Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-30

lips, and the man who had never been
recreant before to the mandate Of
resolution, became tongue-tied.
She held out hand. which he took
with more in his grip than the hand
clasp Of friendship. but that she did
not notice.
"Anse." she laughed, 1--WE had q let.
ter from home today urging me to
give up and come back. They don't
realize how splendidly I am going to
succeed, thanks to your help. want
you to go with me soon and mark some
more trees for telling. It won't be
long now before they can begin build
ing again.
II wonder" he said, looking at her
and eyes full of suffering. III yen ever
have time to stop talkin' about the
school for little spell an remember
that I'm human bein'."
Remember that you're . human
being7" she questioned in perplexity.
She stood there with one hand on
the back of her chair. her face puzzled.
He decided at once that this express
sion was the most beautiful she had
ever worn, and he sturdily held that
conviction until her eyes changed to
laughter, when he forswore his ale
glance to the first fascination for the
second.
Are you sure you are human be-
ing?" she leased. when you wear
that sulky face you are only half hui
man. ought to make you stand in
the corner until you can be cheerful"
II reckon" he said little bitterly,
III ye ordered me to stand in the cor
ner I'd Just about do 1t. reckon that's
about how much manhood I've got
left"
But he laughed. too. in the next mo-
ment.
The morning of the trial dawned on
. town prepared to face q bloody day
Long before train-time crowds had
drifted down to the station.
As though by common consent, the
McBriars stood on one side Of the
track and the Haveys on the other.
For an hour they massed there, low
ering of face, yet quietly waiting.
Then the whistle shrieked across the
river and each crowd moved q little
forward, hands frightened on rifles,
awaiting the supreme moment. The
deputy sheriffs came out of the depot
and stood waiting between the two
groups with strained assumption Of
ucccncern Rut when the train ar
rived it carried an extra coach. and at
sight of it the McBriars groaned and
knew once more they were defeated.
They had come to wresr prisoner
from sheriff's posse and encountered
trained soldiery. Behind the opened
sashes OF the coach they saw a solid
mass of blue overcoats and brown
service-hsts. Every window bristled
with rihe-barrels and fixed bayonets.
Then, while the train was held beyond
it's usual brief stop, and while those
rifie-barrels were trained impartially
on Haveys and McBriars, q line of
soldiers began pouring out into the
roadbed and forming cordons along
each side of the track. Both lines
moved slowly but unwaveringly for
ward, pressing back the crowds before
their urgent bayonets.
Two wicked-looking gatling guns
were unloaded from the baggage car,
and, tending them. as men might
handle beloved pets, came squads
whose capes were faced with artillery
red.
Shortly a compact little procession
in column OF tours, with the gatnng
guns at its front and hollow square
at It's center, was marching briskly to
the courthouse. In the hollow square
went the defendant, handcuffed to the
sheriff. Without delay or confusion
the gatling guns were put in place,
one commanding the courthouse
square and one casting its many-eyed
glance up the hillside at the back.
Then. with the bayonets of sentries
crossed at the doors, the bell in the
cupola rang while Judge sidering
walked calmly into the building and
instructed the sheriff to open court.
His honor had directed that every
man save officials who sought admis-
sion should be disarmed at the door.
Luke Thixton bent forward in his
chair and zrovled into the ear of Old