Licking Valley courier., 1922-01-19
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msa came On, leaving their guns BE-
hind. There was 4 climb Of sbsui
thirty fest. maybe. coming up from
The bench to the ledge upon which the
nine buildings stood. - We got q fair
y ssod issk at the peace party before
q came within talking distances. Bul-
hrtsa stili had . siight touch Of the
wsy-nsck, = sn1 the devii-may-ears
t3ununess which had been his eAief
ehsrsetsristie a. . guest Of the Twsm-
biys haa hssn wiped from Ais face and
paanAsf iiks . picture from q black
~ ne tzrse sf them topped the riss
u ne ore road ] reached behind me-
ed - sas' Of the wiachestefs.
'snaks near enough" ! called cut.
'Ds ysus talking rsp there. n ysa'vs
snything 70 say.~
n delegation haitsA anl nsllsstsn
tssk . paper fssa ~ ppalesf.
Tfn sRvtaS laSHl notiee upon yss,
nrssshtsa,- ks sdll. waving ths paper
q ~. 'an1 have I've vithsssss here,
-. the lAv rsauirsa I rupsessat ths
Osaabar Ainiag company Of Cipp'e
cyesk. Tea are trsspssang sn our
Dssperty and am making . formal
iGaanA fsr posseasion-"
i.cs hats the new wrinkle, is III"
laughed. 4 was hoping you nisht
sprins something q little more original.
Row ss yea gcias 70 prove swnsr-
shipr
''rss ssrdsa Of prssf Isn't sa Us:
NJ q yoar' 10 ripped sut -You
Aavant . shadow Of claim 10 this
saiaA rye Sot yosr so-ealis1 Aeed
right hsss"--and ~ sAssk that ct us.
slte . fsrgeu; q clumsy. childish
fsrGtgy that wsslaA't impose upsa .
hiike nani We can ssnd ysu TO the
nssf pts - tAs strsasth Of Il II We
yakt TER
since 10 had stolen ne deed cut Of
~ ppskst tAsu' 1t. Il eeurss, that
- vSs tsst bluians about its being q
fsrsrST. He must have known per
sssty rell that II wasn't But Daddy
vAs Whispering IN my ear ~ he sat
bsAili ne. Something Ike this:
stboeH 4li-Yriday. stannis, he's got you
Bdn'f Has made . copy o the tsed
80 thsewsd the 'riginal sway-burnt
It 10y somsthin'r'
~Ysn have II all ysur ewh way. Bul-
iasts-sr ysu think you have told
Ain: tAd Y I didn't get al II the self
osnl1ence into the words that I tried
o. I a. persuaded that be didn't know
ne eiRsreaee. ~ might even eoneede
that ysz have everything but the mine
itssAf.s II yoa want that. ysu may
essHs ~ taks n; but ysu1i permit me
- ny Aat when Jon break Into this
shaff,hsuss there will be fewer people
alive 6n Clnnabar mountain than there
are ct the present moment. shall
quite Hsssibiy be one Of the dead ones,
but before ! 20 opt shall do my best
20 make you another"
-Anf right he snapped back;
~yss'Fs speaking for yourself. and
ghatp ysur privilege. But how about
ysa. Twcmblyf This u no quarrel Of
yosss. Suppose you 30 over yonder to
youH eshin and stay out Of the eight.
ECbe1y wants 70 hurt you"
TAat. pst Il pretty aQuarsly W to
me. ts'A - turned T. the old naa atI
my -
'rrs sss1 adyica. Daddy I ssid
~anl tAis lsn't ysur quarrel. Ysu'd
hsttR tpek while you can"
DAlly Hiram made no reply at all
70 ne i; aida't pay any attention to me.
Isstea1. he stood up en- the doorAIll
snt shesk his nst At Bullerton.
= been leokin' for yeu and your
hiai Il crowd for . yesr back.
cAa6ey Bvilerton, and dPawin' pay
trS iin' kis be shrilled. "stannie.
AsFs ssys Il ysu want this mine you
sAA esme and take Il, and, By gum
'ui~ ! ~ them same idsauesl
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cAR zSAs' ~ sansstss svia