The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1922-01-12

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" because the road on the bench
wound In and out among the trees.
Ihey came up within easy rifle shot
ana pitched their camp, II you could
cal II that, in little glade. AT that
Instance we could see that they were
armed, but, Of course, we couldn't tell
what Kind Of guns they had. After
they had taken possession OF the small
open space, two Of them set to work
10 build a cooking fire.
AT the halt in the glade one Of the
party-Bulherton, we guessed II was
broke brunch from a pine, stripped
the twigs from II, aud made Il n flag.
stan 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 u climb of about
thirty feet, maybe, coming up from
the bench to the ledge upon which the
mine buildings stood, SO we got fair
" good look at the peace party before
II came within talking distance. Bull
lerton still had slight touch OF the
wry-neck, and the devil-may-care
jauntiness which had been his chief
characteristic as a guest OF the Twom-
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 Wlnchesters.
That's near enoughw ! called out.
"Do your talking from there, II you've
anything to say"
The delegation halted and Fullerton
took a paper from his pocket.
I'm serving legal notice upon you,
Broughton," he said, waving the paper
at me, "and have two witnesses here,
as the law requires. represent the
Cinnabar Mining company Of Cripple
Greek. You are trespasslng ON our
property and am making a formal
demand for possession"
so that's the new wrinkle, is III" /
laughed. II was hoping you might
spring something little more original.
How are you going TO prove owner
shipf"
"The burden OF proof isn't on us;
IT'S on you" he ripped out. "You
haven't shadow Of claim to this
mine. I've got your so-caled deed
right here"-and he shook that at US.
TITS a forgery; clumsy, childish
forgery that wouldn't impose upon a
blind mani We can send you to the
rock pile ON the strength OF It II We
want toll"
Since ne had stolen the deed out OF
my pocket, / thought, OF course. that
he was just blunicg about its being a
forgery. He must have known per-
fectly well that Il wasn't. But Daddy
was whispering In my ear as he sat
behind me. Something like this:
"Gosh-all-Friday, Stannie, he's got you
goin'l He's made copy O. the deed
and throwed the 'rlglnal away-bunt
It up, r sOmethin'W
"You have IL all your own way, Bull
lerton--or you think you have" l told
him and II l didn't get all Of the self
confidence into the words that | tried
90. | am persuaded that he didn't know
the difference. 81 might even concede
that you have everything but the mine
itself. II you want that, you may
come and take II but you'll permit me
to say that when you break into this
shaft.house there will be fewer people
allye on Cinnabar mountain than there
are at the present moment. ! shall
quite possibly be one Of the dead ones,
but before 90 out / shall 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. Twomblyl This Is no quarrel Of
yours. Suppose you go over yonder to
your cabin and stay out Of the fight
Nobody wants to hurt you"
That put II pretty squarely up to
me. too, so | turned TO the old man at
my side.
"Ifs good advice, Daddy" I said {;
"and this isn't your quarrel. YOU'D
better duck while you can"
Daddy Hiram made no reply at all
10 me didn't pay any attention to me-
Instead, he stood up ON the door-slll
and shook his fist at Fullerton.
81 been lookIn' for you and your
kind of crowd for year back.
charley Fullerton, and drawn pay
sor dom III" he shrllled. "Stannie,
here says II you want this mine you
can come and take It, and, by gum
mics. / say them same Identical
! words |"
IAN right" said Fullerton again.
aRu, IFS only fair 10 say that we out
number YOU six to one, and we've got
me law. and a few deputy sherlffs' on
onr side. You two haven't as much
show as a cat IN hell without claws,
and when the circus Is over, yonll
botb 70 to jail, II there's enough left
~ Won 10 stand the trip" Then, as he
was turning 70 90 he dipped the deed
into the air so that It fell at our feet
"you may have that he sneered'
wed Ike nothing better than to have
Won produce It IN court"
II dldn't seem just fitting 70 let him
have the last word, so pitched a
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