West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-10-24

TO nonplus Strive. but Mcnamara, who
had sat his horse silently until now.
answered.:
Certainly. sir; IL your title Is good
you will be protected. but the law
has arrived In Alaska and we've got
to let II take its course. There's no
need Of violence-none whatever-but,
briefly, the situation Is this: Mr.. Gal
loway has commenced action against
you. the court has enjoined you from
working and has appointed me as re-
ceiver to operate the mine until the
suit Is settled. It's an extraordinary
procedure. OF course. but the condi-
lions are extraordinary I'm this country.
The season is so short that II would be
unjust to the rlghtful owner II the
claim lay idle all summer. 80 to avoid
that I've been put I'm charge, with in
structlons to operate Il and preserve
the proceeds subject to the courts or
der. Mr.. Voorhees, here Is the United
States marshal. He will serve the
papers"
Glenister threw up his hand In ges-
ture OF restraint.
Hold on! Do you mean to tell me
that any court would recognize such a
claim as Galloway'sf"
1.-THE law recognizes everything. II
his grounds are no good, so much the
better for you"
"You can't put I'm n receiver without
notice to us. Why, good Lord, we new
er heard of n suit being commenced.
Unfua hnar, On xptth
summons, and we haven't had a
chance to argue In our own defense"
IL have just said that this is re-
markable state OF affairs and unusual
action had to be taken" Mcnamara re-
piled, but the young miner grew ex-
cited.
Look here, this gold won't get
away! It's safe in the ground. Wen
knock Off work and let the claim lie
idle till the thing Is settled. You can't
really expect US to surrender posses
sion Of our mine on the mere allega-
ton Of some unknown man. That's
ridiculous. We won't do It. Why,
you'll have TO let US argue our case
at least before you try to put us of"
Voorhees, shook his head. wen
have to follow instructions. The thing
for you to do Is to appear before the
court tomorrow and have the receiver
dismissed. If your title Is as good as
you say 1t Is. you won't have any trou-
ble"
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 dayw
While he spoke Glonister was rapid
ly debating what course TO follow.
'The place to argue this thing is be-
fore Judge Stillman," said Struve, but
with little notion of the conflict going
on within Glenistcr. The youth yearn-
ed to fight not with words nor qulb-
bles nor legal phrases. but with steel
and blows. And he felt that the Inn
pulse was as righteous rs It was nntu-
raj, for lie knew this process was I'M
warning required to him. And yet
He shifted slowly rs lac 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 bnck 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 I'm him. and n suspicion
Of deeper plots behind these actions
was groundess. SO far oil 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.