Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1921-11-24


you during the past six months on
either woman Ike 0 since the woriC
began"
Knowing. is | did, that she had 9
husband alive and kicking around
somewhere, Ii seemed as II | just
couldn't stay there and listen TO what
q break of that kind on the boss part
was likely to lead up to. But Maisie
Ann gripped my wrist until she hurt.
you must listen r. she whispered
f1ercely. you're taking care of him,
and you've got TO knowl"
As on many other earlier occasions,
Mrs. Sheila slid away from the senti-
mental side OF things just as easy as
turning your hand over.
"you are too big a man TO let an
added difficulty defeat o now" she
remarked calmly going hack-tn the
business field. "You are really max
ing q miraculous success ! have just
spert two weeks In the capital. as
you know. and everybody Is talking
aboDt you. They say you are In a
fair way to solve the big probiem-the
problem of bringing the railroads and
the people together In a peaceable and
profitable partnershlp-whlch Is as IL
should be-"
at can be done and | could do II
right here on the Pioneer Short Line
N / didn't have TO fight so many diff
ferent kinds OF devils at the same
time" said the boss. scowling down at
the Ore In the CRATE. And then with
q quick jerk OF his head 10 face her:
"You sent the major a wire from the
capital last night, telling him TO per
suade me not TO go to Strathcona.
Why did you do it7 And how did you
know ] WIS thinking of going?"
For the first time IN the whole six
months | saw Mrs. Shella get a little
Mustered, though she didn't show IL
much. only a little more color In her
cheeks.
"Some dag. perhaps. | may tell you,
but I can't now" she said sort OF hur-
rEedly. And then You mustn't ask
me-"
.Bat you did send the wirefv
ayes"
"And you also sent another to Upton
Van Britt?'
81 did"
The boss smiled. THAT second mes
sage was an a~fter-ihought. You we're
afraid I'd be stubborn and go, any
way. That was some more OF your
marvellous lnnner reasoning. Tell me.
shelia, did you know that there was
going 10 be a-brokeH -raitJeiHt set 10
kill nae on that trip?"
That got her In spite OF her heaven
fy cain and | could see her press her
pretty lips together hard.
Was that what they dIdg" she
asked, q bit trembly,
He nodded. "van Britt was on the
pilot engine ahead Of my car. and he
found 1t. There was no harm done.
II was bad enough, God knows, 10
Get a trap that would have killed ev-
eryh0dy on my train but this other
thing that has been pulled on tonight
IA even worse. Mr. Dunton and his
.nnprinclpled followers have set a thing
on foot here which is due to grind
as all TO powder. Past that. they have
TO handcur me so That I
make Il move without pulling
consequences OF a personal ma
upon President Dunton, himself"
NOV my marvellous Inner reason.
lng' has gone quite blind" she said.
witii a qnseF little sIsale.+ .YorH navel
TO explain"
"It's simple enough said the boss
If Mr.. Dunton had sent only
hired emissarles out here 10 bride the
members of the legislarure-but he
he included - member OF his
own family"
was looking straight at AIRS. SheIla
rs he spoke. and | saw a sudden
shock jump Into the slate
gray eye&. Just for a second. he
FORE you could count one. II was gone
lad she WINS saying quietly
"A member OF his own famiiyf That
- very singular. isn't Ity Was there
was this thing That WAS done actually
she asked, Just breathing
IT 1t him.
1T was, indeed. The election laws
~ this stRte have teeth. IL Is u pe1ll-
tdntfary o1ense TO bribe either The
e~iog1ernte or the lawmakers q
HNere was silence for a little time, Q
and ahe was no longer looking AT him 4
ase w&s staring into the heart Of the =
glowing Goals In the CRATE basket. BY ]
md by she said You haven't told me
fhJe mans nanfe-the one who did the :
may | know III" ,
knew just Whist the boss was GO \
ing ~ do. and ne did IL: took the slip '
~ paper fhst Dedmoh had written on z
his pocket and p assed ~ across {
~ ~. II there wan another shock
- ~ none Of ~ could ser 1t. She 1
~ hse face turned away when shr
nanhe1 ~ the name on the paper. q
1x11x 100 she ssid. SORT OF dresriiy I
n6nco you told me that the true '
~ Gmt human being came whes
- Wme 41ked to eliminate the per