Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-01-14

VI CouISe III STU DOTu. Sne a0-
mitted. as If that We're virtue. The
date is set, and it will stay set. Do
all you men have to give up because
| won't marry somebody? Is that the
way your brilliant business is conduct
ed? | won't he part of bargain.
You urge me not to marry Bert be-
cause you decide | don't love him,
and you urge me to marry man who
can bring your stock to par. Father,
you're scared. Can't you think of any
way out of your fluctuation but having
me marry Sledge?"
He loves you" he told her with
conviction. "Sledge never gives up"
That's why he wins" she asserted.
He tries everything. Why don't you?
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 20 up
again. Why don't you trade some of
your stock for stock in the new CON-
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 for six months. and there'd be
a 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 it by this time. | know. Why
don't you 60 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 u man"
Frank Marley sat staring at her. She
was standing. tall. straight and with
flushed cheeks. her eyes shining. He
passed his hand over his brow.
mo wonder Sledge wants to marry
you" he involuntarily complimented
her. You'd make u great team
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
SOo NOh hAu Vuts Suc COulSeIcu.
II think will" be concluded. with
a drowning mans desperation. MOL.
". you're gritty one"
own apartments. ref1ectively broke the
ashes from his cigar into his empty
highball glass.
us the big chief punctured. or is be
just enjoying himselfy" he specialized.
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 1.-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."
II 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 an
indictment and a 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 out without his
big stick every man in the county
will be fighting 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 on 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
quarter of million burglary and only
walking away with fifty thousand Of
the velvet"
1T wasn't safe to let ourselves wish
we OuSHt " Il''N Z any IuOTe. eApluIueu
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
i to be MIXED"
LET me do some guessing for you"
offered Timbers. IF you sift it down
to the bottom l think you'll find our
aforesaid Sledge as the principal own
err"
you're good barroom kidder but
you have n skull Of solid bone." gently
chided Rozzam "Sledge slid from un-
der every share Of his stock while he
could extract Il hundred for it. He may
own u majority Of it by and by. but
he'll buy It in for thirty-five or less
and boost It to a hundred after the old
company has bought our franchises
with the pretty quarter Of n million It
got for that new stock. Then he'll
probably sell out and stampede it
again. so he can buy It up for thirty
Ave"
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