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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-20
\ Ronan Holiday.

Tor behind her escort her race N'll'
as death,
\ Roman Holiday.
pr.rl,s l,yy.rs foil,d tn raise the
,.I,.t,nn ,f his absence at thr tIur of
~. r,,,ditinn ~ tN, verdict They
I,J INK "a Fr,uI,s r,uucst Tuut
,I,.tinn r,yor,Lt decided would
h,., raI..s,d nm, T., ulrrt, without
rnrtl,, p.rI' N nr rrnrr,dIus.. Frank
v.,rt.d NIX. tral ,ud yudirltluu.
H., ,tn,,u,,ht ,s ,,u,h nf his Iouor as
80 hts Iifn Hrsidrs his luvN,rs
nra r,,,' ,.,rc ,Ilo on,s assure,
i5,n tGis gnnstitrtionul question coula
in r,isai at an, tma Thpy based
,l,i. ',Ini,n an fb. d,t,tsions of thriI
.n,rts ,nr 40 yrars Rn alas ion
1,r,pl tha syur,m, court of Goorgiu
l,,iJ'l J,tr,rartl, i'm l1s rusc.
u.ho' tna y,rdirt WAS rendered.
.,r',t ,,, ,,,,iloy,s ont their street
4, i,ip tho ,,rnNds that rbccrud .
,,,r.,n in r,sli,pal,I, rrnuuy bon At
l,,rtl,s yt,,r.s ana "A s.,ni.,orinI tuur-
,I'.,. .i,,.,,.J t,,ir hands 10 v.Is ID
pn,1,, bnlid,, IN Allan, TN. ncvs
nt tb. .,rrdirt v.,s .rhalIlod mn ON the
srorg hoard at "a baseball rauo at
pi.J,,.pt ,,urE and a vi,d demon
.tr,rinr ot annr,ygl eusuod I'm the
p,,nd.faud and an th0 bIcachrrs.
Hundreds "r,knv.lI.cdo for AN hour
I'M front If IN. mcneil factory of
which Frarl, mad beeu the supcrln-
trudept and where the girl had been
murdered. Telephone bis rang lu-
rossantlv "t looked as if every man.
,yomon and child I'm Atlanta wanted
to usc the telephone as soon as the
verdict was rendered. ." said an official
of the southern Bell Telephone COM
pauy More than three times the
number Of tclephone connections
were called for on that Monday after
noon than on any previous day in The
history Of the company in Atlanta. \
week after the trial "A barbecue was
given I'm honor of the prosecuting at
toruey and the Jury.
Let me- quote from the Atlanta
Constitution pen picture Of the
scene around the courthouse when
the verdict was rendered.
"a vcritable honeycomb of human
ity spread over the section from
Whitehall to Central avenue, on
Hunter street. and from Alabama 90
Mitchell on Pryor Men and women
clung to the walls Of buildings and
stood in doorWays Windows were
crowded with women and girls and
children. 1t was as though street
audience had gathered to watch an
cventful procession. The shrll or
ders Of the mounted policemen rose
over the hum Of the crowd. As the
reporters at the telephone shouted
the verdict to their offices. the word
came through the windows. IT was
received with Il shout Tho rry of
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-20

,...., t.... ,.,. ,..
900 ''''' "' '''' '"'
'Ibul Waterman lo ltroIl az \
O'Clock iu tho afternoon Of that huli-
uty. and that whom the night which
man reported. hr had told him me-
might 40 ui u-aiu and return ut Is
u'ciurh. that ON that Same evening.
after going homo. he had called the
night WutOnmau at o'clock Ou tho
telephone ana asked Il everything
hlus AN right W the frctury These
things are stll convincing rurcum-
stances &C Franks guIt 100 the opinion
uf Iauy Atlautaus who early formed
their opinions and have not changed
The public seemed tu leap IN
stautly tu q conviction Of Frank
guilt upon the first announcement uf
the crime. aul ~ the fact that Fruuk
had been m the bu,lIug ana that he
had t,lrphonod \rVt ler "a thup hp
had never done before"
But thcs, frts were nut The only
thiups thnt mad, against Frank
THAT ne was uu employer uI vupau lu.
h0r aroused a strong feeling On ccr-
tain Quarters Tho south has taken
prudglugly tO tho cmploympui uf It's
white women iu factories Tho fact
. that Frank WAS a jew Was another In
dirtmtut against him. there WAS sold
ON Atlautl's streets hit ~ dupgcrcl
Ncrs, in which the murder ~ Mary
phagau was attributed tp oithrr ga
mstful jew or brutal negro and
II sold like hot cakes The samo
stories. grlsly and rcpulSNt. that have
been banded from tongue 10 tongue Iu
the uudorpurrcuts OF masculine gossip
ohout every historic degenerate were
told # Frank and they Travelled
like vlldnrc. and were believed. per
haps because they were new To- At
lanta.
Again there we're stories, facts. and
suspicious that found their way into
the newspapers i'm floods George
tpps, youth Of l5, who claimed to
be "A Chum Of Mary PhaEun. sWuro at
the corourr's inquest. a few days
after the tragedy. that ne had ridden
TO town from BcllWOud with Mary
Phagan ON the street car on her way
to the factory on SATURDAY, lie said
I that ON that trip Mary told him ~
attempts Leo Frank had made TO flirt
with her, and Of apparent advances I'm
which he was daily growing boldor.
she said she was getting afraid. She
wanted me TO go to the factory every
afternoon in the future and escort
her home she didn't IKE the way
Mr. Frank was acting toward hcr'
Eal.r Tnlcs
~, ,,.,,.
,,i Hese "'!'E'u l''''"i HH W. '',,'l
H3E"u WY Ivy I"ii' - ~.
u'u'I N~H NM" " ga "'', w, Wv, ''''
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-20

no doubt that Conlcy was a keeniy
surprised negro when he discovered
from the newspapers Gor he could
read. although he denied that too)
that the police were looking. not for
the long, tall. sleam. black negro"
described IN the notes. but for the ono
who wrote the notes.
Admits Writing "Nurdcr Notes"
A bank teller. supposed 10 be an
expert, declared that these notes were
IN the handwriting Of Newt Lee. the
negro night watchman; another hank
official In Atlanta declared they were
in the disguised handwriting or Leo
Frank one expert declared that the
notes we're written by the murderer,
"a shrewd man, with intent TO re-
feet guilt upon an illitorate negro"
Thus again was public suspicion dl-
rected against Frank This was be-
fore tho discovery that Conley could
write. These notes were. as matter
OF fact, the handwriting Of Jim"
Conley, as he afterWHrd confessed,
though UP 70 the time OF the trial he
insisted that one OF the notes was
written by Frank and the other by
himself. But the notes were so OBJ
yiously In the handwriting Of the same
person that the police made him
change his story before the trial. as
they admitted they had made him
change II In many other respects
Conley's presence In the factory
was unknown and unsuspected by
everyone connected with the unravel-
ment OF the mystery until May 2S.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-20

Frank and Newt Lee were both ar
rested and held as suspects. together
with seforal others, though the police,
the newspapers and the people of At
lanta came to sharp and instant con-
clusion as to Franks guilt. This can
he accounted for only on the theory
that Frank was. according to his own
statement. the last one to see the girl
alive df he had been guilty, Hs he
pointed out afterward, this would
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-01-01

Washiugton. D. c.-Ths visit 4
WashinG1on Of small army Of boz
and girl agricultural club winners, hai
opened tie eyes Of experts Of the de-
pertment Of agriculture to what car
be done IN tbe wsy Of Increasing the
yield Of corn per aero.
The four priss winners and their
corn records arc: Walker Lea Dun
son, Of Alabama. 18z~7 bushels on m
ecre Ct coat Of 1919 eents per bushel /:
J. Rsy Cameron. Of North Carolina,
1904 bushels It 35.z9 cents; Edward
J. Weliborn, Of Georgia, 1912 busb-
els q 30 cents; J. Jones' Polk. Of Ms
sissipp, 2il.e bushels At 21.l cents.
Think what Il would mean II every
farmer con d approximate the maxi
mum yield Of corn which your boy
champion, Mr.. Dunson, has secured, !"
said Secretary Houston to the corn
Fro~ers. when you consider that,
sccording TO the experts, Only about
II per cent Of the land Il giving res
sonably full returns, you can under
stand tho tremendous value ofYthe
demonstrations you have made.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-01-01

~ nase % mink r." saia the fors-
man, gloomily; then after = moment.
during which the only sound WA that
Of the muf1ed hoof-beats: We'll. what
ve goin' to do about TT"
"HumphI I've laid awake nights
ngurin' that out reckon wen Just
have to git another fcotracer and beat
Skinner. He amt the fastest In the
world"
THAT takes coin. We're broke"
"Mebbe Mr.. Chaplin would lend a
helpin' hand"
mo chance!" said Slower. grimly.
He's sore on footyacin'. Says it dis
turbs ~ and upsets our equilibrium"
Carara fetched q deep sigh.
TITS YER bad ting, Senior. don
feel no worse wen my gran'mother
die"
The three men loped onward through
the darkness, weighted heavily with
disappointment.
Affairs At the Flying Heart Ranch
were not all to Jack Chapin's liking.
Ever since that memorable footrace,
more than a month before, a gloom
had brooded over the place which
even the presence OF two Smith Col
lege girls, not to mention that Of Mr..
Fresno, was unable to dissipste. The
cowboys moped about like melancholy
shades, and neglected their work to
discuss the disgrace that had fallen
upon them 1t was task to get any
Of them out In tho morning, several
had quit, the rest were quarreling
among themselves, and the bunk
house had already been the scene of
more than one encounter. altogether
too sanguinary to have originated
from such trivial cause ~ = foot
race
The master of the ranch sought his
sister Jean. to tell her frankly what
was on his mind.
See here. SIS" he began, Il don't
want to cast cloud over your little
but / think you'd better
keep your friends away from my
men,"
why. what is the matteri" she de-
Things are at a pretty high ten
sion just now. and the boys have had
two or three rows among themselves.
Yesterday Fresno tried to kid VIII
lie about The Holy City,; said 1t was
written as coon song, and wasn't
sung in good society. II he hadn't
been guest, | guess Willie would
have murdered him."
"Oh. Jack! You won't let Willie
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-01-01

Spokane. WISH. Bassd on reports
Of ths 1918 experiences Of fruit grow.
srs Of the Spokane country. apple pro-
duosrr Of the four Pacific northwest.
sm states win save nearly 500. 600
By purchasing sppis boxes co-opsrs-
lively nsxt year. Orris Dormnn,
president Of the Spokane Fruit Grow
err company, . cooperative selling
organization. states that his associs-
ton last season purchased boxes for
- cents > box, saving from 10 "a
oents co each. or about 20 per cent.
With : good yield In 1914 the North
Pacific Distributors. the co-opsrstivs
marketing organisation handling 80
per cent OF the product OF Washing
ton. Oregon. Idaho and Montana. sx-
poets 70 ship about 1000 cars, neees-
stating tho purchase OF about 8, o00.-
900 boxes II two cents per box Il
saved by cooperative buying the
growers will have 10 pay 800, 900 less
for boxes than II they purchased In
dividuaiIy.
I'VE do not claim the makers
charged too much for boxes before, /"
states Mr.. Dorman. "as under tho
methods Of bad collections they we're
obliged 10 figure on q long walt for
their pay and In some csscs they were
never paid. They have told az that
they prefer selling to we'll financed
organisation. even II the price Ia 20
par cant lower than 10 an individual. "
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-01-01

New York - Fair treatment Of the
railroads and decision Of their appli-
cations for Increased rates are assured,
according to Charles A. Prouty, of the
Interstate commerce commission In :
letter received here. Regarding his
speech before the Lotus club. Mr..
Prouty says:
II havs already resigned as . mem
Der Of this commission, but you are
correct In your prophecy that the rail-
roads will be fairly treated. When
they show that they are entitled to an
advance In transportation charges,
that advance will be granted, but the
commission must have facts.
1T clearly appeared In the investi-
CATION ! conducted into the affairs Of
the New Haven railroad that II that
company hsd ver spent dollar out
side Of it, legitimate railroad opera
ton 1t could today easily pay divi-
dend of 8 per cent and carry a hand
some profit"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-01-01

Rock Island. III. The executive
council Of the Modern Woodmen Of
America announced that IL had aban-
doned It's fight for increased rates and
that the question would not be pro-
posed a. the National head camp meet
Ing TO be held in June at Toledo. This
ends bitter light that has been
wsged within the society since the in
creased rates ordered at the head camp
meeting In Chicago two years ago.
Several months ago the society was
enjoined by the courts from enforcing
the new rates.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-01-01

murder anybody, not even Berkeley.
while the people are here, will you? ?"
coaxed Miss Chaplin, anxiously.
What made you invite Berkeley
Fresno, anyhow" was the rejoinder.
This is no gilded novelty to him. He
is Western man.
Miss Chaplin numbered her reasons
sagely. I'm the first place-Helen.
Then there had to be enough men to
go around. Last and best, he is the
most adorable man ever saw at a
house-party. He's an angel at break
fast, sings perfectly beautifully-you
know he was on the Stanford Glee
Club"
"Humph!" Jack was unimpressed.
If you roped him for Helen Blake to
brand, why have you sent for Wally
Speed?"
We'll, you see, Berkeley and Helen
didn't quite hit it OF, and Mr.. Speed
is-a friend Of Culver's." Miss Cha
pin blushed prettily.
"Oh, see! l thought myself that
this affair had something to do with
you and Culver Covington. hut
didn't know it had lapsed into a sort
OF matrimonial roundup. Suppose
Miss Blake shouldn't care for Speed
after he gets here?"
"Oh, but she will! That's wbere
Berkeley Fresno comes In. When two
men begin to fight for her, she'll have
to begin to form preference. and I'm
sure 1t will be for Wally Speed. Don't
you seer"
The brother looked at his sister
shrewdly. 1T seems 10 me Won
learned lot at Smith"
Jean tossed her head. How ah-
surd! That sort of knowledge is ner-
fectly natural for girl to have"
Then she leased: But you admit that
my selection of chaperon was er-
cellent, don't you. Jack?"
Mrs Keap and l are the hest Of
friends" Jack averred. with supreme
dignity. I'm not in the market and
a man doesn't marry widow. any,
how. It's too old and experienced a
Cro BE CONTINUED
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-01-01

Washington, d. Difficulties ex-
perienced by postal officials in teach
ing the people to Save and econo-
mize" are set forth by Third Assist
ant Postmaster General Dockery in
his annual report made public Thurs
day. To minimize the problem Mr..
Dockery recommends Inauguration of
campaign of education by which the
people might be brought into closer
touch with the postal savings service.
A statement showing the growth of
the postal savings system Is contained
In the report At the close Of the
first six months Of operation there
were 1913 depositors with $677, l45
placed to their credit. On June 80,
1918, at the close of two and half
years, there were 1871, COG depositors
with $33, 8l8, $40 to their credit.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-01-01

San Francisco - Lincoln Beachey.
the aviator. celebrated Christmas BY
breaking worlds record. looping
The loop i've consecutive times from a
height Of $50 feet and landing In a
nsrroN street on the Panama Pacific
exposition grounds. Bssehey tarned
double loop at height Of 500 feet.
Which. he said. Is record In itself. a.
fsgood. the originator Of this freak
aviation. always has performed from a
greater height Beachey says he 10
jasi beginning TO learn thi. new wrin-
kie and expects 10 make other records.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-01-01

wheat Track prices Club. use;
blu<sfesn. vS1f9sc; forty-foid. s5}ef
tse: rcd Russian. sac: valley. s5c.
oztx No. I ~hite. t15. 80 per ton.
Cora Whole. tss; cracked. ss7.
Barley Yoed. ga per Ton: brew
iax. tf5; relied. rx6. ssef27. 60.
hilifeed Bran. $40. soel2i ton
ssorts. tzx- SOFAS. middIinxs. s29et
Hsy-So. Eastern Oregon tim.
othy. 1850; mixed timothy. si4.
alfalfa. STA, clover. tsefio: valley.
grain hay. fixmia.
onion< Oregon. 81. 75e3 per sack.
bcyinx priess t2.bo {. o. b. shipping
points.
Vegetables Cabbage. fsGfife per
ponnd. eznii1ower. 7Bceffi. rs Der
5oz~n: sxxpisnt. ioe1i2ie pound: pep
prs. tet7es bead irttacs. 81 15efz. 50
pr crate; garlic. l2fNi5e per pound:
<proots. ioe: artichokc~. si.T5 per
dexen: squash. ltViic: celery. ssm
1b0 per crate. turnips. ti.25 per
ssek. carrots. ti-io: par<hip~. fi.zs:
be~ax. fi21
Green Fruit - Apples. 60c6ff 81. so
par box; crsnherries. fii0is6o per
barre; pears. 81 2tet l. rs per box.
Fotxto@s Oregon. socefsl per hun.
drsd. buying price. 7oWsoe at ship
ping pointl
Pouitxy- Hens. f<Mi5e: springs.
lt@ Sc. turkeys. live. ace: dressed.
choice. zSftzse: dsscks. i2Mi5e.
Exxs--Orexon fresh r.neh. 3s1f42c
pr dozen. stor<xs. z8@83c.
Butter - Creamery prints. extras.
x$435e per pound. cubes, 2sf52e.
fork-Fsncy. loo per pound.
y<al-Fsney. lie per pound.
Hops-1sis crop. prime and choice.
zp1zlcs 1914 contracts. is4ise.
Wcoi = Valley. lsm17c per pound /:
Eastern Oregon I1m1se.
nohsir. 1913 clip. zsc.
Cattle - Prime stsers, 81. 5Od8. 10.
eboie<. f707-50. medium. IS. 7607 /.
choice cowz. ts46.5 so: medium, IS. rs
4s; hsifers, ssms.85: light calves.
e3M9; heavy. 3s<a7.7b; bulls, s4m
b-76, staRs. 1905 so.
Hoxs = Light, s7.25@7.75; heavy.
~ SOFAS 85-
6beep Wethers, f4Gf5. so: ewes.
99~to84- IS; lambs, Is. J06i5- So
fetts-Dry, Toe; spring lambs, l00
~ sbeexIinRs, 3o11b0e.
cnnrars bark-0Id and new, &c.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-01-01
WILLING TO MAKE SACRIFICE
Darby Would Accept Offered Post.
Though He Admitted He Would
Lose Meat by Deal.

A Georgia planter was continually
missing hogs from his pen. His sus.
picion fell upon Daddy stepney. an old
negro who lived near by. but he didn',
care TO accuse the old man. There
lore ne devised scheme to put him
on his honor.
n-ddy stepney." he said ons a.x
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-01-01

Nebraska City, Neb. Vincent Ad-
ans, federal prisoner who escaped
from the United States prison at Fort
Leavenworth eight months ago and
was recaptured few days ago at Mis-
souri, Valley, Iowa, leaped through a
train coach window and escaped Thurs
day afternoon. The train was going
at the rate Of 40 miles an hour. Adj
ans was handcuffed and officers chased
the fugitive through the snow nearly
four miles. recapturing him. He was
practically uninjured either by the
broken glass or the fall from the train.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-01-01
Brain Gone. Patient Lives.

Psris-Before the Academy Of Sci
ence. DR.. Robinson reported case in
which life was sustained when great
part Of the brain had been destroyed.
The case was that Of man SO years
old. treated for year for an appar-
emily slight wound of the occiput.
During this time the patient sho wed
no signs Of brain trouble, but the au-
topsy revealed the presence Of an alb
seess which had reduced the brain it's
sue 70 . mere shell.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-01-01

Tcklo-Senor De la Barra, Mexican
minister to France. arrived here We'd
nesday. He was received as nation
al guest, with much honor. Osten-
sibly he came to thank the mikado for
japan's participation in Mexico's ma
tional exposition two years ago.
Really, IL was rumored, he sought a
Mexicsn-Japanese alliance. This
was denied at the foreign office, but
no one believed the foreign office
would admit II even were II true.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-01-01

nouncement in mans metallic syl
tables,
The baggage Coach Ahead as
sung by Helena Mora for the Echo
monograph. OF New York and Pa-a-a-
risi"
From the dusk to the right of the
TWO listeners now issued soft Spanish
phrases.
Madre de Diosl The Baggage Car
In 'FRONT.' r'adora Moral God bless
'eri"
During the rendition OF this affect.
ing ballad the two cow-men remained
draped uncomfortably over the barbed.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-01-01

New york-with six stitches taken
In his heart Friday night. vincenzc
Laaro. victim Of ssabbing ARRAY. Il
expected 10 live. When taken 70 the
Holy Family hospital Ia Brooklyn the
surgeons decided that the operation
WAS necessary. Because Of the weak
sned eondition Of the patient. no anses.
tbstic was given. but cocaine was used
locally. the ribs above the heart were
cut through and six stitches taken In
the heart tissues. At last report the
patient was improving 20 fast that the
surgeons declared he would recover.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-01-01

after he had missed couple OF fat
porxers' somebody's been stealing
noss and can't md out who IT Is
me trouble Is l haven't had anybody
70 look after them Now YOU live
pretty close by. Tell you what IN do
N youH take the Job and be respon-
s,oie Tor those hogs I'll give YOU a
s,n every year just before KILN
time VIII you do it?"
o,a stepney scratched his wollv
he said: 1nen
"en' Marse Joe. ben iivin' ON
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-01-01
William Krause Released.

Washington. ID. C. - Word has
reached the State department from
the City OF Mexico that, at the in
stance Of Nelson O'Shaughnessy. the
American charge. the federal govern
ment has ordered the unconditional re-
lease OF William Krause, nm Ameri-
can, who had become involved in some
OF the plotting incident to the present
revolution. krause is now with his
family in the Mexican capital.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-01-01


inclined also their ears, after th,
strained manner OF listeners WHIT
/ FEEL anguish at what they hear.
| roice, shrill and human, pierced thu
light Ike needle. then, with {
wall OF tortured soul, died away
amid discordant raspings: the voice
OF a photograph. 1t was their own
or had been until one over-confdent
day. when the Flying Heart Ranch
had staked 1t rs wager in foot
race with the neighboring Cent?
pede, and their own man had been toe
slow. AS 1t had been their pride, II
remained their disgrace. Dearly had
they loved. and dearly lost It, II
meant something that looked like
honor and though there we're ten
thousand thousand monographs, in all
the world there was not one that could
take its place.
The sound ceased, there was an ap.
proving distant murmur OF mems
voices. and then the song began:
Jerusalem. Jerusalem.
Lift up your voice and sing"
Higher and higher the voice mount.
ed until 1t reached again its first thin,
ear-splitting pitch.
Still Bill" Slower stirred uneasily
in the darkness.
"Why'nell don't they keep hes
wound up?" he complained. Gala.
gher's got the soul OF wart-hog. It's
criminal the way he massacres that
hymn"
From rod farther down the wire
fence Willie answered him. in boys
falsetto:
Il wonder II he does 1t to spite me?"
He don't know you're here" said
Slower.
The other came out OF the gloom,
little stoop-shouldered man with
spectacles.
Il amt noways sure" he piped,
peering up at his lanky foreman
why do you reckon he allus let's
Mrs. Melby peter out on my favorite
record? He done the same thing last
night. It looks like an insult"
IT'S nothing but his ignorance"
Slower replied. HE don't want no
trouble with you. None of 'em do
I'D like to know for certain" The
small man seemed torn by doubt. '1f
| only knew he done It a-purpose, I'd
git him. ! bet could do 1t from
here"
stover's voice was gruff as he com.
manded:
Forget It! Amt II bad enough for
US fellers to hang around like this
every night without advertising our
Idiocy by gun-play?"
They amt got no right to that
phonograph," Willie averred darkly.
"oh yes. they have; they won It
fair and square,"
Fair and squared Do you mean to
say Hump Joe run that foot-race on
The sQuare?"
Il never said nothin' like that what
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