Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-09-01
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CHAPTER IV-Continued.
Copyright, 1906, by J. p. Lipplncott Col


ton to receive the track, and here the
forman's badge of Office and scepter
was pick handle. Above all the
clamor and the shoutings Virginia
could hear the bull-bellow of this fore
man roaring out his commands-in
terms happily not understandable to
her; and once she drew back with
little cry of womauly shrinking when
the pick handle thwacked upon the
shoulders of one who Jagged.
1t was this bit of brutality which
enabled her to single out Winton In
the throng of workers. He heard the
blow, and the oath that went with it,
and she saw him run forward to
wrench the bludgeon from the bully's
hands and fling it afar. What words
emphasized the act she could not hear,
but the little deed of swift justice
thrilled her curiously, and her heart
warmed to him as it had when he had
thrown off his coat to fall to work on
the derailed engine of the Limited"
THAT was fine!" she said to herself.
Most men in his place wouldn't care,
so long as the work was done, and
done quickly. l wonder if-oh. you
startled mel"
1t was Mr.. Somerville Darrah again.
clothed upon and in his right mind;
otherwise the mind of master of men
who will brook neither defeat at the
hands of an antagonist nor disobe-
dience on the part of his following.
He was scowling fiercely across at the
Utah activities when she spoke, but at
her exclamation the frown softened
into a smile for his favorite niece.
Startled you, Ell? Pahdon me, my
deah Virginia. But as | am about to
startle someone else, perhaps you
would better go in to your aunt"
She put her hand on his arm.
"Please let me stay out here, Uncle
S0merville," she said on be good
and not get in the way"
He shook his head, rather in depre-
cation than refusal.
"An officer will be here right soon
now to MAKE an arrest. There may
be fight, or at least trouble of a sort
you Wouldn't care to see, my deah."
''ls it's it Mr. Winton?" she asked.
He nodded.
What has he been doing-besides
being The Enemy"
The Rajah's smile was ferocious.
Just now he is trespassng. and di-
recting others to trespass, upon pri-
vate property. Do you see that dump
up there on the mountain the hole
that looks like a mouth with a long
gray heard hanging below it? That is
a mine, and it's claim runs down across
the track where Misteh Winton is just
now spiking his rails"
But the right of way; | don't I'M
derstand," she began; then she stopped
short and chung to the strong arm.
man in a wide-fapped hat and COW
boy chapparajoes, with a revolver or
either hip, was crossing the stream or
the ice bridge to scramble up the EN-.
bankment Of the new line.
THE officer?" she asked. in an aweC
whisper.
The Rajah made a sign of assent
Then, identifying Winton in the thronl
of workers, he forgot Virginias pres
ence. "Confound HIM" he fumed
'I'd give a thousand dollars If he'C
faveh me by showing fight, so W,
could lock him up on crimina
count"
"Why, Uncle Somerville!" she cried
Contrary to Mr.. Darrah's expressed
hope, Winton submitted quietly. Will
word to his men-a word tina
stopped the strenuous labor battle a
suddenly as it had begun-he turne
to pick his way down the rough hill
side at the heels of the marshal.
For some reason that she could neve
have set out in words Virginia wa
distinctly disappointed. 1t was n
part Of her desire to see the confic
blaze up in violence. but it nettled he
TO see Winton give up so easily. Som
such thought as this had possession O
her while the marshal and mis- prisone
were picking their way across the ice
and she was hoping that WiENn woul
give her a chance to requiLe him
only with look.
But it was Town Marshal Peter Bic
gin, affectionately known to his cor
stituents as "Bigginiin Pete" VIII
gave her the coveted opportunity. Ir
stead of disappearing deceptly wit
his captive, the marshal made tn
mistake of his life by marching Win
ton up the track to the private ca
thrusting him forward and slying
Here's yer meat, Guv'nor. What-a
'ud We like fer me to do with hit?"
Now it is safe to assume that Oh
Rajah had no intention Of appe rim
thus openly as the in5tigator OF VIII
tons arrest. Hence, If fierce scov
and a wordless oath could Dlim il
TO be feared that the overZealous NJ
Biggin would have boel piIv sical|
disqualified on the spot. As l. wa
Mr.. Darrah's ebullient wrath could fin
no adequate speech forms, and in "
eloquent little pause Winton hal tin
to smile up at Miss Carteret gn
wish her the pleasla,est OF Cos
mornings.
But the Rajah's handicap wl5 n
permanent.
"Confound yOu sol =" h cEpi ' e