The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-07-11

where's Claudine?"
"HeId as a witness"
"I'm not sorry fer herr said the red
bearded man emphatically. women
O. that kind are so light headed it's a
wonder they don't float. Think of her
pickin' up Cory's gun from the floor
and hidin' it in her clothes! Took it
fer granted it was Happy's and
thought she'd help him by hidin' it!
There's hard point fer We, Joe-to
prove the gun belonged to Cory.
There's nobody about here could
swear to it. 1 couldn't myself, though
I forced him to stick it back in his
pocket yesterday. He was a wan
derer, too, and ye'll have to send a
keen one to trace him, I'm thinkin', to
find out where he got it SOS We can
show it in court"
I'm going myself. I've found out
that he came here from Denver"
"And from where before that?'
81 don't know, but I'll keep on trav-
cling till get what want"
That's right, my boy" exclaimed
the other heartily. ut may be long
trip, but ye're all the little man has to
depend on. Did We notice the Tocsin
didn't even give him the credit fer CIV
in himself up?"
"Yes." said Joe. Its part of their
game"
"Did it strike We now" Mr.. Sheehan
asked earnestly, leaning forward in
his chair-"did 1t strike We that the
Tocsin was amin more to do Happy
harm because of you than himself?"
Eyes" Joe looked sadly out of the
window. 'I've thought that over, and
it seemed possible that l might do
Happy more good by giving his case to
some other lawyer"
"No, STRIP exclaimed the proprietor
Of Beaver Beach loudly. They've be-
gun their attack, they're bound to keep
it up. and they'd manage to turn it to
the discredit of both of We. Besides,
Happy wouldn't have no other lawyer.
He'd ruther be hung with you fightin'
fer him than be cleared by anybody
else. b'lieve it, on my soul do!
But look here" he went on, leaning
still farther forward. 81 want to know
if it struck We that this morning the
Tocsin attacked We in a way that was
somehow vflenter than ever before"
YES" replied Joe, because it was
aimed to strike where it would most
count"
ut amt only that" said the other
excitedly-"it amt only that! l want
We to listen. Now, see here, the Tocsin
is Pike, and the town is Pike-I mean
the town We naturally belonged to
Amt it?'
''In way suppose-yes."
"In q way"' echoed the other scOrn
fully. "Ye know it is! Even as a boy
Pike disliked We and hated the kind of
boy We 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 Off at gesture
from Joe and exclaimed sharply: Don't
deny it! l know what We was like!
Ye wasn't impudent, but We looked at
him as if We saw through him. Now
listen and I'll lead We somewhere. Ye
run with riffraff. Now, 1 ask We this:
Ye've had one part Of Canaan with. We
from the start-my part, that is-but
the others against We. That parts
Pike, and it's the rulin' part
Eyes, Nike" said Joe YEARLY. I'm
the spirit of things. l know"
"No, sir,'' cried the other. That's
the trouble; We don't know. There's
more in Canaan than we've understood.
Listen to this: Why was the Tocsin's
attack harder this morning than ever
before? On yer soul didn't it sound so
bitter that it sounded desprit? Now,
why? 1t looked to me as if it had
started to ruin We, this time fer good
and all! Why? What have We had to
do with Martin Pike lately? Has the
old wolf got to injure ye?" Mr.. Shee-
hans voice rose and his eyes cleaned
under bushy brows. Think" he fin
lshed. whats happened lately to
make him bite so nafQ?
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 it was his look when l
told him that 1 meant to ask you to
take charge of things for me-"
He got slowly and amazedly to his
feet. you've got it!'' he said.
"Ye see?" cried Mike Sheehan, slap
ping his thigh with big hand. ION
my soul have the penetration! Ye
don't need to tell me one thing except
this: 1 told We I'd lead We somewhere.
Haven't l kept me word"
YES" said Joe.
But l have the penetration" ex-
claimed Mr.. Sheehan. Should I miss
my guess if l said that We think Pike
may be scared yell stumble on his
track in some queer performances?
Should miss it,"
NO." said Joe, you wouldn't miss
it."
"Just one thing more" The red
bearded man rose, hopping the inner
band of his straw hat. I'm the matter
of yer running fer mayor, now
Joe, who had begun to pace up and
down the room. made an impatient ges-