The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-06-30


when he looked up to say: co
"Was there anything in youh trip
o Strathcona to warrant Shei}a's lit III
lie Geographic dangeh signal, Ora IL
ham," 81
Nothing worth mentioning" said II
the boss. without turning hair; DO D
ing it, rs I made sure, because ne D
didn't want Mrs. Sheila TO be mixed Il
up in the plotting business, even by
implication. [
The major didn't press the inquiry i
any farther. and when he spoke again a
It was Of an entirely different matter {
away along in the beginning some
body think it was John Chadwick
spoke Of you as man with saWt
of raw-head-and-bloo bones tempeh'
Graham: what have you done with
that tempeh in these heah latteh
days"
The boss smile was a good-natured
grin :.
Temper is not always matter OF
temnerament, major. Sometimes 1t IS
only a means to an end Much OF my
experience has been in the construc-
ton camps, where I have had to deal
with men in the raw. Just the same
there have been moments within the
past six months when ! have been
sorely tempted to burn the wires with
few choice words Of the short and
e ugly variety and throw up my ]oo'
k (which, as you may say, brings US
e around to President Dunton," put IN
IS the old lawyer shrewdy. Vile Is sun
" opposing youh policies?"
II "Up TO few weeks ago ne was
|. still bounding me TO do something thal
n. would boost the stock regardless OF
IS what the something should be, or o.
it's effect upon the permanent value o
IN the property"
he "Did I understand you to say tina
ne Observation-Disclosures from Dunto'
re had stopped?" the major inquired
as "Temporarily, at least. haven
at heard anything from New lork-h'
es- lately"
vn "Then Durton's nephew hasn't mao
,ry himself known to you?'
to "Collingwood? Hardly. I'm not
Mr.. HOWE Collingwoods set-which
md one Of the things I have to be than
sed ful for. But this is news: l dlul
wn know he was out here"
The news-giver bent his head gray
at " in confirmation Of the fact.
,or. "He's heah, Tn sorry to say I'll
few ham, He has been heah quite Sol
red little time, vibratin' round with
Zen. Grigsbys and the Gannons ana
9 7 mo- Of the new-rch people up at
rner capital" -,
had Il was the boss turn TO 90 SIZE
able and could guess pretty we'll what
vent was thinking. The presence of RI
dent Dunton's nephew in the "
idn't might mean much or nothing bI
ok it could imagine the boss was thlhh
ONE. tbat his own single experience v
hay- Co,]ingwood was enough to make
two wish that the nephew of Big Mo
would stay where he belonged-'n
hov " the hjch-rollers and spenders Of
,1li ain own set in the effete East
way 81 can't quite get the proper
,otion m mon Of the Collngwood type,
ought remarked, after the pause. "lhe
tbout t,me 7 ever saw him was Oh the
before the directors meeting
what spring. He was here with his III
e you party in the special tram, anu ,
, new n,s},t at the Billiard he had been q
inc too much and made brayin'
nfu,ly Of himself. had to knock nm
non,t hofore could get him up to his IT
,he S "You did that, Graham?-f'
nercial strangeh?" - 81,
shall 81 did 1t 1or '''e ,'''.o s n,oEi,
stock cerned As I say, he was max"
in this ass of himself
, husi. There was another break, and
,h," the major looked up with a
,a loft "That was befo' you had
81 and sbeilaY he asked, thoushtfully
"why, no; not exactly 1T w "
ling 1t same night-the night we t. al, I'LL III
ling off the Flyer and got left ben
hot has Sand Creek. You may rememot
ct that we came ID 'a@''
cir eco special" ron,r T.
r C, s. and pretty soon the boss ;, was vas,
q GOOD feet and excusing himself oh '
-, u suv. an tho after.dinner smoking stu
y nronh. inc that he was obliged to go
~ p' have the the office. The major got up an'
: a few hands with him as If ne we
a. = d,d dTT d ding him good-by for long
rely said "You are gums ,',,.oh Rufus !
a a,l nu, Mid. be- said "You take an old m, mi
I'D a., ou n.;,, , n,ce Graham, my boy, and ke
, "nu now nev hond-hguratively speaking o
med" ON !ouh s".' vor ore rojn,
you S"'' hit-and hit right hard N
lis pocket ask me WY wy. g. % at that.
a., YOUNG ay t to the house, afteward' If
.n e',,a ""s time, and tell me I'm a false
\ al" now s sinh: I hope you may" .
e IL. the new ht% ~" The boss promised plenty G
y o'e .,.,nas as to the calling part as :, Wv
* !, !, pf .,,os he would since he hadn't $
nu II .'' 'ts sbeila for don't know now
mere. ,a nes . few minutes later we wer
way, walking brisk'y' to
!, "You-all FREQ May ..s
Y Of youth OF the s'"A
usiness by cuAp1ER XIV