Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-10
CHAPTER NIII-continued.

The roomful of men now gathered
into groups to discuss the certainty Of
war. Dolan, gay with excitement, drew
round him Carter, Larned and Colling-
wood. Smith and Denver Dan We're
the center Of another squad, while Kay
mond took Munro aside and earnestly
pleaded: "See here, old man, you must
keep out of this. 1t isn't your funeral,
but it will be if you don't vamoose the
ranch"
II can't go back on the boys now.
Rob. They need my military training
and, besides, l am in it. l won't sit
back and see the district done up by
these thugs who never earned an hon
est dollar in their lives. And your
friend Barnett-what good is he on
earth? Just bloodsucker on the bare
back OF labor I'm with the boys and
if my experience can do EN- any good
I'm ready
Il know how you feel. Jack, but this
is desperate business. A fight with the
sheriff will set the whole country
against the miners
Munro smiled contemptuously. HE
won't fight a round of shots in the
air will send him hotfooting it back
to the Springs. It's all farce"
BE careful. The farce may turn
into tragedy at moments notice.
These miners are idle and full Of liq-
uor. Men like Kelly who have women
to protect
Munro caught at this. by the way.
who was the 'femmeT My word. she's
a peach
Raymond's tone was coldly indiffer
ent Miss Rupert is from New York
city, Barnett's cousin. She is here to
look after h.r brother Louis. l was
not thinking Of her so much as of Mrs.
Kelly and other women who can't get
away
Larned's voice, rising high and cut
ting above the others, interposed. "Theh
leave. You are crazy. You can't hold
this hill with million Calling guns.
The national committee will not stand
for it. Goodbye Clapping his hat OH
Ills AStlN, uS MdlhSu Out VI LIZ Twin,
his white face set in furious frown.
Brock roared out: Call meeting,
Carter, and We'll carry it our way! To
blazes with the national committeep
Carter, however, was scared blue by
Larned's despairing retreat and re-
fused. We've got to go slow. We
can't win without help. l won't make
the call"
San Juan Smith, with flaming face,
shouted furfously: 'Then We'll do it
without your sanction. The executive
board will act"
Raymond, on the doorstep, made a
last appeal to Munro. Jack, you can't
afford to so into this thing with Smith.
Keep out OF it. Els bad business all
around. It's one thing to strike and
another thing to resist authority See
this street,"
In some way word had already passed
along the ridge that the sheriff was ac-
tually on the road and that he would
reach the end of the railway in mid
afternoon, and a great throng was
RuShC0 louhu Il lAuA VII lSSDuSh w lO
was good naturally trying to force his
way toward headquarters.
THAT'S one of my scouts" said Mum
70, with news Of the invaders" And
no pushed off into the crowd, while
Raymond, with serious face and slow
step, went down the path toward his
mine.
They're going to fight" he said to
Kelly.
Flight? OF course they'll fight.
They'll go down and drive the sheriff's
men like sheep But what then? The
crazy .jaeks!'
do you think we ought to tell the
women? Are they in danger?"
Kelly was reflective tNot now. The
sheriff will hardly reach the hill this
time He'll go back The authorities
and the newspapers will chew the rag
for a couple Of weeks, and then-we'll
be up against it!'
Gall the same, Matt, 1 wear my guns