The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-25
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CHAPTER XXI.
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We'll captain. what's doing?l he
asked.
IF anything is to be done, now IL
the time, Hues. What have you 10
report?"
Well I've seen the council OF each
Clan division. They are ripe to start
this thing OFF"
moody regasd.
Twice already I've named the day
and hour. but now I'm going to put IL
throus-s." He set his teeth ana
thrust out his Jaw.
Captain, you're the greatest Fellow
in America Inside of a week men
who have never been within five hun
dred miles OF you will be asking oil
each other who John Murrell is
Murrell had expected to part with
Hues then and there and for all tlme'
but Hues possessed qualities when
might still be of use.
'Hues. YOU must start back across
Tennessee. Make IL Sunday at mid
night-thats three days OF. uncon-
sclously his voice sank 10 whisper
Sunday at midnight" repeated
Hues slowly.
when you have passed the word
into middle tennessee, turn south ana
make the best OF your way TO New
Orleans. Don't stop for anything
push through as fast as you can. Your
! find me there. I've notion you ana
| ] will quit the country together
Quit the country Why. Captain
who's talking OF quitting the coun'
| try"
! You speak as though you were
] fool enough 10 think the niggers
would accomplish something" sTad
| Murrell coolly. There will be con,
fusion at first, but there, are enough
white men in the SOUTHWEST TO handle
! heap better organized insurrection
| than we'll be able TO set going. Our
fellows will have to use their heads
as we'll as their hands or they are
likely TO help the niger swallow MS
medicine. | look for nothing else than
considerable OF shakeup along the
| Mississippi what with lynchers
and regulators a man VIII have to
show a clean bin of health to be al
! lowed TO live, no matter what his
| cotor-just being white won't help
! him any,"
mo. you're right, II WON'T" and
again Hues gave way to easy laughter
When you've done your work you
strike south as | tell you and join
me. I'm going TO keep New Orleans
! for myself--it's my ambition to de-
stroy the city Old Hickory saved!
And then it's change your name
and strike out for Texas with what
! you've picked up"
4 NO. 1t isn't, I'll have my choice OF
men--a river full of ships Look here
! There's South America, or some OF
those islands in the gulf with black
and-tan population and a few white
mongrels holding on TO civilization by
their eye-teeth; what's to hinder our
setting up shop for ourselves? Two or
| three hundred Americans could walk
off with an island like Hayti, for In
| stance-and it's black with niggers
What we'd done here would be just SC
much capital down there. We'd make
| Il a stamping ground for the Clan; In
| the next two years We could bring IN
a couple OF thousand Americans and
then we'd be ready 10 take over their
government. whether they liked 1t OF
/ HOl, anu run IL al a piOht. w 49,
the niggers back in slavery where
they belong, and set them at work
raising sugar and tobacco for their
new bosses. Man. it's the richest land
in the world, | tell you-and the
mountains are full OF gold!'
Hues had kindled with ready en-
thusiasm while Murrell was speaking
That sounds right, Captain-we
have a country and flag of our own
and look at those free niggers as
just so much boot
al shall take only picked men with
mel cant give ship room TO any
other-but / want you. You'll join
me in New Orleans?" said Murrell.
When do you start SOUTH" asked
Hues quickly.
Inside OF two days I've got some
private business 10 settle before
leave I'll hang round here until that's
attended to-