New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-07-01

few wild shots fired, and n of them
had found a 2. & S. F. grade labOrer.
l don't believe anybody had ever real
ly blamed the boss for it. But there
had been a man killed.
While l was shivering, Clanahan
said: well, what av it,"
"Norcross was responsible for that
mans death. If he was having u
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 it, because nobody took
the trouble to prosecute. A week ago
we sen a 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"
"Well?" said Clanahan again. \
have the stirring in yer W hahd;
why don't We pull it,"
That's where you come in" vas the
answer. ''The Oregon justice issued
the warrant because it was demanded,
but he refused to incur, for his county,
the expense of sending a deputy sheriff
to another state, or to take the neces-
sary steps to have Norcross extra
dited. If NorcrOss could be produced
in court, he would try him and ethel
discharge him or bind him over, as
the facts might warrant. He took his
stand upon the ground that Norcross
was only technically responsible. n
told the brother that in all probability
nothing would come of an attempt TO
prosecute"
Thin we've got nothing on him.
after ALL" the Irishman grunted.
"Yes," Hatch came back 1--WE have
the warrant, and, In addition TO that
we have you, Pete. A word from you
t o the Portal City police headquarters
and our man finds himself arrested
and locked up-to wait for a requlsi-
ton from the governor of Oregon
But you said tn requisition wouldn't
come" Clanahan put in.
Hatch was sitting back now n
stroking his ugly jaw.
ut might come, Pete, if 1t had to-:
there's no knowing. In the meantime
we get delay. There1l 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 Il charge
of murder, the railroad shipll go 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 be
heard from, and Dismuke will step in
and clean house. That will wind up
the reform spasm."
"'Tis a small chance" growled the
chief of the ward heelers. "Tll talk
it over with the big fellow"
Again Hatch leaned forward and
put his hands on his knees.
You'll do nothing of the sort, Pete.
You'll act, and act OF your own re-
sp~onsibility. If you don't, somebody
may wire the sheriff of Silver Bow
county, Montana, that the man he
knew in Butte as Michael Clancy
Is. :"
The divekeeper put up both hands
as if to ward off a blow.
"'Tis enough" he mumbled, speak
ing as If he had n bunch of dry cotton
in his mouth. "Slip me tn warrant"
Hatch went to n small safe and
worked the combination. When the
door was opened he passed a folded
paper to Clanahan. Through all this
talk. Henckel had said nothing, and
[ suspected that Hatch had him there
solely for safety's sake, and to provide
n witness. With the paper in his
pocket, Clanahan got up TO go. 1t
was time for me to make a move.
It's curious how an idea will some
times lay hold of you and knock out
reason and common sense and every
thing else. Clanahan had In his pocket
Il piece of paper that simply meant
ruin to Mr.. Norcross, and the blowing
up Of all the plans that had been made
anu all lUt MOTh lllul ndu DttH utIt.
If he should be allowed to get up town
with that warrant, the end of every
thing would be in sight. But how
was / to prevent 1t?
The three men were on their feet,
and Hatch was reaching for the wall
switch which controlled the single in
candescent lamp hanging from the
ceiling Of the scale-house. If l could
only think of some way TO blow the
place up and snatch the paper in the
confusion.
Up TO that minute / had e.
thought once of the pistol l had taken
from Fred Mays drawer, though 1t
was still sagging in my left hip pocket.
When l did hin of IL lraCged Ii