The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-10-06

l''llNil utIloh locked up. ana the wheels
hlock"d for the next tWenty-four hours.
our charter will be gone"
This world and another. and then
the fireworks" Starbuck threw in.
with the property all ropcl up in st
law tangle. and those stock options of
yours due to fail in. it looks as if II
lew prominent citizens of the Timan-
yonl would have to take To the high
grass and the tail timber. 1t sure
| does, John"
| do YOU know, Billy, | have been
expecting something of this kind-and
| expecting il To be fake That's why
l sent StillingS 10 Red Butte; IL keep
watch of Judge Lorching'S court. Still
| ings was to phone me if Lorchlng is
sued an order"
And he hasn't phontd you?"
No; but that doesn't prove any
thing. The order may have been is
sued, and StillingS may have tried to
LET us know. There are Il good many
ways in which a mans mouth may be
stopped-when there are no Scruples
on the other side
Then You think there is no doubt
that the court order is straight, and
that this man M'Graw is really a
deputy marshal and has the law for
what he is doing?"
IN the absence of any proof to the
contrary, We are obliged to believe ii
at
not dead yet. Billy. its run
ming in my mind that we've got 10 20
out there and clean up Mr.. MGraw
and his crowd"
Stanuck threw up his hands and
made Il noise like Il dry wagon wheel.
Holy smoke = 90 up against the
whole United States:" he gaspcd.
Smiths grin showed his strong, even
teeth.
''Starbuck, you remember what ! |
told you one night?-the night I |
dragged you up TO my rooms in the |
hotel and gave you Il hint of the rea-
son why l had no business to make !
love to Corona Baldwin,"
Yep"
We'll, the time has come when ! ,
may as we'll 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 noddng So
berly. You sure have been carving
Il back-load all these weeks, John.
never knowing what minute was going
to be the next. Now | know about
this Miss Rich-paStures. She knows
YOU and she could give you away if
she wanted to. Has She done it, john"
No; but her father has. Stanton has
got hold of the end of the thread, and,
While L don't know it definitely. it is
practically certain he sent IA wire. If
he Brewster police are not looking for
he at this moment they will be short
Y. That brings us back to this High
me Knockout. AS the matter stands.
III the one man in our outfit who has
absolutely nothing To lose. | am an
nicer OF the company, and no legal
I0tice has been served upon me. Can
ou fill out the remainder of the or
er?"
Nc. I'll be switched if | can"
Then I'll fill it for you So far as
know-legally, you understandable
aid has never been authorized by the
ourtS; at least, that is what I'm go
~ to assume until the proper papers
ave been served on me. Therefore ]
IN free To strike one final blow for
ne colonel and his friends, and I'm
DING to do it, if l can dodge the police
ing enough to get action"
Starbuck's fitting chair righted itself
18th crash.
You've. thought it all out ?-just
Ow to go at it?"
Every move; and everyone of them
straight bid for second penitentiarv
All right" said the mine owner
'ietly. Count me in
For information only" was the
'uSque reply. you have a stake 10
e country and good name to main
In. | have nothing. But you can
II Inc few things Are our work.
en- still on the ground?'
Eyes. Ginty said there were only u
W StEagglers who came to town with
m. Most of the two shifts are stay.
Z on to get their pay-or until they
III out that they aren't going to get
And the colonel and Williams: the
lrshal is holding them out at the
m?" III
"uh-huh; locked up in the office "a
ack, Ginty says" -
Good. | shan't need the colonel ~
t | shall need Williams. Now an
ler question: you know Sheriff AZ
riding fairly well, don't you? Wha, :. -
RI of a man is hep" 81
Square as a die, and as nervy as ~
" make EN-. When he gets a war. ."
ut to serve, he'll bring in his man -.
ld or alive" 81
That's all I'll ask of him. Now &c ~
d find me an auto, and then you can -,
lie away and get ready to prove ~.
ID, stout albi."
(TO BE CONTINUED
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