Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1917-02-02
CHAPTER w.
"isrs's Ny Boy, Governor"

IVA blpl W AHt kouftIuGuE VI tue
"A state Of HaTpeth that my uncle.
the General Robert. did enllght.
| en- me as to the urgent need OF me In
his affairs OF business.
1T IL a question OF mules, sir, and OF
a dlshonor to the state that I'm going
TO prevent II my hot old head is laid
low In doing II. as II probably will be
II get into the ruckus with Jefferson
Whitworth that now threatens. They
have lnslnuated themselves into the
confidence Of Governor Faulkner until
they have made II well nigh impossible
they put IT, They viii get his sigma
turc 10 the rental grant OF the lands,
make n getaway with the money and
let the state crash down upon his head
when Il finds out that he has been led
into bringing It and himself into dis
honor Why, dash II. sir. I'd like to
have every one of them. especially
JeGf Whltworth. at the end OF halter
aud feed him raw mule, hoof and
ears. I'm probably going TO be done TO
death all alone before the pack OF
wolves. but I'm going to die hard-for
BIN Faulkner, who holds in his hand
the honor OF his state and my state, I'll
die hard!" And he spoke the words
with such a fiereeness that his white
mustache, which was waxed with the
propriety OF the world. divided like
crossed silver swords beneath his
straight nose with Its thin ana trem-
bling nostrils.
ut will be that | can help you pre-
teet this honor OF the Gouveneur
Faulkner and the state OF Harpeth,
will II not, my Uncle RobertT' asked
with great anxiety. "lf you must fall
on the field OF honor 1t will be the
glory OF Robert Carruthers OF Grez
and Bye to fall beside you, sir, / am
very good sport, my father has said"
God bless my soul, how like Henry
YOU are boyw exclaimed my uncle, the
General Robert, and he did lay one Of
his long and very strong arms across
my shoulder and give to me the em-
brace for which had SO lcnged. but
for not enough time for me to yield
myself to It. Henry always wanted
to tag Brother Bob,' and he, too
would-have died-fghting for meat
my side. I've been hard-and when
heard of his death--l wanted you,
boy, wanted you more Now, what
10 you mean, sir, by making me for
get for one moment the fix Bill Faulk-
n,,I 4.,9 nj 10
the General Robert, gave to me a good
shake, as he extracted his very large
white handkerchief and blew upon his
nose with such power that the black
| chauffeur looked around at us and
made the car to jump even as he and !
had done.
"And those mules that 1t would be
your wish to feed to that Mr.. JEFF
| Whitworth, my Uncle Robert, viii you
not tell me further about them? In
Paris 1t is said that they are a very
good food when made fat after being
old or wounded In the army, l have
"That will do. sir. II you've had to
eat mule In Paris don't tell me about
It. My constitution wouldn't stand
that though during our war. just be-
fore Vlcksburg, l ate-but we won't go
into that either. Now this is the
situation, as much as lad from the
wilds Of Paris could understand It.
The French government wants 5000
mules by the fall of the year, and
there are no such mules in the world
rs this state produces, They are send
lug n man over here to try to make Il
deal with the state Of Harpeth TO pur-
chase the mules from private breeders.
Craze them on the government lands
and deliver them in lot for shipment
the LIST of August at Savannah. There
is no authority on the statute book
for the state to make such deal, but
Ielf Whltworth has fixed up sort OF
contract, that wouldn't hold water III
the courts, by which the governor Of
the state, Williamson Faulkner grants
the grazing rights ON the. states lands