Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-09-09
Their Name Was Legion!

Hldue tnelr way down the street.
The crowd at the curbing moved for
ward, the workers surging about the
red-faced, somewhat docile appearing
LON Jordan as he went forward to re-
cetye the verdict. The election Judge
! grinned and put forth a hand
SO, I'm mayor, eh?" Genial, easy
going old Tom Jordan, ex-cattleman.
merely stood and grinned. "Gosh I"
Ihen the workers surged about him.
while at the very edge Bart Rogers
stood smiling and satisfied.
He had wanted Tom Jordan to win
Not that Jordan would make won
J derful mayor, but Rogers knew one
thing-that Tom Jordan would try to
! do the right thing whether he accom-
| plished the feat or not.
AT last the group about the newly
elected mayor parted, and Bart Rogers,
true to small western town form went
| forward to proffer his congratulations.
The big cattleman doomed with han
piness, Jdst as ne had done with the
others who had shaken his hand. Then
| suddenly he sobered.
Bart" he said quietly as he drew
him aside. "Pve had my eye on YOU for
a long time. Now, l want to ask you
a personal question: Are YOU as
| friendly with Bull Franniston as YOU
are with his daughter?"
Il didn't vote for him. I'm not a
Franniston man. Mr.. Jordan"
Good enough, Bart l had a bunch
| you weren't, but l just wanted to be
sure. You see, Bart, I'm easy goin'.
| I'm the sort Of fellow, who lets his
friends play with him and do him up
brown, rathern say no to 'em. So I'm
lookin for young fellow with a good,
strong chin, that can say to: Here,
there's only one job in this town that
has to do with the keeping Of the
peace, and that's the marshal. I'm go
ing to give you that job. l want him
the kind Of fellow that1l pinch my
best friend if he's done wrong and tell
me TO go to HI If l come along and
try to get him out. Understand"
Exactly"
"All right, Bart Rogers" and a big,
friendly hand found a place on the
younger mans shoulders. 1--WE been
looking over the herd considerable, and
I've just about come to the conclusion
that you're the critter / want. What
say?"
But don't know anything about
the job"
Didn't know anything about war
until you went into it, did your"
NO; that's true
"All right; the same thing goes here.
What sayY"
"Can have little time to think it
over?"
"Sure-a week if you want it."
81 guess l ought to know by that
| time" Then Bart thanked Jordan and
started to run home.
A half-mile and he dropped into a
walk again, TO ease the pull on his
lungs-fOr the mark of bullet still
remained there, unnoticed most of the
time, but ready to protest at the first
heavy strain. Five hundred yards, he
| gained his breath again, and once
more increased his speed, only to turn
| suddenly from the road, to stop and
to watch with something of amused in
terest as a car lurched over a hill,
| bore down upon him, then, In a swirl
of dust, passed him on the way to
town.
Bull Franniston," unused Rogers
! as he eyed the dust-hazed form Of the
man at the wheel "Sure is hurry
ing. Guess he must be beating it
into town to find out how bad he got
whipped in the election"
Soon, however, three more machines
roared past, and he once more re
sumed his journey, wondering slightly
the cause Of four racing machines,
each loaded TO its limit But only for
a moment; then the throbbing of other
engines from the rear caused him
| again to stand aside.
In straight succession three bus
tered by, nor did the occupants seem
to heed his waving signals as he
strove to flag them. At last, however,
in obedience to his frantic appeals,
an overloaded vehicle came to a skid
ding stop, and Rogers laughing, ran
| toward it.
"Just had to flag you," he apollo
gized $50 many blamed machines
passing, l can't keep to the road"
"Well hurry up" The driver was
playing with the hand throttle. ''This
things to big too miss"
"Thing?" Rogers stared. "What
thing? What's happened?
whats happened?" The man at
the wheel stared blankly at him, as
Rogers caught the windshield and
chung precariously to footing on the
running board as the machine started
again. Don't you konw? Oil! That's
what's happened"
"On? You mean over there where
they've been drilling?"
where else do you supposed"