Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-10-19
to defeat the end OF Justice-muddy-
Ing the spring because, they say. they
don't know what else to do.

ing the spring because, they say. they
don't know what else to do.
Lastly, it's the organization that's
going to see to it that your word to the
people Of this state is made good. son.
Maybe we'll never be able to do |.
again, but this one time we shall do it
Gordon is going in by the biggest ma
jority ever given to a governor of old
~Sagebrush, and the legislature will be
five to n in favor Of the square deal.'
The younger man left his chair and
walked to one of the windows to stand,
looking down upon the lights Of the
busy street. When he turned again it
was to say. II don't see where l am to
break in, dad"
you have already broken in. While
the legislature is going to be anti-cor-
poration, it is also going to be fair
when it finds out that all the railroad
deals have been called off and can
celed. You're the man to show the
lawmakers that this has actually been
done. McVickar made a hard and fast
point of that when he consented to
wipe the slate clean and go away and
let us run u politics to suit our
selves. He made me promise to put it
up to you fair and square, with a hand
some increase in salary and an iron
clad agreement to back up every claim
you should make when you assert that
the railroad company will fire the first
man that is caught evading the laws.
That's what I've been fighting for in
this campaign, Evan. and it's what you
must fight for"
The son took the two steps necessary
to reach the fathers chair and held out
his hand.
"Im with you dad he said heart
lily. "Ill stay, and I'll make Mr.. Nc
Vickar respect me and my principles
before I'm through with it. But I'm
still a little bit afraid that you and
your kind are a menace to civilization
and a free government. You won't
mind my saying that, will you"
"LawZee gracious, no! Say anything
you like, sol or. rather. let me say
something else first. How about this
career business Of Patricia's? Have
you fixed that up yet?"
Evan shook his head despondently.
"She's going home with her father
in October" he said, then: do you
know what she did today, dad? She
ran the little red car into that tree in
tentionally so l couldn't get back here
in time to use those affidavits which
she and 1 both supposed would in
criminate you"
"God bless her loyal little soul" said
tie senator. 81 hadn't told her what
I was trying to do; but, Lord love you,
knowing, every time. son. And now
one more thing. Have you come to
know Honoria any better in these last
few days"
"Yes; much better within the last
hour, dad"
Good. That does my old heart a
heap of good. son. Let's so and get
those two good women and take 'em
down to dinner; then We'll drive back
to Wartrace and get ready to touch off
the fireworks when the returns come
in. l tell you, son, tomorrow's cleo
ton is going to be a regular old fash
Toned, heave 'em up and keep 'em
a-going landslide!"
Evan Blount was turning to go
back to the inner sitting room, where
Patricia was-when he suddenly re-
membered little Blenkinsop.
Don't let that worry you for q min
ute. son." said the man who seemed
to be at the heart of everything that
was happening. Half an hour after
you left Blenkinsop this morning that
stuff that they had stolen from your
safe and then garbled up to suit them
selves was all killed. When I told
Blenkinsop owe the phone that there
wouldn't be any crooked lists used to-
morrow-that he was merely fixing to
put himself on record as the biggest
liar on two continents-he came down.