The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-12-03
who's there?" he cried. Who
'Them as is sent by Hal Lyon"

"Them as is sent by Hal Lyon
Never have ! seen words produce so
tremendous an effect.
HighamsOn gave a below Of fury.
and the next instant he and November
were struggling together.
sprnng to my companions aid, and
even then it was no easy task for the
two of us to master the powerful old
man. AS we held him down l caught
my first sight Of his ash gray face.
His mouth grinned open. and there
was terrible intention in his staring
eyes. But all changed as he recOg-
nized his visitor.
November! November Joe!' cried he
Get up!' And as Highamson rose
to his feet. "Whatever for did you do
it?" asked November in his quiet voice.
But now its quietness carried a men
ace.
do what? didn't-I"- Higham-
son paused, and there was something
unquestionably fine about the old man
as he added: mo. won't lie. It's
true / shot Hal Lyon. And what's
more II 1t was to do again I'd do it
again. It's the best deed ever done.
Yes, say that, though know It's
written in the book, Who 50 sheddeth
mans blood. by man shall his blood
be she'd"
"Why did you do it," repeated No
vember.
Highamson gave him look.
"I'll tell you. did it for my little
Janey's sake, He was her husband.
| Coo hownl I.I toll rD,, v,,hu I shot uoA
Lyon. Along of the first week of>last
month went away back into the
woods trapping muskrats. was gone
more'n the month. and the day l come
back / went over to see Janey. Hal
Lyon weren't there. II he had been I
shouldn't never "a needed to travel so
far to get even with him. But that's
neither here nor there. He'd gone 30
his bear traps above Big Tree. But the
night before he left he'd got in one OF
his quarrels with my Janey. Hit her,
he did. There was one tooth gone
where his-fist fell"
Never have seen such fury as burn
Ell in the old mans eyes as be groaned
out the last words.
'Janey, that had the prettiest face
for fifty miles around. She tried to
hide it from me-she didn't want me
to know But there was her poor face
all swole and black and blue and the
gap among her white teeth. Bit by bit
1t all came out 1t weren't the first
time Lyon d took his hands to her, NO,
nor the third nor the fourth There Oh
the spot as l looked at her made up
my mind Id go after him. and ia
make him promise me, aye. swear to
ME on the Holy Book, never to lay
hand on her again. If he wouldn't
swear I'd put him where his hands
couldn't reach her found him camp
ed away up alongside a backwater
near his traps, and told him Id seen
Janey and that he must swear. He
wouldn't He said he'd learn her to
tell on him. He'd smash her in the
mouth again Then he lay down and
slep'. ! wonder now he weren't afraid
of me, but suppose that was along OF
me being a quiet. God fearing chap.
Hour by hour lay awake. and then
couldn't stand it no more, and l got
ND and pulled bit Of candle had
from my pack. fixed up candlestick
and looked in my Bible for guidance.
And the words lit on were Thou
shalt break them with rod Of iron.
That was the gun clear enough. Them
l blew out the light. and i think !
!, slep', for dreamed.
Next morning Lyon was up early
J He had two OF three green skins that
] he'd took of the day before. and he
said he was going straight home to
D smash Janey. lay there, and said
t nothing, black nor white. His Judg-
e ment was set. l knew he couldn
make all the distance IN one day. and
It was pretty sure he'd camp at Big
\ Tree. \ arrived there inst afters, him
!. as + could travel faster by canoe. than
= him walking, and SO KEEP near ham all
II day.. 1t was nigh sunset. and y ben'
v down under the bank so he copldn
l. see me. He went into the old shack
d | called out his name. heard hin
cursing at my voice, and when he
o. showed his face l shot him dead.
:" never landed; never left no tracks.
is thought l was safe, sure. You've tool
ID me; yet only for Janey's sake
wouldn't care. did right, but sh'
)" won't like them to say her fathers
We murderer That's ALL
ID November sat on the edge Of tn
a table His handsome face was grave
Nothing more was said for a: goo
N. while. Then Highamson stood UP.
NJ "l'm ready, November, but yoTll lie
tie me see Janey again before YOU CIV
nd me over to the police"
Vi November looked him in the :eye'
he "Expect you'll see good deal
to Janey yet. She'll be lonesome: owe
he there now that her brute husband
re- gone. She'll want you to live wit
ad her," he said.
lin "D'ye mean
as November nodded. IF the polio
u, I1a,.k loaxasolY,oa Lot yoI