The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-08-13

UGLY HilhlntO the f0undatlOn OF a IOF-
tune for 'ery dweller in Dougalville!
The MIC of him got upon them.
His volcepothed them like the odor
OF poppleS His presence, big, sleek,
richly cladsnd prosperous, held and
satisfied theAeyes. His words, round
cd. well cfi0en, APPLY and cleverly
strung togetfr, stole their reason.
They ansWerethis smile. they respond
ed to his enthuHsm, they cheered him
when he finishA and they gave him
until tomorrow APPROVE what he said!
Flushed and triumphant. Walling-
ford. having chArfully waved upon
his way the last hpdshaking straggler
OF his friends and sllow citizens, came
in the house. sat d9n in his chair and
trembled like leaf
DO you know, # just three pins
Ia take the first ira, out Of here AMI
let those happy stockholders run their
| own meeting tOmOrrW." he declared.
'Ihere may be fortne in that mine
across the track. but is rather lost it's
charm for me. I don think Ill ever
be able to look up at he big derrick
without feeling my spie turning into
an icicle."
Il don't intend to go wer and look
at it at all" returned Aackie. "Tm
glad didn't see it whent got of the
train. How did you core out with
|. the houses. Jim?"
mot so badly" said Vallingford,
Frightening. 1--WE collectd nearly
100000 on the houses an, lots
imagine l must have cleaed some
$4,000 or $4,000 on the houes alone,
but my share is invested in the in
stallment plan mining stock I'm car
rying for the mob that just wanted to
hang me-"
Lets talk about our families" in
vited Blackie YEARLY. Seems ike
don't want to hear about mines any
more at ALL"
They We're in quiet discussion Of
their respective domes.t;S affairs when
once more Tad Jessop burst in upon
them.
Now VIC 80 git he cried, his fists
doubled and his nostrils distended.
''rhercs Il fright train just pullin' in
at the depot, an il we run like Texas
down the back way in the shadow OF
the houses. we KIN climb her There
amt a second. Start runnin, l tell
you!'
Both men were 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 a speech up on Redeye square, an
he's cot 'em all to believin' that you
two les gave en slick talk to gain
time SOS youse could sneak out Of
town. They'll be down here a-sizzlin'
in about three minutes, by the way
, they was howlin', an this time there
won't be no speeches made. SaghOrn,
he says
; 81 don't care what he says" inter
rupted Blackie. II have an important
engagement, and if you two gentlemen
will excuse me I Is. SHALL Just Jog upon
my way"
Wallingford marveled at how slowly
he ran for so swift d movement Of his
legs. He noticed that Blackie was
several houses in advance Of him, and
he believed that Toad was dartine
along somewhere in his neighbOrhood
but he took no accurate observations
He was paying very strict attention
to the stationary headlight OF thai
freight engine and to the rough grounC
that he was trayeIsing. 1t seemed
constantly rising up toward him, ane
if he ever let it come up near enough
to hit him in the place which most at
fected his breathing-well, there was
enough money in the bank to make
Fannie and little Jimmie comfortable
But he felt that they needed him.
just before he reached the track tn,
train began to move. He saw Blacki'
run down to meet it and clambe
upon the first car and leap over it,
edge with the jerky motion of a jump
ing jack. With a desperate squirt Wal
lingford reached the track as tina
same car came up to him. He made
wild clutch at it and maryeled to flint
his hand gripped tightly upon the hant
bar and his foot resting firmly in thu
IRON SliiIup. TOL IL couple vi Hlluults
which seemed as many ages, he hun:
there trying to regain his breath; then
> summonins all his strength, he brough
up his other foot, stepped to the but
fer, crawled upon the edge of the ca
:. and fell in. A groan told him that h
:. had fallen upon Blackie, but neithe
one of them had the energy or tn
- breath to move for some minutes
~ Blackie was the first to recover, and
the car being full of slack coal tina
!. pyramided down into the corners, h
managed to wriggle himself out frou
n under the heavy body that lay partl
1. upon him, although the effort brough
" down a rush of the black pebbly pow
|e der that enveloped them both in tn
sitting inky dust.
ke The thought that had made Black