The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-10-11

la1 I'M cars 90 by for years.
EN I've been everywhere from
Alpha to Omega, Okla
w. homa, and peeked over
aVA most OF the jumping-off
QW places: and Iowa is not |
Co JIM the whole works at all. |
Nv That's why I'm here now.
~ Good quiet state to moss |
OF over in; but no life, Me |
the mountains where the stealing
40 IA vet and a man with genius
80 be millionaire
vas in one big deal, once-the
'uI L., Fountain Mine. Pete Peter
~ "a II worked In the Golden Foun-
~ and boarded with Brady, a pit
no. Ever hear OF psychic power?
,sd,um told me once that ! have
80 ana that's why folks tell me their
80, The second day Brady told
the mine was being wrecked.
How do you know" said /
la They're mimi bird's-eye porphyry.
!, Ia Brady, "purtendin' they've lost
n he lode"
-uaybe they have" said l.
Not them" replied Brady, who new
~ had had any culture. Il can show
the vein breads a road an rich
~ pudd'n!"
ai admit care a whoop, as long as
s,y paid regular; but Brady worried
amt the widows and orphans that
eu IA stock. | said l had no widows
e "A orphans contracting insOnomia for
1. and he admitted he hadn't. But
/. said q man couldn't tell what he
,eh, acquire. Soon after. a load Of
nils broke loose, knocked Pete Pc
wsou numb, and in the crash Brady
y accumulated a widow. 1t was thought
= mite odd. after what he'd said.
The union gave him a funeral, and
Aeu we were all rounded up by law
mr. that Insisted on being pall-bear-
= and riding with the mourners, he
md Brady had been such dear friends,
me widow never heard Of him; but
Mess he was dear TO Brady, why did
n cry over the bier. and pass out his
ards and say he'd make the mine
neat for this? 1t didn't seem rea
enable. and the.widow signed papers
j While be held In his grief.
~ Then we found he had awful baC
II hek losing friends. A lot Of them haC
!. heen killed or hurt. and he was SUING
euupanies to beat tours. We wer'
eping over our evidence, and anothe
n bunch was there with a doctor exam
! hing to see how badly they wer'
+ mined.
beautiful injury" said the lawyer
i humping a husky Hun on the leg
No patellar reflex! Spine ruined
!. BEAUTIFUL. Well make 'em sweat 70
u Ais!"
he surely was a specialist in col
porste perspiration. l asked what tn
ptellar reflex was, and the doc ha
Pete sit and cross his legs, and e.
plained.
"Mr. Peterson" said he, has a no
nal spine. When | concuss the linn
here, the foot will kick forward invo
untarily. But in case Of spinal injur.
Il WIN not. Now observed"
He whacked Pete's shin with a ru'
Der hammer, but Pete never kicke'
His foot hung loose like, not dom
. blamed thing that the doc said
would II his spine was in repair. III
Doc was plumb dumbfounded.
Most remarkable case OF volition
control" he began.
"Volitional your grandmother
yells the lawyer. "Mr. Peterson
ruined also! He was stricken prof.
n the same negligent accident tn
hlled dear Mr.. Brady! He
doomed! A few months Of progre
ave induration of the spinal cord, al
breaking up Of the multipolar eel
md-death, friend, DEATH"
The widow begun to whimper, al
The lawyer grabbed Pete's hand al
bursted into tears. Pete, being
Il svede, never opened his face.
But" said the lawyer cheering
we'll make them sweat for this. Sh
We not vindicate the right of the VOL
hs-man to protection, Mr.. Peterson
"Yu bait" said Pete "Ay ba
II GUIDE Republican,"
And vindicate his right" went
NE lawyer, Ito safe tools and con
tons Of employment"
"Ay tank We windicate," said Pc
"Nobly said" said the lawyer a
Aopped to it making agreements
~ mtingent fees and other flimfal
il was wonderful how sort OF pa
ouc and unselfish and religious &
| eagey he always was.
We quit the Golden Fountain, {
got some assessment work for
wilson. Pete wouldn't go. He
sort Of hanging around the wild
out his brains were so sluggish I
ioont believe he knew why. | pic
up man named Lungy to help. 81
laughter Lucy kept house for Sile
camp, and in two days she was call
Langy Mr.. Addison" and reproach
me lot stringiug a stranger that
seen better days and had bum /
and was used TO dressing for dim
told her | most always allowed
wear something at that meal mys
ana she snapped my head off.
was nice fellow for a Hunger.
When had to go and testify in
brady and Peterson cases against
solden Fountain, old Sile was will
I'd Ike to help stick the thiev,
| be Kissed.
How did you know they v
nievesT' asked |.
I located the claim" said he.