The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-10-18

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the dreaded menace foo .,.trmlf.. nrd
respectable nH..., Wu. possible
good could Nlt, uHmD u. mul killing
me and the bandits dividing my
esnfo'
But why should see. fp Justify
myself ! care not a np for tho
opinion of my fellow mon Tb,v
sought my HE whom thcy sbouid have
been hl'Ilng nue. us "a doliyoror. now
they look up tu mo because tboy faisn
ly believe mo guilty of an lnfamv.
My guards expected to ID, recalled
on Tuesday Uut Melville heard
what Crawford had done about mo
and s'uIghtWay used his influence 10
have mo detained until the new grin
Of the old rlte was secure Saturday
afternoon We put in at Nowpor for
the daily COMMUNICATION with the shore
When the launch returned. Nulhollnnd
brought the papers to mo. Inunrlnr
af 10 q mass OF cushions under the
awning I'VE are going ashore" said
he. "Tho order has come"
! had sudden scnsc NJ loneliness
"lll take YOU down to Ncw York. %
said T. ~ prefer to land my guests
whore ! shipped them"
As we steamed slowly westward /
read DE papers The country was
rapidly roadiustne itself was return.
Ing TO the conditions before the up
heayal The Huauc.ors the Same
old gang. cNccpi for few of The
weaker brethren ruined aud few
strong outsiders, who had slipped I'm
during tho confusion were employing
all the old familiar devices for dccclv
ing and robblng the people The mp
set mllklngstool was rlrhtod. and the
mllier was seated again nd busy. the
good old COW standing without so
much as shake Of horn or switch OF
tail. "Mulholland." said I. what do
you think " this business Of livinr7"
I'm tell you. Mr. Blacklocl,." said
he 81 used 10 fuss and fret A good
deal about H. But don't any more.
I've got house mp I'm the Bronx. and
a bit Of land round It. And there's
Mrs Mulholland and four little Mulhoi.
lands and me-thats my country and
my party and my religion Tho rest
ia on my beat. and don't give
damn for II. / don't care which faklr
gets TO be president. or which swim.
der gets TO be rich. Everything
works out somehow. and the best
any man en- do ia TO mind his own
business"
"Mulhoilaud-Mrs Mulholland- -four
little Mulhollands." said 1. roilectlyely.
that's about as much as one man
could attend TO properly. And-you
are on the level. aren't your"
Some say honesty's the best pol.
ICY" replied he. Some say Il isn't.
| don't know, and | don't care. wheth.
or II IN or Il isn't It's my policy.
And we six seem TO have got along
on Il 80 far"
! sent my guests" ashore the noxt
morning.
mo. I'll stay aboard" said I to
Mulhollnnd, az he stood aside for me
to precede him down the gangway
from the launch. ! went into the
wateh'pocket OF my trousers and drew
out the folded two 81 ,OOO.bllls I always
oarried-it was habit formed In my
youthful, gambling days handed
him one OF the bills. lie hesltated
For the four little Mulhollands."
urged
lie put II In his pocket watched
MIN ana MS men depart with a heavy
heart folt e'one, horribly alone,
Wlthout tie or an Interest Some
OF the morning papers spoke respect
lnlly OF me as one OF the strong men
VINO mad ridden the Hood nnd had
peen landed by II on the heights OF
wealth. ana power Admiration and
envy lurked even in sneerA az my
interruptions plotting Since ] had
"ehlth' plenty OF wealth, ] ala no
heeu character or what use was
character In such world except as
a commodity 10 exchange for wealth.
any orders, sirF' interrupted my
captain