The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-09-28

With the president and the chief Of
construction locked up. and the wheels
blocked for the next twenty-four hours,
our charter will be gone"
This world and another, and then
the dreworks," Starbuck threw In.
-With the property all roped up in q
law tangle, and those stock options Of
yours due to fall In. It looks a. II q
few prominent citizens Of the Tman-
yoni would have to take to the high
grass and the tall timber. II sure
does. John"
DO you know. Billy. I have been
expecting It to be q fake. That's why
l sent Stillings to Red Butte; to keep
watch Of Judge Lorching's court. Still
ings was to phone me II Lorchins L.
sued an order"
And he hasn't 'phoned your
mo: but that doesn't prove any
thing. The order may have been 10
sued. and Stillings may have tried to
let US know. There are q good many
ways In which q mans mouth may be
stopped-when there are NO scruples
on the other side"
Then you think there 10 NO doubt
that the court order is straight, and
that this man AGraw II really Q
deputy marshal and has the law for
what he Is doing7'
I'm the absence Of any proof to the
contrary. We are obliged to believe II
or at least to accept It. But we're
not dead yet. Billy, it's run
ming in my mind that we've got to 60
out there and clean up Mr.. MGraw
and his crowd"
Starbuck threw up his hands and
made . noise like q dry wagon wheel.
Holy smoke!- go up against the
whole United StatesT' he gasped.
Smiths grin showed his strong, even
teeth.
'Starbuck, you remember what ]
told you one night?-the night !
dragged you up to my rooms In the
hotel and gave you a hint Of the rea-
son why l had no business to make
love to Corona Baldwin,"
Yep"
"Well, the time has come when
may as well fill out the blanks In the
story for you" And with Billy look.
Ing straight into his eyes. he did so.
At the end Starbuck was nodding 80.
berly. You sure have been carrying
back-load all these weeks, John.
never knowing what minute was going
to be the next. Now 1 know about
this Miss Rich-pastures. She knows
you and she could give you away If
she wanted to. Has she done 1t, John7 7"
NO; but her father has. Stanton has
got hold Of the end Of the thread, and,
while don't know 1t definitely, 1t Is
practically certain he sent a wire. II
the Brewster police are not looking for
me at this moment, they will be short
ly. That brings US back to this High
Line knockout. AS the matter stands,
I'm the one man In our outfit who has
absolutely nothing to lose. l am an
officer of the company, and no legal
notice has been served upon me- Can
you fill out the remainder Of the or.
der!"
mo, I'll be switched II I can!"
Then I'll fill 1t for you. So far as
l know-legally, you understandable
raid has never been authorized by the
courts; at least, that Is what I'm 60
ing to assume until the proper papers
have been served on me. Therefore ]
am free to strike one final blow for
the colonel and his friends, and I'm
going to do 1t, If can dodge the police
long enough to get action"
Starbuck's fitting chair righted itself
with a crash.
You've thought it all outa1tust
how to 60 at it7'
Every move: and everyone Of them
a straight bid for a second penitentiary
sentence"
"All right" said the mine owner
briefly. Count me in"
For information only" was the
brusQue reply. You have q stake In
the country and a good name to main
tain. have nothing. But you can
tell me a few things. Are our work
men still on the ground7"
"Yes. Ginty said there were only
few stragglers who came to town with
him. Most Of the two shifts are stay.
ing on to get their pay-or until they
find out that they aren't going to get
it."
And the colonel and Williams: the
marshal 10 holding them out at the
dam?"
"Uh-huh; locked up In the ONCE
shack, Ginty says"
Good. l shan't need the colonel,
but l shall need Williams. Now an.
other question: you know Sheriff
Harding fairly well. don't you1 What
sort Of a man Is he1"
Square as a die, and as nervy as
they make em. When he gets q war
rant to serve, he'll bring In his man,
dead or alive"