West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-11-21

fore SIapjack Simms burst In upon
them.
Hell to payr' he painted. "McNa-
mara's taking your dust out OF the
bank"
whats that1" they cried.
II goes into the bank just now for
/ an assay on some quartz samples. The
assayer ~ busy. and walk back into
his room, and while I'm there In trots
Mcnamara in hurry. He don't see
me. as I'm inside the private Office.
and overhear him tell them TO get
his dust out OF the vault quick"
We've got to stop that" said Glen
lister. 'Tf he takes ours. hell-takc the
swedes', too. Slmms, you run up to
the Pioneer company and tell them
about It. IL he gets that gold out OF
there. nobody knows whatll become
of It. Come on. Bill"
He snatched his hat and ran out OF
the room, followed by the Others. That
tho 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 some
thing unusual, and the space within
the doors filed rapidly. At the dis
turbance the clerks suspended their
work, the barred doors OF the safe de-
poslt vault changed TO, and the cashier
laid hand upon the navy Colts at his
elbow. whats the matterT he cried.
| I'VE want Alec Mcnamara" said
Glenister.
| The manager OF the bank appeared,
and Glenlster spoke to him through
the heavy wire netting.
| as Mcnamara in thereY'
| No one had ever known Morehouse
to lie. Eyes, sir" He spoke hesltat-
ingly. In voice full OF the slow music
of Virginia. Gle is In here. What OF
| it?"
| 1--WE hear he's trying to move that
dust of ours, and we won't stand for
II. 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
conversed softly an instant, while the
Impotence of the crowd grew to
anger. Some one cried:
Lets go In and drag him out" and
the rumble at this was not pleasant
Morehouse raised his hand.
Gentlemen, Mr.. Mcnamara says he
doesn't intend TO take any of the gold
away"
"Then he's taken 1t already"
mo, he hasn't"
The receivers course had been
quickly chosen at the interruption. 1t
was not wise to anger these men too
much. Although he had planned to
| get the money into his own possession,
he now thought II best to leave it here
for the present. He could come back
at any time when they were off guard
and get II. Beyond the door against
which he stood lay $500, 000-weighed
sacked, sealed and ready to move out
Of the custody of this VirginIan whose
confidence he had tried so fruitlessly
| 20 gain.
AS Mcnamara looked into the angry
| eyes OF the lean faced men beyond the
| grating he felt that the game was
| growing close, and his blood tingled at
the thought. He had not planned on a
resistance SO strong and swift, but he
would meet IT. He knew that they
hungered for his destruction and that
Glenlster was their leader. He saw
further that the mans hatred now
stared at him openly for the first time.
He knew that back OF 1t was some
thing more than love for the dull
metal over which they wrangled and
then thought came TO him.
"Some of your work, eh, GlenisterT'
he Knocked. "Were you afraid TO como
alone, or did you wait till you saw
me with LADY,"
At the same instant he opened q dool
behind him, revealing Helen Chester
You'd better not walk out with me
Miss Chester. This man might-well
you're safer here, you know. You'll
pardon me for leaving YOU" He hoped
he could incite the young man to some
rash act or word I'm the presence oil
the girl and counted on the conspicu
Gus heroism OF his own position, fac
Ing the mob single handed, one against
fifty.
Come out" said his enemy .hoarse
ly, upon whom the insult and the sigh
of the girl in the receivers company
had acted powerfully.
"Of course I'll come out, but dom
want this young lady to suffer any VIC
lence from your friends" said McNa
mara. 81 am not armed, but hav,
the right TO leave here unmolested-
the right OF an American citizen
With that he raised his arms abov,
his head. "Out OF my wayl" he cried
Morehouse opened the gate. and Nc
Namara strobe through the mob.
1t IS a peculiar thing that, although
under fury Of passion. a man may fir,
even upon the back of defenselesi