Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-06

ton of some unknown man. That's
ridiculous. We won't do 1t. Why.
you'll have to let US argue our case
at least before you try to put us of"
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. II your title Is as good as
you say it Is, you won't have any troll
be-
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 much?"
give thousand dollars for each
claim
"What? why, heavens. man, the
poorest Of these mines is producing
that much every day.
While he spoke Glenister was rapid
" 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
and blows. And he felt that the Inn
pulse was as righteous as 1t was natu-
raj, for he knew this process was I'M
lust, 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 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 a suspicion
| Of deeper plots behind these actions
| was groundless. So far all was legal,
| he 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.
4 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 II he gave up
the old fighting ways for her sake.
Certainly armed resistance to her un-
| cle's first edict would not please her.
| She had said he was too violent, 50 he
| would show her he could lay his saw
agery aside. She might smile on him
approyingly, and that was worth tax.
ing chance for. Anyway 1t would
mean but few days. delay In the
mines run. AS he reasoned he heard
| 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 ut his foreman, for the old
| 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 barre
up and wrenched the weapon from bis
! hands.
None of that, Hankr he criet
sharply. 'I'll say when to shoot" He
turned to look into the muzzles Of
guns held in the hands Of every horse
man-every horseman save one, FOL
Alec Mcnamara sat unmoved, his
| handsome features, nonchalant and
amused, nodding approval. 1t was al
him that Hanks weapon had beer
leveled.
'This is bad enough at the best
Don't let's make 1t any worse" said
he.
Slapjack inhaled deeply, spat with
disgust and looked over his boss In
credulously.
"Well, Of all the different kinds Of
blame FOOLS" he snorted, you are thu
kindest!" He marched past the mar
shall and his deputies down to the cut
put on his coat and vanished down the
trail toward town, not deigning
backward glance either at the mine o.
at the M - - frlt for.
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