The Raymer enterprise., 1918-02-07

course; tnat was Just what was needed
With the president and the chief Of
construction locked up. and the wheels
blocked for the next twenty-four hours.
our charter win be gone"
This world and another, and then
the 6reworks." Starbuck threw In.
with the property all roped up In Q
law tangle, and those stock options o1
yours due to fall In. It looks as II {
few prominent citizens Of the Timan4
yoni would have to take to the high
grass and the tall timber. Il sure
does, John"
do you know. Billy, / have been
expecting something of this kind-and
expecting 1t to be a fake. That's why
I sent StIllings to Red Butte; to keep
watch of Judge Lorching's court. STILL
ings was to phone me II Lorching is-
sued an order"
"And he hasn't 'phoned your
mo; but that doesn't prove any
thing. The order may have been is-
sued, and Stillings may have tried ia
let US know. There are q good many
ways In which a mans mouth may be
stopped-when there are no scruples
on the other side."
Then you think there il no doubt
that the court order II straight, and
that this man M'Graw is really q
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 II. But we'te
not dead yet. Billy. It's run.
ming 10 my mind that we've got to %
out there and clean up Mr.. MGraw
and his crowd"
Starbuck threw up his hands and
made Q noise like q dry wagon wheel
Holy smoke!- go up against thu
whole United Statesr 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 I had no business to make
love to Corona Baldwin,"
"Yep."
"Well. the time has come when
may as well fill out the blanks In thu
story for you" And with Billy look
Ing straight into his eyes. be did 20
At the end Starbuck was nodding 70
berly. "You sure have been carrying
a back-load all these weeks, John
never knowing what minute was going
to be the next. Now I know about
this Miss Rich-pastures. She knowi
you and she could give you away Il
she wanted to. Has she done II, John r
mo; but her father has. Stanton haa
got hold Of the end Of the thread, and
while I don't know 1t definitely. It Il
practically certain he sent q wire. Il
the Brewster police are not looking fol
me at this moment. they viii be short
ly. That brings us back to this Higt
Line knockout. As the matter stands
I'm the one man In our outfit who hal
absolutely nothing to lose. I am ar
officer Of the company, and no legal
notice has been served upon me. Car
you fill out the remainder Of the or
der7"
mo, I'll be switched II I canl"
"Then I'll fll It for you. 30 far a
I know-legally. you understandable
raid has never been authorized BY the
courts; at least, that is what I'm 20.
Ing to assume until the proper paperl
have been served on me. Therefore
am free to strike one nnal blow fol
the colonel and his friends, and Tn
going to do II. II l can dodge the polica
long enough to get action"
Starbuck's fitting chair ighted Itself
with a crash.
you've thought 1t all out7Ijust
how to 60 at itr
Every move; and everyone Of them
a straight bid for q second penitentiary
sentence"
"All right" said the mine owner
briefly. "Count me in."
For information only" was the
brusque reply. "You have q stake in
the country and a good name to main
tain. I have nothing. But you can
tell me a few things. Are our work.
men still on the ground7"
"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 GET
it."
"And the colonel and williams: the
marshal 10 holding them out at the
dam?
"Uh-huh; locked up in the onlcl
shack, Ginty says"
Good. I shan't need the colonel
but ! shall need Williams. Now an
other question: you know Sheriff
Harding fairly well, don't youi What
sort Of a man Is her
Square as die. and as nervy q
they make 'em. When he gets q war