Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-06-27

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81 don't think; know" said Kent,
iacisiyely, "And since you have re-
farred to the CASTOR days: let me ask
! i l ever gave you any reason to be-.
lleve that l could be scared out?"
"KeeI to the point" retorted Bucks.
Earshly. This state isn't broad enough
to hold you and me on opposite sides
! Of the fence. / could make it too hot
! to hold you without mixing up in it
myself, but | choose to fight my own
battles. Will you take $40, 600 spot
Dash, and MacFarlane's job as circuit
Judge when I'm through with him?
! Yes or no."
! mo"
| Then what will you take?"
| Without committing myself in any
sense. l might say that you are get
ting off too cheaply on your most lib
eral proposition. You and your friends
have looted a $7O,OOO0O0 railroad,
and"
f'You might have stood in on that
you had taken Guilford's OFFER" was
the brusk rejoinder. There was more
than corporation lawyers salary in
sight, if you'd had sense enough to
see it."
s'Possibly But I stayed out-and I
am still out"
/ f.Do you want to get in? Is that
your price?"
81 intend to get in-though not,
perhaps, in the way you have in mind
Are you ready to recall Judge Mac
Farlane with instructions to give us
our hearing on the merits?"
The governors face was wooden
when he said:
| 7: lis that all you want? l understand
sIacFarlane is returning, and you will
doubtless have your hearing in due
season"
mot unless you authorize it, Kent
objected
'And il I do? If l say that l have
already done so, will you come in and
lay down your arms?"
| mo"
"Then I'm through. Give me your
key and write me an order on the Sc
eurity bank for those papers you are
Aolding.''
NO." said Kent, again.
81 say yes!" came the explosive re-
assertion; and Kent found himself
looking down the bright barrel of a
pistol thrust into his face across the
liable.
For a man who had been oftenest
On Onlooker on the football half of
life, Kent was measureably quick and
fesourceful. In one motion he
elamped the weapon and turned it
aside; in another he damned the fire
end of his cigar among the fingers
bf the grasping hand. The governor
gerked free with an oath, pain-ex-
torted; and Kent dropped the cap
tured weapon into the table drawer 1t
was all done in two breaths, and when
It was over Kent flung away the bro
ken cigar and lighted fresh one.
Il THAT was a very primitive expe-
hient, your excellency, to say the best
of it, he remarked. Have you moth
ing better to offer?'
The reply was a wild-beast growl
and taking it for a negative. Kent
fwent on.
"Then perhaps you will listen to my
proposal. The papers you are SO anx-
Fous about are here,"-tapping the
) .envelope on the table. mo, don't try
ito snatch them; you wouldn't get out
lof here alive with them. lacking my
1sleave. Such of the as relate to your
scomplicity IN the Universal Oil deal
Isare yours-on one condition; that
= your health fails and you get yourself
.ordered out of the state for the remain
der of your term
MOI Numbered the governor
L VERY we'll; you may stay and take
{ Ia course of home treatment, if you pre-
! ;fer. It's optional"
by God! don't know what keeps
: ,me from throttling you with my
Ehands!" Bucks got upon his feet, and
Kent rose, also. slipping the box en-
svelope into his pocket and laying q
: precautionary hand on the drawer.
l Ipull.
4 The governor turned away anG
walked to the window, nursing hi:
: iburned fingers. When he faced about
9 Fit was to return to the charge
Kent. what is it you want? Say II
= in two words
"Candidly, didn't know, until a few
Eminutes ago, governor. 1t began will
a determination to break your grip OF
: my railroad, believe"
Fl you can have your railroad, if 20,
. Ecan get it-and be damned to it, ane
kto you. too"
= Il said it began that way My sol,
= Idea in gathering up this evidenc,
: Eagains. you and your accomplices wa.
Etc white out club that would max.
:, Eyou let go Of the Trans Western. Fo
. etwo weeks l have been debating witt
), myself as to whether / SHOULD buy o.
:, Ebreak you; and half an hour befor,
- you came, went to the bank and tool
: Ethese papers out, meaning to go an,
Ehunt you up
+ "Weil?" said the governor. ana tn
4 Rword barred his teeth because his lip
Eyere dry