Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-05-24
Of EDEN
-. BY Peter B. Kyne =.

putting into the bank In response to
the stenographer's summons, Mr.. Rock
by was crouching In his locked cage.
while the demon editor strove to climb
over the steel wire netting to get ut
him.
Joe, you stop that Mr.. Rooney
commanded, grasped the little mad
man by the seat of the ~trousers and
jerked him down boy. you amt
actin right.
you serve Babson'z writs Of at-
tachment, you fat fool Brainerd
shrieked, and presented Mr.. Rooney
with a decoration commonly known as
a mouse on the eye. Out of his good
eye Mr.. Rooney observed that his
quarry was weeping with rage. 70 he
folded Brainerd to his ample abdomen
and carried the lunatic out Of the
bank. screaming and kicking. and Sc
cured him In the local bastile-
Its war;" Brainerd screamed. Is
Rooney turned the KEY In the lock
"Babson accused me of selling out
Selling out! Understand He said
I'd sold out! I'm freel I'll print the
news, but-you watch my editorials.
I'll sizzle like a Roman candle, be
cause I'm free. I'm free. I'm free -"
He was stretched out on 4 bench
weeping childishly when Nate Tiche-
nor came over and bailed him out
1.-THE war is on" he sobbed- The war
is ON, Nate. and I've fired the first
gun"
The power Of silasa Rabson In Valley
Center was very S1pPHerent to Nate
Tichenor when. having called upon
Arson Towle, who combined with har-
ness and saddlery and notary public
the duties of local justice Of the
peace. he was informed that Babson
had sworn to 4 warrant charging Joe
Brainerd with assault and battery.
malicious mischief and disturbing the
peace, and that ball had been scf IT
one thousand dollars In each case
Better lower II, judge Tfchenor
suggested amiably.
THAT Teller" his honor replied. will
stay In Bill Rooney's Jail until some
body hands me three thousand
Orders from headquarters. I sup
pose, Judge"
You fxin. to get yourself into jail
Tor contempt o. courtT"
Nate leaned across Towle's desk
ayes, / am. And what are you going
to do about 1t, you brainIess nverte-
bratef You're not holding court now.
are you1 The limit OF ball to be ret
In such cases is i've hundred dollars
on each charge. Here's fifteen hum
dred dollars. and you take II and give
me an order on Bill Rooney to re-
lease Joe Brainerd. o. I'll go over to
the Jail, hog-tie Rooney and take Joe
Brainerd out of jail myself"
Probably no man In Forlorn Valley
knew less of the law than this village
justice OF the peace: but he had heard
OF the Hensley clan and here was the
last OF that tribe of killers glaring at
him so ferociously his Honor trembled-
"Well, rather than git into a row with
you, young Teller. ar have to kill you
in self-defense," he decided, "T1l set
the ball at the minimum figger. Case
comes up for trial at ten o'clock to-
morrer mornin'."
IF you're scheming to send Joe
Brainerd up for six months without
the alternative Of a fine I'd advise you
to change your mind. And how's that
for contempt OF court7"
The case was called at ten and Mt
ten-thirty. when Silas Babson. the com
planning witness, had not appeared.
Nate Tichenor, acting NJ Brainerd's at-
torney, rose and moved Arson Towle
that the east be dismissed for lack of
evidence. Take my word for II, your
Honor, neither Mr. Babson nor any OF
his witnesses will appear Mr. Babson
has-as / assumed he would-thought
1t over and decided to LET bygones be
bygones. The message your Honor
carried to him from me yesterday ' e
ming was very convincing"
"Fined two dollars for contempt of
court. Case dismissed,
"Win the court please state In what
/ have been guilty Of con
tempt"
You're intImatin' that / carried 81