The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-17

the cc- r2-T Know What r1Eg ra about
They wol't be AzIlla1--llzd y0u. thET
scat be t4Lie1- TIE Q1istzr jon <e--
lows ksea. the better youlI - raiE-~
He stspped into tie czTa4gs and
wzs dFiVe1 away -Are zen s1iE' o.
VIII them czces-zrs tEey. Boss
criL1 the Ezn who hAd spoken be-
fare.
= dozE know. Tu-nsr. said NJ.
Vance sadly Ihzs waiting -zz5 Is
naariy As lard q ne As K IS on y1--
Cod kroEz ! w01is end i tc-morr0W
z rcLI1 E-t I kEcw Mr. Nar-s
Who has recently tas1 elected prssz-
ds-- ba1lsTs he VII see that yua
are paid soon Mearri-e. While
hare E0zsE CT crs1zE, y0zr families
Ehzl not suEe-
-T01re al rigEt. Bosz.r said seT-
erzi together Taey watched ki2 raIk
wsarly hack % the house- The boss
looEs lad. said one to anotAer as
they turzed away.
TIE seFerezr weather 0f the season
followed that mid Gay in Februzry-
Indian R1n vas again covered with ice
several inches thscE TIE pressure &
need Wzs fsis - the quzrEyuen il
spite Of Vz-ce's exerti0ns. and the
0FerwoTked manager became seriously
Ill
Ii this emergency SsFern had 10 III
Bezt's place n TIE household Bert
did uot realize his fathers danger:
Wi-h the zrsl ~ an unzlscipll.ee spirit
be made ehe quarTyue1's cause his
Owe. forgetting nearer duties and in
patient Of rsncnstrznce-
B-t Sewern found a willing assistant
II the maL carrier. whose worn young
face presented itself several times a
day with the a11ious inquiry, Is there
anything car dOz"
Ab5ut the first Of March. 4 thav
set in. accompanied By heavy rains.
and the read became almost impassa-
be Robert usually drove q small.
strongly built wagon. nicknzmad By
the village boys The Rocky Noun
tain Express for be often had pas
gengeTs or packages besides the mail:
and two horses had al they could do
70 drag Il through the mud. He never
lost sight Of the mail for a moment:
be executed every commission given
him with serupuIols care: yet his best
Efforts sometimes met With such 2
reception as this. overheard By Mike
Trr-~c~ -~- -sr..--~~~
You can't cheat me. Bob Wesley:
know al about you Hand over that ,
other nickel
In the evening. Turner entered I
Roberts shop. for the mail carrier
was also the village cobbler. and found 4
him sitting with his face hidden in
his hands.
Aye, that's the way" said the quar-
-yman bitterly. Push a man down 1
and keep him there. You've been more I
honest than the lave o. your neighbors
for five year. d they mind that If /
there's a nickel in question: No; I
they'll think Of the nickel first. Come
to Meehan's tonight with a lot Of Us
poor fellows that's treated worse than
yourself"
His breath smelled Of liquor, but n
q desperation Robert went with him
The sight Of Bert Vance N that crowd
1t Meehan's; the remembrance Of
what he owed Bert's father, brought
Wesley to himself with a shock.
The meeting was controlled By the
most reckless spirits. Turner'S deciz-
-ation If we're not paid by day that
most Of US know, them Offices 90 up
n smoke. and it'll be no Quarrymans
list that strikes the match, vas re-
seiFed with loud applause. Through
he tumult. the voice OF the mail car
ier sounded with passionate earnest
less.
BE careful You're Wronged men
low, but honest ones. II you DO this
hing. youu be criminals. Criminals!
~ God. I wish I could tell you the
,urden Of that word Black memories /
hat you can't forget-curses that yor
lear in every Whisper-feei in every
ireath you draw. Il means bowed
lead and broken heart for every one
hat loves you and shame for yourself I
0rsver Keep out Of crime for Gods
axe. keep out Of crime" He talked
long on this line for some time but
ould see no evidence in the sullen
aces OF the men that he had made
ny impression and finally he left the
Oom in the midst Of absolute silence. I
The sixth Of March daEned; a day
lng 70 be remembered in QuarryvilIe.
q the early morning Wesley was sum
loued to the managers bedside.
Robert said the sick nan. Il
lust depend on you and Severn"
e caught his breath with q groan. to
Ct for me as prudently and cautious
7 az you can in q very serious matter.
r. Brugsen told me be would Be In /
nathan to-day, arranging 70 bring
out 70 the Offices to-uor-
ow- II he comes unprepared 20 pay
be men, I VIII not answer for the
Tell him 50. II he Is
o. there, and Severn finds 10 word
ron him In ny mail. which I have
him to examine. the an
lorities must send officers out 70
uzrd the buildings. ! dare not leave
hem longer without protection
Il vas q tedious ride. The mud vas