Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-09-11
Il can't go back on the boys now,
Rob. They need my military training.

II can't go back on the boys now.
Rob. They need my military training,
and, besides, am In it. 1 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
II my experience can do 'em 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 CONTEMPORARY. 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 'femmer My word. she's
q peach"
Raymond's tone was coldly indiffer-
ent Miss Rupert Is from New York
city, Barnett's cousin. She is here to
look after her brother Louis. I 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
Ding above the others, interposed. '"Then
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 on
his head, lie walked out of the room,
bis white face set in furious frown.
Brock roared out: Call meeting,
Garter, and we'll carry it our way! To
blazes with the national committeew
Carter, however, was scared blue by
Larned's despairing retreat and re-
fused. We've got to so slow. We
can't win without help. 1 won't make
the call"
San Juan Smith, with flaming face,
shouted furiously: "Then We'll do it
without your sanction. The executive
board will act"
Raymond, on the doorstep, made
last appeal to Munro. "Jack, you can't
afford to go into this thing with Smith.
Keep out of it. It's bad business all
around. It's one thing to strike and
another thing to resist authority. See
this streetv
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 great throng was
packed round man on horseback who
was good naturally trying to force his
way toward headquarters.
THAT'S one Of my scouts" said Num-
70, with News of the invaders" And
he 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.
"Fight? OF course they'll fight.
They'll so down and drive the sheriffs
men like sheep. But what then? The
crazy jacks!'
"Do you think we ought to tell the
womens Are they in dangerY
Kelly was reflective. mot 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-well
be up against ttp'
"All the same. Matt, l wear my guns
from this on, and one Of us must stand
guard at night. The camp is filling
with dangerous men,"
At Kelly's invitation. Raymond and
Louis took MONDAY dinner with him.
1t was most delicious meal to Ray
mond and pleasantly exciting one to
Ann, for she confessed to having cook
ed the eggs and potatoes. All reference
to the trouble on the hill was jocular
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