The Dolores star., 1921-11-04
.,, ~ - Won C,.nahan. and you

.na got I'm on the right side. II they
don't. and IL Norcross stays and keeps
his fire burning, you fellows lose out
Clanahan sat back In his chair ana
shaved his hands into his pockets.
"ye'd stirring me as II ! was boy
he scoff.d. "'Tis your own game frm
first 10 last. Dye think I'm not Know
ing that7 'Tis bread and butther anu
m, big rake-ofr for you. and little ye
care how III election goes. suppose
we'd croak this man In tn hot part
av III p'litcal fight: what happens
Half tn noospaypers in tn state q
play him up f'r a martyr TO tn cause
nv good governmint, and wed All go
10 hell In hand basketl'
| was cramped and sore and one OF
my legs had gone to sleep. hut 1
couldn't have moved II l had wanted
TO. NY heart was skipping beats right
along while | waited for Hatch's an
swer. When II came, the drumming
in my ears pretty nearly made me
lose IL.
"Clannlan," he began. as cold as an
iclcle. 81 didn't get you down here TO
argue with you. You've bungled this
thing once, and for that reason you've
got it to do over again. We haven't
asked you TO 'croak' anybody, as you
nut IT, and we are not asking 1t now"
"'Tis id little you lack ay asking
it," retorted the divckeeper.
Listen" said Hatch, leaning for
ward with his hands On his knees.
Besides keeping case. on Norcross
here, we've been digging sack into his
record few lines. Every man has
his sore spot, II you can only find H.
Clanahan-just as you have yours.
What if should tell you that Norcross
is wanted in another state-for
crime? Before he came here he was
chief of construction on the oregon
Midland. There was Il right-of-way
fight back in the mOuntains-hfty
miles from the nearest sherih-wlth
the 7. K $. +. Norcross armed his
track-layers. and il the bluiiinG there
was a man kill0i.'
Though it was warm night. rs
Aiu'' "tAh, AAl' NbAa Nili''R ''e''
chase themselves up and down my
back. What Hatch said was perfectly
true. In the right-of-way scrap he
was talking about, there had been
few wild shots fired and one of them
had found L. 4 $. +. grade lnborer.
l don't believe anybody had ever real
ly blamed the boss for H. But there
had been man killed.
While | was shivering. Clanahan
said: We'll, what NV it,"
"Norcross was responsible for that
mans death. If lie was having trouble
over his right-of-way, his recourse was
to the law, and he took the law into
his own hands Nothing was ever
done about II, because nobody took
the trouble to prosecute. A week ago
we sent man to Oregon to look up
the facts. He succeeded in finding
a brother of the dead man, and a war
rant has now been sworn out for Nor
cross arrest"
Wellf' said Clanahan again. "fe
have the stirring in yer own hand;
why don't ye pull IT."
That's where you come in." was the
answer. 'The Oregon justice issued
the warrant because 1t was demanded,
but he refused to incur, for his county,
the expense Of sending deputy sheriff
TO another state, or to take the neces-
sary steps to have Norcross extra
dited. II Norcross could be produced
In rDtlrt hn NpnntI trr ot,
discharge him or bind him over. as
the facts might warrant. He took his
stand upon the ground that Norcross
was only technically responsible. and
told the brother that In all probability
nothing would come OF an ATTEMPT to
prosecute"
Ihin ye've got nothing on him,
after ALL" the 1rishman grunted.
Yes" Hatch came back; I'VE have
the warrant, and. in addition to that.
we have you. Pete. A word from you
TO the Portal City police headquarters,
and our man finds himself arrested
and locked up-tO walt for a reuuisi-
tion from the governor OF Oregon"
But you said tn requisitlon wouldn't
come" Clanahan put in.
Hatch was sitting back now and
stroking his ugly jaw.
1T might come, Pete, IL 1t had to:
there's no knowing In the meantime
we get delay. There'll be habeas cor
pus proceedings Of course, to get him
out of Jail, but there's where you'll
come In again; you've got your own
man for city attorney. And, after all.
the delay is all we need. With Nor
cross in trouble, and In Jail on a charge
OF murder, the railroad ship'n 90 on
the rocks in short order. The Nor.
cross management Is having plenty
OF trouble-wrecks and the like. With
Norcross locked up New York will he
heard from, and Dismuke will step in
ana clean house. That will wind nm
the reform spasm"
lis n small chance" growled tho
chief of the ward heelers. "ru taIk
II over with the big fellow"