White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-04-17

writing, he finally interviewed each
member of the commission. They
were politely Indifferent to his state
ment and his plea. John Houghton,
Mrs. Ellis brother, alone, did more
than agree to take the matter under
consideration. He suggested thai,
after Christmas, Hugh appear before
session of the commission. He did
not mention his sister, nor did Hugh.
Hugh went from Houghton's office
to the Governors. There he sat for
two days.
The Governors pleasant smile was
locking. I'm sorry you saw fit, Mr..
Stewart, to see the members of the
commission. l thought you had
placed yourself in my hands"
do you think was wise to do so,
sir?" asked Hugh.
The Governors eyebrows went up.
Hugh went on, his low voice never
rising but his eyes growing darker
as he progressed. II am not poll
tician, Governor Eli, SO it has taken
me nearly a month to learn what any
crossroads boss evidently knows in
Wyoming: that the natural resources
of the state are threatened by a ring
of men who are as lawless as the old
Jimmie Duncan gang my uncle drove
out of the Sioux Tract"
do you wish to name any names?"
demanded the Governor, sharply.
81 don't mind" answered Hugh. He
pulled list of the names Of the Pub
lie Utilities Commission from his
pocket and read it through. "And of
course, you know, Governor Eli" he
added, that your own name is al.
ways mentioned as the leader of the
gang"
The older man pulled himself slow
ly to his feet. He leaned far over his
desk, his face white with anger.
Young man." he said, you've got
more courage than you have sense
My advice to you is to go back to
Fort Sioux, and go back quick"
"And my advise to you," returned
Hugh steadily, sis to help me save the
Old Sioux Tract"
You nameless fool!" exclaimed the
Governor, CONTEMPORARY. "pd lose
my temper if 1 weren't sorry to see a
man obviously meant for better things
running himself for bone quarry.
can do nothing for you"
Governor" he said, eff you'd been
doing my kind of work instead Of
yours, you'd have learned that it's
the casual happenings of life Of which
time is most apt to make the imper
ishable record. To SPEAK in legend
we have no picture Of the flaming
sword that closed the Garden of Eden
to us forever. But the cast of worm
that crawled over the path down
which Adam and Eve fled before the
sword is preserved to US, perfect in
every detail. Your treatment of me
is of course only one of the trivial de-
tails of your daily official life. Yet,
assure you that it would be quite like
one of times curious ineptitudes to
cause this particular detail to be pre-
served in stone and to permit some
Of the really big achievements Of your
career to be lost forever"
What are you doing? Threatening
me?" sneered Governor Eli.
/
Threatening you? MOI" replied
Hugh. Perhaps I'm merely trying to
make you see life as / see it-as a
span so appallingly short that 1t stag
gers me to think Of the-the inepti.
tudeS If you will--with which we de-
liberately crowd our days."
Governor Eli scowled.
$50 you will not help me, Governor
EliW
The Governor pressed the desk but
ton furiously. To the secretary who
appeared Immediately he said, "Mr.
Stewart has finished this and any
other interview with me-"
WELL" sighed Hugh, ITS too bad"