Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-11
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cd Itoi when he had unueTslONu 'le
cause of this explosion. ut must he
that we are pretty wicked Louis. II We
hit a priest we get hit back il we
helm n priest we get hit harder. But
I'm not here TO talk OF priests or
politics"
"You've got to talk of both if you're
going to talk with me now" ragged the
attorney. There's convention due
here-and I'm going down 10 that next
Legislature"
"Where will you get the votes now
asked Roi, with a half sneer. You
have kicked over your pail Of milk.
30 all the boys tell me- Better give it
up this time, Louis Stay at home.
and I'll pu; you in the way OF as much
money as you can steal out of poll.
tics"
"Oh. can YOU" snarled the caudi-
date. mocking Roi's sneer lie came
10 the table where Roi sat and beat
A tattoo there with the fiat OF his
hand. I'm going to talk plainly 10
YOU. Dave. You may as well know
IL all You know a lot about me.
Wen make clean sweep OF the inside
facts. as partners ought to do. Here's
the point" He gulped. for the con.
fession came hard, even when he
owned up to the scamp who squnted
at him in the gloom. THE timber
land owners are behind me"
But not in the same way they're
behind the squatters. eh? a brad in
one end of the goad for the suuatters
and a gold knob on the other end for
you. Louis" Roi laughed sarcastic
ally.
"why shouldn't be with the timber
land owners? They have the law be-
hind them. II men have been fools
- enough to squat on land that doesn't
belong to 'em they ought TO expect
TO take the consequences"
"Oh, don't propose to argue the
thing with you, Louis. Go ahead on
the job. I'll only say. as somewhat of
renegade myself that you belong
at the head OF our class. Don't get
mad Take it as compliment"
II take it as an insult-but NO
matter. We can't afford to fight,
Dave. If I'm in the Legislature I can
handle this district so that the land
men can get by in this thing without
big uproar and scandal. The
squatters have got to get off those
lands and stay off. That's sure
thing ! may as we'll be in on tn,
deal and make a dollar. The people
won't be any worse off. I'm wortl
mokey to the timber men. They real
= ize IL. They are willing to pay.
hate got a good slice of money al
ve9hy. I can't lie down now, Dave
E<t me get up there to the Legislature
and I can do a whole lot of hushin
for the sake OF the land men. In
one OF the Acadians, amt I? My wor
about conditions up here will go
long way. II ali means big money
Dave. and I'm after it,"
II always supposed they had oil
Clifford I'm their pay" remarked Roi.
II see my campaign talk has &c
into your system as it has into othe
chaps" said B.ais, chuckling. 'I thin
q did a good job in that line. But L
tell you confidently. Dave, the old foe
never took a dishonest cent. II
don't know enough to get in with III
bunch. They have tried to hand
him before now. That's the reaso
the big men want to sidetrack him fc
this session. He'll go down there an
be sassy, and he may be able to &,
(.Il m Listen m him The naI
land owners have got hint that he
fumbling around now with some kin
OF a fool scheme for squaring II
settlers on this land deal-and IL II
people are squared II means that Il
owners lose. The mallet is out for o
clifford"
."But the handle seems TO be crac
cd suggested the smuggler. still S
tiric He did not appear to take Blais
troubles seriously Have they lie
a 10 you TO give him the knocko
blow"
"Thousand devils! they can't she
themselves in the thing" cried Il
attorney. "rhey left 1t to me. 10
Them could handle IT. l thought
had fixed it,
.Young men are always too certa
+ especially when they have bee
wasting their time in school," drawl
{. 1loI II am older than j look ha
been outdoors on the border
Il can't go to 'em now and own
II <hat have messed the thing-tha'
cant carry this district. I've got
you proposed TO win by work.
your mouth instead OF spending
& unoney your crowd gave you. Ths
u nn0ther bad mistake, Louis. It's
HSht to fool the farmers. but
1cni>ln't try TO hold out on the bo
TX been keeping an eye on you. a
50 1oen euess,ns some of this.