Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-11-22
THE STORY

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CHAPTER vI-Fyler is beaten ana
meets Selwood and informs him that
bis store. claiming to own II Fyler
money es I ssmbI h1g ans r csri:si. to Sis
dismay. tells Selwood she hates all
gamblers. selwood advertises for In
Oot of an ola DiSs5
aaloe and Bob Scott, Indian In Sci
woods employ, the latter makes prep
frations to dislodgs AtkinJ from ~
lsrs store.
CHAPTER vII-Christis warns Sci
WOO Of threats made by starbuok,
S% 'ns s.lW we aaG rases With MI hi. tws
Companions, Seiwood drives Atkins and
Haynes. from Fyler's store
CHAPTER vIII.-starbuok tells
Christie Selwood Is q gambler. and on
her questioning him he admits It, but
and his crowd are thieves. The girl IL
not satisfied with his explanation.
CHAPTER K.-Following q poker
closes the fact that the old soldier 10
his grandfather. selwood declares
ssRs5 then Sr fort ,snt II. sa
Harry Roper. Selwood's father, to death
at the hands Of Indians, and refused
to acknowledge q marriage had taken
place. disowning his boys children
CHAPTER X-carpy warns selwood
town. selwood. known as a SQUARE
gambler, is not menaced. but the Vigi-
fantes are after Starbuck and his gang
Of crooks. Selwood refuses to take part
In the clean up. Fearing for Tracy's
safety in the coming mlxup, he tries
in vain to induce the nery 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
Of a gambler, seiwood deliberately
burns his place of business and re-
turns to Tracy.
CHAPTER x11-McAlpin comes to
had been routed by Starbuck's crowd
and Doctor Carpy is wounded. Fear
ing for Christie's safety, selwood, with
unable to And Christie, but rallies his
teamsters for fight with the crooks.
CHAPTER xII1.-selwood makes his
out being detected. Favored by the ex-
element in the headquarters Of the
outlaws he succeeds in covering Har-
crooks, and making him lead the way ray
to a room where he believes Christie
and other prisoners are confined.
Continued from last week.
The doctor looked perplexed. 81
knowed 1t, Christie. I knowed that
was what made the trouble tween
you" he said. 81 couldn't blame you
so much, neither" he added regret
fully, "even If I'm nothing but poor
drunken doctor myself"
"You shan't say thatw she ex-
claimed Indignantly. You're moth
ing Of the kind! You're the kindest,
best doctor in the whole worldI"
He shook his head. "Tell the truth,
girl, and shame the devil. If wasn't
I wouldn't be wasting out my life
in this hell-hole. But I want to say
only this: wisht somehow 1t could
be fixed up. I may not be able to
speak 1t in words, but I know what
goes into the making Of a man, my
girl; and whatever it is, it's in John
Selwood. And If he ever quits the
business he's in, you'll see a man all
through him."
A flood Of words broke through
Christie's pent-up feeling. ooh, I
believe every word of it, Doctor.
You've no need to tell me that He's
just the finest man in the world, If
he'd only" A timid suggestion oc-
Cured to her. "You, Doctor, II
you'd ask him to give up that bust
ness-you have more influence with
him than any one else"
Carpy cut her of. Christie" he
said, emphasizing every deliberate
word with a shake of the head,
you've got more influence over him
In your one little finger than I have
all over me.
"But, Christie, I've noticed this: It
amt so good when somebody coaxes
a man to quit anything-even If he
does quit it-as when he quits q thing
himself, out Of just his own free will.
Now If John Selwood ever quits the
game Of his own accord-bet on him I"
The look Christie gave him as she
went back to her room made him ten
years younger. He strobe toward the
stairs, only to encounter Margaret
Hyde hurrying to meet him.
"Why, yes, the boys Clipped up
little," grumbled Carpy in answer to
Margaret's manifest anxiety-for he
was thinking of his own perplexities
nothing to hurt much" he added.
You look queer: what's a-matter with
you? Amt shot anywheres, are your
The drawn face and the sunken.
anxious eyes of his housekeeper made
his question almost an involuntary
one. She answered to reassure him,
but she could not hide her distress
Fish, Flesh, or Pie.
Mrs NeWlyWed INDIGNANTLY. "I,ve