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CHAPTER VL J2i wniCH TIIKRK IS A BATTUE WITH TIIK TniKVKS We were nono of ns easily surprised at anything Spider might do, but that ho, single handed, should have taken four prisoners fairly amazed ns all. “It’s some er them monkey shines er yours again." said the Ballet Girl, striding forward and catching Spider by his collar. “What’s yon tryin ter make ns believe anyhow?" Spider struggled to free himself. “It’s right. I tell you 1" he cried indignantly. “D’you s’pose they give me their guns an boots an horses jns’ ’cause they loved me? Well, they did not. Jns’ when I struck that firs’ gang that was a-coimn down here I ‘aw a .jsttle spark of a fire way off on ic des ert. The others hadn't seen it, I reckon, nono er them, an when I lef' them I went over ter see what the fire was for. The fire was jus’ goin out an them men waa Iayin ronn it. All drnnk, they was, an all asleep.” “What men?" I asked. “Hollis on them three what was a-cavortin ronn here yesterday. They waB a-slcepin on their .saddles fer pil- lers. bnt their boots was off an their gnus lay by their sides. I crawled np an then I ent the picket linei er their horses an led ’em off. One got away. I put the gnns an things inter my chaps ’cause I hadn’t no other way of packin' ’em. Tlmt’a all there is to it. ?’■ “Yon said they were prisoners. What’s holding them prisoners?” I in quired, lunch pnzzled. “The cactus," replied Spider, with a look of scorn at my stupidity. “Don’t yon see I got their boots? If they tried to walk, they wouldn’t have no feet left in two minntes I didn’t want ter take their horses. 1 kinder hated ter take them." added Spider hesitatingly. •“I didn’t min' the other things." “Yon needn't mind abont the horses either." remarked Hayward, who was examining the animals in qnestion. “They're all mine- were, that is. un til they were stolen What are wo go ing to do about those prisoners of Spi der's?" There was some discussion at first, for we had made no provision for the taking nor for the maintenance of pris oners, hnt in common humanity wo could not leave them to die of thirst where they were. Six men, with Lee at their head, were sent out to bring them in. The place where Spider had left his capture was not far away. Fol lowing the hoy’s tracks, the party dis appeared. only to return shortly after ward with the nows that the prisoners had saved ns all trouble by taking themselves ont of the way. Tho tracks seemed to indicate that the horse thnt escaped from Spider wandered back and had been recaptnred by the men, one of- whom had mounted him and then fetched monnts for the rest. Spider was much mortified. He blamed himself bitterly for not having taken the bridles as well ns tho arms and hoots, and he wanted to start at onco in pursuit This was ont of the question for two reasons. In tho first place, wo had decided to start before day break, and therefore there would not bo timo, and. further, we were heartily glad to get rid of the prisoners anyway. Though rnnch disappointed. Spider resigned himself so gracefully to the loss of his prisoners that the foreman patted him on tho back approvingly, saying that after all he had seen worse boys than Spider, who might, if he be haved himself and worked hard, mako a very decent cow pnnehor in the course of 20 or 80 years. In the meantime he had better roll himself np in his blan kets and go to sleep. Spider obeyed. In a very few minntes, with the exception of the sentry, who kept solitary watch on the edge of the cliff, tho camp was sleeping. It was still dark when this sultry waked mo. “It only wants two honrs er daylight now," ho said as I sat np and began to rub my eyes. “Breakfas’ is urns’ ready, an I got ter wake np the rest er these here men. How I wish I had a bnglel” He had no bugle, however, so he begun to roar tho call of the reveille with the words that the soldiers have pnt to it “Tho corp’ral’s worse than tho private. The sergeant’s worse thairthe corp’ral, Tho luffs are worse than the sergeant An the captain's the worst nf Hll. I can't get ’em up. 1 enn't get 'em np. I can’t get 'em up In the niornin. In a moment the camp was astir and humming with voices. The men were all dressed when they lay down, so that their teileta were completed when they ana rough chaff flew from one to anoth er. But it would never do to nsenp onr horses by keeping them at a canter. By the order of the foreman the pace was brought down to a shuffling jog trot. The spirits of the men seemed to keep pace with the speed of their monnts. The shonts and laughter lowered nntil only a rnmblo of conversation could be heard. Mile after mile was passed. The plain over which we rode was nnbroken by any tracks save those we left behind ns. The trail of the herd, the foreman said, lay farther to the sonth. The cattle were heading eastward. So were we The point toward which they steered was probably the grand, sleeping profile of Monteznma, outlined against the bine sky by a distant mountain range, and which marked a pass for which we. too. were headed. On the other side of the pnss lay Palomaa At noon we ate a hasty lnnch and then jogged on again. One part of the desert was precisely like another. There was nothing to mark onr progress nntil, toward evening, we came on the track of the herd. The foreman and Hayward were mildly elated then. “There can't be no donht but what we’re gaiuin on 'em, an there ain't no donbt hnt what they’re all here, too." said the foreman. “We’re liable for to run agains' the outfit mos’ any time now. ” The chase was a little more exciting after this. To guard against ambush or other surprise ten men were detached and ordered to ride 200 yards ahead of ns. and ten more were sent as far behind. The trail we followed was as plainly marked as though a lirond street bad been laid ont across the desert Some times we conld see it for miles ahead, drawing to a point us it disappeared on the horizon; sometimes it passed over one of the many sand dnnes that wrinkled the surface of the plain; then we conld see it only when we mounted tho rise. After snnset wo would camp by the side of the trail. In the, morning, ns soon as there was light enongh to see by, wo would pick it np again.. Day after day this went on. Monteznma’s face grew more and more distinct-Cat tle that had fallen behind the herd be gan to dot the trail hero and there Stretching their chafed limbs, the men would tell each other that the thieves wonld have to pay for all this discom fort once we had overtaken them. It seemed to mo that it was months, not days, since wo had been following the cuttle. I consulted with the foreman as to the advisability of .greater Epeed. “Can't see what we'd gain by it. only to kill np onr horses.’’ he replied. "Them thieves is drivin the herd ter pretty near as good a place ter ship from as where wo was goin when we started ont from tho ranch. We’ro gaiuin on 'em too. Don’t yon fret. You’ll see ’em soon enongh. an then there’ll bo all tho fnn you want ” To bo sure, the foreman’s idea of fnn differed .materially from the views 1 held on the subject, but events redound ed to the credit of tho foreman's wis dom, as events generally did. It was abont the middle of the after noon when the foreman rode up to me, pointing to a thin clond of dust that hnng over the trial at a point directly ahead of ns. where a rise hid it from onr sight. “That's them. ’’ be remarked tersely. “Now, then. I reckon"— Ho interrupt ed himself, for there waa the crack of a rifle from tho invisible space, followed by the popping of six shooters. Above the rise there instantly appeared the had rolled np in their blankets and. if they felt inclined, washed their hands j and faces. The bacon and coffee served ont by the Ballet Girl soon vanished. The men j devoured them standing or squatting on ‘ the ground wherever they happened to-' he. The Ballet Girl, assisted hy two oth er cooks who came with onr re enforce ments, marshaled the pack horses that formed onr provision train. Laboriously ‘hoisting himself on to the back of his horse, tha Ballet Girl stamped the spike ! in the end of his wooden leg well into the stirrup and annonneed that all was ready. The horses of the men had boen f saddled for soma time. The men swung ! themselves into their saddles and we started in a canter, over the desert, a " troop that was 87 strong. | L. T he niuu were in hi-i, --.i-'u. j 0 fcy, heads and then tho bodies and horses of the men who composed tho vanguard as they raced toward ns. One of the horses wn3 wonnded. and the rider was sitting very straight, his reins in his right hand, while his left arm, covered by a reddened shirt sleeve, hnng by his side. Instinctively the main body form ed n line,, parting to let the vanguard through, ft formed np behind us. and the rear gnard galloped forward and joined them; then we all spurred for ward. “Haiti" shouted the foreman, lifting one hand, while he reined in his horse with the other. The men hesitated and -then stopped. Some of them had passed ahead and were obliged to return. “What’s wrong?” I asked. "‘There’s another ridge behind this here one." replied the foreman, raising his voice so that all the men might hear. “Behind that other ridge them thieves is a-waitin fer us. Thev’ii ins’ want* yon men if yon try ter rush ’em, an maybe we can get away with ’em with out that Dismount Now all you boys what has got rifles come with me.’ The men rolled from their horses. Those who had rifles drew them from tho leather beckets that bang to their saddles “Yon haven’t got no rifle, so you can’t do no good with ns. Stay here,” said the foreman as I started forward. “Yon’Il see some er the fight later on, don’t fear.” What he said waa quite true. I conld do no good by going for ward, armed only with my pistols. Furthermore, though I did not want to shirk my share in this fight, in the re sult of which I more than any one there was interested, I had not the slightest desire to see more of it than was necessary. The party led by the foreman toiled half way np the incline and stopped while the foreman went forward alone. Reaching the brow of the little hill, for n moment he peered cautiously over, then beckoned to his men. They came -and lay prone, resting their rifles on the sand in front of them. After the panse of a second the foreman must have given some signal, for the rifles spoke together in a crash, and the white smoke diifted lazily buck, for a moment concealing the men. Another volley, and a much heavier one answered oura The bullets knocked little spurts of sand from the ridge or flew, singing like mosquitoes, over onr heads. Then the shooting became rapid and irregular, , sounding like nothing so much ns a number of packs of firecrack ers set off together. The men were fir ing at will. Lying next to the foreman Spider was wasting cartridges, to judge from the rapidity of his tire. He was using one of the rifles he had captured the night before we had started ont. and each time he fired he wonld Elipin a fresh cartridge to avoid exhausting the magazine. Once a man who lay near him screamed and then swore, clapping his hand to his shoulder and withdraw ing it covered with blood. As he back ed down the slope Spider offered him a bandanna handkerchief wherewith to bandage his wound, bnt he declined it. and tore off his shirt sleeve, nsing that instead After awhile the firing slackened, until there was only an occasional re port. Followed by Spider the foreman camo down the slope and walked to ward me. “It ain’t no good. ” ho called ns he came within speaking distance. “Them fellers kin hold ns here jns’ so long as we don’t do no more than we’ro doin. All we c’n do is ter keep ’em under cover, an we’ve done that now. Ther ain’t one of ’em what dares ter show his head. Bnt while we’re waitin here they c’n take them cattle clean hack ter Portland. Me., if wo only give ’em timo enongh. We got ter get ’em outer there somehow. ’’ “Rush ’em out!" exclaimed a voice among the men. “Reckon it comes ter snnthin like that,” responded the foreman. “We can’t touch their flanks, ’canse their ridge is longer’n onrs. ” A charge, then, clearly was neces sary. and it was as clearly my duty to lead that charge. I did not want to, bnt if I hoped to retain my self respect or that of my men there was no other coarse left open. “All right," I called, trying to Bpeak unconcernedly. “Monnt, boys, and lino np." “Hold on!" cried tho foreman. “I don’t need half the men I got up thar, an you’ll want all yon can get Wait till I send those I don’t want buck to yon." Spider, who had been listening to all that was said, made a dash for his horse. Being sternly ordered back to his place on the ridge, he went, tak ing tho horse with him. The foreman sent me nearly two- thirds of the men he had. They were all mounted and waiting when the Ballet Girl rode np and joined them. I ordered him away, bnt he paid no at tention to the command. Not a sonnd conld be heard except now and then the faint jingling of a bit or the whir ring click where some man whirled his cylinder in examining his pistol. The foreman divided the men he had left into two parties, one of which he placed at either end of the ridge they occu pied. leaving an open space between them. Then he signaled that all was done. I wanted to give the order to ad vance, and tho only words that oc curred to mo at the time were the ones used to start footraces in the college I had left the year before “Are yon ready?" 1 called. The men screwed themselves into their saddles and leaned forward. Some of them cocked their pistols. Then. “On yonr marks! Set! Go!” Scarcely knowing what I did. I darted tho spurs into the flanks of iny horse. He leaped forward. At the same instant there was a wild yell from the men, and the ground thnndered and shook as they followed. As we passed onr men on the hill, their rifles blazed all to gether. I conld see the sand fly from tho opposite slopo. It seemed to take honrs to traverse the few yards that divided ns from our enemies. In reality it must have been somewhat less than half a minute. Then we galloped np the rise. Behind its crest there was a row of malignant faces that immediately vanished behind clouds of rifle smoke. My horse reared, lurched forward and recovered himself. I dropped the reins on the pommel and began firing rapidy with a pistol held in each hand. Another yell broke from onr men as they charged over the top of the ridge. The six .shooters began to-talk rapidly and nil at once, inter rupting the rifles. One of onr enemies turned and ran ; then threw up liis hands, seemed to stumble and felL I saw that it was Hollis, and I wondered vagnely why he was behaving in such a manner and whether he was as badly frightened as I was. Then something struck mo as a clnb might stiilie. and for a time every thing disappeared A few momenta later I bprarnft.mn- scious that 1 was being rapidly dragged* over the gronnd. Then I opened my eyes and saw that Spider's face was directly above my own; saw that, though hie horse was galloping, he did not pass me. I conld feel that his left hand was fast on my collar. His right arm was hooked aronnd the horn of his saddle, and I noticed that the pistol he held in the same hand was much fouled from re cent use. I concluded that Spider was dragging me behind his horse. Why he was dragging me or where I neither knew nor cared. Everything became black again. When I again became conscious that I was alive, my view was bounded by four walls of whitewashed adobe and a ceiling of beards, also whitewashed. I was cot at all surprised at the fact that I was lying in a bed—a real bed—with sheets, snch as I had not seen for months, or that a dark eyed Mexican woman, dressed as a sister of charity, sat by that bed. What did trouble me was the fact that I was weak and utter ly helpless I conld nut nnderstand it at all and tried to ask the sister. I failed in the attempt, bnt she saw me try and said in Spanish that I was to keep qniet Then I tried to think it all out and failed in that too. On con sideration I became very indignant with tho sister and contemplated say ing something quite severe, bnt I for got what I wanted to say and went to sleep instead. When I awoke, - a man was bending over me—a man dressed as a prieat, bnt Spider appeared In the doorway. who was evidently a physicinn ns well. He wished- to feel my pulse. I declined. The sense of weakness was largely gone now. I wanted to see the foreman and I wanted to get np. “Yon have been wonnded, ” said the man in Spanish. “You -cannot get np and it is not well that yon should talk. Let ine feel yonr pulse." “Send for the foreman and then I will,” I repeated unreasonably The priest hesitated. “Send for the foreman, padre, and then yon can do as yon likel” I cried again. “He is becoming excited. Fetch the man be wants, bnt only for a mo ment.” said the priest at last The sis ter vanished and in a moment returned with the foreman at her heels. _ “I know what yon wanter say, bnt yon ninsn't say it." said he, seating himself beside my bed. “You’ve been here three weeks. This is the convent of Los Angeles—the angels—that’s one of ’em what's nnrsin yon now. The cattle’s all right—sold an shipped, ev ery last one. Some er them thieves is in jail; the trial comes off bn Tuesday They’ll”— . “Where are the ones that aren’t in jnil?" I managed to ask weakly. “Don't talk—I’ll do all that. The ones that ain’t in jail? Well, they they’re—well, just abont where you saw ’em last. I reckon. They broke an ran jnst after you went down. Spider, he went in an drag yon ont. He didn't get knrt, bnt n ball went through his chaps an burned, the skin of his leg. They’ll be mighty glad tf> hear how nice you’re coinin on, the boys will, ’specially Spider an the Bally GnrL The Bally Gnrl’s been makin quail broth every day, hopin yon might eat some, an Spider’s been n-figlitin with him ’cause ho don’t make enongh. He’s gone after more qnnil now. Spider baa He’s a good hoy, an he’s done good work an learned a heap sence we took him on I tele him that maybe yon’d give him a man's pay now, an I said that if ho behaved himself yon might let him have a little herd of his own, when ho can get the cattle an let ’em run with onrs. ” ‘•I’ll start the brand myself," 1 said. I want to see Spider. ” As thongh in answer to my wish Spider appeared in the doorway. In one hand he held a shotgun several sizea_ larger than ho was. in the other a string of qnnil. He saw that I was awake, and started to go away, bnt the padre looked at me. and most have decided that the inter view was doing mo no harm, for he smiled kindly at Spider and beckoned him in. Laying down his gnn and string of game. Spider advanced cau tiously “Say, I'm sure glad you’re a-gettin well,” he said softly, taking one cf my hands as it lay by my sida “All the boys is. They said if yon didn't they’d break open the jail an hang every rustler they fonn’. I inns' go, now. bnt me an the Bally Girl we’li keep yon fed np as well as we can. An. say. I’m awfnlglad!" He gently laid down my hand and vanished The foreman had already gone. That is well over, ” said the padre. “Now yon mnst sleep again. ” And so I did. THE END. A Card of Thanks. I wish to say that I feel under lasting obligations for what Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy has done for onr family. We have used it in so many cases of conghs, lung troubles and whooping congh, and it has always given the most perfect satif faction; we feel greatly in debted to the manufacturers of this remedy and wisli them to please accept onr hearty thanks.—Ri spectfnlly, Mrs. S. Doty, DeMoines, Iowa. For sale by E. Bradford. ‘Alii I see you’re back from abroad.” “Well, yon conldu’t see me if I wasn’t, conld yon?” Ivy poisoning, poison wounds and all other accidental injnrics may boqnickly ciired by nsing DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. It is also a certain enre for piles and skin diseases. Take no other. E. Bradford. 1 am certain that Sne is engaged to Mr. Dinkey,” said Miss Kittish to Miss Flypn. “Why, she never mentions him.” “That is what convinces me. She-nacd 11 make all manner of fnn of him.” I Don’t Stop i ofFmfilcJnn a? I t taking Scott's Emulsion be cause it's warm weather, SS Keep taking it until you are « cured. J It will heal your lungs and I give you rich blood in sum- M mer as in winter. It’s cod * liver oil made easy. 1 50c. and $1. All druggists. fl. ! NFORO l.YNCHF.n AT COLUMBUS. j Fair The Ring of the Matterhorn By John J. a’Beckht Some love stories are insipid because they lack action This is one that is full of life and novelty. The heroine, a Vassar College graduate, displays pluck, perseverance and skill by climbing the Matterhorn, one of the highest peaks of the Alps. She does it on a wager of $100,000. She wins not only the wager bnt a handsome husband, and upsets a clever plan to compel her to marry a worthless count This charming story will be printed in this paper, we having purchased the serial rights for this section BE SURE TO READ IT Coroner—“Why are yon so positive the deceased waa accidentally killed? Perhaps it waa a case of suicide.” Col. Bourbon—“Youh seem to fohget, sail, that a qnaht bottle full of liquor—fnil, I repeat, sail—was found in his over coat pocket, aab.” If yonr sight is blurred with specks and spots floating before your eyes, or yon have pains on the right side under the ribs, then your liver is deranged, and you need a few doses of Ilerbine to regulate it. Price 50 cts. T. F. Burbank. “Jndson thought lie might pnll throngh without making an assignment, bnt jnst as ho was about arranging sat isfactorily with his creditors—” “What happened?” “The bill for his wife’s Easter hat came in.” In almost every neighborhood there Is some one whose life lias been saved by Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and lliarrliuea Remedy, or who has been enred-of chronic diarrhoea hy the use of that medicine. Such persons make a point, or telling of it whenever op portunity offers, hoping that it may be the means nf saving other lives. For sale hy E. Bradford. Mother—“What did >onr father say when he saw his broken piper” Inno cent—“Shull I leave ont the swear words, mother?” Mother—“Certainly, my dear.” Inroeent—“Then I don’t think he said anything.” Neglect is the short step so many take from a cough or cold to consump tion. The early nse of One Sliunte Cure prevents consumption. It is the only harmless remedy that gives imme diate resnits. It cures all throiit and lnng tronbies. Children all like and mothers endorse it. E. Bradford. “Yon wish to rent the honse, then?” “Yep, sor.” “What is your name?” “Flynn, sor.” “Married or single?” “Nayther—I’m a widow.” Rc-porls show that over fifteen hundred lives have been saved throngh tlio nse of One Minute Congh Cure. Most ol these were eases of grippe, cronp, asthma,whooping congh, bronchitis and pDemnouin. Its early use prevents con sumption. E. Bradford. Not 'Allowed to llcnil the Bible. But few people know that in the six teenth century an Englishman was not allowed to read the Bible, yet It Is per fectly true. Henry VIII issued a de cree prohibiting the common people from reading the Bible. Oflieers of state were exempt from this law. Probably the king thought these offi cials would be none the worse for perusing the sacred work, and noble ladies or gentlewomen might read the proscribed volume If they did so in their gardens or orchard, but no one was allowed even to read It to the low er classes. During the reign of Catholic Queen Mary even more rigorous restrictions were enforced. Dr. Franklin, in his own “Life,” preserves an anecdote which admirably illustrates tills. His family hnd early adhered to the ref ormation, and they possessed an Eng lish Bible, which they concealed by fastening it beneath the lid of a close stool. When the doctor’s great-grand father desired to read to the family, he reversed the lid of the stool upon his knees and passed the leaves from one side to the other, each portion being fastened down with pack threads. One of the children was stationed at the door on the watch to see if an officer of tlie spiritual court came in sight When such an individual hove in sight, the lid, with the Bible beneath it, was quickly replaced. This was in “Merry England.”—Scottish Nights. Tlie Bet Won the Case. In one of the remote counties of the Panhandle of Texas,” says Law Notes, “two lawyers were trying a case be fore a justice of the peace. It was GO miles as the crow flies to the nearest law book, and the attorneys differed, of course, as to the law upon tlie main issue in the case. They were trying the case without the intervention of a jury, and his honor, who conducted a gam bling house in connection with his ho tel, saloon, livery stable, stud horse and jackass, was in doubts as to wliat his decision ought to be. “Finally 'MUlerrtheplaintiff’s counsel, offered to bet Hoover, the defendant’s attorney, $10 that he was right. Hoover did not happen to have that much of the circulating medium concealed about Ills person, and was naturally at a loss how to parry this forcible argu ment. “The court waited a few moments on Hoove”, and finally said: 'Well, Mr. Hoover, the court has waited -long enough. Miller's proposition seems to be a fair one. and. since you don’t put np, I will decide this ease in favor of the plaintiff.’ ” ('ndiN|» tiled. First Lawyer- You are a cheat and a swindler. Second Lawyer- You are a liar and a blackguard. The Court (softly)-Come, gentlemen, let’s get ctown to the disputed points of the case.—Philadelphia North Ameri can. Lady*: ts Him ro I> Coi.UJiikUS, Ga., June 8.—As a result of his entrance into tlie room of the daughter of a well-known farmer of Muscogee county, a young negro was lynched in this county today. This morning at 1 o’clock Miss Jes sie Almond, the seventeen-year-old daughter of Judge E. H. Almond, a Justice of the- Peace and a prominent farmer living ten miles above the city, heard some one enter the window of her room. The room was occupied by herself and little sister, and she dis- fcii'cfly heard the drop of.a foot over the window sill. She sprang up, scream ing,a ml started downstairs. Her father hoard her screams, seized iris shot-gun, called his son and with the lamp in one hand and gun in the other inarched upstairs. He made a thorough search and found tlie intruder hidden in a closet in Iris daughter’s room. lie covered him with his gun and had him bound in a jiffy. The intruder was Simon Adams, a nineteen-year-old negro who has been employed on Iris place three years. The negro got into the room, which is in the second story of the residence, by piling lip boxes and barrels and climbing lip on top of a porch. The indignant ami outraged father would have shot him dead on the spot, for there could be no doubt of liis inten tions, bad be not been afraid that the excitement would h&ve injured his wiTe, who was ill. lie accordingly chained tlie negro by the neck and about J o’clock in the morning started him to town in charge of a competent driver, who was instructed to deliver him over to the officers. Later on the negro was turned over to Bailiff A. B. Land. Mr. Land started to town with the negro by a rather round-about route, hoping to get tlie negro to town in that way. He was overtaken in the woods about two miles from the city by a crowd of six or eight men. He says lie saw noth ing hut. winchesters, and doesn’t know the names of any of the men. They took the negro and disappeared in a thick woods extending along the Chattahoochee river from North Highlands to Clapp’s factory. The negro was “lost” somewhere in these woods, [r is the general belief that he was drowned in the Chattahoochee, or else shot and then thrown in. Starvation never yet cnreil dyspepsia. Persons with indigestion are already half starved.They need plenty of whole some food. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure di gests wliat yon eat so the body cau be nourished while the worn out organs are being reconstructed. It is the only preparation known that will instantly relieve and completely enre all stomach tronbies. Try it if yon are suffering from indigestion. It will certainly do yon good. E. Bradford. “How do yon know he is a labor leader?” “Well, I saw a union card in Iris possession. That shows that lie’s a nnion man, doesn’t it? And I hap pened to know lie never works. 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