The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-09-11
HIS RISE TO POWER
Continued from Page One.

COHtlnued from rage One.
why is hank that's friendly to Muir
cheil carryin' deposits Hntlar Sherrod:
| guess they must he gcttiu' pretty
they're after. I've been Skirnlishin
around here. secin some men nSed
to KNOW, an they tell me- Rlake'S push
in II good many old notes hard.
but Hampden and Rlnke. with their
stock. wouldn't let"-
stock. | bet they haven't ten shares
apiece If you want to find that stock
you've got to look in the tin boxes Of
the farmers Or in the estates OF tn"
widows an orphans"
But their last report was tine.
That's easy. You just carry the
notes as assets Assets
See here. Sheehan" John WAS stern
"Have you anything but suspicion for
thiS:''
Amt suspicion. the kind I've got.
enough: You go after 'em an show
'ern up | bet you'll find 'em rotten
| Those easy banks always do hnSf NJ
sooner or later. | s'pose I've got t"
pay I've got property an. if they sue.
cant make any defense Ent. h"
concluded vengefully. somebody else
has got to pay too"
| "Sheehan.'' John said coldly. rising.
you're letting your desire t" get even
get away with your common sense I'll
not destroy confidence in Il bank. ruin
! it, by going after it on mere suspicion
| As for yourself" he added. more kind
| ~. If you report ut my Office next Sat,
,Irday morning with new bail FIR 60
before the court and ask that execution
of your sentence he postponed un'ilyonr
aflars are easier" With that he left
/ only IL few days remained before the
primaries During the two terms of
office John had acquitted himself with
skill and fidelity Fear of him had
doubtless restrained the machine from
m:,ny characteristic dcpredations. hll
victory was well nigh hopeless. He haf
become Il candidate again only that the
tight might go on. i'll the faint hope that
something might occur to turn the tide
in his favor In the absence Of the un
foreseen he would carry the townships
10y Il slight majority. but New Cheise:
and PlumviiIe would go Stronsl.
against him. The little city had grow
remarkably in population aud impor
tence John was an old story in which
it had lost interest. 1t got the impress
. ion that in turning deaf ears to his pie:
it WIS righteous!y squeichine shall
low, impudent, self seeking upstart.
Even among the farmers John me
win the unresEonsiyeuess of discour
arement They would vote for him
most of them. but it would be perfume
torIiy. hope!essly. They were diSar
pointed The reform that had begun
SD ;uspiciously six years before wa
ending in dismal failure. with no othe
fruit than to evolve 4 new and stronge
machine
Well it was for Johns melting trus
IN himself and his fellows that b.
or Sykes or CriswelI Their faith sur
vived. He met the trio. the night lie
fore the primaries. at Cranshaw we
home Oh the pike. They did not pre-
terd Il vain optimism; they knew tina
they faced defeat
AT any rate" remarked Criswell. a
the close of the discussion. we've ha'
six years Of good tightin'.'
Il guess" said Cranshawe kindly
we think It hasn't paid In one wa
mebby 1t hasn't. An then again i
another 1t has It's like what one
!. told We. Ye've showed us the way
J. II we hain't follered. it's our ow
q lookout Ye've done your part"
I'VE have" agreed Sykes solelnnly.
b And when he left all three, made
poiut Of shaking hands with him.
ITO BE CONTINCED1