Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1910-06-22
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~ ~ Sheriff % Driven County.
Kildare. N. c.:
What 4, this hear about your inabii-
ity to catch Appleweight and the rest of
his bunch7 Your inattention to your du-
ties is a matter OF common scandal, and
IL you don't get anxious pretty soon /
shall remove you from your job and then
some. shall be down soon to see wheth-
er you are pitching auoits at tho black
smith shop or fishing for Holsters I'm Rae
coon creek. instead OF attending to your
knitting. Your conduct has annoyed me
until am something more than vexed by
your behavior. The eyes OF the great
North State are upon you. Wire me at
length just what you propose doing or
not doing in this matter.
WILLIAM DANGERFIELD.
Governor OF North Carolina
What do you think of that?" he
asked. his pride falling as she
scanned the paper carefully.
Isn't it pretty expensive?" Jerry
inquired. counting the words to ten
and then roughly computing the rest.
I'll take care of that. Miss Danger.
field. What / want to know is wheth
er you think that will make the sher.
in sit up"
We'll, here's what father sent him
only about a week ago. / found it in
his private letter book. and it's marked
confidential in red ink"
She read:
Act cautiously In Appleweight case In
dictment by grand jury is undoubtedly
faulty and Foster threatens trouble in
case parties are arrested.
And there's more like that Papa
never intended to do anything, that's
as plain rs daylight. Mr.. Foster, the
treasurer, comes from that county.
lie thought papa was going to have to
do something, so he's holding back
the payment of the state bonds lust to
brighten papa. You see, the state
owes the Bronx Loan and Trust Com
pany that s250,0O0, and If it isn't
paid June first the state will be ever
lastingly disgraced."
oh. yes; I'd forgotten about that"
Il don't see how you could forget
about it. That must be almost as
much money as there is in the world.
We've got to raise it, an how, even
II we go to the pawn-shop. l pawned
my watch once when | was in col
lege and Billings-he was my guard
ian-had shut me off. Grissy-he's
my friend-Grissy says pawnbroking
Is only more vulgar form of bank
ing"
L think your telegram to the sher-
III is all right" said Jerry, reading it
again. IF you'll go to the door and
whistle for the messenger wen get it
off"
Ardmore addressed himself once
more to the map. 1t was clear that
the Appleweight gang was powerful
enough to topple great states upon
their foundations. 1t had, to Ard
mores own knowledge. driven a gov
ernor into exile. and through the
wretched Foster, who was their friend.
the credit of the state was gravely
menaced
iii wait for the sheriffs answer,
and if he shows no signs of life I'll
go down there this afternoon"
Then you will undoubtedly be
shot!' Jerry declared, as though an
nouncing prospect not wholly de-
plorable.
That has it's disagreeable side.
but great many people have to be
shot every year to keep up the aver
age, and if the statistics need me I
won't duck. I'll call up my man on
the telephone this forenoon and tell
him to put my forester at Ardsley to
work. He's a big fellow who served
in the German army, and if he's afraid
of anything | haven't heard of it. III
we can drive the gang into South
Carolina, right along here. you see
and Miss Dangerfeld bent her pretty
head over the map and saw-"if we