Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-10-14


He must have known that there was
TO money IN the safe. The mems pay
came up monthly by special mesSen-
ger, and was handed out the same eve
ming. 1t would arrive on the Monday
Chambers could not have been after
spoil of that kind.
Wilton looked through Joe's papers
again. Everything seemed intact and
nothing had even been tempered with.
It must have been that Chambers took
fright after the murder.
Suddenly Andersen came running
across the smoking ground, followed
by some half-dozen of the engineers.
The foreman came painting up TO the
door of the shack.
"The men are crazy drunk, Mr.. Car
ruthers, and they're planning to attack
the ofice!" he gasped. Somebody's
been telling them the safes full of
money and that they're going to be
laid off because of the fire.
Wilton reflected a moment, while
the engineers gathered anxiously about
him.
They can't open the safe" said
Wilton. 'At least, there's only one
man can, and he's been at it already.
| No, never mind what | meant / don't
want bloodshed. I'll open it and show
it to them" He turned to one of the
engineers. take four men with you
and hurry to the store and see that no
harm comes to Miss Mcdonald and
her father" he ordered. And take
this" he added, picking the revolver
out of the drawer and handing it to
| him.
You'd better come too, Mr. Carruth-
ers," the man suggested.
mo, I'll stay here. said Wilton.
"Hurryw
The engineer picked four men and
they hurried down the road. Andersen
and two others remained with Wilton.
Hardly had the party left when the
mob came streaming out of the bunk
houses toward the office, shouting and
yelling
Seeing the four men standing in the
doorway, however, they hesitated to
rush them, probably in the belief that
they were "illeu' anu s'oou oh' ours
ing them.
SPEAK up = shouted wilton ""hat
is it you men wantY
Inc SHOUTS uleu away 70 " ilu'tel-
ing. A spokesman stepped forward.
we want the money ID the sale'
ana Wen nave IL! ne shouted. we
| all know you set the IRE because the
lines busted, and you've got the safe
chock-full Of money you've worked
US like dogs all summer, aud now
| you're gong TO lay US OH because the
company busted. you'd better hand
it over.
Evidently somebody had been teIiihS
/ the men that tale.
There's no money 70 the safe ne
answered. 'Send a population OF three
men ana you can examine y.
Ihe HuhAIeS' VINO Tor the most part
understood MN very "eh' looNeu az
one aho'hef uhceflaHl'E' l"ey were
as doclIe as lamos without ieauerS,'Ii''
but they hau leaue' oie ou'Ia"
Tonguay stepped Forward out OF the
crowd
come along boys ne. 5 Iooling you
he yelled, Smash ms mead Tor MN
GIVE them what coluliis 70 lnei"
But he skunk back into their midst
as the believing mob rushed forward.
Wilton noticed that he was lingering
a revolver in his coat pocket He wait
ed till the mob was close upon the
shack. It had calculated thar an ia-
stants hesitation would follow. seized
/ it and sprans into their midst stri6-
ing out right aud left ana telling Il
drunken laborer at every blow. As
Tonguay fumbled desperately with The
/ trigger Of the weapon ID his pocket.
Wilton dealt him smashing blow
! that knocked him senseiess. He
stopped, took the revolver and turned
and faced his assailants.
Vow, men, he said crisp'y- i've
told Won that you shall examine the
+ safe. and III keep my word. Three IL
you enter The rest VIII wait out
side"
After a pause three Of the workman