The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-01-20

what kind Of guns they had. After
they had taken possession Of the small
open space, two Of them set to work
to build cooking fire.
At the halt In the glade one of the
party-Bullerton, we guessed II was
broke branch from a pine, stripped
the twtgs from Ii, and made II flag
staff for his white handkerchief. I'm
der this flag Of truce he and two Of his
men came on, leaving their guns be-
hind There was climb OF about
thirty feet, maybe, coming up from
the bench to the ledge upon which the
mine buildings stood, 80 we got fair
~ good look at the peace party before
1t came within talking distance. Bull
lerton still had a slight touch Of the
wry-neck, and the devil-may-care
jauntiness which had been his chief
characteristic as guest Of the Twem-
blys had been wiped from his face and
manner like a picture from q black
board
As the three OF them topped the rise
in the ore road reached behind me
and got one Of the Winchesters.
That's near enough r. called out
do your talking from there, If you've
anything to say"
The delegation halted and Fullerton
took paper from his pocket
I'm serving legal notice upon you,
Broughtou," he said, waving the paper
at me, and have two witnesses here,
as the law requires. represent the
Ctnnabar Mining company OF Cripple
Greek. You are trespassing on our
property and I am making formal
demand for possession"
80 that's the new wrinkle, Is tt7~ I
laughed Il was hoping you might
spring something a little more original
How are you going TO prove owper-
shipY' .14S r..
'SThe burden OF proof isn't on us;
it's on your" be ripped out you
haven't shadow Of claim to this
mine I've got your so-caIed deed
right hereH-and he shook that at US
TITS a forgery; clumsy, childish
forgery that wouldn't impose upon q
blind mani We can send you to the
rock PILE on the strength OF 1t II we
want tor
Since ne had stolen the deed out OF
my pocket, thought. Of course, that
he was Just blufBcs skout its being a
forgery. He must have known per
feetly well that It wasn't But Daddy
was whispering in my ear as he sat
behind me. Something Ike thiss
"Gosh-alI-F Friday, Stannie, has got you
goln'I He's made q copy q the deed
and throwed the aginal away-burnt
1t up, r somethin'T
"You have IL all your own way, Bul
Ierton-or You think you have" told
him; and If didn't get all Of the self
confidence into the words that tried
to, am persuaded that he didn't know
the difference. Il might even conceds
that you have everything but the mine
itself. II you want that you may
come and take 1t but youu permit me
to say that when you break into this
shaft-house there viii be fewer people
alive on Cinnabar mountain than there
are at the present moment / shall
quite possibly be one OF the dead onas.
but before so out shah do my best
to make you another.
"AH right he snapped back;
you're speaking for yourself and
that's your privilege But how about
you, Twomblys This Is no quarrel Of
yours. Suppose you go ever yonder to
your cabin and stay out Of the fight
Nobody wants to hurt you"
That put It pretty squareIy up 10
me, too, 50 turned to the old man at
my stda
TITS COED advice, Daddy said;
"and this isn't your quarrel. You'd
better duck while you can"
Daddy Hiram made no reply at all
to me; didn't pay any attention to me.
Instead, he stood up on the doof-sill
and shook his fist at Fullerton.
"I been lookin' for you and your
kind OF crowd for a year back.
Charler Fullerton, and drawin' pay
for doin' itl'' he shrtlled. "Stannie,
here, says II Yen want this mine you
can come and take 1t, and. by gum
miles, I say them same Identical
wordsl'
"An right said Fullerton again.
But it's only fair to say that we out
number you six to one. and we've got
the law, and few deputy sheriffs, on
our side. You two haven't as much
show as cat In hell without claws,
and when the circus is over, you'll
both go to jail. If there's enough left
of you to stand the trip" Then, as he
was turning to go he Tipped the deed
into the air so that 1t fell at our feet.
ssYou may have that he sneered.
.sWe'd like nothing better than to have
You produce 1t In court
II didn't seem just fitting to let him
have the last word. SO 1 pitched
small ultimatum of my own after him
as he herded his two scoundrelly look
ing witnesses" into the downward
road.
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