The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-01

ME, Il MAhE OUT No Or DEhi WAX
RANTS"
your duty. / have come to swear out
another warrant Get your blank and
ill it in."
"Oh. mein GottW was Schlelsinger's
protest. But he rummaged in the
catch-all packing box and found the
pad of blank warrants. Lidgerwood
dictated slowly, in charity for the
trembling fingers that held the pen.
Knowing his own weakness, he could
sympathize with others. When it
came to the filing in of Hallock's
name Schleisinger stopped. open
mouthed.
"Donnerwetterw he gasped. "You
don'd mean dot, Mr.. Litchervood: you
don'd nefrer mean dotl Nobody would
serve warrant on Mr.. Hallock, Mr..
Litchervood. u
"I'll find some one to serve It." said
the complainant CURLY, and Schleisln-
ger made no further objections.
With the warrant in his pockets, a
magistrates order calling for the ar
rest and detention of Rankin Hallock
on the double charge of train wreck
ing and murder. Lidgerwood left
Schleisnger's, meaning to go back to
the Crows Nest and have McClosley
put the warrant in Judson's hands.
But there was thing TO come be-
tween. thing not wholly unlocked
for, but none the less destructive of
whatever small hope of regeneration
the victim of unreadiness had been
cherishing.
When the superintendent recrossed
TO the Celestial corner Mesa avenue
was still practically deserted, though
the group on the hotel porch had in
creased its numbers. Three doors be-
low, in front of Biggs', bunch OF
saddled COW ponies gave notice or
fresh accession to the barroom crowd
which was now OVERLOOKING upon the
steps and the plank sidewalk. Lid
gerwoods thoughts shuttled swiftly.
He argued that a brave man would
neither hurry nor loiter I'm passing the
danger nucleus. and he strove with
what determination there was In him
to keep even step with the reasoned
out resolution.
But once more his weakness tricked
him. When the determined stride had
brought him fairly opposite Biggs
door a man stepped out Of the side
walk grodp and calmly pushed him to
stand with the fat of his hand lt
was Rufford. and he was saying quite
coolly: Hold up minute, pardner.
I'm going to cut your heart out ana
feed It to that pup o. Schleisingers
THAT'S follerin' you. He looks mighty
hungry"
With reason assuring him that the
gambler was merely making n grand
stand play for the benefit Of the bar
room crowd wedging itself In Biggs
doorway, Lidgerwood's lips went dry.
| and he knew that the haunting terror
was slipping fits humiliating mask over
his face. But before he could say or
do any fear prompted thing n diver
sion came At the halting moment
small man, red haired and with his
cap pulled down over his eyes. had
separated himself from the group OF
loungers on the Celestial porch to make
swift detour through the hotel bar,
around the rear Of Biggs', and SO 10
the street and the sidewalk In front
! As once before and under somewhat
less hazardous conditions, he came up
behind Rufford, and again the gam
bier felt the pressure of cold metal
against his spine.
1T amt an wrench this time,
Bart" he said gently. and the crowd
on Biggs' doorstep roared its apprecia-
ton of the Joke. Then, keep your
hands right where they are and side
step out o. Mr.. Lidgerwood's way
that's business" And when the SUI
perintendent had gone on: 'Thats all
for the present Bart. After / get
little more time and amt so DANCED
busy Ill borrow another pair o. clamps
from Hepburn and take you back 10
Copah. So long,"
BY oil tho laws of Angels procedure
Judson should have been promptly
shot I'm the back when he turned ana
walked swiftly down the avenue 10
overtake the superintendent But for
once the onlookers were disappointed.
Rufford was calmly relighting his CT
gar, and when he had sufficiently ours
ed the barroom audience for not being
game enough to stop the interference
he kicked Schleisinger's dog ana turn
ed his back upon Biggs' and Its com
pany. ,lsllS,xk4