The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-26

frozen besfts they had come hdck
with battered Heads. Frinsw4veA
q frying Dsn tffAntically end ID
dressed Aia1oeie to Bravo - Il he
could key the mystery for him:
They sniScalst ~ meaeA ~
MEATH ~ sss 80 -.
Tho alet5.ctsd seok showed )
sheet sof PAPER into Bravo's hand.
He psfeeiyo1 It % ~ the butchers
voucher fOr the ~ sides Of bel
the men Aoaa CONS lets He tnf40d
Il over. On tho hack Of the sheet
was scssvlsain hd46.Dfmted CHI
sctefs: 49, - IS
"Ncs malnbuf OF reck's llo1nia4a
Camk west vim leave the. -
closure hereafter tor any pnfRq4e
whalsoever. IN the South there's
one iserime always punished By
death. 50 Youtye e4unmitted = that
crime. TIE next dog among you
that svomtureo aout Of the kennels
will Jeet M! ADonE come TO Sparta
for y6ur supplies. Il you can't eat
meat, ct each other. DoS eat dog!
OBEY THIS ORDERS " s,s-
A~Tho Com1ait1ee q 9po5ena
~ az ,sst.. KnigAtS.sy as.
Bssvu: stood vlle1es = moulsak
then LETT and proeeeded rapidly. to
the olSce OF the engineer in charge.
Mr.. rettingia was distinctly an
noyed. Bravo stood In the living
room OF the small square cottage
assigned in upper camp to tho On.
gineer and his wife. A few min
utes' conversation With Pettingill
con vlnced Bravo that. he Nas .
theorist, with no capacity for deaE
ing with human problems.
When the drills ran into . Stratum
Of yellow clay in the heart Of the
mountain, Pettngill knew what TO
do
Now that EVENTS had 'ptohed to >
stratum Of yellow IN the hearts OF
men, the engineer was helpless
and very much annoyed. His hrst
suggestion when Bravo had stated
the facts was that he phone at once
to the local police.
NO. said Bravo decisively.
We've got to handle this thing
ourselves
/; There was . third man In the
room-a tubby little chap whose
eyes. imbedded in folds Of fat.
didn't quite open wide. His small
feet at the end of short legs didn't
quite touch the floor. His pudgy
ecclesiastical hands didn't quite
clasp over his prominent vest.
The Rev. William Partridge, rec.
tor OF the little church in Sparta,
hoisted himself ont Of the deep
llreside chair and buttoned his coat.
III you can keep the men from
leaving camp" he said. fumbling
with his gloves. I'VE may he able
to avert trouble. can only say,
about the whole affair. that We
must all deeply regret that the rail-
road company ever brought these
hoboes into the country"
"Only one Of them is guilty" sug.
gested Bravo.
II fear" said the rector, with
his Sunday school sigh. That
they're all goddess vagrants-
wolves on the outskirts Of civilisa.
ton"
I'm one OF them, you know" re-
torted Bravo.
Permit me to doubt that" inter.
rupted .PettinEill. II should take
you for a man Of education; OF col.
lege education, might say. But
that has nothing to do with the
present matter. This poor girl
Lily" 49, ss
"Faegrettable." sighed the rector.
Most eregrettable!" = 80
II must inform YOU said Bravo,
that all sorts OF regrettable things
are happening all the time. And
we'll have cause for great regret il
we don't take prompt steps to avert
trouble"
Il believe in the efficacy Of pray.
err said Mr. Partridge . ~
i And / know the efficacy Of sim"
answered Bravo. TITS true. isn't
it. that Lily il dying?"
pettingill rose impatiently.
THE efficacy OF prayer! The
efficacy Of sin!" He blew his nose
vehemently. Consider tor q mo
ment. gentlemen. the encacy Of
tunnels" - II So 81, I
ss,"But. don't You knoxA. s ~
IAN I know Is that the Affairs
Of some unfortunate girl known O.
Lily have. for some not very cogent
reason, threatened the successful
Termination q my work on the
tnnrnelt~ - 81.
A wave Of disgust SWEPT oyer
Bravo. Had they aslsmbltd, then,
to sQuabble over their various pot
theories? OF what uSe wers the
pastors theology and the engineer'a
science to meet the brewing storm
II el9ment1i paeSlons? He per.
ceived clearly that the burden OF
decision y0nld be HIS. ~ grr
The pastor departed with melanp
chpiy mie1.s When he, &As thns.
Pettfngill said:
II dare ray we've I'll exaererAt.
cd the situation . bit, en-? don't
imagine there,ll be anysHouh1A...ss
."There'll be serious trouble
said Bravo. ""rm going hack "a
csmp." I'll ret, the mon together.
They've Eots to stay away { from
Sparta. Thsyymu .1tay. In olfiip,
Mr.: Partridge Wills texlf6rt Hi
knights to stay 1t home. They'll
disregard hins' His, voice sfnse,
1fatell you.s sirs! sif tho 2tw1 kotjoMf
vt together, thare.ll .hA. blocd4ksd.
That's what we've ut to prepare
for" $50 $500
"prepare!"s Pettinfill had a sud
den twinge OF alarm. would you
advise me to send Mrs.. PettintiiI
Il would. :" Bravo paused. thsr
bldrted out: And Mfs. Pettfneall
isn't the only woman In caihn
either" sS4*s z fst $50, Is
The engineer frown4d.
Eth! Ycns hseau-Aass:t the men
got. women"
IT'S not what you think" sati
Bravo. -