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CAPE MAY COUKTY TIKES. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 23. 1927.

EDAR SWAMP Michael J. Phillip* Illu<tratlon« Vy H«niy Jmt Lm 0»pjrrljht MiafaMl V. PKlUlp. Ovu Pu^Uabara ftirtfinaali iarvlaa

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A Jl*ht trurfc wa* xUndinic n<-:ir »car on ihf side of th« mound —the Mar which he and Pat had Until*-! on the fir»t day i>t their Journey of exploration. Two men Ware busily at work, wraplnx and ■boteltnx tne w>ur-emell|nc earth Into aarka which they loaded onto the truck One of them wa* tinVou Portaxe exjireasman. Udle'e fara hfirdem-d at night of the M^ar. It wa* hi* companion of the night of the accident, the ■JMh who had no rravenly departed to avoid the ponalble con■aqueiKn of dlncovery Aa Eddie came upon the work am. the youth Maned Then bloaned on hi* shovel. Hr smiled insolently “Gee. you're an early riser" wan his Sind remark “Hsre to be. to keep my fsrm from being carried away. What V

“ * big Idea'"

“You

get !ln Eocll

■an—thin*' The youth

ea at the truck “Wall, they thia ntuff In good for ntoek. in H. you know. So 1 wa*

'or the cattle at

"At ESncellV"

“Tea. I'm vinlting over there 1 Eddie regard! d him rprculatlvr»y Well, of coume I d like to aee Barell'a ntoek do well." he aaid talldly. “But wouldn't it be rour taoun to aak me fli«t about thi-

nt uf

The anew In the >oung man'r •mile became more pronounced “Why nhould ( aak you' You lone thin place on tax-title the firnt of next month I'm alirady the own ar. I bought the title from tbe Brower Mtate by telegraph two days ago' . “The Browe: eatate"' “Bare. You don't know what’n

you only have a right If I fall to redeem the property -Well, it'll b< redeem'd. So right now you're a treapasner and a thle, You're stealing guy property." The lean-Jan •-! evpmnman rubied hi* briMl. r nervously "Uon't blame me. Mr. t'orbe*.'' he pleaded "He said In- own'd thl* when he hired Im'." Kddie waved absolu-

tion

“You'e* using pretty rough language. Korben." commented the youth, cooly. "Thief, eh' I II nhow you the first of the month. Where would you get three hundred and fifty dollars to take rare of that tax-title—“ He laughed ironically. “Everyone know* you're broke, that your wife ha» left you and you are just Malting here because you don't dare nhow your fare In Scottdale. Why you escaped being a jailbird beaus- that old crook of a governor pardoned you. So don't gel frenh with me." "So that's It. eh'" wan Eddie's comment. “Well. I don't think those few narks of earth are worth much But you'll leave them. Jusl the name I'nload." The youth's reply was to drop his shovel and runh. a scowl on his weak, dark fare Eddie m*t him wilh a straight right hander that puffed thr loose lips. As u fight It did not rompar.- with thfierce battle agalnet the motor tramp. Thin adversary had neither the courage, the strength nor the resolution of the wanderer. His eyes were tdsrkened and his none bleeding, thought he had scarcely left * mark on Ifddl*-. when he turned bln bark and clambered on

the t

was the conteuipuoun relott. Brower died sudden! >. and family doesn't care about thin northern Michigan estate Men his. All his tax titles were p on the market I got this * rwally I hare more right here thi

you"

“listen, hid." commanded Eddie BSMiy. "You're off away off You hnrwnt any right here until afiei <B> Aft day of next month Then

j O' “

! "All rtgbl. you big bully

, complained. "Ill have the laugh j on you when the ahrrlff throws j you off. You put your foot on here | and I'll shoot you like a dog Ye* ■ —" • - raved as the exprews-

itted the truck. "And you ay from Nsnce Enrell. or

I you anyway."

j "So that's It?" mused laidle "I | remember he always did Ilk*- her : 1 Of course he wouldn't have been ! no nasty if It hadn't been for liooxe His breath was like a distillery He got away with that j dirt, after all Oh. well, I guess he paid for It " He grinned. Absent-mindedly he picked up an' em dy aark. one which had hern

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looked. A name and address were printed on the sack In black letters . He whlalled when their significance came to bln wtlh Unothers. H» was the slick one. a director of the bank. Eddie r* called. When he drove back to thr to* ranch. Itavenant hlmneff. Ms* • with passion, met him at th- di«" of tie- bunkhoune "Get your dirty traps tog.-'f - Korben. and make track - snatod the Mg man. "Why. Mr. Davmant. wf .t 'h* matter?” asked Eddie * ;th sorprise. •Matter'" echoed luvenandoubling hi* fists, and i.-idie noted that the formidable knuikl - were balked, "matter? You’ve been giving liquor to Mlllig. that's ail Milllg. another farn;hand. had managed heretofore to keep hi* polaUonn from the notice of the owner. But be had. e-emlngly. Iieen careless, had I thraahed when he grew Impudent, and ducharged. "Buf I didn't give him liquor.'' protested Eddie. "You did. Don't lb to me ' "I tell you 1 didn't." returned Kddie sharply. "Well, he got It from you You bad ft.. - ' "He didn’t. I ' he began, and stopped He remembered the bottle In hi* * ultras* "Hah"' growled itavenant at his hesitancy. “You'd better admit It." laldle entered the bank houseill* suitcaar open. Is* In the middle of thr floor The l-.ttle was gone He returned to the mil - *ide "You're rtgbl. Mr. Havens:.t." he acknowledged. "There was som- liquor in tnv bag and It's gone I didn't gtv to him. or tell him -" "Bui you liad It." The owner’s voice rose In a shout. "You know how I hate bon/*-, but you brought it here. I suppose you figured on a spree yourself I've a notion to give you what I gave him." He advanced, hi* arms swinging. "W*!l. maybe you can. but you wil! g*-i something In return." snapp'd Kddie. "Yon won't *»• beatr-ir a drunken squarehead if you try ary tunny business with me ill leave you a few mats anyw ay." ' Get off my place." shouted 1>* venant. more furiously than before Bui his ad'

maybe you didn’t understand me. I *uppose you knew that a tax-title issues lor each year of back taxes, buf that you have two yeara from,

the date of issue of ear'

deem them.

'There are two such plasters cut against your property To 1 settle them both would Is eight hundred and thirty-odd dollars. Hut If you'll pay the two-year-old one the first of the month, you'll still have a year for the other Eddie .-allowed Jerkily. *TIow

much n the first one?"

Petit .-insulted Ms canvas-jack-eted Isx-k "Three forty-eight, seventy-* » he reported. "Seems pretty heavy taxes on poor land, but they built two roads and widened iv.itagr creek, all In the same year. Then the penalties were heavy. it makes it pretty binding, even though the tmprovem. n! .<!»!» were spiewd over three

n a smooth and flowing script. Henry W Rob..In* ' He -everted o the face of the check again , The forgery had been cleverly don*-, hut i lose scrutiny revealed how the "hundr**!" bad been cramped l-cauae of limited space.

out l

i his nose

vh old world an under bold pinned It* * boulders to the bi-t flop He had licked

saved his home.

lay .

b* r what pitde had forbade his t* ifing before Th« Identity of his companion the night of the accident And also, lake her home. lor b need*** hat three hundred -nd fir * dollars, and he had •nor* than that M.m In the Long Porta** t-anl He ovnsulted the •tub *•! hi* * berkbook He had aboutfiMit t -.indi-d dollars, a young t. > i>. And n ote In hU pocket. nr > out** he had no Job But h* could gel one Of that he felt certain And h*- would begin building up his land against the d«> hi woufd crop It and stork It and tt.akr It pay good dividends. Hi- went Into tb*- bank to de|vett the Da venant • berk and the i*x>e* lash be was carrying. There w* te three persons behind the cheap partition of while pine i look like hvrdwood and

like

loo

-. I he young

Seal man. slick long his board

* he taked

could

rail

rais' d * : - - k." said Eddie fully, shoving ll f-ark. "Looks as though this hank was negligent in taking it." “Well have to ask a Jury to decide It." returned Gilman. "This bank disavow* responsibility. You were negligent in drawing 11. 1! the line after "five" had been start* d • loser to the V and had been drawn clear through, there would have Iieen no negligence But .'ou left a space and ^ the forger took advantage of It." So that was tt. Maybe Sealman was not r*'f“*nslhle for the forgery. but be had taken advantage of it in tie up his funds until after the passage of tax-day. two weeks away. He thrust his head and shoulder* through the wicket so Hint the flimsy grill creaked under the strain. “Sealman. you damned crook." he said harshly, “you've been trying t*> swindle me out of my place ever since 1 came here. You've connived at this trick to He up my tnon*y. Hut it wont do you any good. You'll never put a finger on a grain of that white sand. You

bear*"

This is slander. KYrrbe*." warned the other, his combing fingers moving agitatedly. T have wlt"WYlnesses hr- damned." retorted the angry man. “You daren't go into court." He turned on his heel and strode out. hanging the door violently tiekind him. He had barely reached the street when hr- heard bis name called. Sealman must have came rapidly, for he was In the tiny vestibule of the hank. He came hurriedly to-

ward Eddlr

".Now. For boa. there's no use in having trouble over this." he began placatlngly. "1 don't deny the check wa* for five dollar*. 1 pass*.! it or for a load of huckleberries to a stranger. Hr didn't want to take them to tow n because It wa* late. I've never seen him | since. How was I to know he'd

To Eddie .* look of bewlldemi-nt he added: "She comes in quite frequently. If you to reach her a letter In my care will be delivered promptly"

Underwood

Mr and Mr*. Boyd Bailey and Ethel spent Sunday with Mr. Bailey's sister Mr*. John Pettit, in

Millville.

. Mr. and Mrs Ben Bradway. of

l baric* Biadway. of operallon i

Riv and Mrs. f Reeev** and Children called on Mr. and Mr* William Biadway Monday evening A1 Grace and wife and dayirbt* r spent Sunday w ith Mrs- Anna Noel Mr and Mr*. Job Tribblt. Hel*iervllle. called on hi* uncle, William Brad* sy. on Sunday. Dr. S. < \ Tremaine and wife and daughter called on William Bradway Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Max Sliner and daughter* spent Sunday with Mr* Sliner * parents. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Novakow *ki. Mr. and Mrs. James Pettit, ot Mlllvlll*. spent Sunday evening with htsslsti-r. Mrs. Anna Bailey.

t&Erff

demanded

r *"Wel h L what else'

Eddie.

"I don't want you to lose your plan- and get nothing for it. 1 want It. Forbes. It goes well with my land. 111 make you a good

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■n the car. the re to lie ween rt sympathetic.

I wanted to notify you of you: overdr .itt Mr. Forbes." The latter exit<uialion was a flustered remonetranre. For Eddie, thrusting an arm through the wicket, weired In* deposit and pulled his hank - book .’rum the cashier's fingers, so the uneasy pen left a long. h!*‘k mark down the page. Now say that again." com-

:.landed Eddie.

Tout account is eighty-four ■ a liar* overdrawn." returned Gilman. He glanced over hi* shoulder in hunted fashion as if to make- sure that Seal man were

there In support.

"You're craxy." wa* the brief

"Her

- you thirty-five :

hundr* d

Eddie * answer wa* to place.the j heel of a work-hardened hand j again*! Meatman's high-bridged , no**- and push violently The bearded man tottered from the j edge of the walk into the gutter.j Whereat he uttered a venomous oath quite out of keeping with ■ hi* "leek placidity. Eddie went on np the street, thinking rapidly. That morning he I One ha* Iieen snapped He could j not borrow oner from Davenport. but the governor remained. The paatoffice at Ix»ng Portage I occupied a corner of the largest! Eddie bought

F. G. Stieren, 0. D. Optician OO 0 -*^*-

bject ot liquor. Th< > n diank himself to death Wba; In thunder d *n t*» keep that bottl. Y*-u might have kiiov ;! Milllg would smeTl I! o “Oh I don’t hoow: I d In more or less." rwpli* *1 in sorry to have to go. I working for yon Well The tort-man went to th*

end of be mont I .-Idle's pi*, wh* wonderfully, for . As the discharge*

Kddie leafed them over. Tl ‘ *rr ail in order hold on. iherk to Sealman for the pig I *e* n raised from fire dollars

• pencil

He

[food

tl -

ninety-five dollar*. ' he d " t his check has been t course you know that This man has told yn written for five dollar* "1 havi nt told him « • be kind." returned Seal Eddi. turned the rhec .was endorsed "I S* ah

e desk and w role the gov -

rnor. outlining hi* situation and, ■king for a loan of three h'-ndred ; nllar*. He told •>! hi* haiti*- with' quor and how he had won. of hi* Ian* for the future. He stamped

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