The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-07-27

TINS way and that, and filling the summer
air with the roar of their voices, and yet
remaining riddle to the lockers on-so
far a. anything that was thought or said
or done. YVES concerned.
"Haint much satisfaction q lookup
thisaway." the young Doc said. You
CANT tell nothun at they're sayun UT a
do-un, no moren eff you was acrost on
h-yan side a the river"
But at this moment the tall form of
Coonrod Redden was seen to Chamber up
to the top board of the court house fence.
"Lissun! Lissun! Shet up your talk
un! Coonrod's go-un to make a speech
Lissun! LissunP were the numerous ex-
carnations under which the roar died
away in swift diminuendo, and perfect
silence prevailed.
"Gen-tuh-men" began the old Hoosier,
with short jerk Of his left forearm
and extended palm, forward and to the
left, and then back to his side again.
We've cum h-yur to en-Quar ento some
thengs cawn-cern-un Nv the Sandtown
Farmers Bank, un nallso cawncernun NV
a lot ah moggijis Nv ourn at WAR hilt by
the Farmbers' Bank, when hit busted.
Than moggijis have ben foreclosed, un
the lan's gut to be sole to-day. They
haint no gittun roun that Hits the law
Tn the laws gut to be inforced. But
we know at somebody's ben tryun to
git the best NV urse Sandtown farmbers'
Angry and threatening Jocks are here
directed toward the carriage In which
Mr.. Mason sits, calm and unmoved, save
perhaps that slight pallor Of the face
which betokens the greatest determine
ton. the most unfaltering purpose.
Not alone threatening looks. There is
a low growl that seems to come from
the circumference towards the center of
the throng, stirring it in an inconceivable
manner, as II the growl emanated from a
sudden concentric earth-wave that i'm
parted its sound and its undulatory move
ment to each individual Of the vast mass.
"Jist keep kline uh qui-ut, men! We
don't wawnt no furse'n h-yur, lemmy
tell yuh!" He looked round over the
crowd as he spoke, and then glanced
covsrtly back into the carriage.
CHAPTER XIX.
Again there was the sudden concentric,
undulatory movement that seemed to
impel the crowd to a position more COM
pactly about the carriage, there were
loud, inarticulate cries and the brandish-
ing of guns, held in excited hands. Men
and boys began to climb up into already
filed wagons, holding on to those who
were standing in these vehicles packed
about the streets like regiment of ar
tillery. From their position in the wide
doorway of the court house, the very
deliberately dressed Congressman Bier
probably at the suggestion of the two OF
three gentlemen who sit behind him, and
who represent the S. & n W., as against
the S. & 8. W., gets upon a chair, and
begins to admonish the crowd to keer
order.
You shet up, Billy Bier" roared old
Coonrod Redden, in voice that effectu
ally "shet" Mr.. Biler up, whether he
would or no. I'm q do-un the talkur
now! You'll git a chaincte after spell
eff you've gut anytheng.to sayr
Billy Biler grins in some confusion al
this rude and unexpected rebuff, and 8
vast shout of laughter ripples outward
| ana eccentrically from the carriage t.
where the regiment of farm wagons i.
/ packed.
81 hope they are getting over that saw
age humor," Lizzy said, standing up il
her excitement. Don't you think the,
are? Don't you think by their laughin,
that way, that they areY The youni
Doc bikes shook his head.
'You CANT tell nuthun by thur laugh
un 'ataway. Eff they was plum read,
to boss up Teller, un anytheng funn,
I'D happen, they'd stop a minute to laugh
I'm go right avn a hossun NV i'm up
Ats the kline fellers they air.
"They's a man h-yur ats ben witt
urse un ben respectful un treated RICH
by urse Sandtown farmbers," went on tn
stentorian voice Of old Coonrod Redden
But e haint treated urse right. He
ben a snake en- the grasst. Ats whu
Se's ben"
Now indeed is there very tidal wav
Of uphcaval, and with it not growl
but a leonine roar and vast tumul
about the carriage, around which in
little confused and narrowing space mel
struggled with each other.
What are they doing? o, what ar
they doingT Lizzy cries, in q spasm o
horror.
by gum! they're a go-un to hoss vi
the Teller, right h-yur en- the court hous
yard! There goes the judge un tn
shurf! But they'd NJ well keep outel
thar. No! BY gum! they've gut am kin
uh quieted down. Coonrod un INCL
Jim bikes NJ knocked down bout fifteel
ur twenty a than Reelfoot Pom fellers
Ats the only way you kir git any saline
ento than fellers' heads-is to knock u
ento UNI. You git Cconrod un INCL
Jim bikes TN the Sparks boys tog-yuth
er, I'm hit'n take a purity good crowd t
pile than"
There was On indefinite and indie
and confusion al about and in the cour
house yards. Everywhere the judge, tn
sheriff and Coonrod Redden could be seel
gesticulating wildly, seizing men by tn
arms or collars, and shouting at the top
Of the highest voices in all the Sand
town district. Finally they seemed I
succeed in restoring order, to some ex
tent: and Immediately the selling wa
begun By the sheriff, in the loud, ofncia
monotone ot the public auctioneer.
Sale after sale was made In the yer
shortest time Of the mere formal an
foregone official act. But as each sal
was announced with the name of the pun
chaser, there was, no-;ceably, an air o
surprise and wonder over the whole az
sembly. Men whispered to each other i
little groups, and there was visibl
settling back of the heretofore aggressiv
and expressing tendency Of the throne
with even slight tendency to cheer som
results.
by gum! eff thattair Teller Hunsie
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