The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-02-14

| which had terrorized half a dozen
states, which had robbed and mur.
dered with apparent impunity, which
had marked it's hundreds of stolen
the first blow dealt the organization
but he was still seeing Murrell, pallid
and shaken.
A step sounded in the hall and an
instant later Hicks entered the room
without the Formally of knocking
Ware recognized his presence with a
glance of Indifference, but did not
speak, Hicks slouched to his employ.
ers side and handed him a note which
proved to be from Fentress. Ware
read and tossed it aside.
eff he wants to see me why don't
he come here?" he growled.
81 reckon that old fellow they call
Judge Price has sprung something
sudden on the colonel said Hicks
"He was out here the first thing this
morning; you'd have thought that he
owned Bell Plain. There was a cou-
pie OF strangers with him, and he had
me in and fired questions at me for
half an hour; then he hiked off up
to The Oaks"
"Murrell's been arrested" said Ware
in dull level voice. Hicks gave him
a glance of unmixed establishment.
"No!'
Eyes, by Cod"
Who'd risk it,"
Risk it? Man, he almost tainted
dead away-a damned coward. He'll"
"Ho do you know this?" asked
Hicks appalled,
81 was with him when he was TAX
emit was Hues-the man he trusted
more than any other!" Ware gave the
overseer a CHASTITY grin and was silent,
but in that silence he heard the
drumming of his own heart. He went
on. 81 tell you, to save himself, John
Murrell will implicate the rest of us;
we've got to get him free, and then,
by hell-we ought to knock him in
the head; he isn't fit to live!"
"The Jail amt built thatll hold
him." muttered Hicks.
"Of course, he can't be held"
agreed Ware. "And he'll never lie
brought to trial; no lawyer will dare
appear against him, no jury will dare
to find HIM guilty; but there's Hues,
what about him." He paused. The
two men looked at each other for a
long moment.
"Where did they carry the captain?'
81 don't know"
fired hole--but shucks! What will be
easier than to fix HUSBAND while
they're fixing folks, they'd better not
overlook that old fellow Price. He's
got some notion about Fentress and
the boy" Mr.. Hicks did not consider
it necessary to explain that he was
himself largely responsible for this.
| How do you know that?" demand
ed Ware.
HE as good as said So" Hicks
looked uneasily at the planter. He
knew himself to be compromised. The
stranger named Cavendish had forced
an admission from him that Murrell
would not condone if it came to his
knowledge. He had also acquired a
very proper and wholesome fear of
Judge Slocum Price. He stepped close
to Wares side. "What'll come of the
girl, Tom? Can you figure that out?"
he questioned, sinking his voice al
most to whisper. But Ware was in
capable of speech, again his terrors
completely overwhelmed him. 81 rock
on you'll have to find another over
seer. Pm going to strike out for Tex
as" said Hicks.
Wares eyes met him for an instant.
He had thought of flight, too; was still
| thinking Of it, but greed was as much
part of his nature as fear; Belle
Plain was prize not to be lightly
cast aside, and it was almost his. He
lurched across the room to the Win
dow. If he were going to act, the
sooner he did SO the better, and gain
a respite from his fears. The road
down the coast slid away before his
| heavy eyes; he marked each turn;
| then a palsy of fear shook him, his
heart beat against his ribs, and he
stood gnawing his lips while he gazed
up at the sun.
"Do you get what l say, Tom? |
am going to quit these parts" said
Hicks. Ware turned slowly from the
! window.
Cali right, Hicks. You mean you
| want me to settle with you, is that
| it ?" he asked.
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