The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-12-08

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GIenister threw up his hand In ges-
tufe Of restrain
Hold on! DO you mean to tell me
that any court would recognize such 4
claim as Galloway'sg'
The law recognizes everything. II
his grounds are no good. so much the
better for yor."
."sYou can't put in a receiver without
notice to as. Why. good Lord. we new
er heard OF a 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"
II 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.
away. It's safe in the ground. Well
knock off work aad let the claim lie
idle till the thing is settled. You cent
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. 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-
bIess
fHn t,
added Mcnamara We've taken pos
session Of all the mines below here"
He nodded down the guldi. I'm an
officer of the court and under bond
"How much p
give thousand dollars for each
claim
s'what? why. heavens. man. the
poorest of these mines is producing
that much every day"
While he spoke Glenister was rapid
-Iy debating what course to follow.
''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
pulse was as righteous as it was natu-
raj, for he knew this process was I'M
just, an outage. Mexico Mullins
warning required to him. And yet
He shifted slowly as he talked TIL 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 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 suspicion
of sdecner plots behind these actions
was aundless. So far all was legal
he supposed, with his seant knowledge
of law. though he methods SCENE
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 anu Dex
need have no uneasiness. Courts dc
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
Certainly armed resistance to her I'M
cle's first edict would not please he
She had said be was too violent so he
would show her he could lay bis saw
agery aside. She might smile on him
approyingly and that was worth TAX
ing a chance for. Anyway it would
mean bat few days delay in the
mines run. As be reasoned he heard
low voice speaking within the opea
door 1t was Slapjack SiEnms.
'Step aside. lad. I've st tbe big ns
covered"
Glen ter saw the men on horsebael
snatch at their holsters and Just ia
time sped at his foreman. fog the Gid
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 ba re
up and wrenched the weapon from his
hands.
None of that HANK he criet
sharply. 'Ill say when to shoot" He
turned to look into the muzzles O.
guns held in the hands of every horse
man-every horseman save one, for
Alec Mcnamara sat unmoved. his
handsome features, nonchalant and
amused. holding approval. 1t was at
him that Hanks weapon had been
leEelel. -sss.s,.s --sssssss.s
This is bad enough at the best
Don't let's make 1t any worse" said
he.
Siapjack inhaled deeply, spat with
disgnsf and looked over his boss In
creduiously.
well, Of all the different kinds of
blaine FOOLS" he snorted. .'you are the
kindestr' He marched past the mar
shall and his deputies down2to the cut.
put on his coat aud vanished down the
trail toward Town, not deigning o
backward glance either at the mine or
at the man unfit to fight for.
CHAPTER VII.
a ATE in July 1t grows dark as mid
night approaches, SO that the
many lights from doorway and
window seem less garish and
strange than the 10 q month earlier.
In the Northern there was good bust
ness d6ing. The new bar fixtures,
which, had cost kings ransom or
the one nights losings Of
d TX f0ndike millionaire, shone rich,