Arizona republican., 1911-04-13
DAN TANK, PATRIOT By p. C. Macfarlane. Copyright, 1909. by tGe Pearson Pub
 fishing Company.
By p. C. MaefarIane.

explained Murphy. They're for a franchise for The New Company, but not this franchise. They want to amend it, and we ain't got no orders about any amendments. So that makes three against 1t; and then, sir, Harper he votes. with 'em."
 Harper! exclaimed Tank, in amaZement. Why"
 Search me-" said Murphy. He don't say. He's got Vining's ten thou sand, same as the others did, guess; but what's he deliverin' on it for?"
 Harper ain't a durned fool" ex- claimed Tank. He can still figure, and when he figures, he knows it's worth more to be my councilman four times over in any year than it is to take Winnings ten thou and quit to- morrow; and that's what's come to him-that and then somei" Tanks face hardened and his great molars ground upon one another with a wicked sound.
 That's the way it looks to me, too, assented Murphy; but for the moment his wrath was held in suspense. His thought of Harper was not unchari- table. He knew the man well and liked him, liked him enough to be very pa tient; and here lay some of Tanks wonderful power over his men. He allowed man to be human, to be ec- centric, and he could be indulgent with the whims and crotchets of the cattle he used to work his will, provided only that they did go to the block like honest chattels and sell themselves for him in the end or at the end. It was a theory of Tanks that there's always a way to start a man goin' right and keep him goin' right" if only he could find it. Patiently he tried to find that way. Usually he sue ceeded.
 Say" be said, looking down at his boot thoughtfully the while, you don't s'pose Harper's in a tight place. needin' money or something? Y'know he put all his into that chemical works, and it's hard sleddin' since the panic and with the Bakin' Powder Trust gOin' after him, too S'pose old Winnings got some kind of a line or him like that?"
 "I don't know, maybe" hesitated Murphy. plainly fat on his back so far as thinking the thing out was con- cerned.
 Why wouldn't he ccme to me, though, if he needs money? I'd help him out" the Boss added. How'd he act?"
 Queer-queer," said Murphy. "I don't know just what to expect when a man goes back on his friends and sits down in the electric chair. all fer some darn fool reason. S'po5e it'd make him aci queer. but he didn't act like the same old Harp"r. not by sev- eral laps, he didn't Had g kind Of a martyr look in his evc-l;ke he was doin' right for a principle, aEoin' to the rack for somebody rlGc. y'know. That's the way I figured #, and as ain't used to suspectin' nobody of such a disposition I reckon there must "a been something in him that suggested it"
 "so," said TanA -at;ler sympa- thetically Well, ycu take the ma chine and go LF to Ij3rper's house and bring him dow. here"
 Harper was wiling enough to come, though it vas close to midnight.
 What the he'll Harpar?" asked Tank, with some emphasis.
 I'm sewed Ur, D1-." said Herper with a mournfui voice. sinking into a chair. Sorry, hut am"
 Tank looked him over up one side md down rnd across. from where he sat at his iesf.. the gas-light burning 'eebIy. Tank had tl.e finest possible sense of wheI to 5e brutal and when lot. Under ordiEary conditions men who thwarted aim might expect to feel lis wrath. Threats, brOwbeatings, blows and a bitter enmity. that never ceased until he had crushed the traitor. oftentime3 when TeI resisted Jim or proved d;sloyal. But the time lad not come for this. Tonight Tank vas calm. self-controlled, almost sym 
 How're you sewed Up, H2rper?" he lsked. more patiently than when he irst addressed him.
 "Tight! " murEG-ed Harper, l.as a | ick man between c,erched teeth, | tight,
 "Pve cut many a stitch in Iny tirae." aid Tank.
 Not this one, Dan" replied liar ,er in a low tone. with a roll of his | lead from ere hand t0 the other. You don't hold the shears. Other elbows got 'em."
 There was a sad, deathly smile as le spoke.
 "Take him away" ordered Tank in he next minute, with a sudden change if mood. "Take hin away; he makes ne feel bad"
 So Murphy took him away.
 Come back ;a the morning." the Boss called to Murphy. and we'll ave another look at it.
 Then Tank went home and to bed.
 Whats old Vining done to liar 'er?" he said in his thought as he ozed off.
 "Old Winnings got some kind of rocked line on Harper is what my honey says" he yawEed to himself