The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-05-28
70 the Sheriff Of piw.n County.

To the Sheriff OF DiiweiI County.
Kildare. y C:
What Is this hear about your ,nabil-
lty 10 catch Applewsight and the rest of
ia eu1ADs Your inattenuon 10 your dss
rs b p matter OF common scandal. and
II you don't get anxious pretty soon
shall remove you from your job and then
some. ] shall be down soon to see wheth-
you pitching quolts at the black
smith shop or fishing for Holsters in Rae
coon creek, instead Of attending TO your
knitting Your conduct has annoyed me
until am something more than rexed 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
"Wha. do you think of that" he
asked. his pride falling as she
scanned the paper carefully.
Isn't II pretty expensive?" Jerry
inquired. counting the words TO ten
and then roughly computing the rest
IN take care OF that, Miss Danger
field What want TO kno. is wheth-
er you think that will make the sher-
n sit up.
Well 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 Apple weight case In
dictInenr 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
ta4r q frvhs H. he
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 s250.000. and If it isn't
paid June first the state will be ever
lastingy disgraced"
'Oh. yes: Id forgotten about that"
Il don't see how you could forget
about it That must he almost as
much money as there is In the world.
We've got to raise IT. anyhow. even
II We go to the pawn-shop. pawned
my watch once when | was in col
lege and Billings-he was my guard
ian-had shut me of Grissy-he's
my friend-Grissy says pawnbroking
is only a more vulgar form OF bank
ing"
Il think your telegram to the sher-
in Is all right" said Jerry. reading it
again. II you'll 90 TO the door and
whistle for the messenger well get 1t
OF"
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 II had. to Ard
more's own knowledge. driven a gov
ernor into exile. and through the
wretched Foster. who was their friend.
the credit of the state was graveIy
menaced.
I'm wait for the sherifS answer.
and If he shows no signs of lite I'll
go down there this afternoon
Then you Will undoubtedly be
shot" Jerry declared. as though an
nouncing a prospect not wholly de-
plorable.
That has its disagreeable side
but a 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 ii he afraid
OF anything haven't heard of it II
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