The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-03-05

messenger rode into the grounds, and
Miss Osborne slipped away and met
the boy at the steps. She came back
and opened a telegram, reading the
message at one of the windows. An
| indignant exclamation escaped her
and she crumpled the paper in her
hand
1.-THE impudence Of it!'' she ex-
claimed. He had risen, and she now
turned to him with anger and scorn
deepening her beautiful color. Her
breath cane quickly; her head was
lifted imperiously; her lips quivered
slightly as she spoke.
"This is from Gov. Dangerfeld. Can
you imagine man of any character
or decency sending such message to
the governor Of another stateo"
She watched him as he read:
Raleigh, N. c.
The Honorable Charts Osborne,
Governor Of South Carolina.
Columbia, s. c.:
Have written by to-night's mail in APP
pleweight matter. Your vacillating course
not understood
WILLIAM DANGERF1ELD.
Governor Of North Carolina.
What do you think of that?" she
demanded.
II think it's impertinent, to say the
least" he replied guardedly.
"Impertinent? It's the most con-
temptible, outrageous thing I ever
heard of in my life! Gov. Dangerfield
has dilly-dallied with that case for
two years. His administration has
been marked from the beginning by
the worst kind of incompetence. Why,
this man Appleweight and his gang of
outlaws only come into South Caro-.
lima now and then to hide and steal,
but they commit most OF their crimes
IN North Carolina. and they always
have. Talk about vacillating course!
Father has never taken steps to ar
rest those men out of sheer regard for
Gov. Dangerfield; he thought North
Carolina had some pride, and that her
governor would prefer. to take care
~ his own criminals: What do you
suppose Appleweights9issli indicted for
in this: state? For stealing one ham
one single ham from farmer in
.Mingo county, and he's killed half
dozen men in North Carolina"
She paced the corner of the YER
anda angrily, while Griswold CROPPED
for solution Of the problem. The
telegram from Raleigh was certainly
lacking in diplomatic suavity. It was
patent that if the governor Of North
Carolina was not tremendously
aroused, he was playing a great game
Of bluff; and on either hypothesis a
prompt response must be made to his
telegram.
"I must answer this at once He
must not think we are so stupid in
Columbia that we don't know when
we're insulted. We can go through
the side door to fathers study and
write the message there and she led
the way.
She found blank and wrote rapid.
ly, without asking suggestions, With
this result: 81,
The Honorable William Dangerfield,
Raleigh N. c.:
Your extremely diverting telegram In
Appleweigllt case received and filed.
CHARLES OSBORNE,
Governor of South Carolina.
She met Griswold's obvious disap-
pointment with prompt explanation.
"You see, the governor of South
Carolina cannot stoop to an exchange
of billingsgate with an underbred per-
son like that-a big, sol amn, conceited
creature in a long frock-coat and
shoestring necktie, who boasts of be-
longing to the common 'peo-pull.' He
doesn't have to tell anybody that,
when it's plain as daylight The way
to answer him is not to answer at
ALL"
EXCELLENT It's bound to irritate,
and it leaves ia: ~ the dark as to
our-1 mean Gov Usburn s--inten-
lions. And those Intentions"
During this by-play he had reached
decision as to what should be done,
and he was prepared to answer when
she asked, with an employment of the
pronoun that pleasantly emphasized
their relationship:
What are our intentions?"
I'VE are going to catch Apple
weight, that's the first thing-and un-
til we get him we're going to keep
our own counsel. Let me have tele-
graph blank and will try my hand
at being governor" He sat down in
the governors chair. asked the name
OF the county seat of Mingo and wrote
without erasure or hesitation this
message:
To the Sheriff Of Mingo County,
Turner Court House. S. c.:
Make every possible effort to capture
Appleweight and any Of his gang who
are abroad in your county. Swear in all
the deputies you need. and IL friendli-
ness of citizens to outlaws makes this
impossible wire me Immediately, and
will send militia. Any delay on your
part will be visited with severest penal
ties. Answer Immediately by telegraph
CHARLES OSBORNE.
Governor Of South Carolina
That's quite within the law" said
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