The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-16

as TIL we sit a square deal as ye'rc
guin' 10 flght fer Happy now"
Joe looked deeply troubled. Never
mind" he said GROSSLY and with visible
embarrassment "You think you could
not make more AZ the Reach II you
ran II on my planS"
"T'm game 70 try" said Shechan
slowly. 'l'm too old to hold 'cm down
out there the way ] yoosta could. and
I'm sick OF it--slck Of II into the very
bones Of me-" He wiped his forehead,
where's ClaudlneY'
"Held as a witness"
"f'm not sorry fer herr said the red
bearded man emphatically. Women
o. that kind are 70 light headed it's
wonder they don't noat Think of her
plckin' up Cory's gun from the door
and hidin' II IN her closhcsl Took II
fer granted II was Happy's and
thought she'd help him by hidin' Il!
There's hard point fer ye, Joe--to
prove the gun belonged 10 Cory,
There's nobody about here could
swear to IT, I couldn't myself, though
! forced him to stick II back In his
pocket yesterday. He was wan.
derer. too. and yen have to send
keen one to trace him. I'm thlnkin'. to
nnd out where he got II SOS 20 can
show II In court"
''I'm going myself. I've found out
that he came here from Denver"
aAnd from where before thatY'
II don't know, but I'll keep on trav-
cling TIL get what want"
That's right, my boy" exclaimed
the other heartily. 1T may be a long
trip, but ye're all the little man has to
depend on. Did ye notice the Tocsln
didn't even give him the credit fer CIV.
in himself upY'
Yes" said Joe. ITS part of their
game"
"Did II strike ye now Mr., Sheehan
asked earnestly, leaning forward In
his chalr--"iid II strike ye that the
Tocsln was aimln' more TO do Happy
harm because OF you than hlmselfT"
"Yes," Joe looked sadly out OF tho
window 1--WE thought that over. and
II seemed possible that might do
Happy more good by giving his case to
some other lawyer"
"No, slrr' exclaimed the proprietor
OF Beaver Beach loudly. They've be
gun their attack, they're bound to keep
II up. and they'd manage to turn II to
tho dIscredit OF both OF ye Besides.
Happy wouldn't have no other lawyer.
He'd ruther be hung with you tlghtin'
fer him than be cleared by anybody
else. I b'lisve II. on my soul dss
But look here" he went on, leaning
still farther forward. Il want to know
IL 1t struck ye that this morning the
Tocsin attacked ye In way that was
somehow vi'lenter than ever before"
YES" replied Joe. because II was
aimed to strike where II would most
count"
at aln't only that" said the other
excitedly--''it amt only that! | want
ye to listen. Now. see here. the TocsIn
Ia Pike, and the town Ii Pike-I mean
the town ye naturally belonged to.
Ain't III"
"In way. suppose-yes"
"In wayv' echoed the other scorn
fully. "Ye know II Is! Even as boy
Pike dlsllked ye and hated the kind OF |
q boy ye was. Ye wasn't respectable.
and he was. Ye wasn't rich. and he |
was. Ye had a grin on yer face when
ye'd meet him ON the street" The red
bearded man broke or at gesture
from Joe and exclaimed sharply: Don't |
deny It! know what ye was like!
Ye wasn't impudent. but ye looked at
him as II ye saw through him. Now
listen and I'll lead ye somewhere Ye
run with riffraff. Now, | ask ye this:
Ye've had one part OF Canaan with ye
from the start--my part, that is--but
the others against ye. That parts
Pike and it's the rulin' part
Eyes, Nike" said Joe wearily. I'm
the spirit of things. know"
mo, sir" cried the other. That's
the trouble; ye don't know. There's
more In Canaan than ye've understood.
Listen to this: Why was the Tocsln's
attack harder this morning than ever
before? On yer soul didn't II sound 80
bitter that 1t sounded desprlt? Now.
why7 II looked to me as II 1t had
started to ruin ye, this time fer good
and all! Why? What have ye had to
do with Martin Pike lately7 Has the
old wolf got to injure ye?' Mr. Shee-
hans voice rose and his eyes cleaned
under bushy brows. Think" he fin
Ished. Whats happened lately to
make him bite 80 hardT
There were some faded roses on the
desk, and as Joe's haggard eyes fell
upon them the answer came. What
makes you think Judge Pike isn't
! trustworthy" he had asked Ariel, and
her reply had been, Nothing very
definite, unless 1t was his look when
told him that | meant to ask you tc
take charge OF things for me-"
He got slowly and amazedly to his
feet. you've got 1T" he said
"Ye seeY" cried Mike Sheehan, slap
! ming his thigh with d big hand. "On