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

mentx drag2Ad A1ongs AftiI.s tensA inter
minabIe. Occasionally she leaned to-
ward him, and he stopped to catch her
| whispered words At sucA times her
breath beat warm against his cheek,
and he closed hje teeth stubboanly.
Out in the night wolf dog sAddsaed
the air, then came the sound OF others
wrangiing and snariing In 4 nearby
! corral. This Is a chickless land and
no cock crow breaks the midnight
i peace. The suspense enhanced the
judge's perturbation till his chattering
teeth sounded like castanets. Now and
then he groaned.
The watchers had lost track of time
when their strained eyes detected dark
blots materializing out OF the shadows.
There they come, whispered Glen
lister, forcing her back from the aper-
ture; but she would not be denied, and
! returned to his side.
As the foremost figure reached the
gate Roy leaned forth and spoke, not
loudly. but in tones that sliced through
the silence, sharp, clean and without
4 warning.
"Halti Don't come inside the fence"
There was an instant's confusion; then.
answer or take action, he continued:
This is Roy Glenister talking. I told
you not to modest these people, and 1
Z warn you again. We're ready for
You
Glenister.'
He WINGED. Perhaps ] am. You
betrayed me first, though; and, traitor
or not, you can't come into this house -
There was a murmur at this and
some one said:
Miss Chester is safe. All we want
! is the judge. We won't hang him,
not if he'll wear this suit we brought
along He needn't be afraid Tar is
good for the skin"
"Oh, my God!' greaned the limb of
the law.
Suddenly a man came running down
the pianled pavement and into the
group
i "McNanaras gone and SOS the mar.
shall and the rest" he painted. There
was moments silence, and then the
leader growled to his men, Scatter out
and rush the house, boys" He raised
, his voice to the man In the window
AAo - sotA va - SoN od1hSA tNA n
coat" His followers melted away te
J right and left, vaulted the fence and
lodged into the shelter of the walls
The click, click of Gienisters Winches
ter sounded through the room, whilt
the sweat stood out on him. He won
dered if he could do this deed. IL he
could really fire on these people. He
. wondered IL his muscles would no
wither and paralyze before they obey
ed his command.
Helen crowded past him and, lean
: ing half out of the opening. called
loudly. her voice ringing clear ant
: true: -
Waltz Wait moment! ] hav,
something to say. Mr.. Gienister die
not warn them. They thought yot
were going TO attack the mines, and
so they rode out there before mid
night. I am telling you the truth
really. They left hours ago" 1t wa.
the first sign she had made, and they
recognized her to man.
There were uncertain mutterings be
low till a new man raised his voice
Both Roy and Helen recognized Dex
try.
BOYS. we We ON&Fpldyeu. we UOu
want these people McNamara's gu
meat, Old bald face up yonder has t.
do what he's told, and I'm ag'in thi
twenty to one midnight work. Tn
goin' home" There We're some whis
perings. then the original spokesma,
called for Judge Stilllnan. The oil
man tottered to the window. pa1sfed
terror stricken object. The girl wa
glad he could not he seen from below
I'VE won't hurt you this time. judge
but you've gone far enough. Wei
give you another chance: then. IL yo,
don't make good, we'll stretch YOU t
a lamp post. Take this as a warning
.T s-shall do my d-d-duty." said IN
e Judge.
b The men disappeared into the dark
j ness. and when they had gene Clients
-er closed the window, pulled down tn
8 shades and lighted lamp He knew
J.; by how narrow a margin q TRACED,
!, had been averted. IL he had fired ol
a these men, his shot would hare kindle,
t a feud which would have consumes
every vestige of the court crowd an,
l. himself among them. he WOULD hav
g fallen under false banner, and hi
Il life would not have reached to til
u next sunset. Perhaps 1t was forfeit
u now. He could not tell The vigiiante
would probably lonlc uFan his part a
q traitorous.t and at the very. least h
i had cut himself of. from their support
4 the only support the northlafld offere,
: him. Hencefol-th he was a renegade
t pariah. hated alike by both factions
}. He purposely avoided slight. Of Stillmal
frJrn nfC fcr At x..ft 4 IN ~ ,-
. extended his hand with expressions o
gratitude. Hfs work was done, and h.
9 wished to leave this house. Helen fol
. lowed him down to the door and as b.
r opened 1t laid her hand upon his sleeve
!. Words are feeble things. and cal
d never make amends for all you've dom
!. for u.s."
{ For u.s. cried Roy. with a break il