West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-11-07

trict attorney and the sinlrklng conf
deuce OF the clerks. for IL seemed that
they all worked mechanically. like
toys. at the dictates OF Alec McNa-
mara. At last when they had ceased.
beaten and exhausted. they were too
confused with technical phrases to
grasp anything except the fact that
relief was denied them, that their
claims were to be worked by the re-
cciver and. as a browning defeat, they
learned that the Judge would move his
court to ST. Michaers and hear no
cases until he returned. n month later.
Meanwhile. Mcnamara hired every
idle man he could lay hand upon and
ripped the placers open with double
shifts Every day a stream OF yellow
dust poured into the bank and was
locked In his vaults. while those mine
owners who attempted to witness the
clcanups were elected from their
claims. The politician had worked
with incredible swIftness and system.
and n fortnight after landing lie lad
made good his boast TO Struvc and
was In charge OF every good claim In
J..
their appeals argued and denied and
the court gone for thirty days. leav-
Ing him q clear field for his operations.
He felt n contempt for most OF his vic
Tins, who were slow wtted Swedcs.
grasplng neither the purport nor the
magnitude Of his operation. and to
those lltigants who were discerning
enough to see its enormIty he trusted
to his organization TO thwart them.
The two partners had come to feel
that they were beating against wall
and had also come squarely to face the
proposition that they were without
funds wherewith to continue thar bat
tie. 1t was maddening for thcin 10
think Of the daily robbery that they
suffered. for the Midas turned out
many ounces OF gold at ever shift.
and more maddening 10 realize The re.
celvcr's shrewdness In crippliug them
by his theft OF the gold la their safe.
That had been his crownin2 stroke.
Eve must get money quick" said
Glcnlster. "Do you think we can bor-
row?"
Borrow" shifted Dcxtry. Folks
don't lend money In Alaska
They relapsed into moody silence,
81 met n Teller this mornin' that's
workln' on the Midas" the old man
resumed "He came In town fer q
pair OF gum boots. an he says they've
run into awful rich grounI-so rlch
that they have to clean up every uiorn.
In when tic night shift goes of cause
the rifles clog with gold"
tsrrIf,,L 80 l.. 49, 4
we had even par; OF o." ~: ,'ioSc
clcdnups we could send Whcato.i ort.
Side"
In the midst of hi bitterness a
Thought strrCL him, &c made ~
though To spenk. then closed his mouth
Ext his nartre.'S c,.ps '"crc on him
filled with suppressed bit growing
fire. Dextry lowered his voice eau.
tiously:
"There'll be $4,000 In them sluice.
tonight at midnight"
Glenister stared back, while his pulse
pounded at something that lay In the
others words.
at belongs to u.s." the young mar
said. There wouldn't be anything
wrong about II. would therer
DeAtiy sutereu. wrong! Right
Them is fine an soundin' titles In O
mess like this. What do they mean.
tell you Mt midnight tonight Alec
Mcnamara will have $4,000 of oul
money
God! What would happen IL they
caught usf whispered the younger
following out his thought. = "They'd
never let us get of the claim alive. He
couldn't find better excuse to shoot
us down and get rid OF US. II we came
mp before this judge for trial. we'd &c
to Sitka for twenty years"
Sure! But It's our only chance. I'd
ruther die on the Midas In fair fight
than set here bitln' my hangnails. Tn
CROWN old, an I won't never make
another strike. AS to bein' caught
them's our chances. / won't be took
alive, promise you that, and before
go I'll get my satisfy. Castin' things
up, that's about all n man gets In this
vale Of tears. Jest satisfaction OF one
kind or another. Itbl be fight in the
open. under the stars, with the clean
wet moss to lie down on, and not Q
scrappin' match OF freak phrases and
law books inside of stinkin' court
room. The cards Is shuffied and In the
box, pardner, and the game is started
III were due to win, Wen win. II
we're due to lose, Wen lose. These
things is all fggered out n thousand
years back. Come on, boyl Are you
| gamer"
Am gamer Glenister's nostril:
dilated, and his voice rose tone
Am / gamer I'm with you till tn,
big cash in. and Lord have mercy OF
any man that blocks our game to
| night"
well need another hand to hell
u.s." said Dextry. "Who can we getY"
At that moment, as though In an
4 gwer flo door Onpnad xvifh fha ooan,