Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-30

Oily, LA vclA yUu bVAuetuAuB tiAuS
haven't dared to tell anybody, not
even Colonel Baldwin. I've been
spending the company's money like
water to keep In touch. The minute
we fail, and long before we could
hope to reorganize a second time and
apply for new charter, Stanton's COM
pany will be in the field, with its char
ter already granted. From that to tax
ing possession of our dam, either by
means of an enabling act of the leg
islature. or by purchase from the pa
per railroad, will be only a step. And
we coulanr 40 u tning. ueu nnye
no legal rights, and no money to fight
with I"
Starbuck pushed his chair away from
the table and drew long breath.
"Good glory !" he sighed. II wish to
goodness 1t was day after tomorrow!
Can you carry 1t any further, John?'
"Yes; step or two. For week
Stanton has been busy on the paper
railroad claim, and that is what made
me buy few cases Of good rifles
xni send them out to Williams; ! was
afraid Stanton might try force. He
won't do that II he can help It; he'll
60 In with some legal show, If possible,
because our force at the dam far out
numbers any gang he could hire, and
he knows we are armed"
"He can't work the legal game" said
Starbuck definitively. 1--WE known
Judge Warner ever since was knee
high to a hop-toad, and squarer man
doesn't breathe" .
'That is all right. but you're forget
ting something. The paper railroad is
OR was once-an Interstate corpora
ton, and so may ask for relief from
the federal courts. thus going over
Judge Warmers head. I'm not saying
anything against Lorching, the federal
Judge at Red Butte. I've met him, and
he is good jurist and presumably an
honest man. But he Is well along In
years, and has an exaggerated notion
Of his own Importance. Stanton, or
rather his fgurehead railroad people,
have asked him to intervene, and he
has taken the case under advisement.
That is where we stand this morning. "
Starbuck was nodding slowly. Il
see what you mean, now" he said. If
Lorching jumps the wrong way for us.
you're looking to see United States
marshal walk up to BARLEY Williams
some time today and tell him to quit.
That would put the final hbosh on us.
wouldn't it7''
Smith was rising in his place.
I'm not dead yet, Billy" he re
Joined cheerfully. II haven't let it get
this far without hammering out few
expedients for our side. II can man
age to stay in the fight today and to-
morrow"
A little new under clerk had come In
from the hotel Office and was trying to
give Starbuck note in square en-
velope, and Starbuck was saying: mo,
that's Mr.. Smith, over there"
Smith took the note and opened it,
and he scarcely heard the clerks ex-
PLANTATION that 1t had been put in his
box the evening before, and that the
day clerk had been afraid he would
get away without finding 1t. It was
from verda Richlander, and. it had
neither superscription nor signature.
This is what Smith read:
my little ruse has failed miserably
Mr.. KS. messenger found my father
N spite of 1t, and he-the messenger
returned this evening. I know, be
cause he brought note from father to
ne. Come to me as early tomorrow
morning as you can, and We'll plan
what can be DONE"
Smith crushed the note In his hand
md thrust it into his pocket. Star.
puck was making cigarette, and was
,tudiously refraining from breaking in
But Smith did not keep him waiting.
THAT was my knockout, Billy" he
said with a quietness that was almost
overdone. my time has suddenly been
shortened to hours-perhaps to min.
ltes. Get car as quickly as you can
and 60 to Judge Warmers house.
have an appointment with him at nine
o'clock. Tell him I'll keep 1t, If can,
3ut that he needn't wait for me If
am not there on the minute"
CTo Be Continued)