"Ef yer don't let us in," cried a voice, "we 'll bu's' the do' open.

Ef ye do, you kin jest stuff 'em with big words, and bake 'em.

Then said Skim Clark, in his drawling, halting way: "Ef thet's the case, an' there's goin' ter be a newspaper here in Millville, we may as well give up the struggle, fer the town'll be ruined!" CHAPTER V DIVIDING THE RESPONSIBILITY The rest of that day and a good share of the night was devoted to an earnest consultation concerning the proper methods of launching the Millville Daily Tribune.

'Ef hit be dry w'en you git back, I gonna beat de meat offen yo' bones.

Ef yer life is spared, remember how we honor courage.'

"Ef dot ole Miss Keswick don' kunjer you, sah," she said in an undertone, "I's gwine to do it myse'f.

"Jes' you take dese h'yar shoes," she said, "an' ef eber you think ole miss gwine ter kunjer you, jes' you hol' up dem shoes right afore her face.

Ef yo soofer enoof mebbe it'll coom t' yo again.

" "Wal, milk-an'-water ain't a good cement," Sez he, "an' so you 'll find it in th' event; Ef reshness venters sunthin', shilly-shally Loses ez often wut's ten times the vally.

But de vay naix day Mistah B'ar he daid; Wen dee tell Doc' Hyar, he des scratch he haid: "Ef pahsons git well ur pahsons git wu's, Money got ter come een de Ol' Hyar's pu's; Not wut folkses does, but fur wut dee know Does de folkses git paid"an' Hyar larfed low, Dis Ol'

" Thus urged, Bell made a fresh ef-fort; and soon the les-son was learned and re-cit-ed.

Ef freedom comes it won't do me much good; we ole one's will die out, but it will set you youngsters all up.