Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-11-26
For the Good Old Days Have Come Again.

slowly, eye ID eye. ne ul,, II ,.lc;,,r,r-
ally, for the benefit Of the girl, and. as
he foresaw. the men fell away before
him-all but Glenister, who blocked
him, gun in hand. 1t was plain that
the prosecuted miner was beside him.
self with passion. Mcnamara came
within IN arms length before pausing
Then he stopped, and the two stared
Indignantly Mt each other, while the
girl behind the railing heard her heart
pounding in the stiffness. Glenistcr
raised his hand uncertainty, then let il
fall. He shook his head and stepped
aside, SO that the other brushed past
and out into the street
Wheaton addressed the banker:
"Mr. Morehouse we've got orders
and writs Of one kind or another from
the circuit court of appeals at Frisco
directing that this money be turned
over to us" He showed the papers to.
ward the other. Were not in mood
to trifie. That gold belongs to us, and
we want it,
Morehouse looked carefully ut thu
papers.
II cart help you," he said. "Thesc
documents are not directed to me.
They're issued to Mr.. Mcnamara anil
Judge Stillman. II the circuit court of
appeals commands me to deliver it to
you. III do 1t, but otherwise I'll have to
keep this dust here till it's drawn ous
by order of the court that gave 1t to
me. That's the way 1t was put In here,
and that's the way it'll be taken OUT
I've want it now"
"Well, I can't let my sympathies in
duence me-"
''Then We'll take it out anyway
cried Glenister. 'We've had the worst
Of 1t everywhere else. and we're sick of
1t. Come on. ncn!''
Stand back. all OF you'll" criet!
Morehouse. "Don'tslay Il hand on tina,
gate. Boys, pick your men,"
He called this last to his clerks, at
the same instant whipping from behind
the counter Il carbine, which he cooked
The assayer brought into view a shot
gun. while the cashier and clerks
armed themselves. 1t was evident tina,
the deposits of the Alaska bank were
abundantly safeguarded.
y don't aim to have any trouble with
you-all." continued the southerner.
ebut that money stays here till it's
drawn out right"
The crowd paused at this show o.
resistance, but Glenlster rallied al
them;
"come on! Come on! What's til,
matter with you?' And from the light
In his eye 1t was evident that he would
not be baked.
Helen felt that U CRISIS was come
and hraced herself. These men were
III deadly earnest-the white haired
banker. his pale helpers and those
grim, quiet ones outside. There stood
brawny, sun Drowned men with set
jaws and frowning faces and yellow
haired Scandinayians in whose blue
eyes danced the flame of battle. These
had been baffied at every turn, goaded
by repeated failure, and now stood
shoulder to shoulder in their resist
aAce to a cruel law. Suddenly Helen
AcstAu ~ SOluiudHu rom tQS StreeC ana
the quick tramp of men, while over
tho heads before her she saw the CLINT
of rifle barrels. \ file of soldiers with
f.sed bayonets thrust themselves rough
" through the crowd at the entrance.
Clear the room" commanded the
atitce...
"What does this mean?" shouted
Wheaton.
ut means that Judge Stillman has
called upon the military to guard this
gold. that's al. Come. now move
quick. The men hesitatea. then sill
only ooeyed. ter resistance to the b!ut
Of CIelc S.la COMES only ut tie COS.
of much consideration.
They're robbing us with our own
soldiers" said Wheaton when they
were outside.
AYE" said Glenister dankly. I'VE
have tried the law, but they're forcing
US back to first principles. There's go
ing to be murder here"
ITO be cOntinueCA