Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-10-13

rejoinder. But that's all over. You
said you'd get US. and you did. don't
bear malice. II you had given me one
more day I'd have got you; the stun
that would have broken your neck with
the Washington people was all writ
ten and ready to put on the wires. But
that's past and gone. and the next
thing il something else. There IL q
lot Of money and securities locked up
in the Niquoia bank vault. We've come
to clean up. and we brought Q few
peace officers along from Red Butte
for guard. The miserable scoundrels
are scared stiff; they won't stir out OF
the hotel. Bongras tells me you've got
your force organized and armed-can't
you lend us fifty or q hundred huskies
to keep the mob on while we open that
bank vault?"
Brouillard's black eyes snapped. and
the blood danced in his veins. The op-
portunity for which he would have bar
tered Ormuz' treasure had come to
him-was begging him to use It.
II certainly can" he admitted, an
swering the eager question and empha-
sizing the potentiality.
But will you? that's the point. Well
make It worth your while. For Gods
sake, don't say no, Brouillard! There's
pretty well up to a million In that
vault, counting odds and ends and
left-overs. Schermerhorn oughtn't to
have left 1t. I thought he had sense
enough to stay and see it taken care
of. But now"
But now the mob is very likely to
wreck the building and dynamite the
vault, you were going to say. think
1t Is more than likely, Mr.. Cartwright,
and wonder that 1t hasn't been done
before this. 1t would have been done
If the rioters had had any idea that
you'd left anything worth taking. And
it would probably wreck you and Mr..
Schermerhorn II 1t should get hold Of
you; you've both been burned in efngy
half a dozen times since you ran
away"
"Oh. good Lord!" shuddered the
magnate. Make II two hundred Of
your men. and let's hurry. You won't
turn us down on this. Brouillard?"
mo. 1t Is no part of our duty to
60 and keep the mob OF while you
save your stealings. but we'll do it.
And from the noise they are making
down that way. think you are wise in
suggesting haste. But first there is a
question of common Justice to be
settled. An hour ago, or such a mat
ter. you sent a part of your sheriff's
posse up to seize the Little Susan and
to arrest David Massingale-"
"It's-it's a lie!"' stammered Cort-
wright. Somebody has been trying to
backcap me to you'll"
Brouillard looked up, frowning.
You are a good bit older man than
am, Mr.. Cartwright. and / sha'n't
punch your head. But you'll know why
l ought to when l tell you that my in
formant is Miss Amy Massingale.
What have you done with old David?"
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bluffing came down and stayed down.
"He's-he's over at the hotel" he
stammered.
Under guard?"
"Well-y-yes."
Brouillard pointed to the telephone
on the wall.
Go and call up your crowd and get
it here. Tell Judge Williams to bring
the stock he is holding. and Scher.
meBhorn to bring the Massingale
notes. and your man Jackson to bring
the stock-book. Well have a direc-
tors meeting that was called. and
wasn't held. three weeks ago."
It was a crude little expedient. but
1t suficed. Cartwright tramped to the
phone and cursed and swore at it I'M
til he had his man at the other end of
the wire. The man was the lawyer.
as 1t appeared. and Cartwright abused
him spitefully.
You've balled it-balled it beauti-
fully" he shouted. Come over here
to Brouillard's office and bring Sher-
merhorn and the stock and the notes