The newspaper., 1907-03-22
iy was conspicuous by It's ab-
soing to give Winton a tip il
last thing | ever do. They'll

| eastward TO the mouth OF the ldlerdl
gulch. Under cover of a clump of fir
scrub man in wiue-fapped hat and
leather breeches was climbing swift
ly to the level of the new line, eau
tiously waving a handkerchief as
peace token. THAT is the man who
arrested Mr.. Winton yesterday. This
time he is going to fight on the other
side He'll carry the warning"
Think so?" said Calvert.
81 am sure of it. Open the window,
please. want to see better"
AS yet there was no sign of prepara-
ton on the embankment. For the
moment the arms of the track force
were laid aside, and every man was
plying pick or shovel as if his life de-
pended on the amount of earth he
could add to the reforming dump in
given number of minutes.
Winton was in the thick of the pick
and-shovel melee, urging It on, when
Biggin ran up.
Hit" he shouted. "Fixin' to take
another play-day in Carbonate?
Lookee down yonder!"
winton looked and came alive to
the possibilities in the turning Of
leaf
"Guns!" he yelled; and at the word
of command the tools were flung
aside, and the track force. over 200
strong. became an army. not with
banners, but well-weaponed withal.
Winton snapped out his orders like a
martinez major of drill squads.
"Mulcahy, take half the men and go
up the grade till you can rake those
fellows without hitting the car.
Branagan. you take the other half and
go down along till you can cross-fre
with Mulcahy. Aim low, both of you;
and the man who fires before he gets
the word from me will break his neck
at a ropes end Fall in!'
by Joven said Adams. Are you
going to resist? That spells felony.
doesn't it?"
winton pointed to the waiting octo-
pod.
I'm going to order the 215 down
out Of the way; you may go with her
if you like
81 guess mott" quoth the technolo-
gian, calmly lighting a fresh cigar
ette. And then to the water boy, who
was acting quartermaster, Give me
rife and cartridge belt, Chunky, and
[ III stay here with the boss"
And where do l come in?" said
Biggin, reproachfully.
You'll stay out, If your heads level.
You've done enough now to send you
to Canyon City, if anybody cares to
take 1t up. Heavens and earth, man,
/ Do you forget that you are a sworn
| officer of the law"
81 amt a-forgettin' nothing" SAD
/ Peter, cheerfully. casting himself fiat
| behind a heap OF earth on the dump
! edge and sighting one section OF his
| hip battery over the breastwork.
Winton pounced upon him. gaspins.
Here. you fire-eater, you mustn't
shoot" he protested. It's only a
! long blur, and I'm going to raise the
limit so those fellows can't come in.
( There are ladies in that carl"
You play your blun,n' hand and
| lemme alone" said the eN-cowboy. I'm
Jest goin to have little fun with old
/ Bart Deckert while the suns a-shin-
/ In"
1t was at this moment. while the
sheriff's posse was picking its way
gingerly over the loose rock and earth
| dam formed Oy the landslide, that the
window went up in the Rosemary and
Winton saw Virginia. Without mean
ing to, she gave him his battle-word.
While she looked on he would fight to
win, and that without violence.
We are a dozen Winchesters to
your one. Mr.. Deckert, and We shall
resist force with force. Order your
men back or there will be trouble"
Winton stood out on the edge OF the
cutting. a solitary figure where a few
minutes before the earth had been
flying from a hundred shovels.
The sheriff's reply was an order. but
not for retreat.
Hes one of the men we want:
cover HIM" he commanded; and Vir-
ginia caught her breath. Was she to
see him shot down before her eyes?
Happily the tragedy was only poten-
tial. Unless the public occasion ap-
peals strongly to the sympathies or
the passions, picked-up sheriff's
posse Is not likely to have very good
metal in It Winton was covered by
three or four of the guns. pointed awk-
wardly, ana Peter Bicgin laughed.
Don't be no ways nervous" he said
In an aside to Winton. Them profess
sional veniry Chumps couldn't hit the