Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1895-09-13
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FIGHT for the MlSSGlShGl Millions.
DY LEON LEWIS.

She glanced at Elfe and Wynan:
again, noting their seeming inattcntior
TO all she and jerry were saying and do
ing, and then con.inuea:
Il do hope hos young man, this Per
ry Wynans, who has so suddenly turned
up as tho owner of the Mussclshel
mines. But whatever he may be, pa
wo must invite him to our house and
make q great deal of him. III do all
can to hook on to him. I'd marry him,
pa, if he were as old as 'Thusclah.
slow kind" whispered Wynans &c
Efc.
THAT'S card to play, Of course" re-
turned Jerry. with a g oomy air "But
I'm doubtful about winning the game
with it. Even if WynanS is not already
married, thousand other things may
knock all our sthemcs in the head.
Considering how quietly this man has
operated; how he has owned these mines
for years without putting his deeds on
record and how he has cvi ,cntly posted
himsolf about affairs in Montany, with
out showing up thcre-it's only reasona.
bic to foreSee that we arc going to find
him q very difficult man to manage. lie
may get to Lewistown and prt his deeds
cnce, and that act would knock us out
In the very first round, as 1t would show
everybody who is the real owner and
range all the officials of the county on
his side!"
Thanks for the suggestion whls
Tored Wynans to Elfie, again exchang-
Ing glances OF qualification with her.
"Ten to one" pursued Jerry, "the man
Will show himself to everybody else in
Montany before he does to us. He may
oven appear in some d sguisc, or he may
come with such an army at his heels
that we shall have no other course then
to get uD and get as soon as he gives
US his orders
"Neyer, pa" declared Daisy Skidder,
flushing excidelly. "We Ii never be
driven out of tho @ mines"
"lhats the right spirit, Daisy" said
Jerry, "but We shall have to bow to the
Inevitable, like every ono else. When
Wynans has placed his deeds on record,
he will of course be recognized as tho
legitimate owner of the property, and as
such the Sheriff. and evea the Governor.
wi be obliged to come to his aid, in
case we or any one clso should attempt
to pre7ent him frcm taking possession.
But there is one thing he can't do, ("
added ,ierry with grim chu kle, ap-
ping his breast ale can't make us dis.
gorge tho very handsome sum we haze
already captured. The Doodle VIC have
In hand is beyond his reach "
Sand so is all the rest, pa" declared
Daisy, with a schem.ng light in her eyrs
"As soon as we get home I'll have a good
talk with sam Calder. You know how
long Sam has been trying to ccart inc.
and how much he thinks OF me | be.
lieye he'd be wiling to do or endure al
most anything for the sake of securing
my hand in marriage"
"YeS, he would" said Jerry, with the
air of taking the suggestion into consid-
Grafton
"That name OF Sam Gaddler is a good
one to remember" whispered Wynans to
Ellie, as he wrote it carefully on his
pocket tail lets.
"An1 no cn'y is Sam 'A,ad gone on
me-" continued | asy, "but he is ready
receiNi ing q princcly salary as the super
lntendt mt Of our mining operations.
Personally. too, hos .ust the man we
want at our elbows at this oment-a
giant in size, dead shot, o natural
leader of the Wild S irits around him,
and q man who has no scruples of any
kind to stand in the way OF his interests.
You sec, therefore, that we ca" give
Wynans some uphill work to Go If he
should make war upon u.s.
ave can, indeed" exclaimed Jerry,
inspirited by his daughters sugges-
tions.
-Lct me drill one point into you. y
continued Daisy, with an earnestness
which rendered her a lit o incautous.
"You've had the use of these lands ten
years. As far as the county records
show. they belong to you AMI your
brother-in-law. You've already given
out that you have bought the lands and
you are generally regarded by our neigh
bors as the owner
@All very true" confirmed Jerry.
"Ard these facts being So" continued
Daisy, look of sinister energy flashing
Ing from her bold, back eyes, "we have
only to suppress Perry W. mans to re-
main in posses ion of the mines indeh-
nitely, Get him oat-of the way, pa, and
the machine will run On forever Just as
it is now running, II fair means fail to
cover our interests, we must not hesi-
tate moment to use violence. Those
mines must and shall remain ours"