Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-27

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YOU FOLLOWED HIM TO KILL, HIM {,
more than the reflection of the ruddv
freight.
Have you forgotten the pony and
the rldlng-lessons?" he asked, shame
facedly.
NO"
well, 1t appears that she hasn't.
l oughtn't to tell it, even on her, but
IL seems that she has been PLAYING
that thing" with contemptuous
nod toward the unconscious eno;-
neer- of against-against Miss
Sanborn." His laugh was forced, and
1t was not pleasant to hear. ~ don't
believe she considered him in the
matter at all. What she had in mind
was the hope that her information
would turn mo against the school,
mistress. AS matter Of fact, she
was unwise enough to say SO in SO
many words"
And instead of that, it sent YOU
out with murder in your heart. I
don't wonder"
The unpleasant laugh came again.
Don't take sides with the devil" he
said. shortly. 81 ought to kill him.
but I've promised not to, and T."
He covered his face again, bursting
out presently in an upbubbling of
mingled wrath and remorse.
"oh, my God, Jack! you don't know
what temptation it was when / saw
MN down there gasping and strug-
s oil. - as as good as dead, and by no
turn and walk awa sad f to f4a T Fight;
there was murder in my heart for
the tenth part Of second, then,
though there hadn't been up to that
moment"
"And yet you followed him up here
for the express purpose of killing
him." 1 persisted.
His look was of blank surprise.
"Oh, no." he said. Haven't you
heard?"
What can hear when you stay
away and am shut up with family
in which speech is so dear that the
common gossip of the settlement is
at a Premium" retorted, irritably.
That's SO; forgot. We've been
coming to blows down in my end of
the valley-the boys and Wykamp's
men. Connolly and Kilgore have
both been making camp-fres of the
stakes again, and day before yester-
day the reprisals began in dead
earnest. I've lost half dozen prime
steers; and last night we saved the
hay stacks by standing guard over
them with the Winchesters. This
afternoon, Mexican George took a
pot-shot at Bart from behind
bowlder in Elk canyon-missed him.
of course; Greaser can't hit any,
thing-and 1 thought it was about
time to serve notice on the man who
is responsible. That's what brought
me up here tonight. They told me
ut the camp that Wykamp had come
up here. and 1 thought it would be a
good chance to get him by himself"
Forgive me, Angus" I said, in
honest contrition. You're better
man than I thought you We're; bet
ter man than I'd be under the same
conditions, I'm afraid. What will you
do?"
sect over on the aggressive side"
The man on the other side of the fire
stirred uneasily and groaned, and
Macpherson waited until l made sure
that Wykamp was still beyond caves
dropping. Get over on the agrees
sive side. and begin the development
of my placer. AS stockman they
can do me up cold, every time; but
when l turn miner l shall have the
entire legal machinery Of the great
est mining state in the union behind
me. The boys will be up here with
their picks and shovels tomorrow
morning, and we shall build Hume
and make peremptory demand for
water. Well get it. Not even the
Glenlivat syndicate is big enough to
buck against a miners right. And
when we've used the water in our
riffle-boxes, 1t can go down to the
settlers for their burnt-up fields"
81 see." said. "Why didn't you do
1t long ago?"
"Ihe time wasn't ripe. Between
us, don't hope to make anything
out of the placer. We've all planned
at it now and then, and nobody has
found more than a few 'colors' to the
pan. But it comes in pat now, just
at the right time. Public sentiment
is strong on the side of the settlers,
and against the land company; and
I happen to know that President
Baldwin is beginning to be bit I'M
certain about this location for the
dam. Did you see the pit before the
coffer-dam went out and filed 1t up2''
"Yes."
ut was fully 20 feet deep and they
were still in this loose shale. If they
go on and put in their masonry, it's
pennies to dollars that the first
eloud-burst takes 1t out. Baldwin
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