Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-10

target-that you well understand. Men
are shot down In this country that
have no more Idea of getting killed
than I haye-0r you have"
Don't include me. ! have a pretty
good idea Of getting killed right
away-the minute l take this job"
"We have tempOrized with this Gala
basas outfit long enough" declared JET.
fries. dropping his mask at last. Deaf
Sandusky, Logan and that squint-eyed
thief. Dave Sassoon-all hOld-up men,
every one Of them! Henry, I'm put.
ting you In on that Job because you've
got nerve. because you can shoot. be-
cause ! don't think they can get YOU
and paying you a whaling big salary to
straighten things out along the Span
ish Sinks. Do you know. Henry
Jeffries leaned forward and lowered
his tone. Master Of the art of persuad-
ing and convincing. OF hammering and
pounding, of swaying the doubling and
deciding the undecided, the Stronghold
mountain man looked his best as he
held the younger nan under his spell.
"Do you know" he repeated, Il suspect
that Morgan's Gap bunch are really be-
hind and beneath n lot of this devil
try around Calabasas? You take Gale
Morgan-why. he trains with Dave
Sassoon; take his uncle, Duke-Sas-
500 never is in trouble but what
Duke will help him out" Jeffries ex-
ploded with n slight but forcible exple-
tive. WAS there ever Il thief or Il
rohber driven into Morgan's gap that
didn't find sympathy and shelter with
some of the Morsans? l believe they
are in every game pulled on the Thief
river stages"
AS bad as thntt"
Jeffries turned to his desk. ASK
John Lefeycr."
De Spain had Il long talk with John.
But John was n poor adviser. He ad-
vised no II on any subject. He whis-
tied. he hummed a tune. He extended
his arm, at times, suddenly, as If on
the brink Of a positive assertion. He
decided nothing. and asserted nothing.
But concerning the Morgans and their
friends, he did abandon his habitual
reticence. 'Rustlers. thieves, robbers,
coiners, outlaws" he exclaimed ener-
getically.
rs this because they got your money
today. John?' asked De Spain.
"!Never mind my money. I've got O
new job with nothing to do, and plenty
of cash"
De Spain asked what the Job was
"On the stages" announced Lefever
II am now general superintendent OF
the Thief River line."
What does that mean?"
ut means that l am to be your as
sistant."
I'm not going to take that Job
John"
Lefever took off his hat and twirleC
1t Skilltully on one hand, hummint
softly the while.
Il believe you'd better change you
mind. Henry, and stay with u.s."
mo-" returned De Spain media
lively. Tin not going to stay. w
had glory enough out Of this town TO
Il WHILE" He picked up his hat, poke
the crown di~scontentedly. and. risinI
with a loss Of amiabllity in his fea
lures and manner, walked out Of tn
room.
The late u was streaming dow
the full length of Main street. Th
street was still filled with loiterer
|, who had spent the day at the fair, an
fingered now in town in the vague hop
of seeing n brawl Dr. a fight befor
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. from the SPANS
Sinks, and gunner and gamblers frol
Calabasas and Morgan's gap. TT
Morgans themselves and their follow
, ing were out to the last retainer.