The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-02-16

"'Oh,' / began slowly scratching my
head, 4 should think that If we get
another railway-nrd er otter one ID
talked of-m7 property here ought to
be worth $780,
Cost you $3.50, I suppose
" We'll, yes
Now, I'll tell you what I'll do. I
could get any lawyer in Colorado; but
the fact Is / want you-want a man
who is identified with the place; so,
il you will take up my case, l will
agree to give you $500 for your
property, and in addition a handsome
sum when the case is won. What do
you sayT
What is your nameY I managed
to ask.
"t.John Denslow,' my visitor answer
ed. Some people call me Silver John
but that's no matter. What do you
say to my offer?
Come back tonight
Very WE'LL said Silver John, but
In the meantime please do not men
ton the fact that l have called on
YOU
There was no danger of my mention
ing it. l went out after the wealthy
Aldh u SOhC, LIN SLlouS aiobS LIZ
street After all, why should | stand
by the people of the town? What had
they done for me? Did l mo- have to
buy land, the same as the rest Of
them? BY defending the towns PEG
pie, l could at best save only my home:
but by gaining the case for Silver John
l could sell my home for a good fig
ure, or retain it, just as / liked, and,
hncfIoc o1t1 n 10 IN In ncl
l was a lawyer, and was working for
clients. And l had fol nd ore.
"Silver John was in time that night,
and all the arrangements for the suit
were made.
" Now said the cliert, rising, L
shall have to go, but I will see you
again Don Good night
"You can imagine 1 did not sleep
that night for dreaming of money and
high places. l could tell the people
that my regard for justice had driven
me to the extremity of opposing them,
and l felt that when they had thought
over the situation they might no hold
ME in a loving grasp, but they would
not choke nj in rev enge. l had gone
to bed. but was still using, when I
heard a great tumul1 ir the street.
" L wonder what that means?' /
said, getting up, hastily putting on ny
clothes, and going to the door. Look
ing out, l saw ad ark, moving mass.
Come out of thar a voice shout
ed.
That you, boys"
Yes. Come out here
What do you want? I asked, in
tones that trembled, for a l~lalf-suspect-
ed fear had seized ne.
Want you
THE mass came nearer and by the
light shining through the doorway l
recognized some of my %peighbcrs.
Hello, boys, what can 1 do for
your
we don't want you to do nothin'
fur us. We want to do somethin' for
you. We amt got time to explain
much. You have sold yourself to the
enemy, and we air going to hang you.
"'Great heavens, boys
Grab him! Hush your hollerin',
or We'll gag you
''They took me down by the spring,
where an oak leaned over the stream.
" String him up here!
Hold on! commanded q big man,
with a SLOUGH hat drawn owe his face
L am an officer of the law and want
this feller-want to take him back tt
Kentucky. Let me have him, 1 say.
1.-THE men fell back, III d the bis
man, taking hold of the rope that had
been tied about my neck, led me away
We crossed the clearing, passed
through the skirt of woods, and theI
walked on, neither of us speaking.
What are yoI goi1 6 to take me
to Kentucky for?' 1 asked, breaking
tire long silence.
'Hush!'
ION we went, and the darkness deeI
ed, more and more. as if black cur
tains had been drawn to shield from
sight the birth of a rev day.
" Sit down here said the big man
pushing me toward = log. Then l sa
down, and the big man stood with hi
back to me. All owl scrambled int
, his hole, a bird twittered; it was day
light.
THE big man turned toward me, a
he said:
|, "'You don't know me?'
!, No, l don't believe l do
Dan Moore!
"That made me start.
IF you are Dan Moore, why di,
: you wish to a V NY life? nee drov'
you out of a Colorado town.
eyes. and 1 have driven you out 0
| Nugget City. l am also Silver John
: unwhiskered. l have never had an.
title to that land, and l merely start
ed the report to sti; up public feeling
l knew that l could get you to tax
up the case, and l also knew tina
those fellows would harg you, but
felt sorry for you at the last moment
4 saw that you had become tn
leading lawyer of ill., community, an
, l am somewhat of & lawyer myself.
thought that l would like to take you
place. But l couldn't rur you out i
you had run me, so l had to resort t
n little trickery.'
" 'Trickery is permissible in law.
: believe. Now, 70 may go; but if 20
l come back to Nugget City, or sven Sc
: file i'll the r%eighborhood, 1 will max
f those fellows hang you. 1 have n
|, ready made a settlement with tn
Nan who claimed their land he ado
1 ed, with a C buckle,
S " 4 hope you will have a pleasan
f journey. The weather Is pleasanto
: than it was when l left a town at TIL
: muzzle of your pistol, listening to tn
bowling of a hundred ruffions. 70
L quite understand, l hope, that it wi
be safer for you to give this place
; wide berth in the future. Don't Il
me ietain you. Good-by."'
2 The ma iOr had finished his stor,