Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-11

lHCu OI lle girl 8 IHCe ana USuTe, lucH
as she made to turn her eyes in his d.
rection, he slouched away. He follow
ed, however, at distance, till he saw
the mali leave her, then on up to the
big hotel he Swallowed her A half
hour later he was drinking in the
! Golden Gate barroom with an &C
quaintance who ministered to the me
chanlcal details behind the hotel
counter
I, WHO'S the girl l saw come In just
now" he inquired
II guess you menn the Judges
niece"
Both men spoke In the dead, re
| strained tones that go with their call,
ings
whats her name?'
Chester think. Why? Look good
| to you, Kid?"
| made sign, the bartender construed his
silence us acquiescence and continued
| with conscious glance at his own re
! Election while he adjusted bis diamond
scarfpin: well, she can have me! I've
| got it fixed to meet her"
bah! guess not" said the Kid
| suddenly, with an infection that star
| tied the other from his preening Then
! as he went out. the man unused:
Gee! Bronco's got the worst eye ir
the camp. Makes me creep when ht
| throws 1t on me with that muddy look
He acted like he was Jealous"
| At noon the next day, as he prepared
| to go to the. claim, Dextry's partner
burst In upon him. Glenister was dis
heveled, and his eyes shone with in
tense excitement.
"What d. you think they've done
now?' he cried as greeting.
II dunno What is it?'
They've broken open the safe and
taken our money"
"Whatw
The old man In turn was on his feet
the grudge which he had felt against
Glenlster In the past few days forgot
ten In this common misfortune.
Eyes, by heaven, they've swiped oul
money, our tents tools, teams, books
hose and all of our personal property
everything! They threw Johnson OF
and took the whole works. l nevel
! heard of such thing. l went out t
the claim, and they wouldn't let me
! 20 near the workings. They've go
every mine on Anvil creek guarded
the same way, and they aren't COINS
to let us come around even when they
clean up They told me SO this morn
i ing"
But, look here" demanded Dextry
sharply, 1.-THE money in that safe be
longs to us. That's money we brough
in from the States. The court AIM
got no right to 1t. What kind of {
damn law is thatY
ooh, as to law, they don't pay any
attention to 1t any more" said Glen
lister bitterly II made mistake II
not killing the first man that set foo
on the claim. was sucker and nov
we're up against stir game. Tn
Swedes are in the same fix, too. I'M!
last order has left them groggy."
81 don't understand 1t yet sale
Dextry.
"Why. it's this way: The judge ha
issued what he calls an order enlarg
ing the powers of the receiver, and !
authorizes Mcnamara to take posses
sion of everything on the claims-tents
tools, stores and personal property Q
all kinds. 1t was issued last nigh
without notice to our side, SO Wheaton
saws. and they served it this morning
early. | went out to see McNanslra
and when l got there found him II
our nriyate tent with the safe broker
open"
"eWhat does this mean? said. Ant
then he showed me the new order
"I'm responsible to the court TO
every penny, Of this money, said ne
and for every tool on the claim. II
view Of that I can't allow you TO g
near the workings.
"'Not go near the workings? sale
I. DO you mean you won't let US SCI
the cleanups from our own mine
How do we know we're getting
SQUARE deal If we don't see the gol'
weighed?'
"I,m an officer of the court ant
under bond said he, and the smilin
triumph in his eyes made me crazy
".You're lying thief I said, LOOK
ing at him square. And you're goin
too far. You played me. for q feo