Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-22

joined Wa!lingiord and closed The
door after himself McCorkic opcnrd
the front door. l., out his man and
admitted another one Four labor
"rs in succession passed muster in
IN" Same way. and then came one
who went through ewimmingly until
Alec l"uralh"bhc- appeared in III.
doorway when tho applicants jaw
dropped
'Ai"' Shcilharh,' he exclaimed
McCorklo arose quietly and opened
tn" door OF the room which had no
other outlet. Just wait in there" hc
directed
40. Won't wait declined ;hc la
norcr Iii don't believe wan, a
job anyhow"
"N"n'll wait in there" declared Me
c"rklc. stepping on tho other sid. OF
the fellow
mo, on Your life" refused the man.
Lot me- ont o this wouldn't work
for that Shcllhark OUTFIT"
Mr.. McCorkle put one enormous
hairy paw aga,ns, the mans shoul-
der, pushed him into the cell with a
shov" which sent him spinning
against The rear wall. closed the
door and calmly hoitcd IT, Then H.
IL; in tho next applicant
Two more trouble makers came out
~ 'hat days rrist. and when all the
lucky applicants had pl"ddcd IN up
tho 1vino, Al"c stepped inside with
WallinGford, ana sent in his six-paid
giadiaiorS, who had been waiting
eagerly in the rear. The "rumpuS'
began immediately. and it lasted for
about fiv" minutes. during which time
Ia" little fran" office rocked AMI
shivcr"d and rrSoundcd To tho
thumps "f heads and heels until il
nnal!y gained relief by hclchinE nine
surerh"at"d men out q; the rear
door Thre" Of them ran down the
track. headed due southeast, while
he other sin followed. pciting them
with rocks.
McC"r&lc who was TOO hlaSc and
-nnui TO care To take part in the out
door portion Of tn. Gyinna sites. came
- IN" rear door with a slightly bored
oppression.
Kind Of a tame bunch this morn
!nS," IN. remarked apologciically:
"hu, it's enough to give you tip on
now "" handle en-.
That's brother RalphS idea" said
>i"c. with proper family pride
simple, isn't IL We never have
any trouble around our camp
What there was about that simple
rc,narE 10 make Wailingford laugh so
heartily Alec could not understand.
ON that day Ralph pouEalbohb.r
walked in upon Hlacki" paw with
this startling Information Tho
Price now IS sixty per share. Mr.. paW
We hav" SEQ men upon our pay roll"
40 wondrr YOU have 10 sell stock"
said Hlackic
In the two trips which he had taken
t" the city, waliinGford had noted.
upon rhc HANKS Of cold-iooking
tracE. the remains of a mistaken lit
Il" sawmii!, which had long since
gone out ot business because there
vas nothing to saw I, had pos
scSsed It big. wcathcr-tiGht tooI-and-
stock house however. and IN purSu-
anc" 81 tn" happS idea which the
p"ugajs OTHERS had given him. Wal
lingford bought the place for S250:
then. pleased with himself he hur-
ricd away t" complete his crrand Of
mercy hh"ut three miles below
poucalviilo. forinrn country road
crossed tn" railroad track. and Wal
!iusi"rd made TINS point shortly after
the np-train had passed He waited
patiently. Ia ah"u; an hour. two men
came down The tracts. one i.mping
and tn" ether occasionally hoidJng
/. hand 20 his jaw and both cmrsing.
Hello. boys" hailed WanIngGord.
'Eccn AZ "a the DouraivilIc mine.
hunting q joh?"
Both men stopped and covered
saNage!y At Wai!,ngford then the
man who iimprG made c.rvcnt
speech. Will" tn" other one listened
~ cnvious admiration. A. FIRST the
speech cons ,stcd ~ mcr" Iisjoin,cd
emphasis. bat gradually IT grew more
intclligih!". hu.; !ron the combined
texts of the p"uga't oh5er brothers.
tn" Kimh"ly mine mines in general.
;hc state. jhc railroad and tho Uni.
verse, Win = few side i Srresions
uron miscellaneous subjects Even
Wa!!iugford, couno!s> eur - 10 was
az antthcmn vitupcration. and p!ain
"cussins" listened with the respect
ful attention due Z" "A master.
Admitting all this" he pleasantly
observed. and agreeing with such Of