The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-28
TheSpoilerS.
By REX e. BEACH.
Copyright 1905. by Rex n Beach.
CONTINUED from last issue.)

"You will, of course, proceed reg
ularly and make application In court
In the proper way. but l tell you now
hat won't do anything in the matter
Wheaton stared at him fixedly until
he old man snapped out:
"You say they are certified copies
How do | know they are? The sigma
lures may all he false. Maybe you
signed them yourself"
| The lawyer grew very white AT this
land stammered until Glcnister drew
him out of the room.
Come. come" he said: "we'll carry
this thing through in open court. May
be his nerve will go back ON him thea.
Mcnamara has him hypnotized, but he
won't dare refuse TO obey the orders
IF the circuit court of appeals
"IIe won't. eh? Well, what do ycu
think he's doing right nowT' said
Wheaton. 81 must think This is the
holdest game ever played in. They
told me things while | was in Frisco
which couldn't believe, but guess
they're true. Judges don't disubey the
orders Of their courts Of appeal unless
there is power back of them"
They proceeded to the attorneys ot
flee. but had not been there long be
fore Slabjack Simms burst in upon
them.
Hell 10 pay?' he painted "McNa-
mara's taking your dust out of the
bank"
whats that?" they cried
II goes into the bank just now for
an assay on some quartz samples. The
assayer is buse. and | walk back into
his room. and while I'm there In trots
Mcnamara in n hurry. He don't see
me. as I'm inside the private Office.
and | overbear him tell them 20 get
his dust out of the vault quick
We've got 10 stop that" said Glen
lister. If he takes ours. he'll take the
Swedes'. too. Simms. you run up 20
the Pioneer company and tell them
about it. If he gets that gold out OF
there. nobody knows whatll become
Of il. Come on. Bill"
He snatched his hat and ran out of
the room, followed by the others. That
the loose jointed Slapjack did his work
with expedition was evidenced by the
fact that the Swedes were close upon
their heels as the two entered the bank.
Others had followed. sensing some
thing unusual. and the space within
the doors filled rapidly At the dis
turbance the clerks suspended their
work, the barred doors of the safe de-
post vault changed TO. and the cashier
laid hand upon the navy Colts at his
elbow. Whats the matterT' he cried.
I'VE want Alec Mcnamara" said
Glenister.
The manager OF the bank appeared,
and Glenlster spoke to him through
the heavy wire netting.
rs Mcnamara in there
No one had ever known Morehouse
TO lle.' "Yes. sir" He spoke hesitdt-
ingly, In a voice full of the slow music
of Virginia He is in here. What OF
it,"
I'VE hear he's trying TO move that
dust of ours, and we won't stand for
IL. Tell him TO come out and not hide
In there like a dog"
At these words the politician appear
ed beside the southerner. and the two
softly an instant, while the
Impotence of the crowd grew TO
anger Some one cried:
Lets go in and drag him out" and
the rumble at this was not pleasant.
Morehouse raised his hand
Gentlemen, Mr.. Mcnamara says he
doesn't intend 10 take any Of the gold
away"
'Then he's taken it already"
mo, he hasn't"
The receivers course had been
quickly chosen at the interruption. II
was not wise to anger these men too
much. Although he had planned to
get the money ln:o his Vwn possession.
he now thought il best to leave IL here
for the present. He could come back
at any time when they were OF guard
and get IT, Beyond the door against
which LIE stood lay s300000-weighed,
sacked, sealed and ready TO move out
OF the custody of this Virginian whose