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

keep me from loving you.''
s With his other hand he smoofhed her
hair. while. unknown to him and be-
meath her lightness. she shrank and
quivered at his touch like a Barbary
steed under the whip.
Things are very bad with me-" he
said. We've had our mine jumped"
bah! You know what to do. You
aren't cripple. You've got FIVE fingers
on your gun hand"
the old timers. But don't know what
to do. thought did. but l don't
The law has come into this country,
and I've tried to meet 1t halfway
They jumped US and put in receiver,
big man by the name OF Mcnamara.
Dex wasn't there. and let them do 1t.
When the old man learned OF IT, he
nearly went crazy. We had our first
quarrel. He thought / was afraid
Not he, said the girl. Il know him,
and he knows YOU"
THAT was week ago. We've hired
the best lawyer in Nome-Bill Whea-
ton-and we've tried TO have the in
Junction removed. We've offered bond
in any sum. but the judge refuses to
accept it. We've argued for leave TO
appeal, but he won't give US the right.
The more look into 1t the worse it
seems. for the court wasn't convened
in accordance with law, we weren't
notified to appear IN our own behalf.
we weren't allowed chance to ar
que our own case-nothing. They sim
ply slapped on receiver. aud now
they refuse to allow Us redress From
legal standpoint It's appalling, I'm
told. But what is to be done? What's
the game? That's the thing. a. What
are they up to? I'm nearly out of my
mind. for it's all my fault. didn't
think it meant anything like this or
I'd have made a fight for possession
and stood them off at least. AS It IS
my partners sore and he's gone to
drinking-first tine in twelve years
He says / gave the claim away, and
now it's up to ME and the Almighty
to get 1t back. If he gets full he'll
drive four horse wagon into some
church or go up and pick the judge to
pieces with his fingers to see whai
makes him go round
what We they got against you an
"No, no! We're not the only ones II
trouble: they've jumped the rest of tbs
good mines and put this Mcnamara II
as receiver on all of them, but That's
small comfort. The Swedes are crazy
They've hired all the lawyers In town
and are numbering more good Anne.
lean Language than would fill BERN
strait. Dex is in favor of getting on
friends together and throwing the re
ceiver off He wants to kill somebody
but we can't do that. They've got tn
soldiers to fall back on We've be.
warned that the troops are instruete
to enforce the courts action. | don
know what the plot is, for l can't b.
lieve the old judge is crooked-the CIR
wouldn't let him.
"Girly
Cherry Malotte leaned forward
where the light shone on the youn
mans worried face.
"Tne girl? What girl? Who Is shet''
Hersvoice had lost its lazy caress, her
lips had thinned. Never was WON
ans face more eloquent. unused Glenis-
ter as he noted her. Every thought
fed to this window to peer forth, fear
full, lustful. hateful. as the case might
be. He had loved to play with her IN
the former days to work upon her pas
sions and wattl the changes, to note
her features mirror every varying emo
ton from tenderness to fiippancy, from
anger to delight, and at his bidding t.
see the pale cheeks glow with love
fire, the eyes grow heavy, the daint
lips invite kisses, Cherry was a per
feet little spoiled animal. he refiectef
md very dangerous one.
"wha, eiri?'s abe questioned agal
and he knew heforehasad the look tn
went with 1t.
'''rhe girl j Intend TO marry he SAL
sI3wly. looking her between the eyes
lie knew he WAS crueI-he wanted
be. 1t satisfied the clamor AID turmo
within him, while he also felt that tn
sooner she knew and the colder il lef
her the better He could not note the
effect Of. the remark on har however
for as he spoke the door of the box
opened. and the head Of the Bronco
Kid appeared. then IetiRed instantly
with apologies.
"Wr3ng stall" Re sail ia his slow
voice. LOOKING Tor .npfser party"
Nevertheless his e5es lad covered ev-
err inch Of Ihem-noted the drawn cur
tain and the breathless poise Of the
woman. while his ears had caught part
of Glenister's speech.
"You won't marry her." said Cherry
quietly. Il don't know who she is.
but won't let you marry her"
She rose and s1noothed her sk IT'S
Its time nice people were going
now" She said it with a sheer at
herself. Take me out through this
crowd. I'm living quietly, and don't
want these beasts TO follow me-
AS they emerged from the theater
the morning air was cool and quiet,
while the sun was just rising The
Bronco Kid lighted cigar as they
passed, nodding silently at their greet
ing. His eyes followed them, while
his hands were so still that the match
burned through to his fingers: then
when they had gone his teeth met and
ground savagely through the tobacco
so that the cigar fell, while he NUT
tered:
$50 that's the girl you intend to mar
ry? Well see. by Godr'
Continued Next Sunday.)