Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-14
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An startled ldSAAOi' :,,gtifed
n,ot or ambush OF reserves .,1,a,
.h,. hold declaration, and tAeil' VIZ" n.a
ba realized that Aldrich was aIo.s .'.n,a1
lie a dozen brawny thugs tof'''eN
.h,s own bodyguard, he laus'eu'
"Arrest hell!" he jeered' ,.uo,
~ 80, detaining you for the l hi'eu
sta,es marshals, according 10 '''e ,ls, tH
Roi." said Aldrich. l "a,e
an nv side of the border. :,
aws,, what's the rest OF it?' asHen
49, ~, ~ the border gang, winking
at his men. :, o,,er YOUR
.rr.st YOU resist and try TO ESCAPE soap
a.n, cot what I'm justified in gl''ne
Iust understand that you're
prisoner -, .,;, ne mound.
- his breast Why you uai''iio
d,de YOU! you'd have TO nave a..
.rn,v of YOUR customs sneaks 10 arr ee'
me today! I've got hunu'eu nv.
49,. in this village-and there are
some fair samples of the lot Ue''1r1a IIa
10, there. Arrest me- en-
- a,,,ed his laughter more Iouu'' oo
-. assurance returned. Did you see
-. terrible blow the dude gave ii'e
s,.., ro1 fellows? Right on ti'.
ss.,,,aer as hard as he could stFiAe'
r.nr he the dreadful savage n'aA'
,vhat? Better try TO put me III 49,
,,,,,a cell, Mr.. Officer. and then you Il
a. out what will happen to you
Rut Rois face flushed when AlaF.ci
Kant his eyes steady and haru' anu '''
IRONY was plainly forced.
81 repeat, Roi, that you are q
.-..r Will you come along
quietly?" poi
uad this been some other man NoA
might have struck him o4tnuiS d.o 1I,a
,nsanely in his vicious rage iiis
> ,.,tures expressed passion sufhc1eh'
TO inspire the act. But the hleitioi ,
- the blow the officers fist had deai'
him once dominated him in his rage
and. though his men were at manu-
ba merely clacked his fists perofe il!s
face and eased his feelings "''''
oaths. ,d
A,drich held. himself in check ano
-, h,s dignity as an officer. He hao
come up into that room, into the pres
ance of his foes, for a purpose. Ihere
-,,o,,,d be a story to tell Of that DAY
\. was sure Of that, for his mlnd "aS
made up and he had resolved ne "ou'e
meet the issue of the day as he foun'
IL. AS an officer he would need Just'
cation. Now he was laying the basis
~ that justification. In the past DaVl'
Roi had been careful how he ven
t,,r.d across the border: he had come
~, .tea,th. He was an indicted SNUG
rler for whom the marshals haa peer
waiting with that patience which chaf
acterizes the government pursuit o
Offenders.
kldrich still hoped that pitched bat
-. might be avoided, even though tina
drastic alternative seemed better tha'
surrender to the evil forces that woul'
ruin progress, sap energy in the dis
trict. and destroy the hope that WIS
reorganization was about to prevail Il
the affairs Of the people. lie undel
stood that he had ta:ien most OF tn
aeht out of Blais. The attorney stoo
In the corner, hanes rammed deepl
into his trousers pockets, and wa
looking at Roi as one would regard
dangerous bomb which he feared I
touch himself, but which he would lili
to see tossed over the rail.
sIf you don't come quietly, Roi'
Aldrich said, after waiting fe'
moments in ominous silence, "yo
must take the consequences"
"What consequence"
.What the law of the United State
allows!" cried the customs man, sterr
ly. "This is no brawl, Roi. I'm a
oficer. don't mean to say that
can take you with my two hands an
drag you out Of this room past thos
men of yours. This is not time fo
f cheap threats or arguments. 1 simpl
\ Tell you that have made you prisoi
er-and the United States Governmer
has given an officer plenty Of law fe
his use and protection" He did M
intend 10 be too specific with tn
rogue; he noted that his self-restrail
and his vagueness were already ha
ing their effect. Lower natures a
sntimidated more easily by what the
do not fully understand.
"Come along" commanded the
iicer.
sNos on your life!' blazed Il
smuggler. He had dropped his
Or Dragging banter. His towards SO
WAS restless under the stare Of tho
hard. gray eyes.
''yery well! ! have given you 20
chance." He turned away and walk
10 the covering Blais. "Pll advise y
n 10 step to that window and tell I
Voters that you are not candida
slr. II VIII ease you out Of b
scrape. Don't let a scaiawag. a pr
amer Of the United s'tstes Governmel
adviss yor to ycur own nlst. II VI