Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-22
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do yon know. for Just three pins
I'd take the first train ont Of here an
let those happy stockholders run their
own meeting tomorrow. he declared
There may he a fortune in that min,
across the track, but it's rather lost IL
charm for me don't think I'll "v.l
be able to look np at the big derrick
without feeling my spine tnrniu. int
an icicle.,
Il don't intend to go over and lOol
at it ut ALL" retnrn..l Rlackie I'm
glad didn't see It when | got off III;
train. How did Won come "'t wiz
the houses Jim
Not 81 badly" said Wallin"foi'i
Frightening. I've collected nearly
S1OO.O0O on the houses and lots |
imagine ! must have cleared some
S4O,GO0 nr S:1n.taM pn thr houses alone
hut my share is invested in the in
stallnent plan mimi" stock I'm car
rying for the mob that Just wanted Ia
hang me.
LET'S talk about our families" IN
vited Rlackie YEARLY Seems like
don't want to hear about mines any
more at ALL"
They We're in quiet discussion OF
their respective domestic affairs when
once more Toad Jessop burst IN upoI.
them.
'Now we do git" he cried. his ASS
doubled and his nostrls distende,i.
fv;. lin, IN,
at the depot. an if we run like Texas
down the back way. in the shadow OF
the houses. we KIN climb her. There
aip,t. Il second v Stsst-.pnfattisss~. tell
ydut'
Both men We're upon their feet and
had grabbed their hats
Now. what's the matter?' demand
ed Wallingford
Don't ask me no questions, plead:
ed Toad "Ole Saghorn is just finish
In n speech up on I:edcye square, an
he's got 'em all to be!ievin' that you
two jes gave 'em Slick talk to gain
time sos youse could sneak out Of
town They'll he down here :,,siZzlin
In about three minutes, by the way
they was huwlin, an this time there
won't be no speeches made SaghorE
he says
Il don't care what he says inter
rupt-d Blackie. II have an important
engagement. and il YOU two gentlemen
will excuse me shall Just jog upon
my way
IL
he ran for so swift II movement of his
legs He noticed that Blackie WI.
several houses in advance of him. ant
he believed that Toad WAS dartin.
along somewhere in his neiyhborhood
but he took no accurate observations
He was paying very strict attentio,
to the stationary headlight, Of tina
freight engine and to the rough gronn'
thtt he was traverSin4 1t seemed
constantly rising up toward him. AM
ii he ever let it come M, near enougl
to hit him il, the place which most af
fected his breathing well. there wa
enough money il the bank to max
Fannie and little Jimmie comfortable
But he felt that they needed himH
JhSt before he reached he track til
trhiii began tn move He saw Rlarki
run down to meet il and clambe
upon the first car and leap over it
edge with the ierky motion of II jiml
ing jack. Witha desperate squirt WA
lingford reached The track AS tina
same car came up tn him He made
wild clutch ut il and ni;,rveed to FIN
his hand gripled tightly upon the han
bar and his foot resting firmly in tn
iron stirrnp For Il couple of minnie,
which seemed as many ages he hun
there trying TO regain his breath. thel
SummOning all his strength. he brongl
up his other foot. stepped Ia the hni
fer. crawled upon the edge of the ga
and fell in \ groan told him that h
had fallen upon Elacllie, but neithe
one Of them had the energy or tn
breath to move for some minutes
Blackie was the first to recover. anG
the car being full Of slack coal tina
pyramided down into the corners. h
managed to wriggle himself out from
under the heavy body that lay partl.
upon him, although the effort brough