Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-05-09


nd we've gone the right way about It.
ecause we know yc'll stand fer us
then we're In trouble and fight fer
s till we git square deal as ye're
DIN to flgst fer Happy now"
Joe looked deeply troubled. "Never
hind" he said GROSSLY and with visible
Embarrassment. "You think you could
OF make more ut the Beach II you
an II Oh my plan"
'I'm game to try" said Sheehan
lowly. I'm too old to hold 'em down
nut there the way yoosta could, and
m sick Of it-sick Of it into the very
zones of me" lie wiped his forehead.
Where's Claudine?"
Held as a witness"
I'm not sorry fer her, said the red
bearded man cmphatically. Women
that kind are so light headed it's a
wonder they don't float. Think of her
bickin up Cory's gun from the door
nd hidn' it in her clothes, Took 1t
fer granted it was IIappy's and
bought she'd help him by hidin' it.
There's n hard point fer We. Joe-to
brove the gun belonged to Cory.
There's nobody about here could
swear to it. | couldn't myself, though
forced him to stick it back in his
pocket yesterday. He was wan
lerer too, and ven have to send q
Keen one to trace him. I'm thinkin'. to
lind out where he got it SOS we can
show it in court"
"l'm going myself. I've found out
that lie came here from Denver"
And from where before that?"
II don't know, but I'll keep on tray
bling till | get what l want"
THAT'S right, my boy" exclaimed
the other heartily. at may be long
Zip, but we're all the little man has to
depend on. Did We notice the Tocsin
lidn't even give him the credit fer Civ
IN himself up;"
Yes" said Joe. ITS part of their
game"
Did it strike We now" Mr.. Shcehan
ksked earnestly, leaning forward in
bis chair-"dd il strike ye that the
Tocsin was Amin more to do Happy
BARN because Of you than himsclf?"
Eyes" Joe looked sadly out OF the
window. 1--WE thought that over, and
p seemed possible that might do
Happy more good by giving his case to
eome other lawyer"
mo SIR exclaimed the proprietor
of Beaver Beach loudly. They've be-
gun their attack, they're bound to keep
Ut up. and they'd manage to turn it to
Ithe dscredit Of both of ye Besides.
Happy wouldn't have no other lawyer.
He'd ruther be hung with you fightin'
FER him than be cleared by anybody
|else b'lieve il. on my soul do.
'But look here" he went on leaning
ktll farther forward, Il want to know
pf it struck We that this morning the
Hrocsln attacked ye in Il way that was
somehow vilcnter than ever before"
YES" replied Joe, because 1t was
aimed to strike where 1t would most
count"
1T amt only that said the other
eXcitcdly-"t amt only that! l want
|ye to listen. Now, see here. the Tocsin
lis Pike, and the town is Pille--I mean
The town We naturally belonged to.
Amt it,"
''ln a way, I suppose-yes."
"In a way" echoed the other scorn
fully. aye know it IS, Even as a boy
Pike dislked We and hated the kind Of
"a boy ye was. Ye wasn't respectable,
L. At; II, lA
was. Ye had a grin on yer face when
Se'd meet him on the street" The red
bearded man broke OF at Il gesture
from Joe and exclaimed sharply: Don't
deny it. | know what We was like.
Ee wasn't impudcnt, but We looked at
him as if We saw through him. Now
listen and I'll lead We somewhere. Ye
run with riffratf. Now, | ask We this.
we've had one part of Canaan with We
from the start-my part, that is-but
the others against We. That parts
Pike. and it's the ruin part
yes, Mike said Joe YEARLY. in
The spirit Of things. | know"
"No sir cried the other. That's
the trouble; We don't know. There's
more in Canaan than we've understood.
Listen to this: Why was the TocSn's
attack harder this morning than ever
before? On yer soul didn't it sound SO
bitter that it sounded desprit? Now,
why? 1t looked TO me as If it had
started to ruin ye, this time fer good
and all, Why? What have ye had to
do with Martin Pike lately? Has the
old wolf got to injure ye?" Mr.. Shee-
hans voice rose and his eyes cleaned
under bushy brows. Think" he lin
ished. What's happened lately to
make him bite so hard"
There were some faded roses on the
desk, and as Joes haggard eyes fell
upon them the answer came. What
makes you think Judge Pike isn't
trustworthy lie had asked Ariel, and
her reply had been, Nothing very
definite, unless it was his look when !
told him that l meant to ask you to
take charge Of things for me-"
He got slowly and amazedly to his
feet. you've got it, he said.
"Ye see?" cried Mike Shcehan slap
ping his thigh with big hand. "On
my soul l have the penetration. Yc
don't need to tell me one thing except
this: I told We I'd lead ye somewhere.