The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-12

lowering. in = tone Of mild salts
faction.
"They SURE Be-. Wizard you git
yourn, mister?"
II found it in Greenville among
the old photographsr,s effects" the
lawyer answered. "What was your
sisters name, Mrs. Haskell"
Again the lawyer, busy with
some papers which he was select
ing from the brief-case, failed to
notice m exchange Of looks be-
tween the two backwoods women.
Nance shook her head in fright
ened protest. Ann scowled Z warn
ing threat.
my sisters name war Grace"
said Ann.
"Can you tell mo anything Of
your husbands family history,
Mrs. Haskell"
"Wal, / know that al the Has
kels lived, first, somewhars way
back east-New York, mebbe, or
inebbe hit war farther back than
that. Wherever hit war, Ed an
Henry war horned thar. Hit war
after the boys war growed up they
come to Greenville. Seems like
their folks moved to somewhars in
Ohio or Pennsylvania bout the
same time. hyeard Ed name some
place like the one what's on your
card"
"What was their business?"
ED an Henry war farm-hands. ,
They war a-workin' in our neigh
borhood when me an Grace frst
met.up with 'em."
Il mean, in what business were
the two brothers, John and Her
bert, the fathers Of Henry and Ed,
engaged?"
ooh! I've hyeard Ed tell As how
his pappy war in some kind Of
bustness-l don't know rightly lest
what; some kind Of tradin' I reck-
on. Uncle Herb he war . farmer
same as we-uns. He died fore mo
an Grace war married to the Has.
kel boys"
"Did these Haskell brothers, John
and Herbert, the fathers Of the two
cousins that you and your sister
m,arried-did they have large fami-
"They each had children-I DOM
know how many. But I know thai
they all died 'eeptin' two. one Yea.
when scarlet fever war bad. I've
hyeard Ed and his cousin Henrv
tell bout hit an how they war iii
that war left"
Edward was Johns SON, and
Henry was the son Of Johns
brother HERBERT"
That's right, mister. That,a
Jest the way hit war. Them two
Haskell boys, all that the fever left.
war own cousins, an me an INV
sister We war married to 'em ali a
the same time. That's when them
pitchers war took. Them's our
weddin'- clothes"
Every good," said Leverins. .And
what was your name before Won
were married, Mrs. Haskel?"
Our name war Bowen. Oun
pappy. war William Bowen. W. war
oorned on . rented farm ten m;la
north Of Greenville." e
Levering, consulting his note.
murmured: "And these two sisters
Grace and Ann Bowen, married 80
cousins. Edward and Henry Has
"Hits Jest like I'm a.tell;r, ~,
mister. This hyear's our pitckers
took jest - we war when We al
stood up together"
who was Henry Haskell.
Haskell. An old Herbs brother
John, he war Eds pappy."
Exactly" said the lawyer. "v.rv
good. And ,sosv, IL you please NJ:
Haskell. which Of these eirls Il M IS:
pnotogreph IL your sister Crace?S
with Nance Jordan looking over
her shoulder, Ann named the ner-
sons ~ the photograph, identifv;ne
the different individuals. as
From his brief-case Lever;r.
produced another photoeraph-an
90 aa.t tir'tt y who is this, Mrs.
"That's me-" The mount.;,
woman turned over the th;rrs -
me pasteboard box in her lap. Il
GOT one hyear Of Grace, an hyear,s
ancther Of Grace's man, Henry.
This ones me, an hyears one a.
Ed, little John Herbert's pannv
Levering took the Photographic "a
compare them with the one In his
possession. II Gee. Yes. this Il il v ,lls
and your husband, Edward. the son
Ct John. and the father Of vonne
John Herbert Now Mrs.. Hsskef
suppose you tell me about your life
altar you were married 60 EdwarS
Haskel in GreenvillA Kentucky ~
the way, you have your marriaes
certincate. have you?
Silently Ann produced two mar.
rage certificates from TIA nv
Thar bit Is, mister. an thar -.
Grace's too"
While the lawyer examined y.
documents and compared them With
his notes, the two backwoods , r m..n
en- took advantage Of the onnort y,
Fly TO exchange significant Ioots
Nance frightened and protest H1
Ann scowling Z silent coinms ,s;' Sess.
ner companion to keen ont ~ vh ~
svsr It was that was eoinr on s. ""@'
Ito Be Continued)
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