Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-15
CHAPTER X-contInued.

I'm grateful for this teachers
course" said Juanita holly, land I'm
aot going home"
Anse Havey went on:
But know that boy. 1 know that
fTd talked hathaway he'd just about
have gone out in the larel an got
somebody Hit might not "a been the
night Teller, and he might have found
that out later. 1 reckon ye never had
father murdered, did ye?"
Hardly" answered the girl with a
scOrnful toss of her head. You see, l
wasn't reared among gun-fghters."
We'll. have" responded the man.
= was in the Legislature down at
Frankfort when it happened. a-helpin'
TO make the laws that govern this
state l was fer them laws in theory
but when that word came / paired off
with Republican, SOS not to lose my
vote on the floor, an come back here
10 these hills an got that feller.
reckon l ought to be ashamed to tell
ye that, but I'm so plumb ign'rant that
/ can't feel it. 1 knew how Jeb felt
IN so held him OF with a promise to
wait Of course ye couldn't accept the
help of a man like that"
He turned and withdrew his hands
from his pockets.
I'm through" he added, IAN I'm
obleeged to ye fer harkenin' to me"
There is something in your point
Of view, Mr.. Havey," she acknowl-
edged But 1t is all based on twisted
and distorted principle
Il don't think myself a saint. l
guess I'm pretty weak. My first ap-
peal to you was pure weakness. But
! stand for ideas that the world has
acknowledged to be right, and for that
reason ! am going to win. That is
why, although I'm girl, with none Of
your physical power, and no gun
lighters at my back, you are secretly
afraid of me- That is why you are
making unfair war on me. l stand for
the implacable force of civilization
that must sooner or later sweep you
away and utterly destroy your dOmi-
annce."
For the first time Bad Anse Havey's
face lost its impassiveness. His eyes
cl0uded and became puzzled, surprised.
II reckon I don't hardly follow We"
ne said IF We wants it to be enemies
all right, but l amt never made no
war on We. l don't make war on wom-
enfolks, an besides l wouldn't make
a needless war nohow. All I've got to
do Is to give We enough rope an watch
ye hang yourself"
If you think that" she demanded,
with a quick upleaping of anger in her
pupils why did you feel it necessary
10 prevent my buying land? Why do
sou cOerce your vassals, under fear of
death to decline my offers? Why,
II my school means no menace, do you
refuse it standing room to start its
aght?"
The mans pose stiffened.
Who told We I'd hindered anybody
rom seIlin' We land?"
Wherever I inquire it is the same
Eaing. They must ask permission of
6ad Anse Havey before they can do
as they wish with their own"
By heaven, that's another lie." he
said shortly. But reckon We believe
That, too. did advise folks hereabouts
against sellin' to strangers. but that
Vas afore ye come"
lie paced the length of the room a
while, then halted before her.
Some of that property" he went
o. and this time his voice was pas
Slohate in its earnestness, has enough
coal an timber on it to make its own
SSs rich some day. Have We seen any
VI the coal-minin' sections of these
NUS? Well, go an have look. Ye
Won't find any mountaineer richer fer
Vle Development Yen find 'em plum
Hsfed an cheau>: an robbed Of their
"omes by your civilized furriner. I've
0one aimed ter perfect my folks
Nsainst bein' looted. l aims to go on
Pertectin' EN-"
ignorance won't protect them" she
Insisted.
told ye we was distrustful of fur
- Ders'' went on Havey. Some day
sn're Il be bigger war here than the
..tS'ey-McBriar war. Ye've seen some
I,u OF that That other war will be
VIA yorr people. an when 1t comes