Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-11-29
THE STORY

THE STORY
ROBBED. Christie. seeking Doctor c.rpy
meets Selwood and informs him that
Atkins has thrown her father out OF
bis store Ssa,S claiming Hs to , sGn 4
money gambling. and Christie, to his
gamblers Selwood advsrtisss for In
sso.. DietSr. ot d.DI:;
daloe and Bob Scott, Indian In Sell
woods employ, the latter makes prep
erations to dislodgs AtkinI from ~
isr's store.
CHAPTER VIL-Christis warns Sci
WOO. of threats made by starbuek.
him. selwood RACES; with his tws
Haynes, from FLYERS store
CHAPTER vII1.-starbuok tells
Christie Selwood Is . gambler. and on
her questioning him h rSmits It SSs
and his crowd are thieves. The girl 10
not satisfied with his explanation.
game with General Roper selwood an
closes the fact that the old soldier 10
his grandfather. selwood declares
sSp.5 then P fort .sn1 S :oa
Harry Roper. selwood's father, to death
Ut the hands of Indians, and refused
to acknowledge . marriage had taken
place. disowning his boys children.
CHAPTER x-carpy warns selwoed
town. seiwood. known a. square
gambler, is not menaced, but the vigi-
fantes are after Starbuck and his gang
in the clean up. Fearing for Trscy's
safety In the coming mtxup, he tries
in vain to induce the asry old vet
eran to seek safety.
CHAPTER xI.-Selwood drugs Tracy
and. with Pardaloe and Scott, gets him
across the river to safety. Returning
and Christie missing. Acting on a res
olution he had made to quit the career
Of a gambler, selwood deliberately
burns his place Of business and re-
turns to Tracy.
Selwood with news that the ViEilantss
had been routed by Starbuck's crowd
and Doctor Carpy is wounded Fear
unable to ind Christie. but rallies his
teamsters for q night with the crooks.
CHAPTER XIII selwood makes his
way by stealth into Bartoe's den with
out being detected. Favored by the a.
element in the headquarters Of the
outlaws he succeeds in covering" Har-
~ Barbanst, prominent among the
crooks, and making him lead the way
to q room whore he believes Christie
and other prisoners are oonhned
Continued from last week.
Under one prete1t or another, Le-
fever, amenable to Selwood's plea for
Meg Hyde, who, for Lefever, had
never refused to take care Of a sick
teamster, got rid Of the guards. It
was more trouble for Lefever to dis
pose Of the remainder Of his fighting
men, but on the strength of burning
runners, in the invention Of which the
wagon boss easily excelled, the men
were sent on various but pressing
wild goose chases, and Selwood's way
was cleared.
He left Margaret In the Office and
took McAlpin well down the dark
gangway, near one Of the big oat-bins.
"Where have you got Haynesr'
asked Selwood.
McAlpin shuffled about and scraped
his feet. John" he said APOLOGIZE
cally, but speaking fast to skate over
very thin ice, 'ft's this way. Haynes
wasn't the worst Of them devils-now,
was her"
The barn boss looked hopefully for
a sign Of assent from his listener,
but Selwood was silent and emotion
less. 1t made 1t little harder to 20
on, but McAlpin pushed ahead. 1.-THE
teamsters was for stringing up every
body they ketched after this last fight
down at Bartoe's. But I Just stood
'em of on Haynes. He told me how
come the clubhouse burned. Star
buck and Bartoe sent him to tell You
that they wouldn't touch company
property If you stayed neutral. But
he couldn't find you and gave the
word to Lefever, and, Lefever said
the teamsters would stay out Of It
But some Of the teamsters had griev.
ances agin the gamblers, and went
out with the Vigilantes, 80 Starbuck
said that released 'em and they fred
the bunk-house."
"Where Is Haynesr
Fright here In this bin," explained
McAlpin, pointing to the bin at their
hand; "he's under the oats-tied up
and all safe till you decide whether
you'll let them dashed Vigilantes
hang him-but he wasn't the worst Of
them devils, John, not by no manner
o. means, at all"
"Get him out" directed Selwood,
still non-committal.
McAlpin, handing his lantern to
Selwood, sprang into the bin and
began to paw down into the oats. In
one corner he had left al. airhole,
cunningly contrived with empty sacks.
and after digging at this corner, Nc
Alpin uncovered Haynes, cut the
ropes from his arms, and, digging out
his feet, cut the ropes from his ankles.
ed began Selwood.
Haynes interrupted him. Don't
say anything, John. I can't help the