The Bossier banner., 1916-04-20

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He found Sledge standing up, ant
then he knew that there was some
thing in the wind.
Get Bozzam,'' directed Sledge, anc
Bendix went straight out to the tele
phone.
Get Davis" directed Sledge whel
BendiX came back, and Bendix, vague
ly pitying somebody. hurried out tt
the telephone again.
Get Feeder" was the next order
Bendix almost Whistled as he hurried
out to locate by telephone the ex-coun
ty treasurer, who for two years hat
been drawing handsome salary from
Sledge for keeping his mouth shu
about the public funds scandal.
Get Gally," rumbled Sledge, wht
had not moved from his contemplatiyt
post by the window, and Bendix, keep
ing his growing wonder to himself anC
replying with shrug to the soberlJ
questioning glance of the concerned
Phil, telephoned for the Sledge leader
in the city council.
Sledge, having sent for everybody
he needed, was sitting more quietly il
his accustomed chair when Bendix re
turned from his last trip and was look
ing with his usual stolidness out Of the
window after having donned the fresl
red rose, which he had put on reli
giously three times u day since he had
met Molly Marley.
Council meeting this afternoon?
he asked.
"Two-thirty," answered Bcndix.
How much Of the stock is sub
scribed in the reorganized street rail
way?"
Hundred and eighty-five thousand
| got the report just before l came
over"
Get ours Oh the market. Gum shoe
sales, but do it quick"
who's to be soaked - MarleyT
guessed Bendix.
"The limit" assented Sledge. Ben
dix, what's the worst they could hand
me on that public funds case?"
1.-TWO or three years if they got you
goi1lg," judged Bendix. ''That's dead
now, however"
Its back"
HAS Feeder been talking?"
Sledge nodded.
"Who knows anythingT"
"Glider-Marley."
"Hunh" grunted Bendix In uncon-
scious imitation of Sledge. "What are
you going to do?"
Call it,
You don't mean to bring it to a
showdown!" protested Bendix. "We
can't afford it with Lansdale and Blake
on the bench. Judge Lansdale espe.
cially would part with his right arm
to toss 4 harpoon into you"
Get rid of him."
Il don't see how" worried Bendix
We've tried for two years to get
something on him. He can't be reach.
ed, and l don't think it's safe to beat
him up
Sledge pondered that matter weight,
Iy and sighed.
Give him big law job"
I'VE haven't anything fat enough ex
cept the Distillers' and Brewers
league. but we promised that plum t.
the governor"
"Give it to Lansdale." ordered Sledge
I'll send Waiver to Switzerland.
want his house. anyhow"
"You promised consulship to Hoov
er. It's the only one Washington lets
you name"
"Hoover's a nit" declared Sledgc
turning slightly toward Bendix by way
Of emphasis. "He goes in the dis
card"
"Good work." approved Bendix
Young Bailey Cooper has made joke
of Hoover's leadership. think Waiver
has been counting Oh this Distillers
and Brewers job, though. 1t takes ;
good man to fight the dry fad, ant
Waiver knows it.
"He has to so to Switzerland" de
cided Sledge.-
"How about Blake:" asked Bendix.
well take chance"
BendiX shook his head.
"Blake's against you," he warned
Besides that, there's an election com
ing off,
1--WE lose" sledge rumbled. "We'rt
due, anyhow"
Il guess you're right" agreed Ben
dix reluctantly. $50 long as we have
to lose we might as well make it a gool
one. If there's any other scandal abou
us we may as well arrange to have il
sprung and get it all cleaned up a
once"
Fix Lansdale todayr commanded
Sledge.
"I'll so see Schwarzman this moor
and, of course, have him offer the jol
to Lansdale. so he won't imagine i
comes from US. SchwarZman, though
didn't want to change his legal depart
ment until fall. That won't do. l sup
pose?" ..-.-
Today" announced Sledge.
Il got you," replied Bendix, rising
IF Lansdale takes the job he'll hav,
to resign from the bench immediate
ly," and no assent to this being neces
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