Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-08-15
THE |
CRAFTERS
By
FRAN CTS Lynn -
y Copyright. 1905. by The Boobs-Merrill Co,
CHAPTER XXIX.-CoNr1NUEp.

The long lean figure erected itself in
the chair, and the weight seemed to
slip from it's shoulders.
But l understood you to say that
the duties of the executive had de-
volved upon me, Mr.. Kent. You also
said | could imagine the result of this
singular installing of train-orders,
and l fancied l could. What was the
result?"
"a conclusion not quite as san
culinary as that you had in mind,
though it is likely to prove serious
enough for one member of the party
in the private car. The special train
was chased all the way across the
state by the fast mail. 1t finally out
ran the pursuing section and was
stopped at Megilp. A sheriffs posse
was in waiting, and an arrest was
made"
go on said the lieutenant-gov-
ernor.
81 must first go back little. Some
weeks ago there was a shooting ARRAY
in the mining-camp, arising out of a
dispute over sailed mine, and a
man was killed. The murderer es-
capped across the state line. Since the
authorities of the state in which the
crime was committed had every rea-
son to believe that governors requis-
ition for this particular criminal
would not be honored, two courses
were open to them: to publish the
facts and let the moral sentiment of
the neighboring commonwealth pun
ish the criminal as it could, or would;
or, suppressing the facts, to bide their
chance of catching their man beyond
the boundaries of the state which gave
him an asylum. They chose the lat
ter"
This murderer is James Guilford,
take it; and the governor"
NO" said Kent, gravely. 1.-THE muir
derer is-Jasper G. Bucks" He handed
the Judge a copy of the Argus. You
will find it all in the press dispatches;
all l have told you, and great deal
more"
The acknowledgement read the
newspaper story as he walked, ligh ting
the electric chandelier to enable him
to do so. When it was finished he sat
down again.
What hideous cesspool it is!'
was his comment. But we shall
clean it, Mr.. Kent; we shall clean it If
1t shall leave the party without a vote
in the state. Now what can l do for
you? You didn't come here at this
hour in the morning merely to bring
me the news"
No, didn't, Judge Marston. want
my railroad"
You shall have it," was the prompt
response. What have you done since
our last discussion of the subject?"
Il tried to 'obliterate' Judge Mac
Farlane, as you suggested. But 1
failed in the first step. Bucks and
Meigs refused to approve the quo war
ranto."
The judge knitted his brows tn ought
fully.
That way is open to you now: but
1t is long and devious, and de-
lays are always dangerous. You
spoke OF the receivership as being
part OF plan by which your road was
to be turned over to an eastern mo-
nopoly. How nearly has that plan sue
ceeded?"
Kent hesitated, not because he was
afraid to trust the man Oliver Mars
ton. but because there were some
things which the governor of the state
might feel called upon to investigate
II the knowledge of them were thrust
upon him. But in the end he took
counsel of utter frankness.
So nearly that if Bucks and the re-
ceiver had reached CASTOR last night.
our road would now be in the hands
OF the Plantagoulds under a 99-year
lease"
The merest ghost Of a smile fitted
over the lieutenant governors face
when he said, with his nearest ap-
preach to sarcasm:
How extremely opportune the con-
fusion OF train orders becomes as we
60 alongi But answer one more cues
tion ii You please-it win not involve
these singularly needless railway an