Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-01-26

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whats the gamer he asked bitter
IL. "You amt lying for funT
Read that said WinT0u. pulling
Arches letter of Introduction 10 De
witt our cf his pocket. He had de-
cided impuisvely but. as be was con
WINGED. rightly. 20 trust Ned Burns.
+ Parenrhetcally. he had been recon
cHed 81 Archie before he left View
York II was impossible To bear H.
feeling against Archie, and after all,
Archie bad done his best lie was
. simply Incapable
Bu, was he incapable or had his
. llcb held true?
/ Ned Burns took a pair Of heavy, sill.
! yer-rimmed spectac5es from a little
table In the shack, drew the letter out
I q the envelope with shaking fingers,
and read H. He handed it back with
out word. searching Wlnrdn's eyes.
though. keenly with his own. Then,
I opening a drawer in the table, be took
i out an ancient and much worn Bible.
~Lay your hand here, be said. open
ing the book at random. Vow swear
you've told the truth
That's going little further than
have a mind to. Mr. Burns. said Win
/ .on
AYE, aye" muttered the old man
/ Maybe you're right there. But we'll
soon put your words 10 the proof Of the
Book thar never lies"
he took up the Bible and began read
Ing from the page al which he had
opened H.
and after him Abdon the son OF
/ HIueI judged Israel And he had forty
sons and thirty sons sons, that rode on
threescore and ten ass colts; and he
{ judged Israel eight years" He snapped
/ she Bible shut Man. you've told NE
I the truth r. he cried
Il believe So, answered Winton-
( but how do you get that sense from
I the passage you have been readingf'
Man, lis easy. All things are easy
20 them that know how 10 search the
Scriptures. Abdon's Mr. Davis. Mr.
Davis is the judge. amt he? And
/ IsrseTs Nalopo. And the forty sons
I and thirty sons sons are the men who
work for the Diamond Fields Syndi-
este. And the threescore and ten ass
colts are the same poor fools them
selves. that work for those swindlers,
ana are asses without knowing IT,
I And the eight years IS me. who'ye
worked for Judge Davis and Mr. De
/ Witt these eight years past, here and
"a Kimberley, and am discharged at
he end Of TIE month because Mr., De
( Witt has promised the Job to some
body else"
STEADY Mr. Burns, said winton,
There isn't going 10 bee any discharg-
I lng until I've had my say
Ned Buscs granted incredulously.
snd Winton suddenly felt bis heart
mH Of flaming anger
and what the devil has Mr.. De
/ Witt get TO do with the Big Malopo,
anyway he asked
Ned Buras laid a hand on his shout
[ der. Mr.. Garrett. my lad" he an
swered at amt insulting a man 10
/ tell him 10 his face he's green.
/ "Not If he IS green
you're green, boy Listen to me +,
don't love those thieves in the syndi-
cate. and when Mr. he witt discharged
! me III the end q the month he knew.
didn't he. that there AMT no job for
men OF my age In MaIopo. and that no
/ body would hire a man who'd grown
Toe old "a hold his own against the
/ uieEers. when they break loose in the
gotnreuuaSl That's me Ned Burns.
/ vbo'ye given Mr. pe Witt eight years.
and as strong as ever except my arms
silk from rheumatlcs. And me set
here Ike an old hen over that dia-
moud patch. with millions 70 he picked
M. and Mr he Wit knows he can
trust me not 10 take a smell " yhe
ground. ~, bat he knows any man'd
/ be a fooI "a steal wheE its sewn years
hard labor even to buy diamonds in
+ this country.
Ned Burns seemed possessed by his
! grievances e. the exclusion " all else.
And Wlnton had a knack. somehow. of
/ StriEing q mans moeds At the right
moment Il was a quick impulse. a
I swift decision. and the exact action.
He yook the old fellows hands IN bis.
AIR. Burns, guess we need each
o,hez.- he said. I'm green, You're
/ discharged. Post me On the situation
f aad ycu can rely on me that you're not
I discharged ! only landed week
aeo ne added IngeHuoasly. "and
+ haven't begun 20 understand the trst
shias about this country ] thought ali
f veu}a have Is 90 would be u prove
y identity ana step into the bus-
+ ness
"oa Lord~ said Ned Buras $50
( Sssu he-e. NJ Garrett Yes you're
green. s.r. tut tae same good fortune
tsa. brought you - me wLl, see you
-araa-a y1E 5..Eeu.aes ST down
He uu.he4 packing case toward
i H.nE#4 Naa -aaG his seat beside IRE
aateaman
Yea acme snow nothing about The
>-1a. aere asse5 Ned ~Just