Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-17

Il on intend TO be mean. but you
drive me to it," she said and kissed
him and patted him on the head. 60
down to these people and see what
you can find out" she counscled.
Il think l WILL" he concluded. with
a drowning mans desperation. Mol
iy, you're a gritty one
MI. Bozzam. in the privacy of his
w apartments, ret1ectively broke the
ashes from his cigar into his empty
highball glass.
rs the big chief punctured, or is he
just enjoying HIMSELF" he specialized.
Its my opinion that he's picked up
horseshoe nails with all four tI2s,"
declared fat little Timbers. eyiny the
hated collar which he never put on
until just before he went out. The
big chief has wrigglcd his way
through the broken glass for so many
years that he has thought himself i'm
mune. But his pneumatics are fiat
this time. They've got him.
Il don't know" considered BoZzam.
'Th2y have to bring him to trial vet,
and for Il man who controls the sacred
judiciary it's a long way between an
Indictment and Il hair cut"
They'll hang him." avowed Timbers.
The people Of this town have been
afraid Of him so long that the first
time they catch him u without his
big stick every man i'll the county
will be fighting to get on the jury
which ~pronouuces him guilty"
Mr.. Moodson folded the other thumb
on top.
POSSIBLY you're right" asscnted
Bozzam, noting the capitalists sign Of
extreme agitation. when We first
started in on this game 1 was afraid
to think with my head under the Gov
ers, for fear he'd find it out and dec
crate me with Il ball and chain. but
now that they've got him on the run 1
think it's the psychological moment to
hand him the double cross"
Encore applauded Timbcrs. 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 Il
quarter Of q 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 ou1
aforesaid Sledge as the principal own.
err"
you're Il good barroom kidder, but
you have 4 skull Of solid bone" gently
chided BoZZam. "Sledge slid from un.
der every share OF his stock while he
could extract n hundred for it. He may
own q majority Of it by and by. but
he'll buy it in for thirty-ive or less
and boost it to a hundred after the ole
company has bought our franchises
with the pretty quarter of n million i
got for that new stock. Then he'll
probably sell out and stampede il
again. SO he can buy it up for thirty
five"
'Solid bone was right" acknowledged
Timbers. 81 suppose nobody owns tina
stock just now"
Not enough of it to do any good,
decided Bozzam.
Maybe the wreck has the bigges
nest egg" suggested Tinbers.
THE wreck? Whom do you mean?'
The telephone bell rang. Timber
answered it, covered the transmitte
with his hand and turned to Bozzan
with a grin.
Marley" he answered.
"Marley?' repeated BoZzam. Tel
him to come up. Timbers, duck" h,
directed as soon as the invitation hat
been extended. "Moodson, 1 think II
have to be mysterious with Presiden
Fluff"
Mr.. MOodSon arose amid vast silence
looked at his watch and went away t.
keep a deferred appointment with mel
ancholy solitude. Timbcrs ierkcd OIL
his collar with fat speed, removed tn,
high ball glasses into the bathroom
snatched a towel, Il newspaper and
napkin from the bed, patted up the pill
lows, grabbed his hat and was gone.
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