The Detroit times., 1913-08-21

/ crowd was waiting tor the train He
heard snatches of the talk Men
were gaunt and holloW-eyed Heard
somebody wired ,.e governor TO
SEND militia &c.,, No. they amt com
ing-Mr Van Hart says II would be
disgrace If the county can't handle
this affair. Folks say the governor
amt his politics-and he wouldn't
call on him If half the county was
killed. Marryat was a fool to
Try TO draw up on the house when
John had just told him TO stay OFF
And District Attorney Jewetl threw
Up his hands-sai6 he was going out
OF Office, and he wasn't going TO mon.
key with 1t So they all went to
Young Van Hart he's in charge OF
it."
The two, watching for the nine
O'Clock train from Chicago &c draw
out OF the creek cut. heard this end
less babble Teams drove by on
their way 10 the quarry Women were
crying. The local from Earlville
brought four correspondents of mid
west papers who were being bounded
for follow stories. - The affair had
already been flashed nationwide. Last
nights battle vas in all the Chicago
papers which got early editions 10
the river towns at daylight. IL was a
Sehsatlon-this story of a one-armed
outlaw, crazed with religious brooding.
driven TO desperation by his wrong
of the law, terrifying his cabin anc
denying the community to take him.
rive men dead and eight wounded
the shanty riddled again and again
but the defender unhurt and refus
ing all parley all demands to s,,r.
ender The news shot through the
stald and sober Midland counties Ike
drama from the ancient and law
less west; Ii wrested attention even
from the momentous election.
Curan listened TO Michigan's be-
"lIdered recital. and TO the fragments
Oh talk. The throng grew. Some said
TWO companies OF militia We're com.
lhg; that the hastily summoned coun.
" deputies were hopelessly inefH.
clent, scared, 'bluffed" out bv Lind.
Stioiii merciless shooting and the
number Of the dead
Nobody wants to tackle him" said
a GREATNESS clerk from the Hub
. IioeiIIns store Some of the bows
.housht they could sneak around in
lne TIMBER and get a shot al him
tiose' ana he wounded three of them
before they could lift finger"
ana they could hear a woman cry
INK III me house. And a boy-mus,
oe that little Dane kid. Peter
GA Michigan was fearsomelv lis
ic"'he' III she comes" he breatbao
70 save Peter and the baby,"
ney Won fire the house. Mich
ihey WILL Young Mr.. Van Hart
SAID they will. He give EN- chance
10 surrender--heB give EN- thru
chances 10 surrender-and John wnn,t
near OF it. And Mr. Harlan said no.
81 lour ago there'd be one more
1 - Ihen he II charge that place
~ IN MY men are killed The law Mr.
" liey he says itll be upheld ar All
0oSts' no dlHerence who is hurt
i1alIah' muttered Wiley. II
"ish ! could see him. Beg him-ab
III ne stared at the depot crowd
re was thinking of that dogsed and
ih'inclole quality he had seen grow
harlan. He knew. He had Col,
us poWer-under all else Law nj
VIKING ruthlessness. Yes If Il Low
W, ~" harlan. he would not hesitate
law indicated nm was the
blt II was curious in all Tho .,
mol that no one noticed bim-tho
opSesslon OF the tragedy must bavo
ooscurcd even the sensation 90 49,
downfall. He tried to buv . 40
~ none was 10 be had Through all
49,. oo'npIalnts and recriminatfons "a.
muncla'ion of the county officers for
no uoiAN something. no hoco,,a
aware OF this amazement that no ono
pugs,loned him lie met Alowry ma
o.iIe taker' In his long black coot
ana string tie. and Mowrv had mo
tnoushl except grievance of he
own The Widow Steger had nassad
unjust mis- luck-passed in tho boe
pl'a' al burlington where her soni T.,
"a" mad embalmed her. And hara
-" -HU T had been buying his groceries
=! DICKINSON for nine years In evnac,o
''ou OF getting the widow.
Dog'gone 1t. Wiley. this Is n soro
head town! It's irritatin' when eo,s.
won't patronize home industries Tn,
eO'ns OUT 70 Californy where Hen
s sr,' Den are bottlin mineral wafer
lney say there is great openin' for
ah undertaken in their town-if tbev
yer get their mineral water 10 sell.
but nothing about Curran's with.
araWal From this riddle his tired
Drain reVolved to Aurelie's coming
Row should he meet her-what word