Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-22

he was just bluffing about its being u
forgery. He must have known per
fectly we'll that it wasn't. But Daddy
vas Whispering in n1S ear as he sat
behind me. Something like this:
"Gcsh-all-Friday, Stanhte, hes got
you goin'! Hes made a, copy g. the
deed and throwed the 'riginal away
"You haven't it all your own way.
Bullerton-or you think you have" I
told him; and il l didn't get all OF tho
self-confidence inso the words that /
tried to, | ans persuaded that he
ojdn't know the difference II might
even concede that you, have every.
thing but the mine itself. II you a
that. you may come and take IT.; but
you II permit ME TO say that when
YOU break into this h att7house there
viii be fewer people alive on China
bar mountain than there are at the
present moment. I shall quite posi-
bly, be one OF the dead ones, but be.
fore / go u 7sahll do my best to
make you another"
All right" he snapped back;
you're speaking for yourself, and
that's your privilege. But how about
you, T*onbly? This Is no quarrel Of
yours. suppose YOU go over yonder
to your cabin and stay out OF the
That put it pretty squarcly up to
me, too, 80. turned to the old man at
my side.
It's good advice, Daddy" I said:
ana this isn't your quarrel. You'd
better duck while you can"
Daddy Hiram made no reply at all
t. me; Gidnt pay any attention to rne.
instead, nc stood up on the door-sill
ana shook his fist at Bullefton.
II beer loohin' for you and your
k!nd OF a. crowd Tor 81 year back,
Charley Fullerton, and DRAWN pay
ior dom it"' he shrilled. '"Stannte,
here says If you want this mine you
can come II take it. and; by gum
mics. say them same. Identical
wo-ds!!"
q right" said Fullerton again.
'But it's only fair to say. that we OUT
nomber you six to one. and we've go
the Law, and a few deputy she lifts on
our eide. lou two haven't az much
show as 4 cat in hell without claws.
and when the circus is over, you'li
both 50 to Jail, if there's enough left
OF you to stand the trip Then, as ne
Has turning to go he Tipped the dead
INTO the air so that it fell At our feet.
You may have that he sneefed.
Wed IKE nothing better than to
nave you produce 1t in court"
1t didn't seem just fitting to let him
have the last word, 80 / pitched +
small ultinatum of my own after hin,
as he herded his 'two scoundreliS loox.
Inc witnesses into the downward
road. s. \ -
One thing more, Bullertop," I.
called out Your flag of truce holds
only until you get back to your army.
II you Or any of your men are III
slsht OF Cinnabak' property ten min
utes after o reach your camp, We
open fire" =
Since the truce was thus definitely
ended. we retired into our fortreGa
n put up the bars. As we were
closing the doors and making every
thing snug I asked Daddy what kind
OF human timber Fullerton was like
~ to have in his army, andI there
were any chance that his boast about
having deputy sheriffs in the crowd
~a ..r To- Be taken At its face valne
bras. Ike Beasley ID the CHIEF deputy
for thie end O. the county. and he'd
be here-hi1nself II that was a pose
commytasers down yonder. As for
what he has got, there's no talIin'.
Most likely he's picked UP q flstful o.
touShs and out-o'-works down in
Angels There's always plenty o
drift o. that kind hanktn' round =
mimi camp"
Fighters? I quericd.
oh, yes; [ reckon Soft fightin'
comes easier than workin'."
With the doors shut and barred I
climbed up on our breaawork 70
bring my eyas on . level with one OF
the high window holes. The ten-mtn-
ute ulhnaatnrn interval hAd cons. to