The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-02-10

ultimatum. which Griswoid himse. I
snapped out at the leader Of the con.
cillators: Tell your committee that
II is unconditional surrender. and II
must be made before five o'clock this
afternoon. Otherwise. not a man OF
you car come back on any terms"
Then Griswold proceeded to make the
breach impossible by calling upon the
sheriff for a guard OF deputies. Ray
mer shook his head gloomily.
THAT settles 1t beyond any hope OF
n patch.up.' he said sorrowfully. III
we hadn't declared wal before, we've
done It now I'm prophesying that no.
body will weaken when II comes TO the
payroll test this afternoon"
Because We have taken steps TO
protect u property" rusped the
lighting partner.
Because we have taken the step
which serves notice upon them that we
consider them criminals. ut least in
Intention. You'd resent II yourself,
Griswold II anybody should pull the
Law on you before you had done any.
thing TO deserve II, I'm much mistaken
II you Wouldn't"
"Oh, hell" was the biting Interrupt.
ton; and Raymer could not know upon
what inward fires he had unwittingly
flung a handful Of innammables.
Broilin was as sure now that Girls.
void was his man as he was OF his own
present inability to prove Il. Hell
make "A miss-go, sooner or later" the
pertinacious one was saying to himself
as he strollcd past the Raymer plant
with n keen eye for the barred gates.
the lounging guards In the yard. and
the sober.taced wOrkmen coming and
going at the pay Office. III he can
carry a steady head through what's
comm to him here, he's a better man
than I've been stacking him u? to be
Later. a big. rod.faced mar with hts
hat on the back OF his head and IA
paste diamond In his shirt bosom. came
to Join the shifting group on the Of.
flee sidewalk. Brofin marked him
The mans name was Clancy: he was
q Chicago ward worker. sham labor
leader, demagogue: a bad man with a
pull" What chance had brought
the Chicago ward bully into a village
labor fight he was not long in finding
Clancy had come because he had been
hired to come. The remainder was
easy. The town gossips hat supplied
all the major facts OF thu Raymer.
Grierson checkmate, and Brotfin saw
capital that were at odds; II vas CON.
petition and monopoly. And monopoly.
invoking the aid OF the Clancys, stood
10 win in a canter.
Broffin dropped the stick he had
been whiting and got up &c move
away. Though some imaginative per
so would have II otherwise. a de.
tective may still be a man OF like pas.
sions-and generous prepossessions-
with other men. For the time Brotfin's
Anglo.SaXon heritage. the love OF fair
play, made him forget the limitations
of his trade. by grapples, the old
swine!" he was muttering to himself
as he made a slow circuit OF the plan,
inslosure. Somebody ought to tell
them two young ducks what they're W
against. For a p%icayune, Id do II, my,
self. Huh!-and the little b~lack.eyed
girl playin' fast an loose with both OF
EN- at once while the old m%oney.octo,
pus eats EN- alive!"
Thus Brofin. circllng the Raymer
works by way OF the four enclosing
streets; and when his back was turned
the man called Clancy pointed him GU
TO the group OF d|iscontents.
Dye see that felly doublin' tho
fence corner? Ye're a fine lot Of Jays
up here In tn backwoods! Do | know