The Bossier banner., 1916-04-20
NUMBER Is.

He tries everything. Why don't you7
Why don't you announce that the new
company Is Illegal and that it will be
fought in the courts? Have the news
paper say it can't build its lines; then
the price OF your stock will 60 up
again. Why don't you trade some of
your stock for stock in the new com.
pany? Why don't you threaten to stop
all your cars until the mayor or some
body makes the new company build its
lines away from your street? The
new company couldn't have cars run.
ming Tor six months. and there'd be
riot unless the authorities did what
you wanted them to do. Why don't you
go down and shoot Sledge or hire it
done? He would! In fact. he'd have
done 1t BY this time, know. Why
don't you so to the men who are get
ting up this company and see what
you can find out? Then you can begin
some planning. wish were man.!
Frank Marley sat staring ut her. She
was standing, tall, straight and with
flushed cheeks. her eyes shining. He
passed his hand over his brow.
NO wonder Sledge wants to marry
you" he involuntarily complimented
her. You'd make Il great teamp'
She laughed and relented.
Il don't intend to be mean, but YOU
drive me to it." she said and kissed
him and patted him on the head. Go
down to these people and see what
You can find out" she counseled.
Il think I WILL" he concluded. with
drowning mans desperation. Mot.
", you're a gritty one"
Mr. Bozzam, In the privacy of his
own apartments, refectively broke the
ashes from his cigar into his empty
highball glass.
rs the big chief punctured. or is he
just enjoying himself?" he speculated.
Its my opinion that he's picked up
horseshoe nails with all four tkes,"
declared fat little Timbers, eying the
hated collar which he never put on
until just before he went out. The
big chief has wriggled his way
through the broken glass for so many
years that he has thought himself i'm
mune. But his pneumatics are fat
this time. They've got him."
Il don't know" considered Bozzam.
They have to bring him to trial YET,
and for man who controls the sacred
judiciary it's long way between I'm
| indictment and hair cut"
They'll hang him." ayowed Timbers.
THE people Of this town have been
afraid Of him so long that the first
time they catch him out without his
big stick every man In the county
will be lighting to get on the jury
which pronounces him guilty."
Mr.. Moodson folded the other thumb
on top.
Possibly you're right." " assented
Bozzam. noting the capitalists sign OF
extreme agitation. when we first
started In OH this game was afraid
to think with my head under the COW
ers. for fear he'd find it out and dec
crate me with ball and chain. but
now that they've got him on the run
think it's the psychological moment to
hand him the double cross"
"Encore!" applauded Timbers He
has It coming to him for reducing US
to the pay Of day laborers. 1t gives
me the heaves to think Of pulling off a
quarter of million burglary and only
walking away with fifty thousand Of
the velvet
ut wasn't safe to let ourselves wish
we ought to have any more" explained
Bozzam II know how we could slip
our friend Sledge the twin KS. but
the trouble is nobody owns the majori-
ty of the stock in the company which
is to be MIXED"
LET me do some guessing for you,"
offered Timbers. 'If you sift it down
to the bottom I think you'll find our
aforesaid Sledge rs the principal own
err"
you're a good barroom kidder but
you have a skull Of solid bone." gently
chided Bozzam. "Sledge slid from I'M
der every share of his stock while no
could extract hundred for it. He may
own a majority Of it by and by. but
he'll buy It In for thirty-five or less
and boost 1t to hundred after the old
company has bought our franchises
with the pretty quarter of million 1t
got for that new stock. Then he'll
probably sell out and stampede it
again. SO be can buy It up for thirty
Ave-"
''Solid bone was right" Acknowledged
Timbers II suppose nobody owns that
stock just now"
mot enough Of 1t to do any good"
decided Bozzam.
Maybe the wreck has the biggest
nest egg," suggested Timbers.
THE wreck? Whom do you mean?'
| The telephone bell rang. Timbers
answered 1t, covered the transmitter
with his hand and turned to Bozzam
with a grin.
Marley" he answered.
"Marley?" repeated Bozzam. TELL
him to come up. Timbers. duck" he
directed as soon as the invitation had.
been extended. "Moodson, think Ill
have to be mysterious with President
Fluff"
Mr.. Moodson arose amid vast silence,
looked at his watch and went away to
keep a deferred appointment with mel
sncholy solitude. Tlmbers jerked on
his collar with fat speed. removed the
high ball glasses into the bathroom,
snatched towel, n newspaper and 4
napkin from the bed, patted up the pill
lows. grabbed his hat and was gone.