Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-11-07

! garfield Had this been no clash with
the United States forces, after alls
II 70, the news would never reach
; Washington. and instead OF accom-
plishing his end. be and his friends
had thrust themselves into the realms
Of outlaw,y, where the soldiers could
be employed against them with impu-
nifty where prices would rest upon
their heads. Innocent blood had been
shed. court property destroyed. Me-
Namara had them where he wanted
them at last, They were at bay.
The unwounded prisoners We're taken
to the boundaries Of the Midas and
released with such warnings as the
imagination OF Dextry could conjure
up. Then Glenister assembled his
men, speaking to them plainly:
BOYS. this Is no victory In fast,
we're worse off than we were before,
and our biggest fight is coming. There's
q chance to get away now before day
light and before we're recognized, but
if we're seen here at sunup well have
to stay and fight. Soldiers win be sent
against US, but il we hold out, and the
struggle is fierce enough, it may reach
to Washington This will be a differ
ent kind Of fighting now, though. 1t
will be warfare pure and simple. How
nany Of you will stick
"All Of us" said they in unison, and,
accordingly, preparations for siege
were begun. Barbados were built,
ruins removed, buildings transformed
into blockhouses, and all through the
turbulent night the tired men labored
till ready to drop, led always by the
young giant, who seemed without fa-
tigue.
It was perhaps four hours after mid
night when man sought him out
Somebody's calm you on the assay
Office telephone says it's life or death. :"
Glenister hurried to the building,
which had escaped the shock Of the ex-
plosions, and, taking down the receiv-
Ter, was answered by Cherry Malotte.
Thank God. you're safer she be-
gan. 1.-The men have just come in and
the whole town is awake over the riot
They say you've killed ten people in
the fight. Is it true?''
He explained to her briefly that all
was we'll. but she broke in:
.'Wait, wait! Mcnamara has called
for troops and you'll all be shot Oh.
what a terrible night it has been!
haven't been to bed. I'm going mad.
Now, listen carefully: Yesterday Helen
went with Struye to the Sign Of the
Sled and she hasn't come back
The man at the end of the wire cried
out at this, then choked back his words
to hear what followed His free hand
began making strange, futile motions
as though he traced patterns in the air.
81 can't raise the roadhouse on the
wire and-something dreadful has hap
pened / know"
What made her go?'' he shouted.
TO save you,v came Cherry's faint
reply. IF you love her, ride fast to
the Sign of the Sled or you'll be too
Hate The Bronco Kid has gone there
| At that name Roy crashed the instru-
ment to its hook and burst out of the
shanty, calling loudly to his men.
Whats up
where are you going?'
ITO the Sign of the Sled" he painted
"We've stood by you. Glenister, and
you can't quit us like this said one
angrily. 'sThe trail to town is good,
and we'll take it If you do Roy saw
| they feared he was deserving, feared
| that he had heard some alarming ru-
NOR Of which they did not know.
We'll let the mine go, boys, for
can't ask you to do what | refuse to do
myself, and yet it's not fear that's
sending me- There's woman in dan
ger, and / must go. She courted ruin
| to save us all, risked her honor to try
and right a wrong-and I'm afraid of
what has happened while we We're
| fighting here Idon't ask you to stay
| till come back--it wouldn't be square.
and you'd better go while you have a
chance. AS for mel gave up the old
claim onceI can do it again." He
swung himself to the horses back, set
tied into the saddle and rode out
through the lane Of belted men.