Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-20

viewer mind about the consequences
Go and do as tell you to. Then go
around 10 the telephone exchange and
teIl the manager that 1 want special
cperator-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 hittredge all
day. Has Kittredge got his lnemen
out guarding the telegraph wires up
heFeT
Eyes; all the way out from the cut-in
at Grand canyon"
"Au right. That's all. Now make
that boy Of yours burn the road get
ting back"
1t was only q little after 9 o'clock
when this conference was held in the
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
q caller
ITS that fellow Gryson." said Col
Inns, who had gone TO answer the ante
room bell He says he's got to see
you whether you want to see him or
not"
Send him in" said Blount briefly.
And q 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.
"I1l tell you first what 1t amt" said
the ward boss sullenly. 81 amt here
to beg for no rakeonr. I've been given
the double cross, and I'm sore"
Blounts smile was contemptuous.
you doubtless got what was coming
to you" he said coolly. But go on
and tell it out and don't waste time.
This is another of my busy days"
'I want TO get hold of a newspaper
man." said Gryson: that's what
want. If they're going TO throw me
down I'll squeaI. II amt too late
get. Money talks with me every time
Your boss. McVickar. thought he had
ne 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 the
ring and pulls of his coat" said the
bride taker, with an evil leer. You
amt been fighting round here a couple
of months without finding that out?"
Go on" was the terse command.
"As was a-saying, money talks, and
right now. when everything is ready to
pull of, Sheehan turns up and says the
barrels run dry. There amt nothing
left in it for me. By cripes, I'll show
him!'
Blount went into a reflective trance
with half closed, eyes. Sheehan was
the machine organizer for the capital
the pay boss" some called him. Da-
vid Blount's son saw the door to a
chamber Of hidden facts slowly open
ing before him. For some reason Cry
son, the twice bought and sold. had
been dropped, and his actuating motive
now was plain revenge.
Tell it out and tell it straight, Cry
son." he resumed at the end of the
hesitant pause.
It's in the registration lists in four
wards of this town. They've been
cooked UP two to one. I've got the
lists of the crooked names right here in
my pocket. Sheehan knows, the com
mittee of six knows, and the senator
knows. But I'm the man that cnn
swing in them extra votes. and. more
than that, by grabs. I'm the only man,
When 1 told Sheehan that q little while
ago he invited me TO go to HI. I'll
show him"
Blount's brain was in a whirl, and
his heart was pounding like that of a
man who finds himself looking over
the verge Of 4 bOttomless chasm.
What is it that you want to do.
he asked when he could
control his voice sufficiently
Il want to give Sheehan and his
machine crowd what's coming 10 EN-
VIII you make afidavits to the
fact of the false registration %
IN do anything TO get square with
that crowd of throw-backs!'
Your affidavit isn't much better
than your unsupported word" said
Blount coldly. Can you get any one
Else 70 swear to the facts with you?"
"Sure l can. can get half dozen
IF the boys in my own gang thatu
10 it"
1t was up TO Blount fairly and /
'quarely to say the word which would .
the greatest election scan /