Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-09-04

I'm Wllnu 10 go INTO tne missionary
business with YER
Mixer said Joe angrily, but he
grew very red and failed TO meet the
others eye, "I'm not
"Yes. ye arew cried Sheehan. yes
sir! IT'S n thing we probly haven't
had the nerve to say to yerses since
a boy. but that's yer notion lnsile.
Ye're little better than a misslonarv.
It took me a long while to understand
! what was drivln' ye. but I do now.
And we've gone the right way about IL.
because we know ven stand fer us
when we're in trouble and fight fer
us till we gt square deal. as ye're
gOin' to fight fer Happy now"
| Joe looked deeply troubled. Never
mind" be said Grossly and with visible
embarrassment. "You think YOU could
not make more at the Beach II you
ran Il Oh my plan"
T'm game 70 try" said sheehan
slowly. I'm too old TO hold 'em down
| out there the way yoosta could. and
In sick OF lt-sick of II into the very
bones OF me-" He wiped his forehead.
| "Where's Claudner
Held as q witness"
I'm not sorry fer herr said the red
bearded man emphaticaliy. "Women
o that kind are so light headed It's
wonder they don't float. Think Of her
pickln' up Cory's gun from the floor
and hldn' II In her clothes! Took II
fer granted IL was Happy's and
thought she'd help him by hidln' IL!
There's a hard point fer ye. Joe-to
prove the gun belonged to Cory.
There's nobody abouc here could
swear to IL. | couldn't myself though
forced him to stick II back IN his
pocket yesterday. He was wan
derer. too. and yen have TO send a
keen one to trace him. I'm thlnkin' 10
find out where he got II SOS We can
show II In court"
"I'm going myself. I've found out
that he came here from Denver"
"And from where before thatT
II don't know, but I'll keep on trav.
cling TIL get what want"
That's right my boy" exclaimed
the other heartily. "It may be 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 up?"
YES" said Joe. ITS part OF their
game"
"Dld IL strike ye now." Mr.. Sheehan
asked earnestly. leaning forward In
his chnir-"did II strike We that the
rocsin was amin more to do Happy
harm because OF you than hmselfY"
"Yes." Joe looked sadly out Of the
"I've thought that over and |
Il seemed possible that I might do
Happy more good by giving his case to
some other lawyer"
mo, sir" exclaimed the proprietor |
Of Beaver Beach loudly. They've be
gun their attack, they're bound 10 keep |
L up. and they'd manage 10 turn II TO |
The dlscredlt OF both OF ye. Besides.
Happy wouldn't have no other lawyer.
He'd ruther be huns with you fightn'
'er him than be cleared by anybody
Use. ] b'lieve IL. on my soul dol
But look here" be went on, leaning
Itill farther forward. II want 30 know
II struck ye that this morning the
cocsln attacked ye In a way that was
omehow vrlentcr than ever before"
Yes" replied Joe. because II was
'imed 60 strike where II would most
'ount"
1T amt only that" said the other
aln't only that. want
70 10 listen, Now. see here, the Tocsin
; Pike, and the town is Plke-I mean
he town ye naturally belonged 70.
Aln't III"
"In way. suppose-yes.
''In way? echoed the other scorn.
ully. "Ye know II Is! Even as a boy
IKE disliked ye aud hated the kind OF
boy ye was. Ye wasn't respectable.
nd he was. Ye wasn't rich. aud he
Tas Ye had a grin on yer face when
ed meet him on the street" The red
earded man broke or az gesture
rom Joe and exclaimed sharply: Don't
eny IL! ] know what ye was likel
g wasn't impudent. but ye looked nj
i'm as II ye saw through him. Now
sten and I'll lead ye somewhere. Ye
IN with riffraff. Now, l ask ye this;
eve had one part OF Canaan with ye
rom the start-my part that is-but ,
he others against ye. That parts .
Ike, and it's the rulln' part
"Yes, Nike" said Joe wearily. "In
be spirit OF things. know"
"No sir" cried the other. That's !
he trouble; ye don't know. There's I
lore In Canaan than we've understood. {
listen TO this; Why was the rocsln's :
tack harder this morning than ever
eforel On yer soul didn't Il sound so
liter that IL sounded desprlt2 Now. i,
-hyf II looked 20 me as II II had 4.
iarted to ruin ye, this time fer good :
nj all! Whyl What have We had 10
D with Martin Pike lately3 Has the q
d wolf got 20 inJure yer Mr.. Shee-
ans voice rose and his eyes cleaned