Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-10-05

tried every way we could to muzzle
him. So far as I know, he hasn't been
doing anything incendiary since you
were here last week, but I had to put
one across on him about the equalizing
of the freight rates."
"Wha did you do?" snapped the vice
president.
II mailed him what purported to be
a carbon copy of the legal notice of a
reduction. He doesn't know yet that
he has the only copy-that the notice
hasn't been posted in our stations, as
the law directs. I'm hoping that he
won't find it out until after tomorrow.
when it won't make any especial diff
ference"
Mr.. McVickar frowned again.
Your %expedients have all been pref
ty crude, Gantry. You seem to per-
sistently forget that you are dealing
with a mighty sharp. shrewd young
lawyer; that the chances are ten to
one that young Blount discovered your
pious fraud at once. Go back to the
city and think up some scheme that
will keep him busy today, too busy to
smell out the facts in the Gryson
matter"
Gantry got up and stood with his
back to the fire.
Pm all in, Mr.. McVickar, and that's
the humiliating fact. There isn't an
other idea left in, me- he confessed
despairingly. Cant you help us out a
little, Mr.. McVickar?"
Being thus put face to face with the
inventive test. the vice president did
not hesitate a moment.
"Of course" he grated, "if l have to
do your thinking for you. Go back
and get into communication with Cry
son. Tell him the time has come to
play the same game on young Blount
that he played four years ago on
Hetheredge. the speaker of the house.
! He'll understand
But now Gantry was shaking his
head obviously. CPL do what you
say and do it quickly. But candidly.
MI. McVickar, I'm afraid. of Gryson.
If Blount should happen to go at him
just right there might be consequences
of another sort. Gryson is pretty sore
as it is"
"Never mind about the consequences.
Go and do as I tell you to-. Then go
around to the telephone. exchange and
tell the manager that 1 want a special
operator-a man if he's got one-put
on this long distance wire; that you
want the connection broken between
the capital and David Blount's coun-
try house and that my wire is to be
kept open to you and to Kittredge all
day. Has Kittredge got his linemen
out guarding the telegraph wires up
here?"
Yes; all the way out from the cut-in
at Grand canyon"
"All right. That's all. Now make
that boy Of yours burn the road get
ting back"
1t was only a little after 9 o'clock
guest deserted mountain resort house
at the head Of Shonoho canyon. At
IL o'clock Blount, who was debating
to three stenographers in succession
in his Offices in the Temple court, had
a caller.
cts that fellow Gryson," said Col
Inns. who had gone to answer the ante
room bell. Gle says he's got, to see
you whether you want to see him or
not"
"Send him in" said Blount briefly.
And a moment later the ex-bad man
of the mining camps entered and care
fully closed the door behind him.
well. what is it?" queried Blount
snappingly when Gryson drew up a
chair and sat down.
ell tell you first what it amt" said
the ward boss sullenly. 81 amt here
to beg for no rakeof. I've been given
the double cross, and Pm sore"
Blount's smile was contemptuous.
"You doubtless got what was coming
to YOU" he said coolfy. But go on
and tell it out and don't waste time.
This is another Of my busy days."
81 want to get hold Of a newspaper
man." said Gryson; that's what I
want. If they're going to throw me
down I'll squeal. 1t amt too late
yet. Money talks with me every time.
Your boss, McVickar. thought he had
me coopered up in a barrel, but the
other side saw his bid and raised it."
what other side?" queried Blount.
There amt but one other side in this
state when your daddy gets into tbs
ring and pulls Off his coat" said the
Dribe taker, with an evil leer. You
amt been fighting round here a couple
Of months without finding that outw
go on was the terse command.
"As I was a-saying, money talks, and
right now, when everything is ready to
pull on. Sheehan Turns up and says the
barrels run dry. There amt nothing
left In II for me. BY cripes,,' I'll show
lhim!'