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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-13
THE NERVE OF "NEKVEo
Rv CHARLES F1NDLAY CARTWRIGHT

Man had notified the paymasters not
20 como hack until the following sat
urday. when there would be doaoie
payday.
Our men grumbled little. as was
TO be expected. but they seemed 10
take It good naturedly enough, and IL
IA NOT until the last OF the week
that We noticed any unusual dlssaus-
faction
AZ sundswn, the men, instead OF
dispersing to their shantes as USUAL,
ranged themselves in line and stonoiy
awaited GormA1's coming. Aney
vere evidently in an ugly MOOD ana
vould make no response 70 eitHel
Nixou's oaths nor my queetions' SO.
araIly. We likewise sat down ana
vaitei for German to arrive
| He came up about dusk Whats
the trouble?" hs asked looking at the
9Th. hlankety-blank idiots want to
see you about something" NIXON re-
Cernan went over 10 the men. and
o-s AZ them, who knew . little more
HsffsA than the others. stepped out
=. s,okeemaa. And then German
N,usi out the whole trouble They
II~nV,A SAefr nay. "Meester Yohnson
tSr.S,eaa VS. Q Norwegian and still
,.ke tne lanauage) said that the
lI..,v ~ busted" and would pay
- 1ore vsses. 'Meestef johnson
Ina toll then that they were fools
vsrt v0es hey would get nothing
g. n rhU would work no more
len 49, ~ their last weeks
~ - Asx 0sF1an could get Out
- - vss Q compromise. II ~
lIouA ese De money and pay tneu
~ their Iast weeks work that nigh
Inv vouSA - beck b work the mex
IS.<-s>e. OtheSvioe they would qui
ISsp Ssed.
~ eevun o'e3ec1. German ana my
l..,Y nj into o sipgIe-seated buck
SesrS s,6 started down 70 The juno
- sSYer TIE m0aey. At the las
%c~.ne -NerveA" who went down OF
- roeeab,e occasion, asked to b
sncG>S so 10 along. and Gormal
0nsily told hin to cfswi up eenIno
Which be did. suuggline himself COW
into sAo betteO q ne ooesy - Va
MI vssA h hippeeket bulsina
hs1 eses - isok Tor Heesser fo''
=. - ~ niles 70 drive befor
1870 ne engine The othe
~ 80 miles ws tzsve'ed on IN
e ~ossy vss res6y for - ~ u
{yu.ctSea. ana ~ ter we were 70 IN
4 leuekNosrd agnj1 aad % our way oac
= a - csDo. ne swim ride on u
= IsArRv~ - cooled GcuanS aues
sDA - VS. haK1oxis
~ =. 1riRhfpd cigDr sa6 answe
:. iSeg - 0gocayIIaesee 20 -
b swNo ~ 0sk31g ovG sce escH .. y
q - VoD Ou10eoU ~ nesssse
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rocks down on our engine, ana eiesI
. couple Of days German scenes U
forrst that he had ever LETT US.
Nevertheless. did not feel eA.cus
easv. and Nixon was openly sG
njcious Of him. whether he wouie
b,ye found a chance to harm " Q,
No, n circumstances had not piayee
into his hands, It - hard 70 say, eut
the week after he came oacx so"o
thing happened Which gave nm =
Chance and he took advantage OF IL
The "something" happened satur
s,y and II was a pretty serious anait
in a railroad camp. The casn WIN
Uhich to pay the men failed 10 aIise-
Usually the paynaster and anoener
man went down to the Junction On
the engine and brought II up q i0
ss they could. and from there drove
over 10 the camp with 1t IN ouesy.
7, vas always in cash. for there wer
N hanks to cash checks
This time. however, the paymsS
cane hack without any money. NO.
no had not been held up. II seems
that the Old Man had made anssss'
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God knows how!-to send me out
here. to try q new country and mako
a big hit!" His voice mounted
hisher and higher. That's the kind
of a mother / had. and BY the Al
mighty. Bull, she's going to believe
to the end Of her days that did make
that hit!"
Bull was squirting at him Tho
ragged, whiskersd wreck leaned for
ward. and his glittering eyes grew
more intense.
T came on here. and ! didn't mako
good" he said. Il tried everything.
and I hit nothing. Then I got chance
to steal q horse and sell him. and
I did-and sent back the money and
told mother was n . good Job. After
that I saw q chance ak rustlinG part
|of q herd, and I cleaned It up Qusck
and sent Ne money homo. And after
that"
He stopped assaa aad licked his
lips.
81 guess that's an" hs said huskily.
But I want to tell you this: MY
mothers sick. She'll never get well.
She may i've . year or nve years.
But she mustn't ever know how or
where or Why ! shu1ied OF, and she's
got to die believing that her only son
was the only real article that ever
lived. Dye understand? I've been
keeping up the impression By stealing,
and. II it's made her any happier. I'm
clad Of i'll I'm glad Of II! I'm . bad
egg: and II I had It to do over again.
maybe rd be Q better one. but"
He tore open the neck Of his ragged
shirt and barred his neck 70 the grisly
moose.
Not q man OF them moved.
"You'll SEQ that that's mailed. Bull!"
II certainly will. but"
"And mark II opened BY mistake.
and don't sign your name: Mother
might come and" He choked for
An iustant: then: Here! Come On
and get It over with. win you? Have
some mercy on mani!
Still there was no perceptible move
ment The red-headed member avoided
looking 1t the lariat Instead ne
turned and walked away few PAGES
and executed. in private. his trick OF
rolling 4 cigarette with one motion
of one hand. When the cigarette was
lighted, he studied the landscape east
ward
Bull looked ut the ground and
chewed hard ut his mustache. Carter
dropped his gun into its ornate hoL
ster and examined the trees. The 9TH
ers pursed their lips and spat or
smoked or coughed. a. pleased them.
None of them looked at the prisoner
save Menken.
Menken. however, sid down from
his horse after some two minutes and
walked very slowly toward buckton-
He contemplated the moose. and finally
lifted 1t and cast it away from the
neck.
what I 70 do II you got back
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e." Buckton gulped. Bull. pistols
went forward with
stride.
"You.all!" he Numbered. You afn'
roin' T. take this man out OF my
hands and
The seven took to shouting again
and the sheriff all but RUBBED MS
eyes. He had known very wen ina
sentiment was very, very mucn
against Buckton; yet he had most Ger
ta;nly believed that the seven repre-
sentative men of Phillipstown ~noin
he had picked for the ride were stano
ins for law and order.
carter. the cold-eyed one, remarked
THAT mans going Z swing, DICK
Won inst look away and forget IL
nm be over quick. Yer rope reaoy
Tom?"
"Umum."
"Then-" -, ,.u.,
"Say, Hold on a minute!" Brlfs
face was almost startled as he ium
bled in an inner pocket. just
second. III submit, suppose-ano
I'm arrest every man jack OF you
when we get home. but
He fumbled further; and ne pro
duced a much-soiled envelope tha'
seemed 10 have gone through many
stages of the United States mall ser'
ice and he handed it to the wretcneo
Buckton with:
Here, That came to town for you
, montb ago. when We were CHASING
YOU around Duncan's rancn. II s"i'
I'd deliver it In person.
1t had been rather grim JOKE -
the time; it was a far grlmmer ons
now. and Bull set his teeth ana stareo
at Ruckton and wondered II there "Ss
no earthly line Of reasoning tnat cou'0
he advanced to save the SITUATION.
Bucktoii, however. was paying am
no attention whatever. one glanc<
At the envelope and the captiVe,s eyes
narrowed in a sudden vince. his ars
tonque came out and moistened Ms
cracked. hairy lips. His hand shu'
over the envelope until the thlns WA
crushed into a crinkled mass.
And then Bucktons face grew stony
He tore the thing open caretuiiy-
Wrought forth a folded sheet OF note
ma er. written from end to END IN 2
sne thin hand. His head dropped
low until the unlovely chin all ou'
touched the ragged chest. bucKton
read on and on and on. Obvious 70
all else in the world.
At last he raised his head aorup'i y
and folding the sheet, replaced !,
carefully in the envelope. He held !,
torth and thrust it into the hand o.
the astonished sheriff with: ..
will you do me one last favor! y
,,r,t very much. Won't be any trouble
to you" ,
well, il they's anything .u
"Iust stick that together again, Bun
With a piece of paper or something
Then mark it opened by MISTAKE
and drop it in the mailbox IN tow WE,
The address is on the back. and III
OF to-vhere 1t came from. he
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week I looked some better. though
worried. MIR. WEIGH was asking about
YOU day before yesterday. he SAID,
whenever you get ready to come back,
Won could have your old place In the
store: He said he couldn't pay any
more than eleven dollars week. but
he saddle always does-that Insbure
is bound to be tho biggest town IN
Indiana within twenty years, and thai
whoever grows up with his store. VIII
he among the foremost citizens. II
made me wish SO much that you were
hack, Neddy. thought OF you al
night and wondered II you wouldn't
be better home.
"rhis should reach you BY Thurs
dav. Please write as soon as you car
and tell me about everything. COCO
hien' Mother"
Menken had read his way to the
end Just now his eyes dropped, and
without comment. he replaced the let
ter rather carefully AID tapped his
knee with 1t.
Nor did the group seem inclined
toward hilarious comment. Garter
emitted a little snort-and stopped
The red-haired one essayed con
temptuous chuckle. and 1t died ou'
IN rather sickly fashion.
The last puff Of wind had died away
now, and the silence was intense Out
of It came long. whistling. Wheeling
breaths from the derelict-big. rasp
ing gasps Of pure. Infatuated pain
Then:
"Giys that letter back to Built"
Menken returned it silently.
"And you'll swear to send IL on
Bull?"
"IIl sure send It OF. Buckton, but
The sheriff looked at the dry ground
for a little while. But
"But what does it mean" the cap
tive cried 1T means just what II
saws! It means that my mothers bach
home in that little town In indiana
waiting for the black sheep OF the
family to come back and show thai
ne isn't q black sheep! It means
OH"
Buckton looked them over almost
wildly. and when he spoke the woroa
seemed hardly addressed to the iyncn
ing-group.
"My mother brought me up WITH
the idea that I couldn't hit anything
less than the Presidency" he said
~ was the only boy, and dad died
when I was little. She scrimped and
scraped and kept me In scnooi ano
put me through college when sne
and the girls didn't have enough oe
eat. She sent me to New York; ano
when I made a fizzle there. she eo'
me back home and took me IN mel
arms and told me It'd be all r1sn1
and I'd only have to try over again,
and that everybody fell down mrs!
time and did better for It. She trieo
TO start me right in tho town oaex
home; and when l got sore on It. sne
vas the one that raised the cash
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~S Tuesday morning the mall
coach brought in the wel-suo'
staptiated rumor that Buckton
Rad really been located again--this
time in the foothills beyond the starry
raner. By noon on Tuesday-and this
despi.e the fact that Buckton had been
defnttely located Ave times in the last
tvo months, without ever being taken
IN the 1esh-Sherir Bull salloped out
az philliostown with posse OF seven
behind him. PhiiIpstcwn may not DC
strong on population or culture or
commerce, but when II comes 10 seno-
ins out a sheritf's posse in GOOD shape
at short notice. Phillipstown is there!
Just before sunset on THURSDAY tne!
came upon Buckton.
Buckton was sitting. huncheo INTO
4 miserable ball. just as he had laf
IAN when the spunky little black mare
1ropped dead SIX hours before. he
vas the God-forsaken wreck of man.
hardly over thirty.
What clothes he still owned were
uttered: scantily covered bones liter,
eIly protruded through the rents and
holes. His hat was crownless; the
strasrling beard of weeks gave his
eaunt face much the look OF the ira
6itioral wild man" His thin hanas
we're elenched over bare knees. HIS
cheeks cracked suddenly into a snlie
nothing less than CHASTITY.
You've got me, Bull" he said !
nsver thought you had wits enough
for the Job, but-you've got me- 10
ahead with your fun What do you
vant?"
Peu. the Pmllipstown grain ana
seed man. took the liberty OF laugh
fne. Bulls oficial dignity came back.
and he Strengthened up suddenly
i've got a warrant here for your
arrest Buckton." he said. In fact
have four Of them. but the last
the one I'm going to use. The!
charge you with horse-stealing ana
eov-rustiing. One of ems been sworn
out on a complaint Of smashing down
a bankclerk in Kinsville and taking
three hundred dollars from him IN
broad daylight. Here they are. II y
want to read en-
"I'N take your word for II. Bull.
The weird smile came again.
Then"
The derel,ct hitehed to little more
upright posture and faced the man
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WE were building the spur track
Nf which runs north from MAI
w tins junction TO the Daieneio
Gold Mines, and We were not having
a very pleasant time OF IT. YOUNG
German. who was in charge. Was kiii
ing himself by day. trying to be IN :
Aeon plsces At once, and worrying
his scuI out by night explaining 70
a.. old Man why he had not accom-
plishsd the impossible ana run his
tine across short cuts where tne Loio
had evidently never intended a ra'i-
road should 60
There were several reasons why
German was unusually anxious TO I'VE
up 10 thS Old Mans expectations. IA
the first place. the Old Man had the
name of being = hard master, ana ne
usually lived up TO his name he
never accepted excuses from his men.
either they made good. or they failed
Those Who failed the Old Man once
we're never given q chance TO fAii
him a second time. while those VINO
made good under him could count on
securing Recommendation which
would be taken at its face value any
vhere IN that part Of the country
Then there was the girl There Is
Usually q girl In the case when you
see n younx fellow breaking his neck
a make 4 name for himself. but IN
Germans case IL was a little different
eyov the general run The girl was
The Oid Mans daughter, and as she
"a. her fathers cous6ante in almost
an his sHairs. German knew that
every good stroke be uacr carried
hin ore degree higher IN her razor
&C he Got out early AID came N ia,"
and seemed 20 fret because Nature IN
sSssed Oh a few hours sleep each Gay
Also. tie Old Ma had an iGSi!Es
- hov German felt toward bis d1rgn
se- and II ever oae nan required
Srtrk O. another. without furs' SEin'
h,n the straw. -he Old Nan require
z O. German CT The DalSfel6 spur
ma for al Of Germans sE"r',J1E ant
-. DOING tie work % two -ps1 oCT'ni
ia. sr-.re and sumner. The hric'
UOuic not have been delivered o.
contract tine had u not been 10
Nerves"
~reYve,- 6ri.,ed INTO CAFE? or, ev'
neng rc~z-5 the last % April az
asked for 'oh Re vas not q vcT
aveinsp!rinE fEUre. BIT Eeo scr
hard 20 se;. AID ka-dsr % Keep. s
Corrsa gave ain p'rs and sent hi
1o~n &C repc-r 20 NIXON. Vhc ~
blasting . th.rty-tou boulder cs y
Hsht CO way Ard . vas there hi
SNeryes" vas chr'S-ele5
Nixon got he dvrsuit. placed. a.
sFcerec d, rss og- % TIE way All
he touched q tho fuEs Either q
euss vas a Et'ls fho--eT than usu;
or N.xor q Ii''Is slower. bit 81 a.
pase. before he had zot Gg.te cut
mage. the blast v~a' q. NIXON ~
Hnortsd dovs b. piece - syii
MY which CIT 40 rriy yssh 10
Neak and ie.c hin unconscious 'pT
~ seconds.
n really eidss snoes, 70 snyts''
me men cro~tee arovsi Nlron, +.
vps CD almost before hey
Spachet MIN. ard :. lev rsinu
- able 20 resume his psor
ODvSrd camp.
However. ,hey had 20 earTy =
Nue& 20 carp. ss.er al The Z
- seyrses cvey aimoss s.nuf'
- - - SAe
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OPENED BY MISTAkE
Rv NAN LORD and CHESTER KANE

home, Go to work n the starsSs
Buckton gasped.
Eye would. eh?" Msnksn scratched
his head and smiled In way that
Menken very seldom smiled. Aenken.
In fact was thinking Of the mother
he had last seen In DarmstAdt Hssse.
some forty years back.
"S'posin' w hadn't fouad you -
s'posin' the cayuss hadn't peterodl"
he said. "You might q got 70 water
tank 10. over the ridge. there. sAf"
yes"
Might q stopped In watkins Falls
and got . shave and decent suit Of
clothes. II you'd had the pricef"
Buckton's eyes frightened qussrly.
"Yes."
Anyway. II you had the Price ana
. horse and twsnty-four hours lee
way, there amt Q sheriff could gel
you" said Menken pensively. "Aint
any doubt about that. Sayt"
The group turned suddenly. Men
ken was lingering q handful of money,
and q twenty-doliar gold piece seemed
to have separated itself.
tits q funny coincidence" beloved
Mr. Menken. but 1t just occurred TO
me that every blamed one O. you fol.
lers owes me ten dollars. I'm short
| Just about now. Pay up!"
He didn't wait for them to como -
him. He went TO them. That Was one
Of the secrets Of Menken's moderate
| wealth. He went to Bull. and Bull
handed him two dve-dollar coins. He
passed to Carter-and Carter sooWlel
and parted with . gold eagle. He
made for the red-headed gentleman.
who was prepared and shot yellow
piece at him.
In the course Of two minutes Men
ken was back at Buckton's side and
whispering as he pro6ered the collec'
ton:
you know the trail over tho Ridge.
but you don't know Bulls mind. Beat
| it,"
But
shut up!"
Menken walked away to his own
horse He loosened the short tethel
and twisted IL around the pommel
swiftly. He headed tho animal to-
ward Buckton and slapped 1t sharply.
The little beast started on quick
lope She did not stop. moreover:
for as she passed Buckton. Buckton
swung into the saddle and drove in
what remained OF his lonely spur.
And Bull turned suddenly With:
"Menken. you blasted IDIOT
Menken took him firmly BY the
shoulder and faced him eastward.
SAY" he beloved. did you ever
In all your eternal days. see such .
swell reflection OF the sunset rs .
man gets over on those hills? LookI
Keep on looking!"
And somewhere behind them. sharp
little boots clicked rapidly. method.
ically, as q mare hit the stony tran
lover the ridge to Watkins Falls. TO-
| (Copyi1ht. The Frank A. Aunsey Cob
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rode out from behind boulder ana
shouted. Hands up!"
II came 80 suddenly and the two
men were 30 close that there was
nothing to do but obey. MY hands
vent up Immediately. German hest.
taxed a moment and made notion
toward his rifle lying across his iaps
but one of the men showed . pistol ID
his face with a growl. and Gormans
with a groan, also raised his nanos.
Nerves" had ducked into the bottoA
of the blackboard at the first con-
mand.
Ind now that money you've GOT
one of the men said. still covering uss
while the other reached for the Two
rifles.
was Just putting my hand under
the seat for the money and mentany
kicking both German and mysen LOT
not having foreseen some SUCH attempS
on the part OF the Daleheld people,
though IL was still hard to beiievo
that they would carry matters 10 suco
an extent, when from the side OF tne
road came a second command.
Drop that gun. Johnson. l orc
not recognize the voice. wnicn
not at all surprising consfdeflne -
amount Of excitement tnat
crowded into the next few SECONDS.
The two men wheeled and sent tWO
shots in the direction Of the voice:
n was the needed diversion. Our
mules sprane forward and ] Sfaooee
the lines, trying to keep them II "
narrow path which served Tor roeos
While German seised his riAe ana sem
/ h,N Nozen shots in the directtoo o.
the horsemen.
II was not until We were wItnm y
quarter Of q mile Of camp that ! W
able to bring the frightened muses -
q standstill. Nixon and hve o. ~
Norwegians had already startee 81
70 meet Us, and together We vess
back along the road.
There was no sign Of the evo 49,
men. but at the side OF the ooesaes.
Nixon stumbled across . boy. ID
sfruck \ match and held Il near mo
1 face. :. "a -u
nv the Eternal II u IN
Nerves." he CALCULATED
"No." Gorman said slowly. "Ssse Q
plata case Of nerve.
The plucky little 0eggar -
slioped out Of the back 81 the Ucce'
hoard unseea, stolen over 10 0e -
az the road, and unarmed, comoeeS
I'd two desperate - % thsow -
their hands. -
For . wonder, he didnt De. We
managed to get him beck % esoD -
fore he bed TO death. asd . $780,
nom the Junction DID tne rssl Il
the pseht OF the asteeuth. Net:C
was able 10 read two teIegEeos Wiz
German brought IN Tor bic inspeceiso.
The FIRST German had 49, ~ y
read:
The other was iron the eS1. -
~Nerves's- face I:ehte6 = w 9
peculiar smile, % y rse1 =
You win. oosl bssss Nssv
|. said. a.
: ana assistant csssFal 1aeoge q -
, Of the western nDse. He - oevuo
Z married. snS have 0eeoo Xyoosseo-
|. but 10, suvpo0e - ~ -
]. savue TO 0u6A q sUDoooo ~ -
. NE.
: itos,rsvaa ~ N~s 4 1sswNa
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w~uss with the hank 10 soewuv
rim each Friday. 20 the Juect
suGc,eut money 70 pay on al .
csmps. Tsere had been . Dsetaxs
IsAe somewhere. and the money -
s.UeA 40 reach the Ola Msa- SoDe 9
-. e.1ps we're spcoaveuSe0t 20 reeces
"a n Vsrid be tAree day.. aayvy,
SsS.ss she money could Be sroueht y
- J0cs5sA. -h9ves'~ - ~
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compensated by Over-production in
another. Worldwide consumption
and restricted area of production is
what makes cotton king"
Have We Brains to Solve Problem.
After the panic of 1893 and the set
tlement of the free silver question,
the great financiers of New York were
quick to take advantage of the mon
opoly in cotton production to turn eX
ports of gold into imports. thereby
restoring confidence" and prosperity.
New York has steadily each fall
drained Europe Of her gold reserves
by demanding pay for cotton in gold.
Watch the imports during September.
October and November. 1t is these
which within sixteen years have trans
ferred the center Of the financial
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about the outskirts Of the crowd, how.
did hald 4haix da

| about the outskirts Of the crowd, how.
ever, did not hold up their hands.
Lowndes ]. Browning of this county
member of legislature and one Of Gov
Blease's bitter political enemies. was or
the platform during the governors
speech. The governor, however, made
no reference to him.
B. B. Evans. replying to Attorncy
General Lyons statement yesterday
that he would have Mr.. Evans arrested
for slander, declared that resort to the
courts in a slander case was the part
of a coward.
why, all want" said Mr.. Evans, "is
a good hickory stick to defend my char
acter If the attorney general jumps
on me I'll show that he has appropriat-
ed money belonging to the state to his
own use. II he has me indicted for
slander I'll have him indicted for pill
fering."
Mr.. Lyon declared that his purpose
in prosecuting Mr. Evans for slander
was to try to redeem the state cam
paign from the mud singing contest
into which 1t had degenerated.
IF can eliminate the slanderer from
our campaign by this statute against
slander," said Mr.. Lyon" / am sure
that will render the state great SER
vice.
when Mr.. Evans gets ready to use
his hickory stick let him come on and
there will be less hair on his head than
there is now when he gets through"
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In his speech the governor said he
had heard that he would be assassi-
mated in Gaffney today, but he said II
he was killed there would be many
people going down the same road
with him" and leaving about the same
time.
Judge Jones was announced at 2.30.
Judge Jones made use also Of Senator
Tillman's letter to James l. Sims,
reading the portion which said that no
sensible man believed that Judge Jones
favors social equality and the portion
which said Jones Is 'eminently qualifl-
fed to be governor" IF any man can
get Senator Tlllman to say that either
Blease or Duncan will make good gov
ernor because he Is 'eminently quail
fed will give that man a hundred
dollars In gold"
Judge Jones dealt at length on the
social equality" charge and his senti-
ments were we'll received.
Give us good government" shouted
a man in the crowd. That's what I'm
coming to-" replied Judge Jones and
he appealed for government for all
the people.
One man was arrested while Judge
Jones spoke. Put 1t to Cole" shouted
a voice and there were cheers for both
candidates. Il object to your saying
put 1t to Colie," replied Judge Jones,
and he declared he was not fighting
Collie asa man but he was pleading for
good government.