If the money is not forthcoming they promise to blow up every building on the farm.

The communication says, 'You can pay half of this and get the other half from your lady friends.' Which means, of course, the Stanhopes and Lanings." "Of all the cowardly things!" cried Tom, after listening to the above.
"Why, it's a regular sort of Black Hand communication!" "So it is," added Sam.

"What else does dad say," he went on, and Dick continued the reading of the letter: "At first I was inclined to treat the communication lightly and laugh at it, but then came another letter--a mere scrawl, stating they would give me a taste of what to expect that night.

I told the detective of this and he came to the house and remained all night with us.

About three o'clock in the morning there was an explosion outside, and when we dressed and ran out we found one of the chicken houses blown to flinders by dynamite or some other explosive.