Gilpin observer., 1917-05-31
byE.AlEXANDER POWELL


cable?"
Anyhow" answered Morrisey, en-
Enthusiastically, 'Tm for trying it.'
Wen have a meeting here, then,"
said Helen. II know young lawyer
in Big Falls, Mr.. Clay, whom will
ask to come up. We must be sure of
our ground"
That meeting became memorable in
the annals of Jacksonville. There were
nine persons present, there having
been invited, besides Clay, the lawyer,
five of the foremost Independent own
ers. Helen's plan was adopted with
whoop.
The hundred or more settlers living
in the country adjacent to Glacier
were amazed when few mornings
after the Dawson conclave, a party of
surveyors appeared and proceeded to
lay out the street plan for fair-sized
town. These men had hardly finished
their work when two hundred lumber
jacks swarmed in from the railhead
above Dawson and began cutting tim
Der within shooting distance Of the
village of Glacier.
Rows of log houses sprang up as
though at the touch of magician's
wand. Stores, boarding house and
town hall were among the most pre-
tentious structures. All were built
entirely of logs.
When the news Of what the inde-
pendents were doing reached Rupert
Holmes, he did not grasp the signiti-
canoe Of 1t at once.
The next jolt for the Amalgamated
crowd was administered on the follow
ing Monday evening, when Councilman
Shonts burst into the Office Of big
Bilr' Behrens in Big Falls, and swore
like u Cossack with wet feet.
''What's the rlot?" demanded Beh-
rens.
'Riot7" yelled Shonts; shat inde-
pendent gang with the lumberlands
Joan Of Arc have just sewed you
sleepy suckers up in your own blan-
kets. That's what the riot Is"
Come across snarled Behrens,
''let's hear the sad news"
"They showed motion in the city
council tonight compelling the Anal
gamated to build through to, Glacier
according to its charter provisions.
It's tabled until the next meeting, but
It'll go through then as sure as gun
unless we manage to block it."
Behrens was vastly excited by this
information, but he did not show 1t.
Suppose anybody down ut Glacier
knows you're in our employ?" he de-
manded.
NO" retorted the visitor; ut would
be poor business for me-"
Just CLEAN of intelligence"
grunted Behrens. "All right, keep 1t
dark, but get back there and keep US
posted up to the minute. Who's be-
hind this new mover
"Well. there's Morrisey and that
bunch, but Of course the Dawson girls
behind 'em. She's the brains of that
combination and now she's got law.
yer named Clay on her stan. That fel.
lows some shrewd, too"
well, jump out" ordered Behrens
use the code over our wires.
Ha / thought So"
| AS Shonts started for the night train
Behrens, whose last remark had been
occasioned by the ringing of his tele
phone. leaned over and placed the re-
ceiver to his ear.
"Who Is it?" he inquired.
"Holmes, Seattle" was the sharp re
tort. Just got some information from
Jacksonville. What's the matter with
you, Behrens-asleep ut the switch 2
"Oh. It's that Morrisey crowd, try
ing to put something over" snarled thu
agent. Cant sleep with 'em, yor
know. Just got to meet 'em littl,
better than half way-thats ALL"
How does the council stand?"
They're a pretty hidebound lot"
ANY of 'em take coin?"
might. We cam try it out"
TRY 1t out? Why, wake Up, Beh
rens-this things got to be choket