The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-11-22

loway has commenced action against
you. the court has enjoined you from
working and has appointed me as re-
ceiver TO operate the mine until the
suit is settled. It's an extraordinary
procedure. of course. but the condi-
tioUs are extraordinary in this country.
The se2gOn IL so short that IL would be
viiust u the rightful owner If the
claim lay il!e all summer, so to avoid
'hat I've been put in charge. with in
ytrrctions to operate ii and preserve
Ter NJ. Voorhees, here is the United
States marshal. He will serve the
papers"
Glenister, threw up his hand in ges-
ture OF restraint.
Hold on! Do you mean to tell me
that any court would recognize such n
claim as Galloway'sT
1.-The law recognizes everything. If
his grounds are no good, so much the
better for you"
you can't put in u receiver without
notice to us. Why, good Lord, we new
er heard of suit being commenced.
We've never even been served with q
summons, and we haven't had O
chance to argue In our own defense"
II have just said that this is a re.
markable state of affairs and unusual
action had to be TAKEN" Mcnamara re.
piled, but the young miner grew ex.
cited.
Look here, this gold won't get
away! It's safe in the ground Well
knock off work and let the claim lie
idle till the thing is settled. You can't
really expect us to surrender posses
sion of our mine on the mere allega-
ton of some unknown man. That's
ridiculous. We won't do it. Why,
you'll have to let us argue our case
at least before you try to put us off"
Voorhees, shook his head. "We1l
have to follow instructions. The thing
court tomorrow and have the receiver
dismissed. If your title is as good as
you say it is, you won't have any trou-
ble."
You're not the only ones to suffer"
added Mcnamara. We've taken pos
session of all the mines below here"
He nodded down the gulch. I'm an
officer of the court and under bond
"How muchT
give thousand dollars for each
claim"
what? Why, heavens, man, the
poorest of these mines is producing
that much every day"
While he spoke Glenister was rapid
ly debating what course to follow.
1.-THE place to argue this thing is be-
fore Judge Stillman," said Strive, but
with little notion of the conflict going
on within Glenister. The youth yearn-
ed to fight, not with words nor quib-
bles nor legal phrases. but with steel
and blows. And he felt that the i'm
pulse was as righteous as it was natu
raj, for he knew this process was UNI
just, an outrage. Mexico Mullins
warning required to him. And yet
He shifted slowly as he talked till his
back was to the door Of the big tent
They were watching him carefully, for
ulI tDCll uIDdlCnl ldlSuoi anu
ness in saddle; then, as he started to
leap within and rally his henchmen,
his mind went back to the words of
Judge Stillman and his niece. Surely
that old man was on the square. He
couldn't be otherwise with her beside
him. believing in him, and a suspicion
of deeper plots behind these actions
was groundless. So far all was legal,
he supposed, with his scant knowledge
of law, though the methods seemed
The men might be do
ing what they thought to be right.
Why be the first to resist? The men
on the mines below had not done so.
The title to this ground was capable
Of such easy proof that he and Dex
need have no uneasiness. Courts do
not rob honest people nowadays, he
and, moreover, perhaps the
girls words were true; perhaps she
would think more of him If he gave up
the old fighting ways for her sake.
armed resistance to her I'M
cle's. first edict would not please her.
She had said he was too violent, so he
would show her he could lay his saw
agery aside. She might smile on him
and that was worth TAX
ing a chance for. Anyway 1t would
mean but few days delay in the
mines run. AS he reasoned he heard
a low voice speaking within the open
door. 1t was Slapjack Simms.
"Step aside, lad. I've got the big un
covered"
Glenister saw the men on horseback
snatch Mt their holsters and just in
time leaped at his foreman, for the old
man had moved out into the open, q
Winchester at shoulder. his cheek cud.
ding the stock. his eyes cold and mar
row. The young man flung the barrel
up and wrenched the weapon from his
hands.
"None of that, HANK he cried
sharply. "I'll say when to shoot" He
turned to look into the muzzles OF
guns held In the hands of every horse
horseman save one, for
Alec Mcnamara sat unmoved, his
handsome features, nonchalant and
nodding approval. 1t was at
him that Hanks weapon had been
leveled.
"This Is bad enough at the best.
Don't let's make 1t any worse" said
he.