The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-15


"It's clearing up to the east" Slap
Jack chartered. "D'you know I'm get
tin so rheumatic that ice water don
feel comfortable to me no more"
"Uriatic acid in the blood" said Dex
try. whats our next movef" h
asked Of his partner. when do W.
hang this politician? Seems like we've
got enough ablebodied piano mover
mere 10 tie can on to the whole outht
push the town site of Nome off the
map and start afresh."
81 think we had better lie low and
watch developments, the other eau
toned. There's no telling what may
turn up during the day"
That's right. Strangers is like spir-
its-they work best In the dark"
AS the day grew the storm died, leav'
ing ramparts of clouds hanging sullen-
" above the oceans rim, while those
skilled in weather prophecy fOretold
the coming Of the equinoctial. In Nc
Namara's office there was great stir
and the coming of many men. The
boss sat in his chair, smoking countless
cigars, his big face set in grim lines,
his hard eyes peering through the pail
of blue at those he questioned. He
worked the wires of his machine until
his dolls doubled and danced and twist
ed at his touch. After a gusty inter-
I view be had dismissed Voorhees, with
a merciless tongue flashing, raging bit
\ terly at the mans failure.
I ca i,.f-
mer out all night and what do you
get? A dozen mullet headed miners.
You bag the mudhens and the big
game runs to cover. l wanted Glenis-
ter, but you let him slip through your
fingers-now it's war. What mess
you've made! If had even one helper
with a brain the size of a flaxseed, this
game would be a gift, but you've bun
gled every move from the start. Bah.
Put a, spy in the bull pen with those
prisoners and make them talk. Of
fer them anything for information.
Now get out!'
He called for a certain deputy and
questioned him regarding the nights
quest, remarking finally:
"There's treachery somewhere Those
men were warned"
Nobody came near Glenister's house
except Miss Chester" the man replied
"What?"
1.-THE judges niece. We caught her
by mistake in the dark"
Later, one of the men who had been
with Voorhees, at the Northern asked
to see the receiver and told him:
"The chief won't believe that l saw
Miss Chester in the dance hall last
night, but she was there with Clients
ter She must have put him wise to
our game or he wouldn't have known
we were after him."
His nearer made no comment but
when alone rose and paced the floor
with heavy tread while his face grew
savage and brutal.
$50 that's the game, Ell? It's man
to man from now on. Very well, Glen
lister, III have your life for that, AL
then-you'll pay, Miss Helen" He
considered carefully. A plot for a
plot. If he could not swap intrigue
with these miners and beat them bad
ly, he deserved to lose Now that the
girl gave herself to their cause, he
would use her again and see how we'll ]
she answered Public opinion would
not stand too great a strain, and al |
though he had acted within his rights |
last night he dared not 60 much fur
Their Diplomacy therefore must serve. |
He must force his enemies beyond the |
law and into his trap. She had passed. |
the word once. She would do so again |
He hurried to Stillnan's house ana |
stormed into the presence of the Judge.
lie Jolu the story so artruIly mat the
judges astonished unbelief yielded to
rage and cowardice and he sent for
his niece. She came down, white and
silent, having heard the loud voices
The old man berated her with shrew
ish fury, while Mcnamara stood silent.
The girl listened with entire self con-
troll until her uncle made reference
to Glenister that she found intolerable
Flush, l will not listen!' she crie,i
passonately. II warned him because
you would have sacrificed him after he
had saved our lives. That Is ALL He
is an honest man, and am grateful to
him. That is the only foundation for
your insult"
Mcnamara, with apparent candor,
broke in:
you thought you were doing right,
of course. but your action will have
terrible consequences. Now we'll have
riot. bloodshed and heaven know
what 1t was to save all this that !
wanted to break up their organization,
A weeks Imprisonment would have
done II, but now they're armed and
bellgerent, and we'll have battle to-
night"
"No. moi" she cried. There mustn't
be any violence"
"There is no use trying to check
them. They are rushing to their own
destruction l have learned that the
plan to attack the Midas tonight, and
ri have fifty soldiers waiting for them
l. g.