The evening world., 1912-11-16
The Coming of the Law
THE TWO-CUN NAN s" Greatest Novel
Cyeofssf Novel
BY Charles Alden Settler


WA, sti!i steady.
That's evasion. Dunhvey." ne ~
quietly. You will remember Shat
aAked you what the Circle bar would
bring II the association ceased to be
factor"
Duniavey f,vored Hollis with . per-
picked grin. ~ don't know what diner
snce that makes" he returned. Were
dealing with whats before NJ nOw--we
ain't considering what might be. Int "
YOU want 10 know my personal opinion.
IT'S that the Circle Bar mieht bring
thirty thousand
THANKS" said Hollis dryiy: mats
getting somewhere. Ana now we'ri ne
able to talk business. We've got thirty
thousand to start with. I am told that
when the association began It's war
against my father he was rather pros
porous Usually he rounded up about
two thousand head OF cattle. But Wen
call II q thousand. Wen say that they
brought about thirty dollars a head.
which would make an income of thirty
thousand dollars n year. gross. Wen de-
duct nfty per cent for operating eSpen-
SEES, losses and 80 on. That would leave
about fifteen thousand. You've beer
Ashting the Circle Bar for several years
Wen call IL nve.
Five times fifteen thousand II seven
V-hve ,nousa"" o,,,a NV. mad.
Jun 1,.,,s nar ~ var Ma no,
rom ,ne .'re,e ". ~" .h,r,,
ious"' " .,,n,, ~.,,,,A n. ,
falr tlyure for the ranch II the assoc's-
ton were eliminated a. . factor. and ""
have q total OF one h,indreo and hvc
thousand dollars.
Vow We have coached . point where
$500, ,saus.nJ l,l,ar. eor the C,rcl.
IT,.
,rh. calm announcement had no effect
,non uunl,v.v .xcept to cause him to
.rIn d.risiv.,y
"Is,r /, ,.n,,erfoot vo,,'re pretty slick"
n. ait,..1 M ,eeth .hox,tnx "you'V.
nox.reI Al ont 80 that IL so,ipst~ right
,,,.,,.,J. an, v,t,'ye .orsot one thing
r,. C.,,i.r.,,. "A .socla ,,on einit slln-
,'5i ~ .ay. th., the T,ncl. I,ar "a
',n - ,h,n.sna Ym,,n talk. ,b,t
W. ~. ,.''.I .rS,n,,, t,,ld,ny hsck
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c'ut'"n VIE '"'m'u' ~, - a, ID,
an! rum lhe 'ite,e rar' ier"sps wa
no nah can 'eh VIVA, ~ in t"e
ture. but can zen you 'h's' y"u e'"
retard prosress
No ssin bphaNry' VITA m f''nta
Ing drawl
Hollis smiled composediy. He spohs
without in''-rneas. "Duniavey' NE SAID
II @m going To tell you something whieh
Won perhaps know. but Will not adin't'
Your association has been successful IN
pulling the strings which make the poll
tlclans at washington Jump to do your
bidding I don't accuse you OF buying
them. hut I'm any event they have
srcasei the ways over which your ssso-
Clatlon has slipped TO power. Aud nov
YOU think that the impetus you have
gained will carry YOU along tndednite.y.
IL won't. Ev-rytalns In this world runs
ps natural course, and when It does
,h.r. comes An end
Il, Won were endowed with the aver.
no, ,orraiyh, YOU would he able to see
that things cannot always 20 on the
way they have. The law must come. u
4, Inevitable. Its coming will be facili-
taxed by such organizations as the
t'ittlemen's Association and by Ouch
men a. you. Back in the East the
.orres u. good and bad are battling.
Tive forces OF good will he victorious,
The Government at washington IL ia.
mliar with the conditions that exist
here, and sooner or later viii be COM
PEELED ro act When 1t does the small
cattle owner viii receive protection"
We're holding tight TIL the Law
comes" sneered Dunlayey. 'wh.ch
wor't he soon"
Perhaps not" admitted Hollis, dryly;
good things come slowly Meanwhile,
n YOU don't care to accept nv figure FOE
the circle Bar I shall follow your sS-
ample and hold tlgnt until the law
Gomez.
"".'.ns nat you Won ssH' sup