The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-16
CHAPTER XVIII.

Ann and Nance were 1T . win
dow, looking down on the busy
street below and away over the
wilderness Of buildings.
"Hit's plum awful, amt hit?"
muttered Nance. "Not . tree ner
a bush ner q hill ner nothin'-iest
folks an automobiles an cars an
buildings, fer as q body can look.
How in Gawd-a-mighty's world do
you reckon they all make out TO
live? Hit sure beats me-"
"Shucksl" returned Ann. "Hit's
all in the way Z body looks at hit.
Me, I'm a-honin' to git right down
thar amongst 'em an rustic round
with the best. Hits Gawd's truth,
Nance, I'm a-feelin' thirty year
younger already. I reckon If hit
warn't fer Herb I'd be plum fool
ish-a-steppin' high, likes not, an
a-gettin' into Ill sorts Of trouble
nice interestin' trouble, I mean.
Whoo-eel All this hyear's SURE 4
.ong way from the Pine Knob
neighborhood-hit sure isl"
Hits all right fer SIGH % you
an Herb. mebbe, returned Nance,
dolefully. "but I've seen enough
right now to know I can't never
stand hit. I'll lest curl up an die
sure"
you'll be all right soon's I Rit
us . real place to live" returned
Ann.
Nance looked 1t her with fresh
alarm. what Be you a-rneanin' BY
that"
II mean - how I aim to xit Ne
uns . sure-'nough house, with bed
rooms down close to the ground, IN,
our own automobiles, an our own
help what don't have to b tipped
every time body turns round, an
whar we-uns can say who's to come
in an who amt. ] can see right
now these hyear hotels amt made
to live in; they're Jest places TO
stop at till . body can GIT some
whars else"
"Huh!:. retorted Nance. "Mebbe
you'll say whar you low TO find
in sich Gawd-awful place - this. y
"You don't need to fret yourself
none. I'll find hit SONS me an
Herb gifts . chance to look round
l. bit. Mebbe Herb won't like this
city 'nough to settle down hyear.
Mebbe we-unsql Jest MP an move
On. You can't tell, we-uns might
60 f., - New York. Hit al de-
ponds. First thing. you an mes
got t. git ~ some clothes: ! aim
fer US to look like John Herbertss
wimmenfolks ought to look"
Nance looked around uneasily.
Be you plum certain thar's money
'nough. Ann: never seen nothin'
like the way you're a-spendin'. You
done paid SIX dollars jest fer what
we-uns ct 1t one meal on the train.
seed you. These hyear rooms
must be costin you . sight. I'll
bet they amt mite less'n Two dol
lars apiece
Ann laughed. "Shucksl I reckon
as how ! could buy this whole she
bang right out III Wal a-wentin'
to bother with hit She continued
with Z show Of impatiencs: sYou
Jest can't seem to GIT hit into your
dumb haid. Nance, that what old
Sohn Haskell done LEFT Was . real
fortune. Hit amt no measly little
smell Of money, hits nigh onto two
million An that's m0re'n soma
kings has got"
"Mebbe ! cant sense how much
two millions Of money IT," Nance
-etorted, grinly. shut ] know GOOD
4r' well when hits found out what
you done f. git hit an mads M
She halted and shrank back from
the danger lights which flashed II
hea mountain companions eyes
u amt meanin' no harm, Ann !
honest to Gawd ! amt meanin' e
tell nothin'."
The telephone rang.
The two backwoods women stared
q. the instrument
my Gawd-a-mighty!" walled
Nance "thar hit comes right now
That thar's 4 warnin' fei we-un.
to git ready fer the police"
"Shet up!' snapped Ann. INC
matter what 'tis--if you open your
fool mouth I'll peel your scalp 4
hits the last move make.
y reckon we-uns best cit Herb.