Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-03-02
SYNOPSIS
copyrIshs. 1914. by tn. sobbs- Merrill Co.

SYNOPSIS
Sledge. q typical politician, becomes In
fatuated with Molly Marley, daughter OF
her red roses.
party. Before the crowd disperses Molly
thanks SlcdSe for his Kindness and then
he proposes marriage. Her refusal Is
treated as only temporary by Sledge.
Molly attends the governors ball. and
her attractivenesS results in her climbing
the dizzy heights of popularity. The no.
table respect accorded 'Sledge. however.
perplexes her.
Sledge moves for the car company's re-
organization. He asks Marley for Molly's
hand, but is refused. Having financially
ruined Bert Glider, Sledge threatens to do
the same to Marley.
Marley's loans are ordered called by
Sledge. Feeder. who receives a salary for
keeping quiet about the public fund scan
dal, confesscs during Sledge's questioning
and is roughly handled.
Molly becomes angry at her fathers OBJ
vious fear OF Sledge. He tells her to mar
ry him. but she refuses and suggests q
fight on Sledge. which encourages Marley.
slcdge visits Bozzam. and heated ar
gument arises. The chief finds Bozzam
is working against him. The reorganized
railway company stockholders meet. Mar
ley presides. and SledSe is present.
The two votes of Marley and Bert Glid-
er are sufficient to carry the amendment
to the resolution for the purchase Of the
franchise for 10000 cash.
Sledge receives an announcement of the
engagement of Molly and Glider. Bozzam
tells Marley Sledge decided not to sell the
franchise at any price. and that he is
financially dead.
SIedge goes to the state capital and gets
everything fixed up for the passage OF
bill granting n new car company q hfty
year franchise free OF charge.
Marley visits the state senator at home
and meets Sledse. He finds out the par
ticulars of the bill and then wires syn
dictate for best offer for controlling inter-
est.
At her fathers suggestion Molly, accom-
panied by Fern. visits Sledge. Delighted
SledGe again starts to lavish presents on
her. Marley -arranges a meeting with the
chief.
Two exquisite autos are sent Molly and
Fern. Sledge orders Marley to say he
sent them. quarrel arises between Gltd-
er and Molly. but he checks 1t quickly.
SledGe presents Molly with n magnih-
cent diamond at the theater. Marley sells
his stock The political leader learns that
Molly and Glider are to be married in the
afternoon.
CHAPTER xI.
Arranging a Little Protection For the
People.
THAT sterling friend of the pop
ulace. that stalwart defender
of the rights and the morals
and the welfare and the purses
OF his admiring constituents, that vo-
I: ciferous choice OF LtEe-Peop4e.-Sta
Senator Allerton. was discovered by
Sledge In the act OF serving the public
interests by playing poker in the rooms
of Assemblyman Buckley. and with
these two conscientious patriots. deep
also in the exercise of their duties to
the commonwealth, were the very men
Sledge wanted to Sec-Franchse Wal.
ters, who was heavy set. but not fat.
and who looked like prosperous shoe
merchant. and old Pop Gresham. the
red eyed administration whcc!hurSr
from Iickcrel county. ana Calvin +
Luther. the ministerial looking rrofan
ity expert. and Cap Di-gicSby. the
avowcd and profcsscAiy bitter cnc:ny
Of Slcdge. whose every white whistler
was as IL CstltIitli.I lOI HIS ljiis nN
honorable scars of forensic battle
1t was Cap DiGgicsby who wIs the
first toehaiI The visitor rs lie entered
the door.
Hello. malCfactor of great wealth"
he called. "ilave you Il spare queen OF
clubs about your pcrs0n?'
"Im shy on queens" confessed
II wit I, ipl
at the game he played SO !ndiircrcntly
Buckley. I'm dry"
BEAT you TO it, old man." replied
Buckley easily. He was Il spare u; l.: On
with the neatly comhcd appearance of
q dancing master. but with intensely
clear eyes and deep crcases III his
cheeks. IL sent word to the bar a. soon
as the phone announced ynu. Your
stein will be right up"
"Thanks!' srunted E'ydge. and con
siderateIy fell to estimating the jack
pot.
Allerton. II smooth featured man
with a good forehead and n smi!in"
eye, picked up the two cards which
had been dealt him. compared them
judically with the thrcr hc held. fold
ed them together with minute care
and tucked them neatly undcr The
deck. Looking up, he ,augh; Tic cold
iy disintcrestcd eye of Slcdgc. Every
man of the six at the table had tried
that same thing. but AllcriOn WAS Tie
only one who succeeded. Slcdgc. pauS
ing to inspect carclcssly the bountiful
ly arranged sideboard, moved into the
adjoining room. Allerton arose from
the table.
Deal me out for a couple of rounds, :"
he suggested. Buckley. watch my
stack. There's twenty three City in IT..
and Pop Gresham's pile is mighty
low"
Pop Gresham took ten blues from
Allerton's assortment and added them
to his own.
"Charge me ten from your friends
treasury. Buckley" he chuckled. with
a playfulncss intended to conceal his
real satisfaction