Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-07

fash sl.~ vsas es~asl ion With Gantry
clicked tnte his mina
There II only one boss IN this srafe.~
he said csolly. aud | am very sure be
has not given you orders to XIII me.
WHATS thatg" demanded the spoxes
man
Bsouns repeated his bit Of informa-
ton. adding. Perhaps you'd better
ring for a better connection and ask
your boss II he wants yeu to XIII the
son OF his bossT"
At this tine taiE man came and stood
owe his prisoner
.Sny. conrade. II amt my night for
kiddin'. and Il hadn't ort to be yourn."
be remarked gristy. The boss didn't
say yos was to he rubbed ouf-they
never do I'm | reckon II woaid save
a heap o. troabte II you was rubbed
but. You don't git ever into them
woods on Upper Lost creek with no
papers to SERVE on anybody Seer
A great light da wHed upon Biount,
and with II came the dis~comforting
chill Of u conviction o%verthrown. Az a
theorist he bad always scoffed at the
idea that corporations. which are crea-
lures OF the Inv. could afford to be
open la wbrrakers. But here was a
very striking yerutation OF the chart
table assumption
His slneIing room companion OF the
Pullman ear WIS dpubtless one OF the
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on the public domain To such a man
an agent Of the national forest serv-
Ice WAS IN enelny to be dispersed of as
expediffousiy M possible. and Blot1nt
saw that be had only himseY to blame.
since he had allowed he mau to be-
iieye that te was 4 government aTay
ployee.
Having the ciew TO the nystery. how
ever. his course was 4 tittla easier to
steer.
My name II Blounf. and | am the
son of ex-senator David Blouns Of this
state" he asserted Now. what SIRE
you -going fe do with u1eY
What's that you sayT" grated the
outlaw
You heard what | said. Go ahead
and heave nae into the canyon Il you
are willing to stand For It afterward."
The hard freed man tarned On his
heel without replying and went back
10 the sxher tws ut the IRE. Blount
caught only a word new aud again OF
the low tened. wrangftag argument
chat followed Ruf from the overheard
| word or rwo be rathered that there
were still xome feaniaga toward the
asJund old maxim which declares chat
sdefsd meh teil no tatea."
When the deeision waz Reached he
WIS left " Aas.ss . az. :. "~ss "
ouf any explanations the thongs wers
taken from lis wrists and ankles. and
he was helped upon his hsrses When
his eaptofs were also mounted The
new status was defined by the hard
faced man In CURT phrase.
You 20 along qHief with us and
don't yen make no bad brenkA !
more'n half believe you been lynn to
me. but FIN goIn to- give you a chance
to prove up. II you don't prove UP
you pass out. that's all. Now git In
line and hike out. aud Ii ye're tempt
ed to make . break Jest ricollect that
d chunk o. lead u OF a Winchester
kin travel a heap faster than your
cayuse."
For the first few miles the trail was
so difficult that speed was out Of the
quesfIen. bar Haer In crossing = high
lying valley the horses were pushed.
and ten or twelve miles were covered
at a galfop
when the canyon trail came out
upon broad upIands and became a
country road. with ranches on either
hand. watered BY Irrigation canals
frto which THE mountain torrent was
Diverted. there were no fa4aiiiias iaad-
marks to tell EIounf whittier his cap
tors were tead4nx AiHa.
IN he was able to deternafne by
holding hix watch face up TO. the noon
light. II was nearly midnight when the
silent carxicade Of four turned asida
frearr the main resd Into an avenue of
huge cottonwood trees
At Its head the avenue became q cir
cuIar driveway. and fronting the drive