The Ordway new era., 1921-06-24
ats up to you, Clanahan. and you
a.r,,rad "YOu'ye had

INTO the tight III the Soi'He -,
and get In on the right side. III the9
don't: and If Norcross stays and Keeps
his fire burning, you fellows lose out
r,,pohan sat back in his chair ana
showed his hands into his pockets -,
"ye'd stirring me as If was boy!
ba scoffed. "'Tis your own game II III
first to last. Dye think I'm not know,
ing that? 'Tis bread and butther anu
III big rake-off for you, and niue se
care how tn election goes. suppose
we'd croak this man in tn hot par-r.
av tn plitcal fight; what happens
Half tn noospaypers In tn state
play him up f'r martyr to IN chuse
av good governmint, and we'd all go
to hell in a hand-basketW
was cramped and sore and one OF
nv legs had gone to sleep. but
couldn't have moved If l had wanted
TO. Myheart was skipping beats right
along while l waited for Hatch's an
swer. When it came, the drumming
in my ears pretty nearly made me
lose it.
"Clanahan," he began, as cold as an
icicle. ~ didn't get you down mere 10
argue with you. You've bungled thls
thing once. and for that reason you've
got it to do over again. we haven't
asked you to 'croak' anybody, as you
nut it. and we are not asking 1t now
"'Tis id little you lack av asking
it." retorted the divekeeper
'Listen," said Hatch, leaning for
ward with his hands on his knees.
Besides keeping cases on Norcross
here, we've been digging Back into ms
record few lines. Every man has
his sore spot, if you can only hnd IT,
Clanahan-just as you have yours.
What if should tell you that Norcross
is wanted in another state-for
crime? Before he came here ne WIS
chief of construction on the oregon
Midland. There was right-ot-way
fight back in the mountains-hlty
miles from the nearest sheriff-wlth
the p. & S. f. Norcross armed his
track-layers, and in the blufiing there
was a man killed"
Though 1t was a warm night as l
have said the cold chills began to
chase themselves up and down my
back. What Hatch said was perfectly
true. In the right-of-way scrap he
was talking about, there had been
few wild shots fired, and one of them
had found z. & S. f. grade laborer.
don't believe anybody had ever real
ly blamed the boss for it. But there
had been a man killed.
While / was shivering, Clanahan
said: "Well. what av it?"
"Norcross was responsible for that
mans death. If he was having trouble
over his right-ofway, his recourse was
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 in finding
brother of the dead man, and war
rant has now been sworn out for Nor
cross arrest"
"Well?" said Clanahan again. aye
have the stirring in yer own hand ;
why don't ye pull it?"
"That's where you come in," was the
answer 1.-THE Oregon justice issued
the warrant because 1t was demanded
but he refused to incur, for his county,
the expense of sending a 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. ant
told the brother that in all probability
nothing would come Of an attempt tc
| prosecute"
"Thin ye've got nothing on him
after ALL" the Irishman grunted.
YES" Hatch came back tive have
| the warrant, and, In addition to that
we have you, Pete. A word from yo,
to the Portal City police headquarters
and our man finds himself arrested
and locked up-to wait for requisi
tion from the governor of Oregon"
But you said tn requisition wouldn'
come" Clanahan put in.
Hatch was sitting back now ant
stroking his ugly jaw.
ut might come. Pete, If it had to
there's no knowing. In the meantim,
we get delay. Therel 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 owl
man for city attorney. And, after all
the delay is all we need. With Nor
cross in trouble, and in Jail on IL charg
of murder, the railroad ship'll 60 OF
the rocks in short order. The Nor
cross management is having plent,
of trouble-wrecks and the like. Witt
Norcross locked up, New York will b.
heard from, and Dismuke will step II
and clean house. That will wind III
the reform spasm."