Putnam patriot., 1912-03-29

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 Well. I've seen the council Of each Clan division. They are ripe to start this thing of"
 Murren gave him a moment of moody regard
 Twice already I've named the day and hour, but now I'm going to put 1t through" He set his teeth and thrust out his jaw.
 Captain, you're the greatest fellow in Americal Inside of a week men who have never been within five hun dred miles of you will be asking Of each other who John Murreil isl"
 Murrell had expected to part with Hues then and there and for all time. but Hues possessed qualities which might still be of use.
 "Hues, you must start back across Tennessee. Make it Sunday at mid night-that's three days of" Uncon- sciously his voice sank to whisper.
 Sunday at midnight" repeated Hues slowly.
 When you have passed the word into middle Tennessee, turn south and make the best of your way to New Orleans. Don't stop for anything. push through as fast as you can. You'll find me there. I've notion you and will quit the country to-. gether."
 Quit the country! Why, captain. who's talking of quitting the coun- try;" ka ~
 You speak as though you were fool enough to think the niggers would accomplish something!" said Murrell coolly. There will be con fusion at first, but there are enough white men in the southwest to han, dle a heap better organized insurrec- tion 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 nigger swallow his medicine. I look for nothing else than considerable of shake-up along the Mississippi what with lynchers and regulators a man will have to show a clean bill of health to be allowed to live, no matter what his color-just being white won't help him any,"
 No, you're right, it won't!" and again Hues gave way to easy laughter.
 When you've done your work you strike south as l tell you and join me. Pm going to keep New Orleans for myself-it's my ambition to de. ss9oy the city Old Hickory saved"
 And then it's change your name and strike out for Texas with what you've picked up!"
 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 a black-and-tan population and few white mongrels holding on to ctviiiza- ton by their eye-teeth; what's to hinder our setting up shop for our. selves? Two or three hundred Amer jeans could walk off with an island like Hayti, for instance--aEd it's black with niggers- Whct we'd done here would be just so much capital down there. We'd make 1t a stamp ing ground for the Clan! In the next two years we could bring in a couple of thousand Americans and then we'd be ready to take over their govern ment, whether they liked it or not and run it at a profit. Wed put the niggers back in slavery where they belong. and set them at work raising sugar and tobacco for their own boss es. Man, it's the richest land in the world, I tell you-and the mountains are full of gold!"
 Hues had kindled with a ready en thusiasm while Murrell was speaking
 That sounds right, captain-we d have a country and flag of OUT own and I look at those free niggers as just so much boot!"
 q shall take only picked men with mel cant give ship room to any other-but I 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 to settle before leave. I'll hang round here unti! that's attended to-"