The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-02-02

voorhees, Jake tnem pf1SOu0fS, anu -
He waved his hand in a large gesture.
Glenister made no answer for mo-
ment, while the crowd watched him in
tently.
You have discussed this fully he
liked
| I'VE have. It has been voted on, and
we're unanimous
MY friends, when stepped into this
room Just now / felt that / wasn't
wanted Why, L don't know, because
have had more to do with organizing
this movement than any OF you and
because have suffered just as much
as The rest. | want to know If | was
omitted from this meeting intention
ally"
This is an embarrassing position to
put me in" said the chairman gravely,
'.bnt 1 shall answer as spok for
/ these men if they wish
Eyes: go ahead" said those around
the room
/ 1--WE don't question your loyalty, Mr..
| Glenister. but we didn't ask you to
ff1is meeting because we know your at
titude- I'd better say senti-
ment - regarding Judge Stillman's
Z
from various sources that you have
! been affected TO the prejudice of your
( own and your partners interest. Now,
/ there isn't going to be any sentiment
! in the affairs of the vigi1antes- We are
going TO do justice, and we thought the
simplest way was to ignore you in this
matter. and spare all discussion and
hard feeling in every quarter
Its a lie," shouted the young man
: hoarsely. "a damned lie. You wouldn't
LET me in for fear I'd kick, eh? Well
you were right. l will kick. You've
limited about my feelings for Miss
Chester. Let me tell You that she is
engaged TO marry Mcnamara and that
she's nothing to me. Now, then, lei
me tell you further that You won't
break into her house and hang her un
Gle even If he is a reprobate. No. sir
4 This isn't the time for violence of that
i sort Wen win without it. If We
can't let's fight like men and not hunt
in pack like wolves. If you want tt
do something, put US back on oui
mines and help us hold them, but. fol
Gods sake, don't descend to assassina
ton and the tactics Of the Matiae'
I'VE knew you would make that kline
OF a talk" said the speaker, while The
rest murnlured grudgingly. One OF
them spoke up.
We've talked this over in cold blood
GIenister and it's question of thei
lives or our liberty. The law dom
enter into it,
That's right" echoed another at hi
elbow. I'VE can't seize the claims
because McNamara's got soldiers t.
back him up. They'd shoot us down
You ought to be the last one to object.
He saw that dispute was futile. De
termination was stamped on thei
faces too plain for mistake, and hi
argument had no more effect on then
than had the pale rays Of the Lantern
beside him, yet he continued:
81 don't deny that Mcnamara de
serves lynching. but Stillman doesn't
He's a weak old man"-some on
laughed derisively-"and there's
woman in the house. He's all she ha
In the world to depend upon. and yol
would have to kill her to get at him
If you must follow this course, TAX
the others, but leave him alone"
They only shook their heads, Will
several pushed by him even as b
spoke. We're going to distribute on
favors equal said man as he left
They were aetuated by what Nthe
called justice, and he could not swa
them. The life and welfare of tn
north were In their hands. as the
thought and there was not one to hes
tate. Glenister implored the chairman
but the man answered him:
J sTt's too late for further discussion
and let rae remind you OF your prom
Use. You're bound by every obligatio
that exists for an honorable man
"Oh. don't think that I'll give til
snap awayr' said the other; but
warn you again not to enter Stiilman'
, house"
He followed out into the night
find that Dextry had disappeared. ev
IDENTIFY wishing to avoid argumen
Roy had seen signs OF unrest beneat
the prospector's restraint during th
past few days. and indications Of
fierce hunger to vent his spleen on tn
men who had robbed him of his mos
sacred rights. He was Of an fntoleran
! vindictive nature that would go to an
length for vengeance. Retribution wa
/ part Of his creed.
; On his way home the young ma
: looked at his watch TO find that he ha
; but an honr to determine his cours
J Instinct prompted him to join hi
: friends and to even the score with th
! men who had injured him SO bitterl.
) for, measured by standards of tt
frontier. they were pirates with the
, lives forfeit. Yet he could not coul
, tenance this step. II only the Wig
: lantes would be content with maxim
: | an -cxample-but he knew they woul
: not The blood hunger of mob
easy to whct and hard to hol'
L ! Mcnamara would resist. as woul
, | Voorhees, and the district attOrne.
/ then there would be bloodshed, rio
: chaos. The soldiers would be Gale
: | out and martial law declared. tt
!, streets would become skirmish ground
3 | The vigilantes would rout them wit
5 cut question, for every citizen of II
. north would rally to their aid. and sut
: men could not be stopped. The judl
? would go down with the rest of Il
r ring. and what would happen to-hel
. He took down his Winchester, Ollie
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