Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-11-26

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told me things while was in Frisco
which couldn't believe, but guess
they're true. Judges don't disobey the
orders Of their courts of appeal unless
there Is power back of them"
They proceeded to the attorneys Of
fee, but had not been there long be-.
| fore Slapjack Simms burst In upon.
them.
Hell to pnyw he painted. "McNa-
mara's taking your dust out Of the
bank"
whats that?" they cried.
| II goes into the bank just now for
en- assay on some quartz samples. The
assayer is busy. and walk back into
his room, and while I'm there In trots
Mcnamara in a hurry. He don't see
me. rs I'm inside the private Office.
and oyerhear him tell them to get
his dust out of the vault quick"
We've got to stop that" said Glen
lister. IF he takes ours, he'll take the
Swedes', too. Simms, you run up to
the Pioneer company and tell them
about 1t. II lie gets that gold out Of
there. nobody knows what'll become
OF 1t. Come on. Bill.
He snatched his hat and ran out of
| the room, followed by the others. That
with expedition was evidenced by the
fact that the Swedes were close upon
their heels as the two entered the bank.
Others had followed, sensing some
thing unusual, and the space within
the doors filled rapidly. At the dis
turbance the clerks suspended their
work, the barred doors of the safe de-
post vault changed to, and the cashier
laid hand upon the navy Colts Mt his
I'VE want Alec Mcnamara" said
Glenister.
The manager Of the bank appeared.
and Glenister spoke to him through
the heavy wire netting.
"Is Mcnamara In thereY'
No one had ever known Morehouse
to lie. Yes, SIR" He spoke hesitat-
ingly, in voice full of the slow music
OF Virginia. "He is in here. What OF
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Eve hear he's trying to move that
dust of ours, and. we won't stand for
1t. Tell him to come out and not hide
In there like n dog"
At these words the politician appeal
ed beside the southerner. and the two
conversed softly an instant, while the
Impotence of the crowd grew to
anger. Some one cried:
Lets go In and drag him out" and
the rumble at this was not pleasant.
Morehouse raised his hand.
Gentlemen, Mr.. Mcnamara says he
doesn't Intend to take any of the gold
away"
"Then he's taken 1t already"
mo. he hasn't"
The receivers course had been
quickly chosen at the interruption. II
WAS not wise to anger these men too
much. Although he had planned to
get the money into his own possession,
he now thought it best to leave 1t here
for the present. He could come back
at my time when they were off guard
and get 1t. Beyond the door against
which he stood lay $500 O0-weighel,
sacked, sealed and ready to move out
of the custody of this yirginian whose
confidence he had tried go fruitlessly
to gain.
AS Mcnamara looked into the angry
eyes of the lean faced men beyond the
grating lie felt that the game was
growing close, and his blood tingled at
the thought. He had not planned on a
resistance so strong and swift, but he
would meet 1t He knew that they
hungered for his destruction and that
Gienister was their leader. He saw
further that the mans hatred now
stared Mt him openly for the first time
He knew that back of 1t was some
thing more than love for the dull
metal over which they wrangled, aud
| then. q thought came to him,
"Some Of your work, Ell, Glenister?"
he Knocked. Were YOU afraid to come
alone, or did YOU wait till you saw
me with LADY,"
At the same instant he opened door
behind him, revealing Helen Chester
you'd better not walk out with me,
Miss Chester. This man might-well,
you're safer here, you know. You'll
pardon me for leaving you." He hoped
/, he could incitc the young man to some
rash act or word III the presence of
the girl and counted on the conspicu-
Gus heroism of his own position, fac
ing the mob single handed, one against
i fifty.
"Come out" said his enemy hoarse-
ly, upon whom the insult and the sight
of the girl in the receivers company
had acted powerfully.
"Of course I'll come out, but don't
want this young lady to suffer any vio-
! lenee from your friends said McNa-
mara. II am not armed, but have
the right to leave here unmolested-
the right of an American citizen"
With that he raised his arms above
his head. "Out of my way" he cried.
aIorehouse opened the gate. and Me-
Namara strobe through the mob.
It Is a peculiar thing that, although
under fury of passion. a man may fire
even upon the back of q defenseless
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