The Alaska citizen., 1911-06-19

Jim Warren arose and lazily stretched his sinewy arms. Half gap ing he stood at the window look ing out upon he ron ward. Twas there that his fight had begun: twas there that he'd given his pledge to the boys. Finally he turned back upon his caller.
 Lewis. haven't started on you yet he said quietly When do won't leave a whole bone in your body" He thrust calloused finger in,o the boss face I'm going to make you quit-believe me; I'm go- ing to make ii so hot for you you'll be glad 10 quit" His voice had risen as he talked. his freckled face glow ed with anger. the sky-blue eyes famed. Now. get out of here 1: quick quick l cant keep my hands off you"
 Lewis. vastly asrOnished. but still comp sed. arose
 So you were playing a game, eh ?'' he sncered It's just as well; so was l.. Suddenly his self-possession deserted him. the polish sloughed off and he ragged al the trick that had been played upon him; but his voice was cold. level merciless :: My grip in this state extends far, ther back. Warren, than you can believe, I'm going 10 nave you ar rested for safc-robbery and you'll never have a chance For I'll rail road you,"
 Staring straight into Lewis face. Jim Warren laughed
 By withdrawing now, Lewis. you can save your facet"
 Withdrawing? The word came cNplosively "I'll-Tll-''
 You have just placed in my hands the weap.n with which I'll compel you to withdraw" Jim Warren con. tinued There's no hurry about il, though. The election is long 'ime off. so Tn going to give you whole week to think about with drawing and get used 10 the idea. l have he weapon. IT, at the end of a week. you don't withdraw I'll Use it."
 Lewis glanced about the room dazcd with sudden fear What wca- pon? Had their conversation been overheard?
 You mean someone has been list. cning 10 us?" he demanded quickly
 There's moi soul ill the build ing. Lewis" Again Jim Warren laughed.
 I'll railroad you." Lewis shouted, blinded by uncomfortable anger against this man. I'll railroad you for safe robbery"
 Co ahead" Jim Warren urged. Have me arrested. I'll wait here until the police come. Or'-he added insClcntly-"O shall go along with you now to the police station
 Fate arranges the affairs of this world according to her own caprice. So strangely does she work that one may have to travel around the world 10 shake hands with the man who lives next door IL was Fate the kindliest one in the calendar
 who took charge of Jim Warren cn the following Sunday. He had stopped in at the factory for a little while and then. lured into the open by the zippy. nippy air of fall. had boarded a trolley car and ridden to the end of the line. some dozen or fifteen miles from War burton. Crimson forests and gold en hedges had beckoned him on even then he strode straight through ;he little village. up the hill on the other side and looked down into the rainbow valley beyond. The rib . a thousand feet farther on. He would go that far anyway, just to see what mught lie around the bend
 He paused to cut slender switch and. snapping il against his leg rhyrhmically. went on, inhalng deep breaths of the scented air. He was very well satisfied with himself. was Jim Warren. on this particular morn ing. Things were going well with him and, above all, the big idea was coming through. Any doubt that might ever have existed in his mind as to this was gone now. Al the proper time and in the proper way he would make Lewis quit if he didn't quit before of his own vo- lition: and then - He fell to : bNlIulnS dll-tdSlleS. ne "ouiu '' governor, of course - that was the natural sequence of his play - and after that anything he liked. Gov ernor Warren. United States Sena- tor Warren! He grinned
 Just before he rounded the bend he caught the steady "tap-tap-tap' of-what? A woodpecker? No; it was more metallic than that. He strode on; then he saw. Directly ahead Cf him, in the dip of the val lev. an automobile was standing be side the road a long. low, rak- ish h-lOOking craft. creamy white. with tan trimmings. The daintiness of it's color scheme entrusted strange ly with the lusty look of the brute, l with it's high wheels and it's massive near axle. "Tap-tap-tap.' came from underneath.
 As he drew near silently through tainly fer an instant. On one side of the car from underneath. pro- truded a pair of feei-sillv little feet they were. incased in absurdly sturdy boots. laced high. about the ankles. By George. a Woman. She had spread her blankets on the ground. and. lying flat on her back. was at work underneath the car Ap- parently she paid not the slightest attention to him as he approached as a matter of fact. she didn't hear him. "Tap-tap-tap." said the ham mer.