The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-11-22


our charter will be gone"
This world and another, and ther
the fireworks" Starbuck threw In
with the property all roped up In
law tangle, and those stock options OF
yours due to fall In, II looks as II q
few prominent citizens Of the Timan
yoni would have to take to the higi
grass and the tall timber. 1t sur,
does, John"
DO you know. Billy, I have been
expecting something Of this kind-and
expecting 1t to be a fake. That's why
l sent Stillings to Red Butte; to keer
watch OF Judge Lorching's court. Still.
ings was TO phone me II Lorching is
sued an order"
"And he hasn't 'phoned your"
No; but that doesn't prove any
thing. The order may have been is.
sued. and Stilllngs may have tried to
let us know. There are a 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 MGraw is really
deputy marshal and has the law for
what he is doing?"
I'm the absence Of any proof to the
| contrary. we are obliged to believe II
or at least to accept 1t. But we're
not dead yet BGly, it's run
ming in my mind that we've got to go
out there and clean up Mr.. MGraw
and his crowd"
Starbuck threw up his hands and
mnde a noise like dry wagon wheel
Holy smoke!- 60 up against the
whole United StatesT' he gasped.
Smiths grin showed his strong, even
teeth.
"Starbuck. you remember what
told you one nighti-the night
dragged you up to my rooms In the
hotel and gave you a hint of the rea-
son why had no business to make
love to Corona Baldwin,"
"Yep."
swell, the time has come when
may as well fill out the blanks In the
story for you" And with Billy look
Ing straight into his eyes, he did SO.
At the end Starouck was nodding So
berly. "You sure have been carrying
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 IL
she wanted to. Has she done II, JohnT
mo; but her father has Stanton has
got hold of the end of the thread, and,
while I don't know Ii definitely, II is
practically certain he sent a wire. II
the Brewster police are not looking for
me at this moment. they will be short.
ly. That brings us back TO this High
Line knockout. AS the matter stands.
I'm the one man In our outfit who has
absolutely nothing TO lose. / am an
officer Of the company, and no legal
notice has been served upon me. Can
you fill out the remainder of the or
der?"
"No, I'll be switched II canl"
Then I'll I'LL II for you. So far as
| know-legally, you understandable
raid has never been authorized by the
courts; at least, that is what I'm GO
Ing TO assume until the proper papers
have been served on me. Therefore
am free TO strike one final blow for
the colonel and his friends, and Tn
going TO do 1t. IL l can dodge the police
long enough TO get action"
Starbuck's fitting chair righted itself
with crash.
you've thought it all outl-just
how to go at itf'
Every move; and everyone OF them
straight bid for a second penltentiary
sentence"
"All right" said the mine owner
briefly. Count me in"
For information only" was the
Lrusque reply. "You have a stake In
the country and a good name to main.
tain. / have nothing. But you can
tell me few things. Are our work.
men still on the ground?"
"Yes. Ginty said there were only q
few stragglers who came TO town with
him. Most of the two shifts are stay.
ing on TO get their pay-or until they
find out that they aren't going to ge,
it,"
And the colonel and Williams: the
marshal. is holding them out at the
damn"
"Uh-huh: locked up in the Office
shack, Ginty says"
Good. shan't need the colonel,
but l shall need Williams. Now an.
other question: you know Sheriff
Harding fairly well, don't you? What
sort OF man Is hep
square as die, and as nervy as
they make 'em. When he gets a war.
rant to serve, he'll bring in his man,
dead or alive"
That's all I'll ask OF him. Now 60
and find me an auto, and then you can
fade away and get ready to prove
good. stout alibi." -.H