Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-11-01
THE STORY

robbed. Christie. seeking Doctor carpy,
Atkins has thrown her father out OF
bis store, claiming to own II. Tyler
d not badly hurt. Her father has lost
1ismsy. tells sslwood she hates ali
formation Of an old missionary padre.
S.io. i naS'o Bob ne soots indian in ssi
sTstions to di.lodse XtiinI from -
lsr'B store.
CHAPTER VIL-Christis warns Sell
WOO Of threats made by Starbuck,
s,.o that he had asked her tG mar, ny
companions, Selwood drives Atkins and
Haynes. from FLYERS store.
CHAPTER vIIL-Starbuck tells
Christie Selwood is q gambler. and on
her questioning him he admits II, but
and his crowd are thieves. The girl is
not satisfied with his explanation.
game with General Roper seiwood dis-
eioses the fact that the old soldier 10
his grandfather. sslwood declares
eelwood's birth, sent his SON, Lieut.
Harry Roper. Selwoods father, to death
at the hands Of Indians, and refused
place. diso@nins nis Soys hs shi irsn
the Vigilantes intend to clean up the
town. Selwood, known as q square
gambler. is not menaced. but the Vigil
Of crooks. seiwood refuses to take part
in the clean up. Fearing for Tracy's
safety in the coming mtxup. he tries
In vain to INDUCE the hery old vet
CHAPTER xI-selwood drugs Tracy
and. with Pardaloe and Scott, gets him
alone, he nnds the vigilantes at work
and Christie missing. Acting on a res.
olution he ,, had made to quit the career
burns his place Of business and re-
turns to Tracy.
CHAPTER xII.-McAlpin comes to
Selwood with news that the vigiIantes
had been routed by starbuck's crowd
ing for Christie's safety, Selwood. with
his party, returns to Sleepy Cat He is
unable to find Christie. but rallies his
CHAPTER xIII.-selwood makes his
way by stealth into Bartoe.s den with
out being detected. Favored by the ex-
cttement in the headquarters of the
outlaws he succeeds in covering" Har-
e ey ERars sn6 prominent men among the
to q room where he believes Christie
and other prisoners are confined.
Continued from last week.
The mule boss took him under the
armpits, that Selwood's hands might
be free, lifted him, and the next mo-
ment Selwood, watching the nearest
men closely, stood inside the room
with his feet on the floor. Pardaloe
quickly rehung the curtain.
It was the work Of the next moment
for Selwood to reel to and sink into
an empty chair opposite the sleepy
man, and, peering from under his cap,
to study the scene.
The interior Of the place, Of motor
ious repute even among case-hard-
ened men, was not wholly unfamiliar
to Selwood, nor had 1t changed much
In the long interval since he had seen
1t. Neither Bunty nor Atkins was in
sight, and Selwood's nervous glance
searched the room vainly for a sight
Of the one man he had taken q desper-
ate chance to see-Starbuck. Men
came at intervals out of the back
room, but each one closed the door
most carefully behind him. It was
there, Selwood soon found reason to
believe, that the leaders were closeted.
To attempt the inner room meant,
he knew, showdown. Whatever
eyes might be fooled in the. front
room, those In the back room would
not be long in discovering his identity.
But with a fatality either tempera-
mental or due to his chance taking
career, Selwood made ready TO pene-
trate the second room In a search for
Starbuck.
He pushed guardedly at the head Of
the man opposite him and found after
q little fussing that he was fast
asleep. The man wore about his neck
q bandapna kerchief, and this, Sell
wood, keeping his eyes well on those
about him, gradually disengaged with
one Misunderstanding it around to
where he could loose the knot and
draw 1t from the mans neck. His
victim having taken this liberty good |
naturally, Selwood dotted McAlpin's
queer-looking cap at a moment that
no eyes were turned his way, and
after another moment tried on the
sleeping mans hat. It fitted well
enough, and he did not take 1t off;
but proceedingly slowly, keeping a
clear eye on the men nearest, and
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