Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-04

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ers all. or thugs and ruff1ans gathered
from the camp. Where, he wondered
were the soldiers.
Didn't you have troops from the
barracks to help your" he asked.
Not troop. We haven't seen a
soldier since we went to work"
AT this the young leader became
alarmed. Had this whole attack mis-.
carried. Had this been on clash with
the United States forces after all? If
son, the news would never reach Wash.
lngton and instead of accomplishing
MS end, he and his friends had thrust
themselves into the realms of out
laWry, where the soldiers could be EN-
ployed against them with impunity,
where prices would rest upon their
heads Innocent blood had been shed
court property destroyed. Mcnamara
mad them where he wanted them at
last They were at bay
The unwounded prisoners were
taken to the boundaries of the Midas
and released with such warnings as
the imagination of Dextry could con
jure up; then Glenister assembled his
men, speaking to them plainly.
Boys, this Is no victory. In fact
we're worse off than we were before
and our biggest fight is coming
There's chance to get away now be.
fore daylight and before we're recog
n1zed, but II we're seen here at sun.
up Well have to stay and fight Sol
diers will be sent against us, but If we
hold out. and the struggle is fierce
enough, it may reach to Washington
This will be different kind of fight
ing now, though 1t will be warfare
pure and simple. How many of you
will stick?"
"All of US said they, in unison, and
accordingly, Preparations for siege
were begun. Barricades were built
ruins removed, buildings transformed
into block-houses, and all through the
turbulent night the tired men laboret
till ready to drop, led always by the
young giant, who seemed withou,
fatigue
1t 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 ol
DEATH
Glenister hurried to the building
which had escaped the shock Of the
explosion, and, taking down the re
ceiver, was answered by Cherry
Malotte
Thank God, you're SAFE" she be
gan. "The men have just come in am
the whole town is awake over the riot
They say you've Killed ten people in
the fights 1t true?"
He explained to her briefly that all
was, well, but she broke in:
Wait, wait! Mcnamara has callet
for troops and you'll all be shot. Oh
what terrible night it has been!
Ravens been to he'd. I'm going mad
Now, listen, carefully-yeste
Helen went with Struve to the .Sigr
of the Sled and she hasn't come back.
out at this, then choked back his
hand began making strange, futile
motions as though he traced patterns
In the air.
II can't raise the road-house on the
wire and-something dreadful has hap
peHeu, KNOW.
What made her go?" he shouted.
ITO save you" came Cherry's faint
reply. IF you love her, ride fast tc
the Sign Of the Sled or you'll be toe
late. The Bronco Kid has gone
there"
At that name Roy crashed the in
strument to its hook and burst out d
the shanty, calling loudly to his men
What's up?"
Where are You going?"
"To the Sign of the Sled" he pant
Yves stood by You, Glenister, ant
you can't quit us like this" said one
.angrily 1.-THE 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 rum
or of which they did not know.
I well let the mine go, boys, for
can't ask you to do what I refuse te
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 wrong-and-I'm afraid OF
what has happened while we were
fighting here. don't ask you to stay
till come back-it wouldn't be square
and you'd better go while you have 8
chance. AS for mel gave up the old
claim once-I can do it again." He
swung himself to the horses back
settled into the saddle, and rode out
through the lane of belted men.
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CHAPTER Xxx.
AS Helen and her companion as
cended the mountain, SCARED and
swept by the tenpcFt If the previous
night, they heard, fcr below, the swol
len torrent brawling in its bowlder
ridden bed, while behind them the
angry ocean spread southwark to 8
blood-red horizon. Ahead, the bleak
mountains brooded over forbidding val
leys; to the west a suffused sun glarad
sullenly, painting the high-piled clouds
with tho pOrgpy,IIc hunce. of O cfor,,,.