El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-19
Copyright, 1910, By
STREET & SMITH

took your time about getting here
Whose car is that?'
at is Kittredge's.'' said the traffic
| man.
Better tell him to get one that will
make, time was the impatient com
ment. Then: "Sit down and bring the
situation up to date. and talk fast.
| Time is precious today"
Gantry drew up a chair and gave a
| hasty resume of the political situation.
Everything had been done that could
be done. and so far as the traffic man
| ager knew the railroad forces were
ready to meet the issue at the polls.
At one point. and only one. the de-
lenses were weak Its that Gryson
! DEAL" he explained. at has been rath-
er awkwardly handled. and if Evan
Blount should happen to stumble upon
it any time during the day l shouldn't
| like to answer for the consequences"
you ought to have made sure by
getting him safely out Of the way
was the rasping comment Of the great
man. You are just common bunglerS
you and Kittredge-both of you"
Gantry's gesture was Of humorous
despair.
There's a limit. Mr.. McVickar. We
couldn't very well garrote him and
carry him of to q dungeon. We have
tried every way we could to muzz.e
him. So far as know. he hasn't been
doing anything incendiary since you
were here last week. but l had to put
one across on him about the equalizing
of the freight rates"
What did you do?" snapped the vice
president
II mailed him what purported to be
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
t. 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 20 the fire.
I'm all in. Mr.. McVickar. and that's
the humiliating fact. There isn't an
other idea left in me-" he confessed
dkspairingly.. Cant you help Us out n.
little. Mr.. McVickar?"
Being thus put face to face with the
inventive test. the vice president did
not hesitate moment
''Of course" he grated. IF 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. I'll do what you
say and do it quickly. But candidly.
Slr. McVickar. I'm afraid of GrysOn.
II 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 l tell you to. Then go
around to the telephone exchange and
tell the manager that want special
OPERATOR 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 8 o'clock
when this conference was held in the
guest deserted mountain resort house
at the head Of Shonoho canyon. at
II o'clock Blount. who was debating
to three stenographers in succession
in his Offices in the Temple court. had
a caller.
'It's 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 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
r "I'll tell you first what it amt" said
the ward boss sullenly. II amt here.
to beg for no rakeoff. I've been given
the double cross, and I'm sore"
Blount's smile was contemptuous.
You doubtless got what was coming