The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-06-02

to pull tn nuts out av tn IRE ~.
vew he said. "Ye'd, have us croaN
this felly f'r We, and thin yea s'anu
hack and wash yer hands while some
moor; dlvil w!nt to tn rope fr IT,
Where do we: come, i in is what Ia Ike
to know"
"You are already in," snapped
Hatch. "You know what the big fel-
low at the capital thinks about IT,
and where you'll stand in the coming
election if you don't put out TINS hre
that Norcross is kindlns. You're yel-
low. Clanahan. That's all that IS '''e
matter with you. =.
wrpl, me wan thing" insisted the
divekeeper, boring the chief CRATER
with his pin-point eyes "Do you s' im
f,r it if we do this thing up right!
Hatch's eyes fell and Henckers =. ols
hodv twisted uneasily i'll the chair that
was proaning under his beer-parre'
WEIGHT There was;silence for little
J space, and | could feel the colo sweat IT.
starting out all over me- l haoh
: dreamed of stumbling upon anything
nre This when started out to shaoo"
d TastIer. They were actually plotting
i to murder the boss| -,
# was Hatch who broke the still
n ness. and ,o,
$, "It's I'D TO you, Clanahan, and yo'
d .,ow IT," he declared. you've nat
e. vour tip from the big fellow III
ii railroad people must be maze 10 81
lie into the fight in the coming elecl,o'
e. and get in on the right side II TIC
I'd don,t. and if Norcross stays and keel
is his fire burning, you fellows lose out
re ~ clanahan sat back in his chair al
he showed his hands into his pocNe's.
op "Ye'd stirring me 'as'if Twas a boy ,,,
pit no scoffed, ""ris your own game II
FIRST to last. Dye think I'm not Nlio
he inc that? Ills bread and bu'tler d
he , th' h hir rake-off for you, and little
a care how tn election goes s"p av
the wo,d croak this man in tn hot par
les av tn plitcal fight; what happe'
'rt- Half tn noospaypers in tn STATE
The play him up FIR a martyr TO IN Cav
var Az good governmint, and wed all
ave to hell in a hand-basket"
EEK, I was cramped and sore ana one
ont nv legs had gone to sleep, ou'
of co,,dn't have moved if I had wan
law r. NV heart was skipping beats II
lue. along while I waited for Hatchs
Ugh, swer, When it came, the druhl'l
City in my ears pretty nearly made
well lose it. 49,, =,
ssle. "Clanahan," he began. as cold as
ana icicle. 81 didn't get you down her
). argue with you. You've buns'ed
y he thing once and for that reason 20
tho aot il to do over again. We hay
lord asked YOU to 'croak anybody as
, he mt it, and we are not asking 1t n
for "'Tis ID little you lack av as
10 be it," retorted the divekeeper'
rnon Tisten," said Hatch, leaning
" no ward with his hands on his X
= arod "Besides keeping cases on NOR
s.osh here we've been digging back int
tha record few lines. Every man
'"' his sore spot, if you can only I'll
,,+,oa Clanahan-just as you have
~ u,i IN What if I should tell you that Nor
, W. Is wanted in another state1l
dav,s crime? Before he came here NJ
.1|a chief Of construction on the y
- NV. w. Midland, There was r!lsht'o
- hove av fight back in the mountains Is
-. NV miles from the nearest sheriff
'l,o 0 ha the P, & s. F. Norcross arme
down trach'laseiS' 49, .n,n
help was d man A warm night
your Ihousl II W.. ""' oo1d chjlls hes
r than nave salu' wv os m and dow
, little back. VIVA, .;nht.of.wav SCI
sly. true. IN -" 80, +horo had