Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-08-25

said Smith to him, amlably. "Of
course don't travel in private car
or carry billboard on my back, but 1
haven't been hiding"
"The last time we talked" returned
Sinclair, measuring words carefully,
"you were going to stay out of the
mountains"
'T should have been glad to, Murray
Affairs are in such shape on the di-
vision now that somebody had to
come, so they sent for me-
The two men were sitting at table.
Whispering Smith was cutting and
leisurely mixing a pack of cards.
''Well, so far as I'm concerned, I'm
out of it," Sinclair went on after a
pause, "but, however that may be, if
you're back here looking for trouble
there's no reason, l guess, why you
J can't find it."
/ That's not it. I'm not here looking
for trouble; I'm here to fix this thing
up. What do you want?"
mot thing"
I'm willing to do anything fair and
right" declared Whispering Smith,
raising his voice a little above the
| hum of the rooms.
Fair and right is an old song"
''And a good one to sing in this
country just now. I'll do anything I
can to adjust any grievance, Murray.
What do you wsnt?"
Sinclair for moment was silent,
and his answer made plain his unwill-
ingness to speak at ALL There never
would have been a grievance if I'd
been treated like a white man." His
eyes burned sullenly. 'Ive been
treated like dog"
THAT is not it"
"That is it," declared Sinclair, saw
agely, land they'll find it's it."
Murray, want to say only this
only this to make things clear. Bucks
feels that he's been treated worse than
dog"
"Then let him put me back where
I belong"
tits little late for that, Murray;
| little late" said Smith, gently.
Shouldn't you rather take good
money and get off the division? Mind
you, I say good money, Murray-and
peace"
Sinclair answered without the slight
est hesitation: mot while that man
| McCloud is here"
Whispering Smith smiled. 1--we got
no authority to kill McCloud."
There are plenty of men in the
mountains that don't need any,"
"But let's start fair" urged Whis-
| pering Smith, softly. He leaned for
| ward with one finger extended in con-
| fidence. Don't let us have any mis-
understanding on the start. Let Nc
Cloud alone. If he is killed-now I'm
| speaking fair and open and making
no threats, but / know how it will
come out-there will be nothing but
killing here for six months. We will
make just that memorandum on Nc
| Cloud. Now about the main question.
| Every sensible man in the world wants
something"
II know men that have been going
long time without what they
wanted"
Smith flushed and nodded. you
needn't have said that, but no matter.
| Every sensible man wants something,
| Murray. This is big country. There's
a Worlds Fair running somewhere all
the time in 1t. Why not travel lit
tie? What do you want?"
II want my job, or want new
superintendent here"
"Just exactly the two things, and,
by heavens! the only two, can't man.
age. Come once more and I'll meet
you"
mol" Sinclair rose to his feet. mo
damn your money! This is my
home. The high country is my coun-
try; it's where my friends are"
Its filled with your friends; know
that. But don't put your trust in your
! friends. They will stay by you,
know; but once in long while there
will be false friend, Murray, one that
will sell you-remember that"
II stay"
Whispering Smith looked up in ad-
miration. 81 know you're game 1t
isn't necessary for me to say that to
you. But think Of the fight you are
going into against this company. You
can worry them; you've done it. But
bronco might as well try to buck
locomotive as for one man or six or
600 to win out in the way you are play
ing"
Il will look out for my friends
others" Sinclair hitched his belt and
paused, but Whispering Smith, cutting
and running the cards, gave no heed.
His eyes were fixed on the green cloth
under his fingers. Others" repeated
Sinclair.
"Others?" echoed Whispering Smith,
good-naturedly.
May look out for themselves"
"Of course, Of course! Well, IL this
is the end Of it, I'm sorry"
you will be sorry If you mix in q
quarrel that is none of yours"