Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-23
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lose now, and the boys are hot for it.
Have you been up the street:"
mo, l have not"
81 don't see what we can do with
these two wounded men and the boy
and the women on our hands. Matt,
| the real heart Of this opposition is now
| in one man. If he We're taken away
these rowdy miners would scatter like
| grouse"
Kelly turned quickly. You mean
Munro"
view with him.
Kelly laid big hand on his arm.
You're takin' big risk. Let me go
instead"
mo, you must stay here. am going,
and am going unarmed. am safer
with empty hands. Matt. They will
not shoot nn unar...cd ilan. I'm going
to make one more appeal to Munro"
Mounting his horse, Raymond rode
rapidly out along the ridge toward the
hill OH which the Fertilization stood.
He passed now and then group of
men who knew him, and while one or
two greeted him pleasantly all the 9th
| ers met his glance with menace. He
felt the hot breath of their hate, but
passed on without haste. regretting his
action IN leaving his revolvers behind
him.
The camp had eaten its midday meal
for even in times of war men must
eat; the miners had hastily dcvoured
their rough food and We're swarminc
OH the hillside overlooking the sheriff's
| encampment. The vedcttes We're biy-
| Ouacked in small grove of frs to the
left and little below the fort (Which
was merely Il log corral banked with
dirt, and Munro was directing the
shovel brigade Mt work OH the walls of
the redoubt, which was growing rapid.
| u under the brisk movement of chat
| tering miners.
/, AS Raymond neared the crowd of on.
lockers he recognized Denver Dan and
one or two other horsemen, but for the
most part the spectators We're stran-
| gers ana PLAINLY hostile.
He had drawn rein to pass to the
left when Brock stepped forth on foot
and roughly called out:
whats your business up here?
II want to find Munro
well, you go back to your shack
and keep out of this"
Raymond smiled. when did YOU
| become rOadmasterW
Brock raised his voice SO that the
rapidly gathering crowd might hear.
Heres the spy that warned the sher-
III not to come oil the freight train.
Here's the man that ruined our, plans.
You can't deny that" he said, laying
a hand ON the horses rein.
II don't intend to deny it." replied
Raymond, facing the lowering faces of
the close packed thlong as IL mastiff
might face pack of coyotes. land,
what's more, 1 don't intend to apollo
gizc for it,
Lynch him. shouted some fellow ut
the back Lynch the spy!
| Raymond had been in danger many
times in his life, but never had he
looked down into such hate infamed
| faces as now encirclcd him. The old
reckless heart came back to him. He
lifted his voice in appeal: Have n
friend here? If have, let him throw
me gun! l want to so tghring!"
Here you are!" called stranger,
and II big. ;;littcring revolver came
whirling over the heads of the mob
Raymond caught 1t deity, and with
the touch of its handle to his palm his
eyes narrowed and his white teeth set:
Now let the dance begin! Some Of
you will cross the range with mel"
Denver Dan attempted diversion.
Look out, fellers; here comes Jackw
Munro's name and the pistol in Ray
mond's hand induced a pause. The
foremost of the assailants turned to-
ward the captain of the vcdettes, rid
ing swiftly to the rescue. whats go
ing on here?" he shouted as he reached
the outskirts of the crowd.
Brock was ready. Here's the man
who has played with our plans all
along, pretending to be neutral when
he was nothing but dirty, Sinking
spy from the very beginning"
"I.iar!' shouted Raymond, and his
boot toe caught the rutfian in the mouth
and he staggered back among his fell
lows with a hoarse cry For mo-
ment he was dazed, then, raging furi-
ous his mouth streaming with blood,
he jerked his revolver from its holder,
intent to kill. but u hand clutched his