The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-18
OLD MAN GREENLAW
IS BROUGHT TO BAY
By an Indignant Parent Who
Listens. However, to
Blaisdcll.
HIS CLAIM FINALLY NET
BY DAVID A. CURTIS,

IAN treenIaW III n Nluient Cuthurst or
righteous indignation. First yo'
know. this yer s'loon Il be plttin' a bad
name long o. yo' dlddin's.
"Gawd knows I've did my best 70 to
build w a reppytable business into a
legitimate way. instead = which yo'
uns Ia liable To- to 'nvi,e csiumn'ous
repots Il yo' don't aui, playin' II low
down on d'fenceless chillun an on'y
sttin' $40 outen EN-. My ~p'centase o.
the game won pay TO the wear an
tear on the fixtures. 10, alone the
poplar Indignation what's liable 70 to
Be did - IL gifts to be known"
81 wouldn't call Hank Bowers no
ffenceless chillun," said Jim Blaisdeli,
sullenly resentful Of the oil mans tone.
bu, semi-apologetically withal. as IL
unable to deny that reproach was
meriied. He done licked his pa last
week, an he sho' put W a good fight
40 yo' all lone put him out"
Don't make no difference II he is
husky said the old man. He amt of
age an that makes him "A infant into
the eyes o. the Law. They mought "a
been some 'xcuse II he'd "a had mo- of
4 wad onto him. but $40 amt no justi-
ncation To- yi'latin' the traditions O.
the place like was did. Fears like yo'
don't understand what 'hey's liable TO
to he trouble come outen -"
'Yo' all pears 10 understand a
hellovalot a'ter a things done beer
dd. exclaimed Jake Winterbottom
angrilv. "Yo' all is as deep in the
mud a. We uns is in the muck. How
come yo' dicr't sar nothin' afo' II
vas did? Yo' was will.n' enough to
stsDd in when he come along an
opposed 70 10 play"
How'd ! know he on'y had s|0?"
demanded the old man, "Judgin' I'm
n. display he DON made | ~reckoned
he must n had nigh onto a thousand.
an q co'se that'd a been worth takin'
Q chaust 10. But whur $40 il spread
round among five tn amt enough into
i, e" pay 70 what damage WIS did TO
TIE furniture. not sayln' nothin' bout
WAITS liable to he did IL his pa takes
II ~ VIII tlt HtlElD's : IAN = " u
he'd a been a The c'munity
$ Liable TO to he he'll roar!n' critikl
r Linens Is took in"
How II 20 all MAS to send him
back the fo'ty"' suggested Sam
Pearsall in an offhand way. He alone
OF the party seemed to see something
humorous in the situation.
"Th' amt no call 10 Ia Git gay
petorted the old man. still more in
d%ignsntly. He done lose Il, didn't he
II tn amt no better sutton offered n
that, tn amt no sense c'rsid'rin' IN
question. The wurst II have to he
took, whatever It's"
"Oh. shucks." exclaimed Joe Bas.
set. Whats the use hellyachin'? TIL
amt liable to he n"thin' wus'n a riot
happen. Mebbe We uns en- Git SOM
little excitement outen il, anyhow
That'd be some compensation fo
Wastin' time like We done onto "A pun
And his eyes lighted up at the pros,
poet.
"Wastin' time amt nothin' = fur >.
that goes. They = al'ays plenty q tina
In Arkansas City" said the old man
but it's done took wears 70 To- stab
bFl NV ItppN w ~ Inv bislIlfSS IIh'
Ne uns Is sho' did it. an 'pnsrs like IL.
liable TO to bc busted up right now
NlEtl boone o me into my old ag'
II my place gifts into disr'putc IN III,
cmunity? one a. the carnal principle.
is alays insisted INTO Is to not neveI
ekIn none O. the citizens. an 10Y III
been did 70 $40"
"Yo' all pears to bc some het uy
over nothin'." said Pearsall. Even /
trey Is gwine to he some poplar indig
nation long o. Hank Bowers bcin' die
up like II was comm to him To he
n amt been nothin' did, not yet. il
they? TIL amt no sense layin' avail;
nights kase they q liable To- to be
food mex February"
"Mebbe not retorted The old man
"tut ! reckon this p'tic'lar i%ndunatioI
IL liable TO- TO come along c'nsid'abl'
while afo' FEBRUARY does. Hanl
Bowers's pa Is comm down the stree
right now. Judgin' fm the Expression
Of his feetsteps, l sh'd say they wa.
sonepin' onto his mind, not sayin
nothin' bout them other three citizen
watts comm with him"
II is no new thing to say that al
impending crisis often serves to brini
& notice those characteristics OF tn,
man who faces IL which under otheI
circumstances are likely TO be over
looked, or, II recognized. moderated
o|1 man Greenlau's friends lad neve
Called his courage in question. The!
had seen 1t tested too frequently Il
doubt il. What they were no pre-
. rcd for was the look of calm resolu