The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-09-20
tcopyhght. 1905. By ). p. Lppinoott Co,

happens.
What happened was a peaceful
sortie. Two men, each with kit OF
some kind borne In sack, dropped
struggled up the hill through the I'M
bridged gap. Adams waited until they
were fairly on the right OF way. then
he called down to them.
Halt, there! you two. This Is cor
poration property"
mot much 1t amt! retorted one of
the trespassers. gruffiy. tits the
drain-way from our placer up yonder."
What are you going to do up there
at this time of night?"
None o. your blame business!" was
the explosive counter-shot.
perhaps it isn't" said Adams, mild
ly. Gust the same, I'm thirsting to
know. Call 1t vulgar curiosity II you
like"
"All right, you can know, and be
cussed to you. We're goin' to work
our claim. Got anything to say
| against it,"
"Oh, no." rejofned Adams; and when
the twain had disappeared In the up
per darkness he went down the grade
with Branagan and took his place on
the man-loaded flats for the run to
OF the lately arrived car with its COM
plement of armed men than of the
two miners who had calmly announced
their intention of working a placer
claim on high mountain, without
water, and in the dead of winter! By
which 1t will be seen that Mr.. Morton
p. Adams, C. e. Inst. Tech. Boston,
had something yet to learn in the
matter of practical field work.
BY the time All Foo had served him
his solitary supper in the dinkey he
had quito forgotten the incident OF the
mysterious placer miners. Worse
than that, It had never occurred to
him to connect their movements with
the Rajah's plan of campaign. On the
other hand, he was thinking altogeth-
err of the carload o. armed men. and
trying to devise some means OF finding
out how they were to be employed In
furthering the Rajah's designs.
The means suggested themselves
after supper, and he went alone over
to Argentine to spend half-hour in
the bar of the dance hall listening to
the gossip of the place. When he had
learned what he wanted to know, he
forthfared to meet Winton at the in
coming train.
we are in for 1t now" he said,
when they had crossed the creek to
the dinkey and the Chinaman was
bringing Winton's belated supper.
THE Rajah has imported carload
of armed mercenaries, and he Is going
to clean us all out tomorrow; arrest
everybody from the gang foreman up"
Winton's eyebrows lifted so? that
is pretty large contract Has he
men enough to do it?"
Nrf
sworn-in deputies with the sheriff Of
Ute county in commando posse, in
fact. So he has the law on his side"
Which is more than he had when
he set thug on me this afternoon at
Carbonate" said Winton, sourly; and
he told Adams about the misuuder-
standing in the lobby of the Bucking-
ham.
Inc technologian whistled under his
breath. by Jove! that's pretty rough
DO you suppose the Rajah dictated
any such Lucretia Borgia thing as
that?"
Winton took time to think about 1t
and admitted a doubt, as he had not
before. Believing Mr.. Somerville OAR
rah fit for treasons, stratagems. and
spoils in his official capacity of vice
president of a fighting corporation, he
was none the less disposed to find ex-
cuses for Miss Virginia Carteret's
uncle
Il did think so at first, but 1 guess
1t was only the misguided zeal of some
understrapper. OF course. word has
gone out all along the C. & G. R. line
that we are to be delayed by every
possible eXpedient."
But now Adams had also taken time
to think. and he shook his head
For common humanity's sake l
wish l could agree with you, Jack
But I can't. Mr.. Darrah dictated that
move in his own proper person.
How do you know that?"
Adams answer took the form of a
leading question. "You had a mes
sage from me this afternoon?"
Il did"
What did you think cf it?"
81 thought you might have left out
the first part of it; also that you
might have made the latter half
good bit more explicit II you had put
your mind to It"
slow smile spread itself over the
technologian's impassive face, and he
lighted another cigarette.
Every man has his limitations" he
said. Il did the best 1 could under
the existing circumstances. But you
will understand. the Raiab kney yery