Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-06-01
CHAPTER XVIII.

entire district WITH ltS poSSioiii
i files of further violence and con-
cealed beneath its dust and smoke the
rich discovery in the Kelly mine. Inc
mariners had time to calculate chances
and plan for the buying in of the prop
erty.
The din of controversy was dearen-
ing The labor leaders dlsclaimed all
knowledge of the outrage and roundiy
it for the fOolishly destruc-
tive act it really was. Kelly marcneo
I'm among them like q grizzly bear ana
stormed thunderously. "YOu are re-
rponsible," he growled. "You SIT mere
and send out appeals to the world
while these hounds work their VIII.
Where was Munro and his regulators"
"They can't be everywhere, eA-
n,ained Carter. "No one supposed
such a thing could happen in the DAY
light"
.Ye're all set O. chicken heads.
Ye've created power We can't cohtroi'
I give We notice that if We don't go
after the thieves that did this WORK
I'll organize vigilance committee anu
take charge of the whole gang OF yez.
And he strobe out of the room, leaving
the officers of the union disgrs:ed ana
angry. He confessed to RaySond on
his return that it was foolish acton.
at was. Matt. You couldn't have
done worse thing A large number
of these dago miners already consider
us their enemies, and this will confirm
them. We might as well take steps to-
night to get our party OF the tniro part
in some sort of organization"
All this excitement and worry alded
RAYMOND in tiding over the day, but
when midnight came and the conmll-
fee had slipped away into the night MS
sense of loss and feeling of loneliness
took possession of him. Ann had an
nounced her intention to return TO tne
Strings at the end of the week, ana,
though she had vaguely promised 10
visit the peak again, Raymond was not
deceived.
"She's quite right" he admitted to
his better judgment. "a mining camp
is no Mace for her or for Nora. Since
the destruction of that mill 1t Is even
less desirable than before as place
Of residence"
While on his way to the bungalow
the following afternoon he met Munro
accompanying a stranger, big, Dlond'
handsome fellow in a gray travelling
suit and soft hat. His face was plump
and his brown beard close clipped, and,
though he realized that he was more
or less in durance, his eyes were smll'
ing.
Munro called out, "Rob, do you know
this chap"
81 do not"
Munro turned to his prisoner. q
thought you were lying"
The stranger remained untroubled
81 didn't say I knew Mr.. Raymond.
merely said that wanted you to take
me to him. Mr.. Raymond, l an
Wayne Peabody, an old time friend OF
Miss Rupert. Will you please explain
to this knight of the hills that l am
in nowise interested in his strike"
Raymond looked at him keenly. Sc
this was the eastern lover-this fat
fair man. II think l have heard OF
you" he began slowly.
Louis arrival relieved the awkward
ness of the moment. Hello, Mr.. Pea
body, how did you get here"
Peabody caught at the boys hand
"Well, well, Louis, Pm glad to see you
You saved my life. How is Ahn?"
"Fine! You ought to see her work
She's brown as oak. Come on, I'll take
you to her. Gee, she'll be glad to see
your
As Peabody excused himself and
made off, Munro, with a world of
meaning in his voice, softly swore,
"Well, if I'd known that, would have
killed him and laid him away under a
little rock. She turned me down fiat
the other day, and it hurt. 1t hurts
worse now that I've seen the other
man. really hoped you were the win.
ner."
piled Raymond, and large part of his
resentment Of Munro's impertinence
vanished with the knowledge that he
was fellow sufferer in despair.
Munro went on gravely: ''She had
me going, sure thing. Why, stopped
drinking-just as told you I would
and l cut off Claire Say, boy, that
was a severe job! She raised dust fol
a day or two, but when the queen OF
heaven gave me my jolt 1 said, wat
the good? and slipped into my old
ways. Think of us strutting around
the parade ground in front Of the seats
of the visitors with intent to beat ou
old Grant, and here we are! I'm polio
ing mining camp, and you're paving
dirt like woOdchuck. What fall IL
there, my brOtherp"
Raymond did not enjoy MunrO's tone
and changed the subject. "What art
you going to do now"
Munro ceased to laugh. ~ am going
to cinch this whole camp little tight
er from this on. I'm going to turn bach
every nonunion miner. All you fellows
who are friendly can go on working
just the same, but your men must put
themselves on record"
Raymond's face settled into sterI
lines Jack, don't want to be mixed
up in another mans fight. We are or
good terms with our hands-they're
lot of cantankerous American citizens
anyway and can't be coerced. / war;
you not to monkey with our plant"
Munro laughed. 'T'll fight shy, ole
man, so far as I'm concerned, but these
dagoes and Poles are getting watcf
eyed, and if they stampede they'll rur
over somebody. You don't believe IL
me and my cowboys, but the time may