The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-06-05

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+, re- SIN rl-. Tlie rlin hri cease.
bevinr beaten down the waves which
rumbled against the beach. l'ias m
streets with their rhduel thunder \
shin anchored IN the ofHHg had run
in from the lee II Sledge island Win
the first Iun. while midway % the
! shore tender was rising and falling
lis oars flashing like the silyered
/ feelers Of a sea insect crawling upon
/ the surface Of the ocean.
4 He rode down Front street Needless
n danger. needless of the comment his
appearance might create. and, unseen
< entered his enemy's stronghold. lie
passed a gambling hall. through the
I windows of which came sickly yell
/ low CLEAN. A man came out I'M
/ steadily and stared Mt the horseman
I then passed on
4 Glenister's plan was to go straight to
I tbp Northern and from there TO track
down its owner relentlessly. but III
order to reach the place his course lei
him past the Office of Durham X
/ Struve. This brought back to his mind
4 the man diving ont there ten miles at
his back. The scantiest humanity de-
handed that assistance lie sent ut
= once. Yet he dared not give word
! openly. thus betraying his presence for
4 II was necessary that he maintain his
/ liberty during the next hour at all haZ-
nrds. he suddenly thought of an eN-
1 Incident ana reined IN his horse. which
1 stoned with wide spread legs and de-
/ iactpl head while he dismounted and
/ climbed the stairs to leave a note upon
Inc door. Some one would see The
message shortly and recognize its
T urgency.
La dressing for the battle Mt the Mi
has IN the previous night he had re-
placed his leather boots with 'muk-
luks," which are waterproof, light and
pliable footgear made from the skin Of
seal and walrus. He was thus able To
move as noiselessly as though in moe
casins Finding neither pencil nor pa-
per in his pocket he tried the outer
door of the office, to find it unlocked.
] He stepped inside and listened, then
moved toward Il table on which Were
writing materials, but in doing so
heard rustic in Strives private Of
! fee. Evidently his soft soles had not
/ disturbed the man inside. Roy was
about to tiptoe out as he had come
when the hidden man cleared his
throat. 1t is in these involuntary
sounds that the voice retains its nat
ural quality more distinctly even than
In speaking. A strange eagerness grew
in Glenister's face. and he approached
the partition stealthily. 1t was of wood
and glass, the panes clouded anu
OPAQUE to a height of some six feet;
/ but, stepping upon a chair, he peered
/ into the room beyond. A man knelt in
a litter of papers before the open safe,
its drawers and compartments remov-
ed and their contents scattered. The
watcher lowered himself, drew his gun
and laid soft hand upon the doorknob,
/ turning the latch with firm fingers. His
vengeance had come to meet him.
After lying in wait during the long
night. certain that the vigilantes would
spring his trap, Mcnamara was as
: founded at news of the battle at the
Midas and of Glenister's success. He
stormed and cursed his men as COW
ards. The judge became greatly exer-
cised over this new development,
which, coupled with his night of long
anxiety, reduced him to pitiful hys-
terra
They'll blow us up next. Great
| heavens! Dynamite! oh, that is bar
barous. For heavens sake get the sol
/ diers out, Alec"
1 CAY. we can use them now" There
| upon Mcnamara reused the command
ing officer at the post and requested
him to accouter a troop and have them
ready to march at daylight, then be-
stirred the Judge to start the wheels of
his court and invoke this military aid
in regular fashion.
make it all matter of record he
said 1--WE want to keep our skirts
clear from now on"
"But the townspeople are against
u.s." quavered Stillman. They'll tear
us to pieces"
"Let 'em try Once l get my hand
on the ringeader, the rest may riot
and be damned
Although he had made less display
than had the judge, the receiver was
no less worried about Helen of whom
no news came. His jealousy, famed
to red heat by the discovery of her
earlier detection, was enhanced four
fold by the thought Of this last adven-
! ture. Something told him there was
treachery afoot, and when she did not
return at dawn he began to fear that
she had cast in her lot with the riot
ers. This aroused a perfect delirium
of doubt and anger till he reasoned
further that Strive, having gone with
her, must also be traitor. He recog
nized the menace in this fact, knowing