Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-15
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tldence he had tried SO fruitlessly to

| fldence he had tried SO fruitlessly to
gain.
AS Mcnamara looked into the angry
eyes of the lean-faced men beyond the
grating, he felt that the game was
growing close, and his blood tingled at
the thought. He had not planned on
resistance so strong and swift, but
he would meet it, He knew that they
hungered for his destruction and that
Glenister was their leader. He saw
further that the mans hatred now
stared at him openly for the first time.
He knew that back Of this was some
thing more than love for the dull
metal over which they wrangled, and
then thought came to him
Some OF your work, eh, Glenister?"
he Knocked. "Were you afraid to come
alone, or did you wait till you saw
me with a lady?"
At the same instant he opened a
door behind him, revealing Helen
Chester. You'd better not walk out
with me, Miss Chester. This man
might-well, you're safer here, you
know. You'll pardon me for leaving
you" He hoped he could incite the
young man to some rash act or word
In the presence Of the girl, and count
ed on the conspicuous heroism of his
own position. facing the mob single
handed. one against fifty.
Come out" said his enemy, hoarse-
ly, upon whom the insult and the sight
of the girl in the receivers company
had acted powerfully.
"Of course I'll come out, but don't
want this young lady to suffer any
violence from your friends" said Nc
Namara. II am not armed, but have
the right to leave here unmolested-
the right of an American citizen"
With that he raised his arms above
his head. "Out of my way!" he cried,
Morehouse opened the gate, and Nc,
Namara strobe through the mob.
1t Is peculiar thing that although
under fury Of passion man may fire
even upon the back Of a defenceless
foe, yet no one can offer violence to
a man whose arms are raised on high
and in whose glance is the level light
Of fearlessness. Moreover, 1t Is safer
to face a crowd thus than q single
adversary.
Mcnamara had seen this psycholo.
gical trick tried before and now took
advantage of 1t to walk through the
press slowly, eye to eye. He did it
Electrically, for the benefit of thu
girl, and, as he foresaw, the men fell
away before him-aH but Glenister
who blocked him, gun In hand. 1t was
plain that the prosecuted miner was
beside himself with passion. McNam-
ara came within an rm's-length be-
fore pausing. Then he stopped and
the two stared Indignantly at each
other, while the girl behind the railing
heard her heart pounding In the still
ness. Glenister raised his hand I'M
certainly, then let 1t fall. He shook
his head, and stepped aside SO thas
the other brushed past and out into
the street.
Wheaton addressed the banker:
"Mr Morehouse, we've got orders
and writs of one kind or another from
the Circuit Court Of Appeals at Frisco
directing that this money be turned
over to u.s." He showed the papers
toward the other. We're not in q
mood to trif1e. That gold belongs to
us, and we want it,
II can't help YOU" he said. "These
documents are not directed to me,
They're issued to Mr.. Mcnamara and
Judge Stillman. II the Circuit Court
Of Appeals commands me to deliver
It to you I'll do it, but otherwise I'll
have to keep this dust here till it's
drawn out by order of the court that
gave 1t to me. That's the way it was
put here, and that's the way it'll be
taken out,
1--WE want 1t now
"Well, can't let my sympathies in
f1uence me-"
arhen we'll take 1t out, anyway"
cried G1enister, We've had the
worst Of 1t everywhere else and we're
sick of it. Come on, men,"
"Stand back!-all Of you'll" cried
Morehouse. Don't lay hand on that
gate. Boys, pick your men,
He called this last to his clerks, at
the same instant whipping from be-
hind the counter a carrine, which he
cooked. The assayer brought into view
shotgun, while the cashier and
clerks armed themselves 1t was evil
dent that the deposits of the Alaska
Bank were abundantly safe-guarded.
II don't aim to have any trouble
with you-all," continued the Southern,
er, "but that money stays here till it's
drawn out right"
The crowd paused at this show Of
resistance, but Glenister rallied at
them:
Come on--come on! What's the
| matter with you? And from the light
In his eye 1t was evident that he
would not be baked.
Helen felt that crisis was come,
enc braced herself. These men were
| IN deadly earnest: the white-halred
banker, his pale helpers, and those
grim, quiet ones outside There stood
brawny, sun-browned men. with set
jaws and frowning faces, and yellow
haired Scandinavians in whose blue
eyes danced the flame of battle. These
had been baffled at every turn, goaded
by repeated failure, and now stood
shoulder to shoulder in their resist.
ance to cruel law. Suddenly Helen
heard a command from the street and
| the quick tramp of men, while over
| the heads before her she saw the CLINT