The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-12-19
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snord me great plessure to participate
In the festivities. But there Is another
matter to be thought of-which We seem
to have overlooked. Usually before an
election there 10 q primary, or q con.
vention. is there not2"
There Is" grinned Allen. IT'S co.
night. and I'm ready for IT." His grin
expanded to a wide. whimsical smile. IT
told you that ia been mixing q little
politics with business" he said. "weli.
I've dons So" He got up and ap-
preached the front window OF the once,
sweeping a hand toward the street. '1f
you'l just get up and look out here"
he said. you'll see that I amt lying.
There's some good IN being an ex-ofiice
holder-you get experience enough to tell
you how TO run . campaign"
lie bowed to Hollis.
Now, II you'll look close at that gang
which Is mixing palaver In front Of the
Silver Dollar. your mebbs notice that
Lemuel Train Is in IT, an Truxton Of
the Diamond Dot. Tfoicomb Of the Star.
Yeager Of the Three Diamond. Clark OF
the Circle Y. Henninsson Of the Three
Bar. Toban Of the T Down. an some
more which has come In for the racket
tonight. Countin' en- ail-the punchsrs
which have come In with the fellows I
have named-there'li be about seventy
five. ..- %
AN. say!" he added. suddenly con-
fronting Hollis and Erasplng him by
the shoulder and shaking him playfully
and admiringly. there wouldn't be q
durn one OF them have como over here
on my account. They up an told me
so when I asked them. Said they'd
nothin' aR'in me. hut they wasn't con-
siderin' votin' at all. But since Hollis
wanted newell. they'd come over just
TO show you that they appreciated what
you'd done for them!"
Hollis smiled. He did not tell Anon
that since the appearances OF the Kicker
containing the announcement that he
was to be Its candidate he had written
every small rancher In the vicinity. re-
auestinE as q personal favor that they
appear In Dry Bottom on the day Of
the primary; that these letters had
been delivered by Ace. and that whom
the poet returned no had presented
Hollis with q list containing the nsuss
Of every rancher who had promised %
come. and that several Jays before Het-
lis had known approximately how many
votes Allen would receive at the pss-
mary.
He did not intend mat Allen should
know this-or that he had been COINS
quietly from one Dry Bottom mSeheot
to another. appealing to them for their
support. nd tho earnestnssa with
which many Of them had promised had
convinced him THAI the primary was to
be the beginning OF the end Ter -
Watkins and Dunlavey.
When he had nrst come to DRY Bot
tom It had been universally conceded
by the towns citisens that his diner-
ences with Dunlavey and the Cattle
mems Association were purely personal.
and there had been n disposition on
the part OF the citizens TO lot them
fight It out between themselves. But OF
late there had come change IN that
sentiment.
The change had been gradual. be-
ginning with the day when he had toid
the author OF the notice that had ap-
peared on the door OF the Kicker Of
count. But the change had cone and
nent. II had only been necessary to
arouse the Government to the situation
In order to secure intervention.
He had hoped TO secure this interven-
ton without being forced to hostile
clash 'aith the opposition. but his first
meeting with Dunlavey had spoiled
that Subsequent events had widened
he breach.
He was satisfied. Let RNl watkins he
defeated for Sheriff and Dun,avey was
beaten. But there was much TO be done
before that desirable end could b.
a chieved.
Following the custom the primary
was to be held In the sherifY's office.
Watkins had issued procla mation
some weeks before; n hsd appeared on
tho door Of the sheriff's off'ce--a written
notice. tackled to the door-4but Il had
been removed the same day
Obviously. II was tho Sherifrs 'inten-
ton to conduct the primary as quietly
as possible. hoping no doubt to disarm
whatever opposition might develop. But
Hollis had been appraised OF the appear
lrre OF the proclamation and had
luietly proceeded to plant the seed of
opposition to Watkins In the minds OF
Ms friends.
lie had been warned by Judge Graney
hat Watkins would try to pack" tho
Sherns office with his friends on the
llght % the primary, inis had been
he usual method employed by Dun
ayey when opposition to Watkins
developed.
Drunken, dlssolute. dangerous men
we're usually on hand to overawe tho
,pposi ton; the Judge told of instances'
n which gunplay had developed. But
Hollis had determined thar WNthine
must DO beaten. .'lt tsst3s
(To Ds Continusl.)
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