The Lamar register., 1919-03-12
Illustrations
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AND he hasn't 'pnoned your

thing. The order ma: have been is
sued. and Stillings may have tried to
let us know. There are II good many
ways in which II mans mouth may be
stopped-whcn there are no scruples
On the other side"
''Thrn you think there is no doubt
That the court order Is straight, and
that this man MGraw is really II
deputy marshal and has the law for
what he is doingf"
/ In the absence of any proof to the
/ contrary. we are obliged To believe IL
/ or az least 10 accept il. But were
not dead yet. Billy. it's rum
ming in my mind that we've got 10 go
Dut there and clean up Mr.. MGraw
and his crowd"
Stnrbuck threw up his hands and
made II noise like dry wagon wheel.
Holy smoke - 90 up against the
whole Unitcd Statcs?' he gasped.
Smiths grin showed his strong. even
teeth.
''Starbuck. you remember what /
told ynu one nisht!-thc night |
dragged you up Ia my rooms in the
hotel aud gave you hint of the rea-
son why | had NO business To make
love to Corona Baldwin,
Yep"
"Wcll. the time has come when l
may as well ill out the blanks in the
story for YOU" And with Billy look
Ing straight into his eyes. he did so.
AT the end Starbuck WIS 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 kich-pastures. She knows
you and she could give you away If
she wanted 10. Has she done IT. JOhnf"
''No. but her father has. Stanton has
got hold uf the end of the thread, and.
while | don't know II definitely. II is
practically certnin 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 beeu served upon me. Can
you M out the remainder Of the or
der?'.
mo. I'll be switched If I cam
"Thcn I'll fill 1t for you. So far as
I 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 10 strike one final blow for
the colonel and his friends. and I'm
going to do It., II I can dodge the police
long enough TO get action
Starbuck's tiltlng chair righted Itself
with crash.
you've thought 1t all out?-just
how to go at lt?"
Every move; and everyone Of them
, straight bid for second penitentiary
sentence"
"All right" said the mine owner
briefly. Count me in"
"For information only" was the
orusque reply. you have n stake In
The country and n good name to main
tain. l have nothing. But you can
iell me few things. Are our work.
men still on the groundi"
'Yes. Ginty said there were only a
lew stragglers who came to town with
aim. Most Of the two shifts are stay
ng on to get their pay-Or until they
ind out that they aren't going to get
It,"
"And the colonel and Williams: the
marshal is holding them out at the
1am?"
"Uh-huh locked up in the office
shack. Ginty says"
Good. | shan't need the colonel,
out 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 a die. and as nervy as
hey make EN-. When he gets a war
rant to serve, he'll bring in his man,
lead or alive"
That's all I'll ask Of him. Now go
and find me an auto, and then you can
fade away and get ready to prove Il
good. stout alibi."
"Yes-llke fits ! viii :" retorted the
mine owner. II told you once, John,
that 1 was in this thing to a finish,
and 1 meant it. Go on giving your
orders"
VERY well; you've had your warn