Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-08-22

States marshal. he Will serve the
papers"
Glenister threw up bis hand in a ges.
fure of restraint.
Hold on Do you mean to tell me
that any court would recognize such q
claim as Galloway'sY
The law recognizes everything. If
his grounds are no good, SO much the
better for you"
tYou can't put in receiver without
notice to us. Why, good Lord we new
er heard of suit being commenced.
We've never even been served with a
summons, and we haven't had Q
chance to argue in our own defense"
81 have just said that this is 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. Wen
knock off work and let the claim lie
idle till the thing is settled. You can't
really expect us to surrender possess
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 bis head. "We'll
have to follow Instructions The thing
for you to do is to appear before the
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 muchg
give thousand dollars for each
clain.s ! Is
AWhat? why, heavens, man, the
poorest Of these mines is producing
that much every day."
While he spoke Glenister was rapid
II debating what course to follow.
seThe 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 be felt that the i'm
pulse was as righteous as it was natu-
raj, for he knew this process was un-
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
all their apparent languor and loose
ness in saddle; then, as he started to
leap within and rally his henchmen,
his mind went back to Che words of
Judge StiIlman and his niece. Surely
that old man was on the square He
couldn't be otherwise with her beside
him, believing in him, and suspicion
Of deeper plots behind these actions
was groundIess SO far all was legal
be supposed, with his scant knowledge
of law, though the methods seemed
unreasonable. 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
argued, 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.
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
approvingly, and that was worth TAX
ing a chance for. Anyway it would
mean but few days delay in the
mines run. AS he reasoned he heard
q 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 at their holsters and just in
time leaped at his foreman, for the OLD
man had moved out into the open, a
Winchester at shoulder, his cheek cud
ding the stock, his eyes cold and mar
row. The young man flung the barre
up and wrenched the weapon from his
hands.
None of that, Hankt' be cried
sharply. .TlI say when to shoot" He
turned to look into the muzzles Of
guns held in the hands of every horse
man-eyery horseman save one, fol
Alec Mcnamara sat unmoved, his
handsome features. nonchalant ant
amused, nodding approval 1t was a
him that Hanks weapon had beer
leyeied.
This Is bad enough at the best
Don't let's make it any worse SAID
be.
slapjack inhaled deeply. spat witt
disgust and looked over his boss In
creduIousIy.
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