Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-03

iege any grounds Tor doing 30, anu we
could never find trace OF him. III we
had. our title would be as clean as
snow again" He said the last with
peculiar infection.
"You wouldn't use violence, trustY
Sure! Why not? 1t has worked all
right heretofore"
but, my dear sir, those days are
gone. The law is here. and 1t Is the
duty OF every one to abide by It,"
"Well, perhaps 1t Is, but In this coun-
try we consider mans mine as sa-
cred az bis family. We didn't know
what lock and key were ia the early
times, and we didn't have any troubles
except famine and hardship. It's DIFF.
ferent now, though. Why, there have
been more claims jumped around here
this spring than in the whole length
and history of the Yukon"
They had reached the hotel and
Glenister paused, turning to the girl as
the Judge entered. When she started
to follow, he detained her.
~ came down from the hills on pur-
pose to see you. 1t has been a Ions
week
Don't talk that way" she interrupt
Ell coldly. II don't care to hear It"
"See here, what makes you shut me
out and wrap yourself up in your
haughtiness? I'm sorry for what I did
that night. I've told you SO repeated.
ily. I've wrung my soul for that ac:
| till there's nothing left but repent.
ance."
at is not that" she said slowly. :"
have been thinking 1t over during the
past month, and now that have gain
ed an insight into this life see that;
it wasn't an unnatural thing for YOU
to do. It's terrible to think Of, but it'D
| true. / don't mean that 1t was pardon
able" she continued quickly, "for II.
wasn't, and hate you when I think
about 1t, but suppose l put myself.
! into position to invite such actions
| No; I'm sufficiently broadminded MOI.
to blame you unreasonably, and I think
could like you In spite of 1t, Just fol-
what you have done for me. But that
isn't all. There Is something deeper.
| You saved my life and I'm grateful,
| but you frighten me always. 1t u,
the cruelty in your strength. It ~
something away back In yo,l-lustful
and ferocious and wild and crouching.
| He smiled wryly.
ut is my local color maybe, absorbed
from this country. I'll try to change,
though, ii you want me to. I'll let
them rope and throw and brand mo,
I'll take on the graces Of civilization
and put away revenge and ambition
| and all the rest OF 1t II 1t will max e
| you like me any better. Why, I'll even
promise not to violate the person Of
our claim jumper II ! catch him. and
| heaven knows that means that SAM
son has parted with his locks"
II think could like you II you did. Z
she said, "but you can't do 1t. You are
a savage"
| There are no clubs nor marts where
men foregather for business in the
north nothing but the saloon, and this
| is all and more than d club. Here men
congregate to drink, to gamble and to
traffic.
It was late In the evening when
| Glenister entered the Northern and
passed idly down the row Of games,
4 pausing at the crap table, where he
| rolled the dice when his turn came.
| Moving to the roulette wheel. he lost q
stack OF whites, but at the faro "lay-
OUT his luck was better, and he won
4 gold coin on the high card, whereupen
he promptly ordered round Of drinks
for the men grouped about him, for
mality always precedent to overtur'.s
! Of general friendship. 81
AS he paused, glass in hand, his eyes
4 were drawn to man who stood clone
sby, talking earnestly. The aspect Vt
the stranger challenged notice, for lie
| stood high above his companions, with
I peculiar grace Of attitude in place Of
I the awkwardness common In men Ut
great stature. Among those who were
listening intently to the mans care
fully modulated tones Glenister recog-
nized Mexico Mullins the ex-gambler
who had given Dextry the warning at
| Unalaska. AS he further studied the
| listening group drunken man sta g
| gered uncertainty through the wide
doors Of the saloon and, gaining sight
| Of the tall stranger, blinked, then APP
preached him, speaking with loud
| voice:
"well, II faint ole Alec Mcnamara!
How do, ye ole pirate7"
/ Mcnamara nodded and turned bis
back coolly upon the newcomer:
Don't turn your dorsal fin to me. !
| wan to talk to We"
McNamara continued his calm dis
kcourse till he received vicious whatk
on the shoulder. Then he turned for a
moment to interrupt his assailant's
garrulous profanity:
Don't bother me. / am engaged"
aye won talk to me, eh? Well, I'm
goin' to talk to you, see. guess you'd
listen If told these people all I know
about you. Turn around here"
His voice was menacing and attract
ed general notice. Observing this, Nc
Namara addressed him. his words
dropping clear, concise and cold:
.tDon't talk to me. You are drunk
en- nuisance. Go away before some
thing happens to you"
Again he turned away, but the
drunken man seized and whirled him
about repeating his abuse, encouraged