The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-07-07
cuapTER XlV-Continued.
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avon made the inference perfectly
stain" she countercd. Il have a rea-
sooinr mind, Graham; haven't you
discovered it before thiS?
The boss nodded s"hcrly. Il nave
,scovercd good many things about
VOL during the past SIX months: one
', tbem is that there was never an
othpr woman like You since the world
began =, ~, .
husband alive and kicking around
comewhcre, it seemed as if Just
rouldn't stay there and listen to what
break of that kind on he boss part
,nos likely to lead up to. But Malsle
Ann crippcd my wrist until she hurt.
,"you must listen" she whispered
eoroo,v "you're taking care Of him,
and you've got to know"
As on many other earlier OCCASIONS
urs shniIa slid away from the senu-
,,ortol side of things just as easy as
turning your hand over
"You are TOO biz a man 10 let an
added difficulty defeat you now, she
remarked calmly, going back 10 ''e
business field. you are really max
IN, miraculous success. ! have just
Sront two weeks in the capital, as
WOW know and everybody is talking
ahout YOU. They say you are III Il
foir way to solve the big problem-the
,roblem of bringing the railroads ana
the people together in a peaceable anu
profitable partnership-which is as II
should be- =.
"rt can be done; and I could Go it
right here on the Pioneer Short Line
if T didn't have to fight so many di1
forpnt kinds of devils at the same
time" said the boss, scowling down a
tho fire in the crate. And then witt
a quick jerk of his head to face her
"you sent the major a wire from III
capital last night, telling him to per
su0de me not to go to strathcoha
WHY did YOU do it? And how ma yo'
know I was thinking of going?
For the first time in the whole 81
months | saw Mrs Sheila get llttl
Austered, though she didn't snow
much. only a little more color in ne
cheeks.
"some day, perhaps, | may tell yo'
hut 7 can't now" she said sort OF MI
riedly. And then: "You mustn't as
me-
"But you did send the wire?'
"Yes."
q Sand YOU also sent another to Uptt
Van Britt?'
81 did"
The boss smiled. "That second me
SAGE was an after-thOught. YOU we
afraid I'd be stubborn and so, an
way, That was some more or 20
marvellous INNER reasoning. TEL II
sbeiya did you know that there W
going to be a broken rail-jolnt ser
kill me on that trip"
That got her in spite of her heaVe
" calm and | could see her press j
pretty lips together hard.
"Was that what they did!
asked, bit trembIy.
He nodded. ivan Britt was on
pilot engine ahead of my car, ana
found it, There was no harm 90
II was bad enough, God knows,
set a trap that would have killed
erybody on my train; but TINS OIL
thing that has been pulled off TOM
is even worse Mr.. Dunton ana
nnprincipled followers have set a I'll
on foot here which is due to q
us all 10 powder. Past that they NJ
contrivpd to handcuff me SO una
can't make. move without pull
down consequences of a personal
unre upon President Dunton, hlmse
"Now MY marvellous inner rea'
iny' has gone quite blind she S
with queer little smile. "lou'l n
to explain
cts simple enough" said the
shortly. IF Mr.. Dunton had sent
hired emissaries out here to bride
members of the legislature-Dut
didn't; he included member OF
own family"
Twas looking straight at Mrs. ST.
as he spoke. and ] saw sue
frightened shock jump into the s.
gray eyes. Just for a second
fore YOU could count one, it was
and she was saying quietly:
"a member of his own family?
is very singular, isn't it? Was the
was this thing that was done act'
criminal?" she asked. just breat
it at him.
at was. indeed. The election
of this state have teeth. IT is
Tertiary OffenSe to bride elfher
electorate or the lawmakers
There was silence for a little
and she was no longer looking at
| she was staring into the heart o
glowing Goals in the CRATE baske
and BY she said: "You haven't tol
this mans name--the one who d'
bribing; may I know it"
| knew Just what the b'ss wa
inc to do and he did It: took tn
of paper that Dedmon had WRITE
e from his pocket and passed II
81 to her. If there was another
&. for her none of rs could see II.
~ had her face turned away whel
looked at the name on the !
"a Pretty soon she said. sort OF Ore
Es "Once you told me that the