The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-08-29

"-They got of here. Course I
didn't know whether you'd sent for
her or not, so l stopped and kinder
rave her the glad hand just to size
things up"
Eyes"
"Shc had the address OF Miss O'Neill,
that Irish girl staying nj the FACETS,
the one that came In"
eco on" snapped his chief.
$50 | directed her how she could
get there and"
wnlly found himself lifted from the
chair and hammered down into II
ngaIn. His soft flesh quaked like o
Jelly. As he stared pop-eyed at the
furious face above him, the fat chin
of the little man dropped.
"My God, Mac, don't do thatl" he
whined.
Macdonald wheeled abruptly away,
crossed the room In long strides, and
came back.
"yhnt's the usei' he said aloud.
you're nothing but q spineless put
tcrer. Haven't you enough n even
to give me n chance to decide Tor
myself? Why didn't you keep the
woman with you TIL you could send
for me, you daft monkeyf
"1f I had known"
"D'ye think you've got sense enough
TO take a plain. straight message as
far ms the hotel3 Because II you have,
I've got one to send"
Wally caressed tenderly his bruised
flesh. He had n childlike desire to
weep. but he was afraid Macdonald
would kick him out Of the Office.
"'Course I'll do whatever You say.
Mac" he answered humbly.
The Scotch-C Canadian brushed the
swivel chair and Its occupant to n
side, drew up another chair In front
OF the desk, and faced Selfridge
squarely. The eyes that blazed at the
little man were the grimmest he had
ever looked into.
"Go to the hotel and see this man
Elliot alone. Tell him he's gone too
f~ar-butted into my affairs once too
often. There's not a man alive I'd
stand 1t from. My orders are for him
to get out on the next boat. II he's
here after that, I'll kill him on sight"
The color ebbed out Of the ford
face Of Wally. He molstened his lips
TO speak. Heavens, Mac, you can't
do that. He'll go out and report"
"Let him say what he likes. Put this
TO him straight: that he and I can't
stay In this town-and both Of US
live"
Wally had Tapped up too many high.
balls In the past ten years TO relish
this kind Of mission. His nerve was
gone. He had not the punch any more
Yet Mac was always expecting him to-
help out with his rough stun, he re-
Elected ~fretfully. Take this message,
now. There was no sense In It. Self
ridge plucked up his courage to say SO.
"That won't buy US anything but
trouble, Mac. In the old days VOW
could put over"
The little man never guessed how
close he came to being flung through
the transom owe the door, but his In.
stlnct warned him to stop. His OBJ.
lection died away In a humble.
10 course I'll do whatever you say"
he added a second time.
"See you do" advised his chief. an
ugly look In his eyes. 'Tell him he
gets till the next boat. II he's here
after that, he'd better go heeled, for
I'll shoot on sight wherever we meet"
S~elfridge went on his errand with
tagging feet. He found Elliot sitting
modify alone on the porch OF the
hotel.
In Gordon's pocket there was a note
to Macdonald explaining that he had
nothing TO do with the coming OF Ne.
tcctse. He had expected to send II by
the hotel porter that evening, but the
curt order 10 leave town filed him
with n chill anger. The dictator Of
afairs at kusiak might think what he
pleased for all the explanation he.
would get from him.
Tell your master I don't take Or
dcrs from him." he told Wally quietly.
I'll stay till my work her. Is done.s
They had moved n few yards down the
street. Now Gordon turned. lean
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confident step back to the hotel, BE
had said all that was necessary 10 n.y..
Two men standing on the porch
nodded n good evening to him. Cor
don, about TO pass, glanced at them
again. They were Northrup and Ire
lawney, two Of the miners who had had
trouble with Macdonald on the boat.
On impulse he stopped. Found
work YETI" he asked.
found n Job and lost II arain.-
Northrup answered sullenly.
'Too bad"
Macdonald passed the word along
That we weren't to get work. So our
boss fired us. The whole district In
closed 10 us. We been blacklisted."
explained Trelawney.
And we're busted" added his mate.
Elliot was always free-handed. Per
haps he felt just now unusually sym-
pathetic toward these victims of the
high-handcd methods Of Macdonald.
IRON bis pocket he look n small