The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1921-06-25
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,.de the inference po'
ioe :. 49,. ccuntered. ~ have a rea-
2. nj mIDd Graham; haven't you
= ...r,d it before this! .r ,.v.
s's,ss -. nodded soberly. II have
.s ~ . GOOD many things about
s, ssdn, the past six months: one one
aan a.,I. = that there was never an,
gen .. IKE you since the world
-,,, .s I did, that she mad z
'A | .,Ive and kicking around
'.uh.,e. ~ 1t seemed as If l JUST
ss1 s' nav there and listen to what
.. = # that kind on the boss part
u..,, 70 lead up to. But Maisie
|. .,h .daoed my wrist until she hurt.
- ~ must listen" she whispered
Z, !. ~You're taking care OF him.
", ,su',e got to know!"
!, On q many other earlier occasions
. sbeIla slid away from the senti-
n, side Of things just as easy as
,DIpr your hand over.
.Yeu are too big a man 10 let an
"a difficulty defeat you now' she
,rked calmly, going back TO 'ne
.;,.se field. "YOu are really max
. miraculous success. ! have just
i tuo weeks in the capital, as
know. and everybody is talking
ut YOU. They say you are IN a
|, WY to solve the big problem-the
ubeu Of bringing the railroads ana
people together in a peaceable ana
6table partnership-which is as 1t
ia be-"
Il III, be .doae;, and l could do 1t
N ljI tere on the Pioneer Short Line
/ didn't have to fight so many diff
sst kinds Of devils at the same
ues said the boss, scowling down at
6fea in the CRATE. And then with
EqdA Jerk Of his head to face her
n lent the major a wire from the
6ital last night, telling him to per-
IAde inc not to go to Stratheona.
hy dIdsyou do 1t? And how did you
VI was thinking of going?"
~ The first time in the whole six
Hihs / saw Mrs. Sheila get a little
sssedi though she didn't show II
uth only little more color In her
eekA
SOME iay, perhaps, I may tell you,
\ i can't now" she said sort Of hur-
Idly. And then: You mustn't ask
sartyeu did send the wire?"
And yon also sent another to Upton
y Britty"
4 did," :.
lk boss smiled. "That second mes
rms an after-thought.. You were
Hlk "a be Stubborn and 60, any
" That was some more of your
HeIcas INNER reasoning. Tell me
dl4 dtd you know that there was
Sto BE- 9 broken rail-joint set tc
! ns On that trip?"
int cot her in spite Of her heaven.
aln and | could see her press her
NY lips together hard.
VIZ Sthat what they did?" she
ka bit trembly.
ne nedded. Van Britt was on the
N engine ahead of my car, and he
M y There was no harm done
:" oad enough, God knows, tt
nap that would have killed ev
-! on my train; but this Othel
: mat has been pulled off tonight
.A worse. Mr.. Dunton and hi.
ncpled followers have set a thins
1901 here which is due to grInt
y powder. Past that, they have
su 70 handcuft me so that
nakesa meve without pulling
= eonsequences Of a personal ma
I, sp'a PRESIDENT Dunton, himself
''N my marvellous inner reason
Il - gone quite blind" she said
qaeer little smile. you'll hav,
~ simple enough" said the hos,
~ II MIR. Dunton had sent onl,
. en'ssaries out here to bribe tn,
W. q the legislature-but h,
y included a member of hi,
Z - '0oklng straight at Mrs. She'll,
spoke and l saw a suddeI
\, a'.0sd . shock jump into the slate
n w. ss' Just for a second. Be
q 49, ~ could count one, it was gon,
!. ,,s was saying quietly:
~ member of his own fami,v7 Tba
Z, n. singular, isn't it2 Was there
,s,a'alh i, thing that was done actual,
she asI.,,
It hin. just breathing
\ y. 4, indeed. The election ). w.
ais,, ''a.s as have teeth. 1t is a peni
etts,.,. 0aense e to bribe either tn,
lssr N, s.r q the lawmakers.
N NJ =. was silence for a little time
va ~ .ssr,s. na longer looking at him
teslurs sas s'aElas = into the heart of tn,
n !, s Is Goals in the crate basket p, p,
u S.s,s ne said; "You haven't told N,
| / i,''as; rs. may | know lit it," VINO o'o TN
: to a. Jus. ~ what the boss was 90
pspsr ,sa. sua n ne did it; took the sli,
:, = !. pocket and passed TIt',en Il aaros O
4, ~. 4 there was another Shoe,
N i, ae Of us could see II. Sh,
vi i t',s =. turned away when sh
y 81 ~ =. name on the, paper
N yon ,ue s., said, sort of drearily
+ ~ s0o Ito. told me that the tru,
- ss,.s Sunsn e being came whe,
i hso.,.. ..d . eliminate the per
g sfface himself com