Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-02-09

Tel EN- we ask for no quarter.
Tell EN- that | think they're snakes in
the grass and that I'll treat EN- as |
would snakesi The Richards outfit
isn't out yet. and Ill tell you why
as the ploW backed down against the
Way-ear, coupling wirh q bump that
rocked them both. This IL why those
fften Uut there are in q temper that's
moi 70 be m~onkeyed sIfh. and II you
Cub II Ill continue this talk after
they come into this car. Do you want
TO TEST their temper and their loyalty,
Tucker, by having me keep this discus
sion up when they can hear7 Do you
want that9"-leaning over Tucker rs
the knob turned.
For Gods sakesr the man whined.
trembling, panic in his eyes For
Gods sake. Steele
John Strengthened with a hard smile
and wiped his palms ON his thighs. Until
that omen be had possessed only
suspicion: a suspicion so strong. true.
that IL led him into his fiat charges
Now. however. he knew.
They opened the road to Shoestring
by noon. %red-eyed. weary men dropped
down from the train 10 meet Roberts.
the mill foreman, and Ellen Richards
Her face was strained and white.
lined with the WEAKNESS that these
last ~sleepIess nights had set upon her.
Johns heart jolfed as he looked at
her. as he caught the query of desper-
alton In her dark eyes He went
quickly to her.
We'll. the flag still fiies,- he
laughed.
Her expression changed. was suf-
fused BY a look of deep gratitude. and
he knew. with a thrill. thar Ii was for
him, a peculiarly personal feeling
.Yes. Ii 1iess r Her voice. too.
gave evidence of WEAKNESS and strain
4But BY tomorrow noon veil saw the
last log here and the Milwaukee bank
has heard of the trouble and Is ask
Ing questions.
- y HAVC ELI Hills II : WG EAAU.
looking down into her face @The
crossing switches are still plugged
with snow Its the branch Job to keep
EN- open under the contract moi ours.
Gorbel's cars are loaded. likely. bur
we certainly won't move .ena until
there's a hole ON rhe sidings- I'm
sending the train back now. Tiny's
all in. but the fireman ran handle her.
III be with him. BY dark well roll In
with a days cut !"
+0h, thaf's splendid T. she cried low
~. looking up into his face as he stood
close to her. 1T isn't all bad luck then
Is 1t. John SfeeIez Bur II II hadn't
been for you. Why. I've been
thanking the Providence that sent you
here ever since night before last y
Warm. gentle. her voice. with heart
In Ii now Ii was the first time her
shell OF seIf-controI Tad really broken.
his Initial experience with her as 3
woman. and things caught nj his
throat rs he stared into her troubled
eyes.
How can | ever tell Jon what III
means To have to have you
hereg" she asked
He rubbed his chin t~houghffuIIy.
Il wonder If yon could manage to
smile a iittleI" he said "That'd be
pretty good thanks, II I've any thanks
coming IN account"
After a ome she smiled. flushing
a trife.
@How's thaf7" she asked and laughed
softly.
He went about his job then, sud
denly resolving not TO tell her of
fuckers treachery. She had enough
In her heart without having 10 con
slider d%isloyalty among her men He
wanted to save her worries now be
fore, he had not cared
Tucker had come I'm from Shoe
string the night before. he was wait
ing when Gnrbel appeared al his Office
well" the anage said. and In
his voice was the tone OF extreme graf
ificati0n- at workedg"
YES worked"
whats the rubg"
Rub enoughf He saw through ftr~
"Who7 SfeeIegs
Steele bitterly. with an uncom-
Portable movement
We'll, come on with It'll"
u did II just as we figured ont /
could The stand went over and threw
EN- all ways from hi On near
broke my arm when we took the ditch.
and what's he do? The first thing. he
saw through it'll The first word he
said showed me he saw through itT-
The mans mouth worked as II an
gered fright
Il e through hi. two nights and
a day. sittin' there, wonderin' whaf'd
happen7 He threatened to tu-u that
on me. he did,
sYou admitted ity'
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