Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-09-07
SYNOPSIS.

Evan Blount, son Of Boss David
BloInt Ex-senator Sagebrush'), has been
rejected by Patricia Anners Dick Gan
try offers him a position with the Trans
continental railway. which is fighting his
father. McVickar, head of the railroad.
and "Boss" Blount quarrel.
The boss demands that the railroad stop
the use of crooked methods. Going west
to meet his father, Evan meets a man
who takes him for a forestry employee.
Evan is kidnapped by a band of men, evil
IDENTIFY land corporation agents, and is
taken at night to a mansion seemingly
nrasidad oIar nv a urono~
The house is Wartrace Hall, Senator
cunts home. and the woman is Evans
stepnother, whom he had never met.
The senator purposes running Evan for
attorney general despite the u mans
recent arrival in the state. Evan OBJ
jects. He hears his father called a po-
aitical trickster.
McVickar defies Senator Blount to nom
inate Evan. Patricia and her geologist
father arrive at the Sagebrush capital.
At McVickar's request Evan joins the
railroads forces as division couns and
political worker. He favors clean poll
tics, but finds that his office is made a
rallying point by small political hangers
on Of the road.
Evan has a disagreement with Gantry
about the roads mixing in politics. His
father pulls wires unknown to him to
have him invited to speak in a distant
mining town. Hathaway. who has been
trying to do business with the road and
with senator Blount, is to lave a talk
with Mrs. Rlolnt
Hathaway wants a rebate from the road
In consideration of political favors. He is
referred to Evan and Is advised by Mrs.
d o,,- = - --,A
his list Of stockholders.
Evans interview with Hathaway re-
veals the roads m~isdoings. In q rage he
resigns. Gantry holds up the resignation.
Evan insists that 1t go through to Nc
Viokar
[coNT1NUED.] z
While Evan was staring at the pen
written name Hathaway went on elo-
quently emphasizing the disastrous re-
suits that would fall upon the people
for whom he was in the largest sense
the trustee, the disaster hanging upon
the withdrawal Of the preferential
rate.
Blount broke him in the midst Of
the special pleadings. 81 see you have
1CSSuIly dOucu Oue lew udulc W ILLS
list, that of Professor Anners."
Eyes," interrupted the Twin Buttes
president, "and he is a good example
of our stockholders. Those like An
ners-college professors, preachers and
the like-buy stocks when they buy
ZEN at all for an Investment and pay
for 'em out Of their hard earned saw
ings."
II know" said Blount, frowning.
The fact that Patricia's father was in
volved added a fresh and exasperating
complication. but he must come to
some decision. Let us get down to
the present fact" he went on brusque-
ly. What is it that you want me to
do, Mr.. Hathaway?"
II want you to set the machinery in
motion SO that we a have our rate
continued for another two years on
the N terms as before. You are
going to need every vote you can get
this year, Mr.. Blount, and you. can't
afford to turn us down."
Blount returned the printed list of
stockholders and fell back upon the
pencil sharpening. els it possible that
you don't recognize the bald criminal
ity Of such a transaction, Mr.. Hath
away?" he asked quietly.
"Of course I DON'T" was the ready
reply. st is the universal rule Of the
business world everywhere. You do
something for me and I do something
for you. You make it possible for us
to live and do business In lumber, and
we will do what we q to make II
possible for you to get your square
deal from the people Of this state.
That's the whole thing In q nutshell.
MI. Blount."