The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-29

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waS Getting bit sick of Mr.. Nc.
Fees domination ana geneISa q
b,agradocio. 1t was all right ne
thought. as long as State trooper
WCFee confined his dictatorship. to
,,nI;ca matters. But catching
Chickens was something else. And
Stnte Trooper Callahan had
caught chickens on farm' man
and boy. for % years.
Wherefore State Trooper Cal
lahan insinuated himself into the
I'm bet you dollar" said
State Trooper Callahan, eyelng
Nh. McFee evenly, that can
catch more of these chickens tran
State Trooper McFee looked at
him pitvinely, then with mount
inc anger. His status as a chicken,
catcher had been impugned. And
by one over whom he had long
been accustomed to lord 1t. =,
Why. you poor sap, ne SAID
and thought to have settled fhe
matter.
But he hadn't. >,
I've still got a dollar, per
sisted State Trooper CaIlaEah'
THAT says l can"
State Trooper McFee glared at
him. Then, with ominous calm'
he dismounted from his motor,
,,.baeInd II across the road
and parked it against the stone
%" "Okav," ne said gratingly. You
asked for it. III just take that
dollar" ,,, :, c.o.,
The hell you will said State
Tropoer Callahan, rubbing ms
hands eXpectantly. He, too. park
ed his motorcycle.
For a second the contestants
stood at the roadside, with the
chickens ebbing and flowing
around their feet. -, ,1
One. two. three-go. oarSeo
State Trooper McFee, and they
Owed simultaneously into the
poultry. ou
Followed a great TODD upon
the Albany Post road. Consternac
ton reigned amid the ranks OF
the Rhode Island Reds. lney
fitted hither and yon about the
district. in a symphony Of alarm
ed cluckings. crowings and wing
cI,,,,,;roS And State Troopers
NcFee and Callahan, guided by
their flashlights, plunged aiter
them. clutching and grabbing
lust two boys trying to make
good.
Mr.. Callahan beat Mr.. McFee
TO the first punch by capturing
three hens as against one anu a
rooster for his opponent. These
were handed to Mr.. Tarantlno
who pushed them into one OF the
damaged crates as best he could.
A moment later Mr.. McFee
evened the count when State
Trooper Callahan, pursuing a
broiler over the
low stone wall. tripped and fell
into a ditch. But Mr.. Callahan,
aroused by this bad break, for
sock the ditch hurriedly and got
back into the fight. Then, for 10
minutes, a bitter, drawn struggle
ensued. It was anybody's ball
game. :,
From the front seat of the Ford
Kelly Archer looked on, eXasper-
ated.
s'Wen. isn't this something"
she said. in a low voice. Here
we are being forced to Canada
at the point of a gun and the law
spends the golden hours chasing
chickens. No wonder things are
upset in this country"
Something hard struck the
small of her back.
"Shut up" Missed the Weasel
hoarsely. LESS you wanta stop
a bullet"
His tones were the tones of a
desperate man. Kelly subsidized.
Cornered, such as the Weasel
would doubtless stop at nothing.
The chicken-catching contest
was ending. A number of the
fowls had taken wing and fled
to parts unknown where, presum-
ably, there would be peace and
quiet. Only a few remained, dart
ing and fluttering about the road.
State TROOPERS McFee and Gala
han swooped upon these. And in
whirlwind finish Mr.. Callahan
nosed out Mr.. McFee by pull
let and stood forth triumphant.
"Pay me-" he said, flushed with
victory.
State Trooper McFee paid, but
with very bad grace. His de-
meanor as he again approached
the Ford was notably devoid of
sweetness and light. q,
well, what are you stickin'
around for?" he growled irritab-
ly to Joe Sandman. Get goin'."
Didn't know you were letting
us 60 said Joe, starting the
motor.
Pm tellin' you to scram, amt
-" roared Mr.. McFee.
State Trooper Callahan was in
clined to SAVIOR his triumph.
"Catchin' chickens" he began,
to the world in general, ''is just
sort of second nature to me.
mind u time up in Vermont. :"
He ceased abruptly. State
Trooper McFee was gazing at him
with terrible eyes.
Another word out of you,'
said State Trooper McFee, in a
voice like a file, land ri hang
one on your jaw"
Boys, boys" said Kelly, in.
stinctively a peacemaker.
Mr.. Callahan decided to aban.
don his savoring. In the force Mr.
McFee was a noted hanger-of,
ones-on-the-jaw. And Mr.. Gala.
han had a fondness for his jaw
as it was. He wanted nothjnp huno