Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-24

fWAeA sAC ulAuAcSS u u great COuY1CIlOn.
Its full Of yeast powders. Why, It's
FARM and risin' like a buckin' boss.
I'm plumb seasick." He laid a zigzae
course for the door.
"W'ere you goin'7" asked Poleon.
I'm .goin' to get somethin' for this
stomach trouble. It's fierce" He de.
scended into the darkness boldly and
stepped of with confidence time
too soon. Poleon heard him founder.
Ing about, his indignant voice raised
irascibly. albeit with note of tri
umph.
"Wha'd tell you? You put that
step back while was ashleep." Then.
whfstling blithely, If somewhat out of
tune, he steered for the new saloon to
get something for his stomach trou
BILE"
At Stark's he found a large crowd
OF the new men, who welcomed him
heartily. plying him with countless
questions and barking to his maudlin
tales Of this new country which to him
was old. BE had followed the muddy
river from Crater lake to the delta
searching the bars and creek beds in q
tireless quest till he knew each stream
and tributary, and, like Gale, he had
lived these many years ahead of the
law, where each man was his own
court Of appeals and where crime was
unknown.
ooh, there's lots Of countries worse'n
this" he declared. "We may not be
very handsome to the naked eye, and
we may not wear our handk'chiefs in
our shirt cuffs, but there amt no wild
ders and orphans dom our washin',
and a man can walk away from his
house, stay month and find it there
when he comes back"
"Those days are past" said Stark.
There's too many new people coming
in for all to be honest"
'They'd better be-" said Lee az.
gressively. 1--WE amt got no room for
stealers. Why, had hand in maxim
the bylaws Of this camp myself, long
with John Gale, and they stip'lates
that any person caught robbin' cache
is to be publicly whipped in front of
the tradin' post; then, If it's winter
time. he's to be turned loose on the ice
barefooted, or, If it's summer, he's to
be set adrift on log with his shirt
off,"
EITHER would mean certain DEATH"
said stranger-"frost in winter. mos
quitoes in summer!''
That's all right" another bystander
declared. "a mans life depends on
his grub up here, and I'd be in favor of
enforcing that punishment to the let
ter"
Gall the same, I take no chances"
said Stark. There's too many stran-
gers here. Just to show you how
stand, I've put Runnion on guard over
my pile Of stuff, and I'll be glad when
it's under cover. It isn't the severity
Of punishment that keeps man from
going wrong; it's the certainty Of it,
"Well, he'd sure get it, and get it
proper, in this camp" declared Lee.
and at that moment, as If his words
had been challenge, the flaps Of the
great tent were thrust aside, and Run
MON half led, half threw a man into
the open space before the bar.
Lets have look at you," he pant
ed. "Well, If it amt a niggerl'
"What's up?" cried the men crowd
ing about the prisoner, who crouched,
terror stricken, in the trampled mud
and moss, while those playing roulette
and "bank" left the tables, followed
by the dealers.
"He's thief" said Runnion, mop
ping the sweat from his brow. II
caught him after your grub pile, Stark.
He dropped a crate Of hams when
came upon him and tried to run, but
dropped him." A trickle Of blood
from the negro's head showed how he
had been felled.
"Why didn't you shootr growled
Stark angrily, at which the negro half
arose and broke into excited denials
Of his guilt. Runnion kicked him saw
agely, while the crowd murmured ap-
prevail.
lie me see him." said Lee, elbow
ing his way through the others. Fix.
ing his one eye upon the wretch, he
spoke impressively.
you're the first downright thief
ever seen. Was you hungry2"
mo; he's got plenty" answered one
Of the tenderfeet. "He's got a bigger
outfit than have"
"Then I reckon it's a divine nantes.
tation," said "No Greek" Lee tearfully.
"This black party is goin' to furnish
an example as will elevate the moral
tone Of our community for a year."
'What y'all aim to do?" whined the
thief.
"we're goin' to try you" announced
the one eyed miner, land If you're
found guilty, as You certainly are goin'
to be, you'll be logged, after which
perdicament you'll have a nice ride
downstream on a saw log without
your laundry"
"But the mosqultoes'-
"Too bad you didn't think of them
before. Let's get at this, boys, and
have 1t over with"
A miners meeting was called on the
spot and messenger sent hurrying
to the post for the book in which was
recorded the laws Of the men who had
made the camp. The crowd was de-
termined that this should be done le-
gally and as prescribed by ancient GUS
tom up and down the river. There
was M defense for the cu1nrit md ha