Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-01

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heed your voice an talk low"
In the face Of such . preface the girl
shrank back In fresh panic. She had
no wish to overhear private converse
lions.
She huddled back against the rock
and cast an anxious glance about her
for q way to escape. Behind lay the
mountain wall with its iunglelike
growth, where her feet would sound
an alarm Of rustling branches and dis
turbed deadwood. But the men were
strolling near her, and to try to reach
the house would require crossing their
path.
Then the second shadow spoke, and
its voice carried beside the nasal
shrillness SO common to the hills the
tenseness Of suppressed excitement.
"Thar's liable ter be he'll ternisht."
The girl thought that the quiet
stranger laughed, though Of that she
could not be certain.
II reckon 70 mean concernin' Cal
Douslas?"
"Thet's hit: when I rid outen Peril
this afternoon Their Jury he'd done took
Their case. an everybody lowed they'd
find . verdict atore shutdown"
Il reckon'-ths taller Of the two
men answered slowly. and into his
softly modulated voice crept some.
thing Of ninty hnality-"I reckon I can
tell ye what that verdict's goin' to
be. Cal will come clear"
"Thet haint Their pint" urged the
messenger excitedly. "Thet hain't why
I've rid over hyar like bat outen
hell ter cotch up with We. was
amin ter fotch word over ter Their
dance. but es come by hyar I seen
yore boss hitched out thar in Their
road. so lit an come in. reckon
70 knows thet cote an tibet Jury.
Thet's yore business, but thet hain't
ALL"
well. what's the balance of 1t?
Talk out. What are ye amin to tell
me!'
Il met up with . Teller in Job
Heath's blind tiger jest outside Peril.
He'd drunk lot Of ticker an he got
ter talking mighty loose-tongued an
Free"
The girl sickened . little as she felt
that her fears were being realized,
and one hand went involuntarily up
to her breast and stayed there. The
young man with the shrill voice talked
on impetuously.
Ever sence the trial Of Cal Doug.
las started good old Milt McBriar
hain't been actin like hisself. Him
an Brock Havey's been stoppin' At
Their same hotel in Peril, an yet Milt
hain't 'peared ter be bearin' no
grudge whatsoever. When Their jury
WAS med up Milt didn't seek ter chal.
lsnge fellers tibet everybody knowed
was friends Of Gals. Milt didn't even
seek ter raise no hell when Their jedge
ruled favorable ter Cal right along.
This Teller what l talked ter lowed
tibet Milt didn't keer eff Cal came
clar."
The listening man once more an.
swered with quiet laugh. do We
low that that old rattlesnake, Milt Nc.
Briar. aims to stand by an not try
ter hang or penitentiary kin of mine
for KILN kin Of his?" he inquired
almost softly.
'Thet's Just hit." The answer came
quickly and excitedly. This Teller
lowed thet Old Milt aimed ter show
Their world thet he couldn't git no jes-
tice in q. cote thet blonged to Anse
Haveys an then he aimed ter tend
ter his own jestice fer hisself. He
lows ter hev hit homemade"
How is he goin' to fix it," The
question was bit contemptuous.
They Hsser the: when Cal comes
clar he'll ride lickety.split, with a
bunch Of Havey boys, over hyar ter
this dance what's a-goin' forward at
Their pint. Some Of Milts fellers aims
ter slip over thar, too. an while Calls
celebratin' they aims ter git him ter
night"
do they?" The taller mans voice
was velvety. We'll. go on. What
:else?'
"They aims ter tell the world tibet
they let ther law take hits co'se fust,
but thet Bad Anse Havey makes
mockery OF Their law
y For q moment there was silence,
and the quiet voice commenced, iron
ically: my God, them fellers lay
heap Of deviltry up against Bad
Anse. don't they!"
After a moment of silence, through
which Juanita Holland was painfully
conscious Of the quick beat OF her own
heart, she heard again the unexcited
voice Of the tall stranger. Now 1t was
the capable tones Of general officer
giving commands.
''pid 70 giveswarnin' in Peril?"
"No-I couldn't get to speak with
Cal. He was in cote-and seem as
how they didn't hgger on raisin' no
hell twsll they git over hyar-1 didn't
turn backwards. I come straight
through. I lowed this was Their place
ter az things up"
You ride over 10 the dancin' party.
Get tho older fellers together. Keep
the boys quiet and sober sober.
Watch thet old fool Bob McGresgor.
Don't spread these tidings till get
there. II Cal comes over there, tell
him to keep outsn sight. Nothin'
wont break loose before midnight.
That's my orders. BY God Almighty.
aim to have peace hereabouts just
now!"
The speakers voice broke OF and
tho two mon passed out Of sight
around the corner Of the house.