The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-19

know H." he declared. you've had
your tip from the big fellow. The
railroad people must be made to get
into the fight in the coming election,
and get in on the right side. IL they
don't: and II Norcross stays and keeps
his FIRE burning. you fellows lose out.
Clanahan sat back in his chair and
showed his hands into his pockets.
"Ye'd stirring me as II ! was boy j
he scoffed. "'Tis your own game frm
first to last. Dye think I'm not know
ing that? 'Tis bread and butther and
tn big rake-off for you, and little ye
care how tn election goes. Suppose
we'd croak this man In tn hot part
av tn p'litcal fight; what happensi
Half tn noospaypers in tn state d
play him up fr a martyr TO tn cause
av good governmint. and we'd all go
TO hell in a hand.basket
was cramped and sore and one OF
my legs had gone TO sleep, but
couldn't have moved IL / 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.
"Clanahan," he began, as cold as an
icicle II didn't get you down here TO
argue with you You've bungled this
thing once. and for that reason you've
got IL TO do over again. We haven't
asked you to 'croak' anybody, as you
put 1t. and we are not asking it now"
"'Tis d-d little you lack av asking
it," retorted the diyekeeper.
Listen" said Hatch, leaning for
ward with his hands on his knees.
Besides keeping cases on Norcross
here, we've been digging back into his
record a few lines. Every man has
his sore spot. II you can only ind 1t,
Clanahan-just as you have yours.
What II 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 a right-of-way
| fight back in the mOuntains-hfty
miles from the nearest sheriff-with
the l.. & =. +. Norcross armed his
track-layers, and in the bluffing there
was a man killed"
Though il was a warm night, as
have said, the cold chills began TO
chase themselves up and down my
back. What Hatch said was perfectly
true. In the right-ofway scrap he
was talking about, there had been a
few wild shots fired, and one Of them
had found a 7. & $. f. grade laborer.
don't believe anybody had ever real
| ly blamed the boss for II. But there
had been man killed.
While l was shiverlng. Clanahan
said: We'll, what ay itf'
"Norcross was responsible for that
mans death. If he 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 it, because nobody took
the trouble to prosecute. A week ago
we sent man to Oregon to look up
the facts. He succeeded liz finding
a brother of the dead man, and war
rant has now been sworn out for Nor
cross arrest"
'WellI' said CIanahan again. "Ye
have the stirring In yer own hand;
why don't ye pull i'll"
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. If Norcross could be produced
in court, he would try him and either
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 tC
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 yor
to the Portal City police headquarters
anu uuI man MUS Hllustil uIItslct
and locked up-to wait for a requisi
tion from the governor Of Oregon"
But you said tn requlsition wouldnt
come" Clanahan put In.
Hatch was sitting back now ant
stroking his ugly jaw.
1T might come, Pete, II 1t had TO
there's no knowing. In the meantim,
we get delay. There1l be habeas cor
pus proceedings, of course, to get hin
out Of jail, but there's where you'll
come in again; you've got your owr
man for city attorney. And after all
the delay is all we need. With Nor
cross in trouble, and in Jail on charg,
Of murder, the railroad ship'll go or
the rocks in short order. The Nor
cross management is having plent,
of trouble--wrecks and the like. With