The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-17
By FRANCIS LYNlDE.
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$50 In Starbark. for that matter:
and he's In for twenty thousand said
Shaw. ~And. by the way. hin IN 4
man Who win bear watching. He's
handln,giove with Smith. and he's onto
all Of our little crooks and turns. I
heard him telling Smith today that he
owed 1t to the company to carry .
gun
Stantons nniie showed bis teeth.
Il wish he would; carry one and kill
somebody with II. Then we'd know
what to do with him."
The spy Was rolling d cigarette and
his haif-closed eyes had q rnurierous
CLINT In them.
Me. for instaneef' he inquired Gym.
icaily.
ANYBODY" said Stanton Absently.
He was going over the list Of stock
holders again and had scarcely heard
what Shaw had said.
THAT brings us dewn 10 business.
Mr.. Stanton said the ex-railrcad CLERK
slowly, "fm not getting raaney enough
out OF .hls 10 cover the Yisk--r,y rigk."
The man at the desk hooked up
quickly.
What's that you sayi by heavens,
Shaw. I've spoken once. ami III do
II just this one time more: yea sing
small II You want to keep out Of Jail y
Shaw had lighted bis cigarette and
was edging toward the door.
Not this trip. Mr.. Stanton" he sai,;
coolly. 'If you've got me, I've got
you. I can find two nlsfl who viii -
4iinf,.; ecurf aMd swear fiat yah' paid
rete Simnss money 10 have Smith sand.
hagged, that day ont at Simms place
AT the dam may have to 30 TO Jail,
as yea say; but III bet you ave to one
that you'll beat me 10 t." Aud with
that he snapped the catch on thtioeked
door aud went away.
Some three hours after this rather
hostile clash with TIE least trustwor-
thy but BY far the most able Of his
henchmen, Crawford Stanton left his
wife chatting comfortably With Miss
HIGHLANDER In the hotel parlors and
went reluctantly to keep en- appoint.
ment which he had been draading ever
since the early afternoon hour when
wire had come from Copah directing
him to meet the "NevRda Flyer upon
Its arrival at Brewster. The public
knew the name signed to the Telegram
as that OF millionaire statesman; but
Stanton knew II best an the namc Of
a hard and not overscrupnlous master.
The train was whistIIng for the sta
ton when Stanton descended from his
cab and hurried down the long plat
form, A white jacketed porter was
waiting to admit him to the presence
when the train came to stand, and M
he climbed into the vestihule Of the
luxurious private car, Stanton got what
comfort he could out of the thought
that the interview would necessarily be
limited by the ten minutes engine
changing stop Of the fast train.
Stanton, ten minutes later. made a
flying leap from the moving train. At
the cab rank he found the motor cab
which he had hired for the drive down
from the hotel. Climbing In, he gave a
brittle order to the chauffeur. Stimuli
taneously . man wearing the softest
OF hats lcungcd away from his post Of
observation under q nearby electric
pole and ran across the railroad plaza
to unhitch and mount 4 wiry little COW
pony. Once In the saddle, however,
the mounted man did mot hurry his
horse. Having overheard stanton's
order giving. there was no need to keep
the motor cab In sight nm Il sputtered
through the streets and out upon the
backgroundIng mesa. Its ill-smelling
course ending Mt lonely roadhouse In
the mesa hills on the Topax trail. s~
When the hired vehicle came to a
stand In front Of the lighted barroom
Of the roadhouse, Stanton gave wait
Ing order to the driver and went In.
OF the dog-faced barkeeper he asked
an abrupt question. and at the mans
jerk Of q thumb toward the rear, the
promoter passed on and entered the
private room ut the back.
The private room had but one occu.
pant--the man Lanterny, who was at-
ting behind q round card table and
vainly endeavorins to make one Of the
pair Of empty whisky ;lasses spin In
complete circuit about . black bottle
standing on the table.
The hired car was sti1l waiting when
Stanton went out through the barroom
and gave the driver his return orders
And. because the night was dark. mel
ther Of the two nj the car saw the man
In the soft hat stralshten himself UP
from his crouch.as place under the
Darkroom window and vanish silently
In the gloom.
CHAPTER XIV.
A Night Of Fiasees.