The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-14

Iof the scheme, Lies a game, and
men the gamblers. They'll stake their
whole pile on the one chance In q
thousand. Take away that one chance,
and-they won't play.
He turned. to the mn In charge OF
the Post. "Storekeeper, weigh out
three fathoms Of your best hnfinch
manila"
Wei. establish a precedent which
will last the men Of Forty:Mile to the
end Of time" he prophesied. Then be
coiled the rope about bis arm and led
his followers out Of doors, just In time
What DANCED rightd he to fetch
my wife in?" Numbered BEETLES to the
soothing overtures OF friend.
siyely. "'T WHIT called for he re-
iterated again and again, pacing up
and down and waiting for Lon Nc
Fame.
And Lon AIcFane-his face was hors
and tongue rapid as he Haunted III.
surrection in the face Of the Church.
t"Then, father he cried, ITS with an
cts the broad of me back on bed OF
Goals. Niver shall 1t be said Lon Nc.
! Fame took lie 'twixt the teeth with!
/ out liver liftin' a hand! An I'll not
ask a bIessin'. The years have been
wild, but it's the heart was IN the
right place"
"But it's not the heart. Lon.' inter.
posed Father Roubeau; its pride that
bids you forth to STAY your fellow
yer Frinch," Lon replied. And
then, turning to leave him, An VIII.
We say mass II the luck is against
meH .=..::,. IL, .g.:;.fEa;, ~ szz:&.{
moccasined feet to the fore, and veEI
out upon the white breast. OF the
silent river. A packed trail, the WIDTH
of sixteen-inch sled, led out to the
water-hole. On either side lay the
deep, soft snow. The men trod IN
single file, without conversation:
and the black-stoled priest In, their
midst gave to the function the solemn
aspect of a funeral. It was q warm
winters day for Forty Mile,--a; day IN
which the sky, filed with heaviness.
drew closer to the earth, and the mer.
curry sought the unwonted level OF.
twenty below. But there was no cheer
in the warmth. There was little ar
in the upper strata, and the clouds
hung motionless, giving sullen prom.
Use of al early snowfall. And the
earth, unresponsive, made no prepare.
ton, content in its Information.
, When the water.hole @ was reached,
Beetles, having evidently reviewed the
quarrel during the silent walk, burst
out in a final "'Twa'n't caller for"
while Lon McFane kept grim silence.
! Indignation 80 choked him. that he
could not speak.
Yet deep down, whenever their own
wrongs were not uppermost, both men
wondered at their comrades. They
had expected opposition, and this tacit
acQuiescence hurt them. It seemed:
more was due them from the men
they had been so close with, and they
felt a vague sense OF wrong, rebelling
at the thought Of so many Of their
, brothers coming tout, as on q gala
occasion, without one word Of protest,
to see them shoot each other down.
1T appeared their worth had dlmin.
ished in the eyes Of the community.
The proceedings puzzled them.
! Back to back, David. An Will It
be fifty PAGES to the man, or double
the quantity?
Fifty" was the sanguinary reply,
grunted out, yet sharply cut.
But the new manila, not prominently
displayed but casually .coiled about,
IMalemute Kids arm, caught the quick,
eye OF the Irishman and thrilled him
/ with a suspicious fear.
AN. what are ye DOM with the
roper"
at his watch. 1--WE a batch OF bread
in the cabin, and I don't want It.. to
fall. Besides my feet are getting
cold"
The rest Of the men manifested their
impotence in various suggestive ways.
CONTINUED 1r1day)
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