Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-05-05

tances Of the river, and out upon all the
lanes and wagon tracks" that were trib-
utary to the OvercOat Road.
10 those who had not heard the news
oy reason of temporary absence, rushed
everybody, to be the first to communicate
the stunning intelligence that the Sand
town Farmers Bank had closed its doors:
Ihere was no escapade Of a cashier.
NOBODY had gone to Canada with the
funds OF the bank in his satchel. If any
body had gone. to Canada, it is safe to
say that Field county, from Sandtown to
Redtoot Pond, and from the Wabash to
the end OF the Overcoat Road, would
nave taken its "weapuns," and have
gone into the Dominion after the culprit,
with no other writ of extradtion than a
rope.
No! no! Mister Cashier, You may 20
from the efete EAST" to Canada with
poor peoples money in your pocket with
safety. But by all the Coonrod Reddens
OF the Wabash country it won't be
healthy for you to run away from Hoo
slerdom with that sort of luggage in your
hand.
Il wouldn't k-yur a blame fur what 1
lost myself. fellers, but stop and thenk
Nv the people at h0int got nothun a-tall
left. Nut the wrappuns NV thur little
hnger, by gum! In they haint one
the bank company at haint plum busted,
huther. You see we was all a delun
en- wheat to-g-yuther. un all Mt once the
bottom drapt plum outun ut! I'm that
left urse all flatter'n un filter. Bat that
nalnt the wust Nv ut, nuther. | see Billy
bller this mornun. un he tells me at all
the banks klatter'l is hilt by one than
blame railroad companies. I'm thur
scheme is to sell uvertheng right slap
dad when they haint n dollar at we kin
git holt Nv, to buy in nothun with, by
gumw
And now came Billy Biler, NJ. c., a
fresh, rosy-cheeked young gentleman,
with great show of laundcred linen in
the way of big stiff cuffs. "dog collar"
white tie, and all ornamented with mas
sive gold sleeve buttons, gold studs and
diamond pin, and all other appointments
on corresponding scale of magnificence.
The whole Sandtown district gloried
IN Billy Biler's fine raiment, as if 1t were
the individual property of each and ev-
cry voter that worked" for Billy all day
at the polls on the occasion of each sue
cceding congressional election.
Hello, Billy! Har yuh, Billy! When't
yum GIT In, Billy? Purity warm, hain't ut,
Billy? Makes you sweat, don't ut, Billy!
Gut hot under the collar haint ut, Billy ??
These and hundreds of other formulas
OF salutation, together with disjoint-
Ing hand shaking wait upon the popu-
lar Billy Biler, and he is at once in the
center Of the crowd Of people who are
blocking up the Overcoat Road immedi-
ately between the Sandtown Farmers
Bank building and the court house, to
that extent that teams still coming
through the cloud of dust along that pop
ular thoroughfare, as we'll as teams com.
ing up the river road, were obliged to
turn out of the way, which they did very
cheerfully, when it was known that Billy
Riler was back from Washington on pur-
pose to help his friends in this extrem-
ity.
Now, boys" said Billy in "a loud,
jolly, good-natured voice, and taking of
his shiny silk hat to permit the thorough
mopping of his rosy, smooth. fat face,
I'm go-un down with Coonrod, h-yur,
fur dinner un when we git back We'll go
un see whut these railroad felers is try
un to steal from yuh. Un if it's too big
fur un to pack off in a hurry, well make
them sweat awhile instead of u.s."
This speech was followed by a gleeful
roar of applauding laughter from the
whole crowd, which, with much inter
change of knowing comments on Billy
lnr'c CHI
with the very smartest of the railroad
rascals, and their own shrewd foresight
in electing such a Congressman as Billy
Biler-broke up in little groups to dis
cuss the situation.
Billy" said Coonrod Redden, as the
two drove past Squire Wickly's house
on their way to the big white frame man
sion of the old farmer-"right there is
the man un the g'yurl ats bout the wust
hurt over this bank business Nv airy one
Nv urse fellers. Weekly's mighty nigh
plum, slap. dab ravun crazy. Tn | low
the g-yurl haint much better. Smartest
and purti-est g-yurl roun h-yur, too!
Blame pity fur UNI"
How much do they lose?' asked Billy
Biler, as he prepared to light a cigar,
without showing any interest in the men
tai condition Of the patients.
20 nut much-fur's the mounts gut
nnytheng to do with ut. But hits all
and a little more, meb-by. They was
two moggijis yuh see, un the g'yurl nd
gut nuff saved to pay um off. Un when
she went, she foun three NV um std a
two! The SQuire's tryun to git that for
tune at he lows he's heired and he'd
thode in a third moggiji right plum slap,
dab on top Il the yuther two! Tn you
see that kivered the lam up 40 deep at
nuther could tech bottom, by gum. The
Ian haint wuth more'n half NV ut. I'd
bought it in myself, eff hit I'D ben
anywhurs nigh worth ut. But shOh"
and Coonrod Redden looked down and
kicked the toe of his boot hopelessly
against the arm of the dashboard.
What did Wickly do with the money?
He must gut thousan ur so, didn't
he? asked Billy Biler, chewing the end
of the lighted cigar, and watching Coon