The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-27
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cook shack and went 10, the supply
shelves. II wish We had the, light
Of ton, sums. 10, see by. fonlSAt.,''
He. piled hox. after box Of the
candles. In. her arms, until. they
ached with the load. He. patted
her on the back aud turned to en-.
courage Fritz, the scDok. with the
same homely gesture:
Put. 4 hsrrel of sugar In that
Coffee" he. ordered. 'MAyhA It'll
sweeten the gorillas up q BIT"
Sweetness and light" mocke1
Barbara on her way to the meta.
hall. ts
"You bet your life." he called
after her. ''l.,wiAh there was = lot
more Of. N-eFcrywhere." s
His. answer was the slap OF thu
screen door behind Barbara's back.
and, distant still but nearing. the.
ominous roll of~thunder in the west.
Tho mess hall filled rapidly. The
man grabbed candles from Bar.
bara's arms and struck matches.
She took. her post at the top &c
the hell and waited, Bravo entered
ct the. other end. she watched htN
walk up the centre aisle. When ~
was midway she saw . man seated
at the end OF one Of the long tranS7
verse benches, reach out his foot -
lie he intended to trim. up the fellow
worker who had 20 suddenly ann
unAccountably risen above the mass
to command this emergency. Ha
was called BY. the men "Sailor"'
Cassidy. a.
Bravo was speaking. His tone
was the conversational. He seemed
wholly at ease, but Barbara noticed
that he kept wiping the palms Of
his. hands on the skirt Of his coat.
Were in trouble" began Bravo,
She looked down over the serried
sea Of intent faces, and thought
that they looked indeed like tia
faces OF men in trouble--like the
faces Of men never out Of trouble.
THE troubles about the girl u
Sparta. She killed herself a while
ago. They're burying her tonight,
One Of US killed her, all right,
He's here, tonight. among you in
this. room. II, knew who he WAS
Id turn Il him over to the police,
That,d mean lynching sure. l.
hut ! don't know who he is." -
His voice rose with sudden wrath,
HE can keep his secret. For all
| 800 ~ n~r ~1AnU 9TH and nAt
1t and drink II, and when he dies.
take 1t with him to hell! nj
II promised Pettingill we'd haish
this damned tunnel. We've. got .
week to 90 before wa bust through
and meet the gang working from
the other side"
The. voice OF Cassidy doomed
forth. ,iimpatiently. y.
Whats the, racket r. y tu. Y.
The racket IL this. : Il any 6
You ateps out OF cAaap IN the next
week or 80, there1l be mixup with
the towniss. You know. what hap
|pensd to- the two, men who went to
town to- get meat. They're patrol.
ling. the valley, day and night.
They've notified me they're going to
grab the next guy that shows out
side the barbed wire. So my prom
ise to. Pettingill. means all Of you've
got to stat In camp until l say
leave. Get. THAR"
Bravo, paused. The breathing o:
the men seemed to pause with his
voiee. -. ss>,r
"Pettingill wants me to tell you
there's .. bonus. Of $4,000 to be
divvieds when and IL we 90 through
Peck's Mountain on schedule. You
don't; want to- lose that. But that
isn't why you're going to stay in
camp for the, next week."
}. What's, the reason?" called Gas
sidy. =
!, 1.-THE. reason il because l say so
.. Anlt IL there's ANYBODY here thinks
that isn't a good reason. let him
step, up
.sSailor" Cassidy, rose unsteadily
You wanna. know who's gonns
= leave camp tonight" His voice
wae thick with: bVese. I'm tellin
"a. Me! I'm the guy. I'm goin
to town, tonight. I feel a. though
opeht to aAtsnd, that funeral"
Why" asked Bravo mildly.
!, II, eof sentimental reasons O. my
OWL
! The assembly, Was still. rs II an
dience TO Q play.
when you're sober" said Bravo
!. TN. hfv4 Z, chat with you. But
meanwhile-no man leaves camY
tonaght."
Cassidy. lurchAd . pace toward
Bravo and raised the pitch Of hi
vofee.
YOU'RE Z he'll Of Z guy to b
getttn' moral I'll Of sudden"
] The men Uttered.
J. s'Cemesshers,.'', said Bravo. Gas
! sidy. haeitated, and then advanced
- ifsimpek4d BY. Hravo's bsckonina
finger. He Skl0Ae with doubled fstl
and NJ three spaces from Brave
went into - crouch which every
hNdE recognised ~, distinctly pro
fessional, From J. somewhere on
. - the ungainlr launched mass ,ol
]. torso end 0roole4 arms INST shot
II sped 4 straight !. and true fol
Hravo'sl chin. Barbara failed to fol
! low with kar, eyes the quick motion
o. BravosS,.bodd. She saw CASH
!. dy's. nat tmjelA.; she sAw the arm
which propelledsit twisted Into til.
crook Of BraxQs4 elbow. She saw
I him sei2a- .C1ISsfdy's wrist with hi.
free hand. ,sSbA heard a viciou.
, cracking sound and howl Of agon,
from C4aeidy.s
l -. You've. brQks me arm! You'v.
] broke MI, arni!!,.s -
. .sE'ssctiy iatEA Bravo. IF hea
annthsr NQsA ont q you. I'll breal
) your ! neck, XnU-6ot. Get out Of
hira, and u n. ifsfnr the inllrmary.