
girls shoe and seen and been attracted
ler's (the settler's) wagon. Moses Nc.
Cracken, youth, is robbed Of $500
IN Z sleepy Cat gambling den. HIS
boss.
CHAPTER III.-McAlpin, himself
powerless, informs Selwood Of the rob-
berry, and Selwood forces the swindlers,
Bartoe and Atkins, to return the money.
CHAPTER Iv.-Starbuck. head Of the
crooked gamblers. demonstrates with
Selwood and is sharply rebuffed. Fyler
opens a dry goods store store WITH. with BIZ
worthless goods in the place. Bill
Pardaloe, young McCracken's uncle, Is
engaged by Selwood as freighter.
his wounds. is looked after by Marga-
keeper at Doctor Carpy's hotel Sell
wood learns the girl whose shoe he
CHAPTER v.-selwood makes Chris
Atkins is a crook. The storekeeper re-
fuses to believe 1t. Starbuck, attracted
tries to ingratiate himself with Chris
tie; The girls mind is poisoned against
Selwood.
robbed. Christie, seeking Doctor Carpy,
meets Selwood and informs him that
Atkins has thrown her father out of
his store, claiming to own it, Tyler
money gambling, and Christie, to his
dismay, tells Selwood she hates all
gamblers. Selwood advertises for in
formation of an old missionary padre,
whose picture he displays. with Par
daloe and Bob Scott, Indian in Sell
woods employ, the latter makes prep
arations to dislodge Atkins from Fly
ler's store.
CHAPTER vII-Christie warns Sell
wood of threats made by Starbuck,
also that he had asked her to marry
him. Selwood RACES; With his two
companions, Selwood drives Atkins and
Haynes, from FLYERS store.
Continued from last weekly
Starbuck had never been faced
quite so bluntly. Selwood never had
shown his hand quite so carelessly-
parted with his caution quite so COM
pletely. But a woman stood between
them, and she meant the more to
Selwood because, though he cherished
slight hope of holding her himself,
Tile vi liSl SoihS W Sloi JUN
was bitter enough to make him ready
for any manner of fray.
Starbuck eyed the gambler intently.
Then he spoke with compOsure. "Sel-
wood, you're cutting quite figure
here in affairs that you've got no
business in. You're playing too many
games to win all of them-dO you
know that?" SelwoOd was too alb
sorbed in watching Starbuck's eyes
to make the slightest response in
words. whether you do or not"
Starbuck went on evenly, You'll find
your dual role will wind up II
you play it long enough. 1t won't
work in Sleepy Cat
Starbuck paid his enemy one COM
pliment. Without any attempt to
back out of the room, he turned and
walked straight to the. door. There
he paused and looked around.
;. "Good night, Mr.. Selwood," he called
out calmly.
cts pretty late for that, Mr.. Star
buck" retorted Selwood. "Good
morning.
Daylight was really breaking.
"Hold on a minute" he added, walk
ing forward to where Starbuck stood
at the door. you're giving me some
advice. I'll give you little. There's
Vigilante talk brewing in Sleepy Cat,
Mr.. Starbuck."
"When the Vigilantes get me-" cried
Starbuck, they'll get you, Mr.. Sell
wood"
"In that case the cross-arm Of one
pole will do for both of us. But why
wait for the Vigilantes? We can fix
I'D our differences any time"
"Some time-not any time, Mr.. Sell
wood"
"Some time for you, Mr. Starbuck,"
smiled Selwood. as Starbuck stalked
heavily down the steps; "any time
for me-"
it was late that Monday before
Selwood appeared. At noon in his
room at the hotel he was pulling him