Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-29

wen, IL tnlnkln yell git yer way.
I'm willin' to go into the missionary
business with ye"
mike" said Joe angrily, but he
grew very red and failed to meet the
others eye, I'm not"-
Yes, ye arew cried Sheehan. Eyes.
sir! It's thing We prob'ly haven't
mad the nerve to say to yerself since
boy. but that's yer notion inside
Ye're little better than a missionary
1t took me long while to understand
what was drlyin' We. but do now.
And we've gone the right way about It.
because we know yell stand fer us
when we're in trouble and fight fer
US TILL we git square DEAL as ye're
goin' to fight fer Happy now"
Joe looked deeply troubled. "Neyer
mind" he said GROSSLY and with visible
embarrassment. "You think you could
not make more Mt the Beach If YOU
ran 1t Old my plan|
I'm game to try" said Sheehan
slowly. I'm too old to hold 'em down
out there the way yoosta could, and
Pm sick Of it-sick of it into the very
bones of me-" He wiped his forehead.
where's Claud1ne"
Held rs Witness"
I'm not sorry fer her" said the red
bearded man emphatically. women
o that kind are so light headed it's a
wonder they don't float. Think of her
pickin' up Cory's gun from the floor
and hidin' it in her clothcs Took 1t
fer granted it was Happy's and
thought she'd help him by hidin' it!
There's hard point fer We, Joe-to
prove the gun belonged to Cory.
There's nobody about here could
swear to 1t. couldn't myself, though
1 forced him to stick 1t back in his
pocket yesterday. He was a wan
derer, too, and yell have to send
Keen one to truce him, I'm thlnkln', to
md out where he got it SOS We can
show it in court"
I'm going myself. I've found out
that he came here from Denver"
"And from where before that?"
Il don't know, but I'll keep on trav-
cling till get what want"
THAT'S right, my boy" exclaimed
the other heartily. at may be long
trip, but ye're all the little man has to !
depend on. Did We notice the Tocsin
didn't even give him the credit fer CIV
In himself up?"
Yes" said Joe. Its part of their
game"
Did 1t strike We now Mr.. Sheehan
asked earnestly, leaning forward In
his chair-"did 1t strike We that the
Tocsin was aimin' more to dc Happy
harm because Of you than himself?"
Yes" Joe looked sadly out of the
window. 1--WE thought that over, and
1t seemed possible that might do
Happy more good by giving his case to
some other lawyer"
mo, sir" exclaimed the proprietor
of Beaver Beach loudly. They've be-
gun their attack, they're bound to keep
1t up, and they'd manage to turn 1t to
the discredit of both of ye Besides,
Happy wouldn't have no other lawyer.
He'd ruther be hung with you tightin'
fer him than be cleared by anybody
else. l blieve it, on my soul l dol
But look here" he went on, leaning
still farther forward. II want to know
If 1t struck ye that this morning the
Tocsin attacked ye in a way that was
somehow yilenter than ever before"
"Yes," replied Joe, "because it was
aimed to strike where 1t would most
count"
ut amt only that" said the other
excitedly-"it amt only that! l want
We to listen. Now, see here, the Tocsn
Is Pike, and the town is Pike mean
the town We naturally belonged to.
Amt it?"
In way, l suppose
~ I'm way" echoed the other scorn-
fully. Eye know it is! Even as boy
Pike disliked We and hated the kind of
boy ye was. Ye wasn't respectable,
and he was. Ye wasn't rich, and he
was. Ye had grin on yer face when
ye'd meet him on the street." The red
bearded man broke Off at gesture
from Joe and exclaimed sharply: Don't
deny 1t! know what We was like!
Ye wasn't impudent. but we looked at
him as If We saw through him. Now
listen and I'll lead We somewhere Ye
run with riffraff. Now, ask We this:
Ye've had one part of Canaan with We
from the start-my part, that is-but
the others against ye. That parts
Pike, and it's the ruln' part
Eyes, Nike" said Joe YEARLY. .ln
the spirit Of things. / know"
mo, SIR" cried the other ''That's
the trouble; We don't know. There's
more in Canaan than ye've understood.
Listen to this: Why was the Tocsln's
attack harder this morning than ever
before? On yer soul didn't 1t sound so
bitter that it sounded desprit? Now,
why? 1t looked to me as IL it had
started to ruin we, this time fer good
and all! Why? What have We had to
do with Martin Pike lately? Has the
old wolf got to injure ye?" Mr.. Shee-
hans voice rose and his eyes cleaned
under bushy brows. Think" he fin.
ished. whats happened lately to
make him bite SO hard?
There were some faded roses on the
desk, and as Joe's haggard eyes fell
upon them the answer came. what
makes you think Judge Pike isn't
trustworthy he had asked Ariel, and
her reply had been, Nothing very
definite, unless it was his look when
told him that I meant to ask you to
take charge Of things for me'
He got slowly and amazedly to his
feet. you've got itp' he said.
I'VE see?" cried Mike Sheehan, slap
ping his thigh with big hand. "On |
my soul i have the penetration! Ye
don't need TO tell me one thing except
this: told ye I'd lead We somew here
Haven't kept me wordY'
YES" said Joe.
But ! have the penetration" ex-
n Mr. I
my guess If ! said that ye think Pike
may be scared yell stumble on his
track in some queer performances?
Should miss it?
NO." said Joe. you wouldn't miss
it."
Just one thing more" The red