The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-14


There's hard point fer We, Joe-to /
prove the gun belonged to Cory. |
There's nobody about here could /
swear to it. l couldn't myself, though |
| forced him to stick it back in his /
pocket yesterday. He was a wan
derer, too, and ven have to send a
keen one to trace him, I'm thinkin', to
find 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?"
II don't know. but I'll keep on trav-
cling till l get what l want"
That's right my boy" exclaimed
the other heartily 1T may be a 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 it strike We now" Mr.. Sheehan
asked earnestly, leaning forward In
bis chair-"did it strike We that the
Tocsin was amin more to do Happy
harm because of you than hlmself?"
Yes" Joe looked sadly out Of the
window. 1--WE thought that over, and
1t seemed possible that l 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
! it up, and they'd manage to turn it to
the discredit of both of We. Besides,
! Happy wouldn't have no other lawyer
| He'd ruther be hung with you fghtin'
| fer him than be cleared by anybody
else. / blieve it, on my soul do
But look here" he went on, leaning
still farther forward. Il want to know
if it struck We that this morning the
Tocsin attacked We in way that was
somehow vrlenter than ever before"
YES" replied Joe, because it was
aimed to strike where it would most
count"
1T amt only that said the other
excitedly-''it amt only that! 1 want
We to listen. Now, see here, the Tocsin
Is Pike, and the town is Pike-I mean
the town We naturally belonged to.
Amt it,"
TN way, suppose-yes."
"In a wayr echoed the other scorn-
fully eye know it IS! Even as boy
Pike disliked We and hated the kind of
a boy ye was. Ye wasn't respectable,
and he was Ye wasn't rich, and he
was. Ye had a grin on yer face when
ye'd meet him on the street" The red
bearded man broke off at a gesture
from Joe and exclaimed sharply: Don't
deny it, / know what We was like!
Ye wasn't impudent but ye looked at
him as If We saw through him. Now
listen and I'll lead We somewhere. Ye
run with riffraf. Now, I ask We this:
we've had one part Of Canaan with ye
from the start-my part, that is-but
the others against ye That parts
Pike, and it's the rulin part
Eyes, Mike" said Joe wearily. In
the spirit OF things. l know"
mo, sir" cried the other. That's
the trouble; We don't know. There's
more in Canaan than we've understood.
Listen to this: Why was the Tocsin's
attack harder this morning than ever
i. before? On yer soul didn't it sound so
bitter that it sounded desprit? Now,
, why? 1t looked to me as If it had
! started to ruin ye, this time fer good
+ and all. Why? What have We had to
. do with Martin Pike lately? Has the
, old wolf got to injure YEP Mr.. Shee-
+ hans voice rose and his eyes cleaned
= under bushy brows. Think" he fin
ished. whats happened lately tc
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
a makes you think Judge Pike ISM
. trustworthy?' he had asked Ariel, anc
! her reply had been, Nothing very
. definite, unless it was his look when
told him that l meant to ask you Il
take charge of things for me-"
He got slowly and amazedly to III:
feet you've got itp' he said.
I'VE see?" cried Mike Sheehan, slap
{ ping his thigh with big hand. "OI
my soul l have the penetration! II
: don't need to tell me one thing excep
| this: told We I'd lead ye somewhere
Haven't l kept me words?
: Yes" said Joe.
:: But 1 have the penetration! ex
q claimed Mr.. Sheehan. SHOULD mis-
:. my guess if l said that ye think PIX
L may be scared yen stumble on III
IS track in some queer performances
r Should / miss it?''
e NO" said Joe, you wouldn't mis-
it."
r Just one thing more" The re
lie bearded man rose. hopping the inne
Id band Of his straw hat. "In the matte
u Of yer running fer mayor. now
Joe, who had begun to pace up an
N down the room, made an impatient ge
n ture. "PShaw.' he interrupted, but b
ID friend stopped him with hand laid
Y his arm.
d. Don't be treatin' it as clean out