Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-15
cHAPTER XI-(Continued)

CHAPTER XI-(Continued)
"My Heavens, mani" Wheaton crled.
"Thev're certified copies of orders
from your superior court. They grant
the appeal that you have denied us
and take the case out of your hands
altogether. Yes-and they order this
man to surrender the mine and every
thing connected with it, Now, sir, we
want you to enforce these orders.
Stillman glanced at the silent man
in the window and replied:
"You will, of courae. proceed regular
ly and make application In court in the
;proper way, but tell you now that
I won't do anything in the matter
Wheaton stared at him fxedly un.
til the old man snapped out:
"You say they are certified copies.
How do I know they are? The sig
natures may all be false. Maybe you
signed them yourself
The lawyer grew very white at thls
and stammered until Glenister drew
him out of the room,
"Come, come" he said, well carry
this thing through in open court, May
be his nerve will go back on him then.
Mcnamara has him hypnotized, but ne
won't dare refuse to obey the orders
of the Circuit Court of Appeals"
"He won't, Ell? Well. what do you
think he's doing right now?" said
Wheaton II must think. This is the
boldest game l ever played In. They
told me things while | was in Frisco
which l couldn't believe, but guess
they're true. Judges don't d1sobey
the orders of their courts of appeal
unless there is power back OF them
They proceeded to the attorneys Of
fee, but had not been there long be-
fore Slapjsck Simms burst in upon
them
Hell to pay!" he painted. INC
Namara's taking your dust out OF the
bank
Whats that?" they cried.
II goes into the bank just now for
an assay on some quartz samples. The
assayer is busy, and walk back into
his room, and while I'm there in trots
Mcnamara in a hurry. He don't see
me, as I'm inside the private office, but
overhear him tell them to get his
dust out of the vault quick"
We've got to stop that" said
Glenister IF he takes ours, he'll take
the Swedes too. Simms, you run UP
to the Pioneer Company and tell them
about it. II he gets that gold out Of
there, nobody knows what'll become
of it. Come on, Bill
He snatched his hat and ran out Of
the room, followed by the others. That
the loose jointed Slapjack did his work
with expedition was evidenced by the
fact that the Swedes were close upon
their heels as the two entered the
bank Others had followed. sensing
something unusual, and the space
within the doors filled rapidly. At the
disturbance the clerks suspended their
work, the barred doors of the safe
deposit vault changed to, and the CASH
Ter laid hands upon the navy Colts at
his elbow Whats the. matter?" he
cried
I'VE want Alec Mcnamara" said
Glenister.
The manager of the bank appeared,
and Glenister spoke to him through
the heavy wire netting.
lis Mcnamara in thare?"
No one had ever known Morehouse
to lie Eyes, SIR" He spoke hesita-
tingly. in a voice full of the slow music
of Virginia "He is in here. What o.
it?"
Eve hear he's trying to move that
dust of ours and we won't stand for
it. Tell him to come out and not hide
in there like dog"
At these words the politician appear
ed beside the Southerner, and the two
conyersed softly an instant, while the
impatience OF the crowd grew to
anger. Some one cried:
Let's go in and drag him out" and
the rumble at this was not pleasant.
Morehouse raised his hand
Gentleman, Mr.. McNamara says he
doesn't intend to take any of the gold
away
"Then he's taken it already"
No, he hasn't"
The receivers course had been
quickly chosen at the interruption. It
was not wise to anger these men too
much. Although he had planned to
get the money into his own possession,
he now thought it best to leave 1t here
for the present. He could come back
at any time when they were off guard
and get It, Beyond the door against
which he stood lay three hundred
thousand dollars-weighed, sacked,
sealed, and ready to move out of the
custody Of this Virginian whose con.