The Elbert County tribune., 1910-05-27
10 the sheriff OF p,lwelr County.


TO the Sheriff OF DilweII County.
Kildare N c.:
What Is this ! hear about your inabil-
ity to catch Anpleweight and the rest of
his bUnch7 Your inattention to your du-
ties 10 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 quoits at the black
smith shop OF fishing for Holsters In Rae
coon creek, instead OF attending to your
knitting Your conduct has annoyed me
until I am something more than vexed by
your behavior. The eyes of the great
North State 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 1t 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-
if 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 Appleweigbt 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 as daylight. Mr.. Foster, the
treasurer. comes from that county.
He thought papa was going to have to
do something, so he's holding back
the payment of the state bonds just to
frighten papa. You see. the state
owes the Bronx Loan and Trust Com
pany that $250,000. and If 1t 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, anyhow. even
If we go to the pawn-shop. I 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 a more vulgar form of bank
ing"
II think your telegram to the sher-
in is all right" said Jerry. reading 1t
again. IF you'll go to the door and
whistle for the messenger we'll get 1t
off,
Ardmore addressed himself once
AD I
the Appleweight gang was powerful
enough to topple great states upon
their foundations. 1t had. to Ard
own knowledge, driven a gov
ernor into exile, and through the
Foster who was their friend,
the credit of the state was gravely
I'll wait for the sheriff's answer,
and If he shows no signs of life I'll
90 down there this afternoon"
"Then you will undoubtedly be
shot!" Jerry declared, as though an
a prospect not wholly de-
plorable.
THAT has its disagreeable side.
but great many people have to be
shot every year to keep up the aver
age. and If the statistics need me
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 l haven't heard of it. If
we can drive the gang into South
Carolina, right along here, you see
and Miss Dangerfield bent her pretty
head over the map and saw-.if we