The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-03-22

cheering Here was a man of their
own. son Of the northland who labor
ed ani loved and fought in u way they
understood, and he had come into his
due
But Roy. dumb and listless. stag
gered up the street. refusing the help
Of every man except Wheaton. He
heard his companion talking, but
grasped only that the attorney gloated
and gl0ried.
We have whipped them, boy. We
have whipped them at their own game
Arrested in their very dooryards- cited
for contemps of court-that's what
they are They disobeyed those other
wIfts. and so | got them
Il broke his arm" muttered the
miner.
Yes / saw you do it, Ugh, 1T was
an awful thing, / couldn't prove con
spiracy. but they'll go to jail for "a
little while just the ame, and we have
broken the ring"
1T snapped at the shoulder" the
other continued duly Just like a
shovel handle / felt it-but he tried
to Kill me, aud had 10 do it,
The attorney took Roy To his cabin
and dressed his wounds. talking in
ccssantiy the while. but the boy was
ike a sleep walker, displaying no ella
tiou. no excitement, no joy of victory
At last Wheaton broke out
Cheer up. Why, man, you act like
loser, Don't you realize that we've
won? Don't yoa understand that the
Midas is yours? And the whole world
with it,"
Won echoed the miner. What
do you know about ii, Bill? The
] Midas-th world-what good are they?
You're wrong. I've lost-yes-Pve lost
everything she taught me, and by
some damned trick Of fate she was
there TO see me do 1t. Now, go away;
I want to sleep"
He sank upon the bed with its tangle
Of blankets and was unconscious be-
fore the lawyer had covered him over.
There lie lay like dead man till
late III the afternoon, when Dextry
and Slapiack came III from the hills,
F answering Nheaton'S call ana fell
upon him hungrily They shook Roy
into consciousness with joyous riot
pommeIiug him with affectionate
roughness till he rose and joined With
them stiftiy. lie bathcd and rubbed
i the soreness from his muscles, emery
/ ing physically fit. They made him
{ recount his adventures TO the tiniest
detail, following his description Of the
| fight with absorbed interest till DextIy
! broke into mournful complaint:
I'D have given my half of the Midas
-. 500 ron ryasf n I ~
screeched with soopreme delight at
| that"
Why didn't YOU gouge his eyes out
!, when you had him crippied?" question
ed Slapjack vindictiyely I'D "a done
| it,"
Dextry continued: They tell me that
| when he was arrested he swore in
eighteen different languages, each one
more refreshin'ly repulsive an Vigorous
than the preeedin'. On, l have sure
missed a-plenty today, particular be-
cause my own diction is gettiE' run
down am skim milky of late. shown
sad lack of new idees, which i might
have assim1 lated soInethin' robustly
original an expressive if I'd beer here.
No, sir; a nose bag full of nuggets
! wouldn't have kept me away"
How did it sound when she bust
ed 90 insisted the morbid Simms, but
/ Glenister refused to discuss the COM
| bat.
Come on. Slap said the old pros
pector; lets go downtown. I'm so
het I'D I can't set still, an, besides,
| nebbe we can get the story the way it
really happened from somebody who
| amt bound an gagged an ehloroform-
| ed by such unbecomin' modesties.
Roy, don't never go into vawdyville
with them personal episodes, because
| they read about as thrillin' as cook
book. Why, say, I've had the story of
that fight from four different fellers
| already. none of which was within
four blocks of the scrimmage, an
they're all diff'rent an all better'n your
account
Now that Glenister's mind had re-
covered some OF its poise he realized
what he had done.
Il was a beast, an animal" he groan-
ed. and that after all my striving. l
wanted 30 leave that part behind. /
wanted to he worthy of her love and
trust even though / never WOE it, but
at the first test I am found lacking. l
have lost her confidence. Yes. and
what is worse. Infinitely worse, have
lost my own. She's always seen me at
my worst" he went on, but I'm not
that kind at bottem-not that kind. !
want to do what's right. and lie have
another chance 1 will know / will.
I've been tried too hard, that's ALL"
Some one Knocked. aud he opened
the door TO admit the Bronco Kid and
Helen.
WAIT minute, old man." said the
Kid I'm here as friend. The
gambler handled himself with difficult
ty. offering in explanation.
I'm all sewed up in bansiagex OF
one kind or another"
He ought To be in bed now, but he
wouldn't let me come alone, and !
could not wait" the girl supplemented,
while her eyes avoided Glenister's in
strange hesitation.
/ HE wouldn't let you- don't under
stand
I'm her brother announced the
Bronco Kid I've known it for a long
time, but Il well, you understand. ]
ceuldn't let her knew. All can say il,
I've sampled square TIN the nirht j