Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1948-03-26

arrested by the SnerIn AoA
A lynching mob gathers.
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cupped his mouth to fling 1eer a.
them.
"We'u have you out Of there pres
emily" he threatened.
The others sent up a roar OF ap-
proval. :.
"a mob is sure crazy thing, with
no more sense than cattle in SIAM
pede," Larry said. Those piros
down there are all het up till they
haven't a lick of judgment"
Sheriff Hart came upstairs WIN
bad news. 81 wish to heaven there
was a way to smuggle you two out
of here" he said. "Wade Scott got
to town half an hour ago with word
that Ellison's gunner got SID Lee
and Dave Morgan. Afraid that
means trouble"
There are ideas afoot," suggest
ed Terry evenly, the infection OF
question in the words.
eyes"
$50 where do we 60 from here?"
Larry asked ironically.
81 have two-three men downstairs.
You have your own guns. They
can't have you without fight"
"We knew that already" Terry
said dryly. when do the fireworks
begin?"
Though no friend of the Diamond
Reverse B, the sheriff found it diff
cult to tell these men that the hour
of doom was at hand. He hesitated.
Larry laughed hardly, without
mirth. Like Terry, he was tough
and hardy realist, not afraid to face
a situation which had to be met.
"Spit it out, Nate. When do the
guns 60 boom?"
''Soon. I'd say in ten or fifteen
''Who are the trusty men you have
Terry asked, a note
Of irony in his voice.
He knew that the sheriff was a
game man. Nate would do his best
within reason to save his prisoners,
but it would not be possible for him
to prevent a determined mob from
breaking into such a ramshackle
building.
Hart said that the men were his
TWO deputies and a volunteer. Hor-
ace Carney.
At mention Of the editors name
Larry said: 'I'u be dog-goned! The
title rooster must have sand in his
:raw."
Lets have him up here" Cal
aoun said. II want to talk with
him."
what do you reckon ever got it
nto Garvey's head that he is a
lighting MANI" Larry asked his
'artner after the sheriff had gone
o fetch the editor.
II did him service once, and he
) trying to square the account. |
Probably he is scared stiff. We |
ont want him here, Larry. He'll |
My get killed, and it won't do US
ny good. I'm going to send him
way"
Garvey was white to the lips. He
arried Colts AS, at right angle |
D his body, as if he was afraid of |
!. But it was quite clear that he
ad nerved himself to stand by his
riend.
Cheerfully Terry greeted him.
Hello, oldtimer. I hear you've en-
sted for the duration of the war.
The editor did not try a smile. |
his was serious business with him.
Il felt I ought to come" he said.
"Bully for you, Horace. I'll re-
member this. But we don't need
ou here and we sure do need you
utside. What I want you to do is
nd the fellows who brought jeff
Brand to town. They know what
in the fight at Lee Harris
lace. Take them to the leaders of
hese crazy men and make them
ell what they know" He gave the
ames of the men who had guarded
he wagon that brought the wounded
nan to town.
Garvey looked at him suspicious.
y. You're trying to get rid of me
ecause you think l won't be Of any
se," he ventured.
Tim sending you out to make a
tab for our lives, and you've got
hurry to do any good. Listen"
On the light night breeze was lift
d the. yell Of those ready for the
ill.
The editor made up his mind in.
family. ''Ill do what l can, Cal.
oun. I hope to God I can help you"
Sure you can," Larry encour-
ged. Hop to it, old man. And
'ou might tell these birds out there
o order eight or ten collins. Wen
re behind cover, and we won't be
ooling the way we were this after.
loon against the Ellison crowd. We
i'm to take a few of these anx-
GUS lads with u.s."
Garvey hurried away and was let
ut OF the front door Of the Jail. He
vas at once seized by those outside
md questioned. Through the win.
low the prisoners watched him as
lie was hustled along.
HE might do some good, at that"
larry said. But I would hate n
yet q plugged dime on it."
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