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The Spoilers.
By REX E. BEACH.
Coprrliilii, IMG, by Ilex K. Bcaoli.
C5oiitinuol from Pug Tliroo.)
'' '"'Sefllo down, TrAnslM!, snys I
"Me nln'l. pit no double chins. How
fxnuy hhells left In your Kim?'
"When he looks lio finds thero'n only
uu nmr for lie luidn't .stopped to flit
"ttS mflKIIV.llIC, HO I cautions llllll, I
" 'You're xhootlu' too low. ItJtI.sc
"Ilr raised lier oil right ntnl cnughf
Vc. Unilti In Hit Htiotit. Wlmt follow
"4 thereafter was most too quick to
.tmtlcc. for tlio poor bear lot out n
"aaw!, dropped off Ids limb Into the
Mldflfc of tlicin rngln', tur'ble seventy
ison hounds mi' hugged 'oin to doatli,
wiie after unotlicr, like lie aviis doln' o
'crntuin of health exercises. He tookl
'tm to bin iKisom us If lio'd Just gol1
"taclc off u long trip, then, droppln' the
last ones, he made nt that younger sor
Ka' put a gold filling In his leg. Yes '
Ir; moHt chowed It off. irAnglisu Icl
tait a Siberian wolf holler hlsself, an'
.1 had to step In with the hatchet and
JUI the bnde, though I was most dcadi
from laughlu'.
"Thut's how It Is with mo an' Glen-
.'.tstcr," the old man concluded. "When
s Rots tlrod expcrlmentln' with this
aew taw game of hlsn, I'll step In nn'
do hiiHhicsH on n common houso basis."
"You talk as If you wouldn't got fait
?hy," HHld Helen.
'Wo won't," said he, with conviction
j 'T look on all lawyers with suspicion,
'Jirftn to old baldface your uncle,
suikln' your pardon an' gcttln' it, boln'
is Tm h friend an' ho ain't no real
jrrelntlon of yours, anyhow. No, sir
iTHicy'ro all crooked."
Dmitry held the western distrust ol
lfce legal profession comprehensive
i wares soiling, deep.
Uls the old man all the kin you've
IT' lie questioned, when she refused
ta discuss the matter.
, "Ho is In a wuy. I have a brother,
tie I hope I have, somewhere. Ho ran
3n?ay when we were both little tads,
mol I. hnvfii'L seen him since. I heard
aiixmt blm, Indirectly, nl Kkagway
Three yearn ago-during the big rush to
the Klondike, but he has ncer been
fiomc. When father died. I went to
-lire, with Uncle Arthur Homo day, per
ps, I'll find my brother. Ili'V cruel
to hide from me this way, for there ar
-iny wo two left, and l'e loved him
-always."
She spoke sadly and her mood blend
d well with the gloom ol her com
.jnlon. so they stared silently out over
tint heaving green waters.
"It's a good thing me an' the .kid had
Utile, piece of money ahead." I)o.tr,
Tsnmcd later, reverting to the thought
titat lay uppermost In his mind, " 'cause
we'd be up against It right If we
.hadn't The boy couldn't have amused
"tdimelf, none with these court proceed
Ann, bei-aufe they come high. I rail
"jm luxuries, like brandled peaches an'
'Dc xnuicrMilrts.
"I lou't trust these .llm Crow banks
xii more than I do lawyers, neither.
Wo, Klnvc! I bought a Iron safe an'
tamlcd 11 out to the mine. She Weighs
"ISOO, and we keep our money locked
vf 1herr. We've got a feller named
Johnson watehln' It now. Steal HV
'Well, hardly. They can't bint her open
without :i allele of 'giant' which would
roust everybody in five miles, an' they
rrm't lug her off bodily- -.he's too
ttfjavy. No. It's safer there than any
jrtace I kimw of. There ain't no ab
i'.ndin ashlers an' all that. Tumor
j.t rm goln' back to live on the claim
ni watch this receiver man till the
UjlnR'K settled."
When the girl arose to go, he nccom
jucnTed her up through the deep sand of
. iha lrrnrdlkt! street to the main muddy
thoroughfare of the camp. As yet the
-jAmVeii and graveled pavements which
2ufcr threaded the town were unknown,
JWfcS the. Incessant trallle had worn the
Twd Into a quagmire of chocolate col
oured lush, nlmost axle deep, with
-which the More fronts, show windows
jltoX awnings were plentifully shot and
pAltfrv:d from passing teams. When
:er a wagon approached pedestrians
"Ko.fl to the shelter of neighboring door
"TTvya, -watching a chanco to dodge out
igjaba. When vehicles passed from the
"tKraip&rntlvt solidity of the main street'
tfOt into the morasses that constituted
Jfat rest of the town, they nihculurcd
jjtrihnisly, their horses plunging, snort
tK, terrified, amid an atmosphere of
profanity. Discouraged uulinals were
, iSwxvb -constantly, and no foot passen--Tjjcr,
ven with rublier lioots, ventured
!t lh planks that led from house to
KfDWJ.
To avoid
3Hinod Ids c
She ntp.hce to the Northern saloon,
ftandlng boforo her protectlngly.
Although It was late in the after-
won, the llroneo Kid had Just arisen
urn! vafi now loafing prejiaratory to
Ala? active duties of his profession. He
T?as speaking with the proprietor when
Doxtry and tho girl nought shelter
Just without the open door, bo he
caught n fair though Heeling glimpse
of her us she (lashed a curious look In
side. Khe had never been so close to a
gambling halt before and would have
liked to peer In more carefully had she
dared, but her companion moved for
ward. At the first look the llronco
Kid had broken off In his speech and
stared at her as though at an appari
tion. When she had vanished, ho
Npokc to Hellly:
"Who's that?"
Hellly shrugged his Hhouldors; then,
without further question, the Kid turn
ed back toward the empty theater and
out of the back door. I
lie moved nonchalantly till he was
outside, then with the speed of n colt
ran down the narrow planking between
tho bulldlugs, turned parallel to tho
front, street, leaped from board to
board, splashed through puddles of
water, till he reached tho next nlloy.
Stamping the mud from his shoes and
pulling down his sombrero, ho saunter
cd out Into the main thoroughfare. i
Doxtry and his companion had cross. I
ed to tho other side and wore up-1
proaehing, so tho gambler gained a
fair view of them. He searched every
men or me gin s iaco ami ngure, then,
as she made to turn her eyes In his di
rection, ho slouched away. Ho follow
ed, however, at n distance, till he saw
the man leave her, then on up to tho
big hotel ho shadowed her. A half
hour later lit was drluklng In the
Golden Gate biuroom with an ac
quaintance who ministered to the me
chanical details behind tlio hotel
counter.
"Who's the girl I saw come In just
now?" ho Inquired.
"I guess you mean the Judge's
niece."
Uoth men spoke In the dead, re
strained tones that go with their call
ings. "What's her name?"
"Chester, I think. Why? Look good
to you, Kid?"
Although the other neither spoke nor
made sign, the bartender construed his
sllenco as acquiescence and continued,
with a conscious glance at his own ro
tlectlon while he adjusted his diamond
Bcarfplu: "Well, she can have me! I've
got It fixed to meet her."
"Hah! I guess not," said the Kid
suddenly, with an Inflection that star
tled the other from his preening. Then,
as he went out, the man mused:
"Gee! Uronco's got the worst eye In
the camp! Makes me creep when he
throws It on me with that muddy look.
He acted like he was Jealous."
At noon the next day, as he prepared
to go to the claim, Dextry's partner
burst in upon him. Glenister was dis
heveled, and his eyes shone with In
tense excitement
"What d' you thluk they've done
now?" ho cried as greeting.
"I dtinno. What Is It?"
"They've broken open the safe and
taken our money."
" What!"
The old mau In turn was on hN feel,
the grudge which he had felt against
"We're in inrribhi Jinpc, mlsi."
GlonlMer In the past few days forgot
ten In this common misfortune.
"Yes, by heaven, they've swiped our
money, our tents, tools, teams, books,
Jiokc- and all of our personal property
nvrythlng! They threw Johnson ofT
and took the whole works. 1 never
heard of such a thing. I went out to
tho claim, and they wouldn't let mo
go near the workings. They've got
every mine on Anvil creek guarded
the same way, and they aren't going
to let us come around even when they
clean up. They told mo so this morn
ing." "Hut, look here," demanded Doxtry
sharply, "the money In that safe be
longs to us. Thai's money we brought
In from the States. The court ain't
got no right to It. What kind of n
damn law Is that?"
"Oh. as to law, they don't pay auy
attention to it any more," said Glen
ister bitterly. "I made a mistake In
not killing the first man that set foot
on the claim. I was a sucker, and now
we're up against a stiff game. The
Swedes aro In tho same fix, too. This
last order has left them groggy."
"I don't understand It yut," said
D ex try.
"Why, It's this way: The Judge has
Issued what ho calls an order enlarg
ing the powers of the receiver, and It
WALKER'S
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rWfv i mil txtutint Ui hair,
l'roiix it'll n laxuilant Rrowth.
Ilrvf f Fun to 11 en tore Ory
It to tin Youthful Color.
Cjh v'tl (' 'tl halMllUDE.
hi . m imigsun
nulhorlze8 McNnmora to take posses
sion of everything on tho claims tents,
tools, stores and personal property of
all kinds. It was Issued last night
without notice to our side, so Whcaton
says, and they served It this morning
cnrly. I went out to see MoN'nnmru,
and when I got there I found him in
our private tent with the sni'o broken
open."
" 'What does this moan?' I said. And
then ho showed me the new order.
"Tin responsible to the court for
every penny of this money,' said he,
'and for every tool on the claim. In
view of that I can't allow you to go
neur the workings.'
" 'Not go near tho workings?' said
I. 'Do you menu you won't lot us see
the cleanups from our own mine?
How do we know we're getting a
square deal If we don't nee the gold
weighed ?'
" 'I'm an officer of' tho court nnd
under bond.' said he, nnd tho smiling
triumph in ids eyes made mo crazy.
"'You're a lying thief,' I said, look
ing at him square. 'And you're going
too far. You played me for a fool
once nnd made it stick, but It won't
work twice.'
"He looked Injured nnd aggrieved
and called In Voorhees, tho marshal. I
can't grasp the thing nt all. Every
body seems to bo against us tho
Judge, the marshnl, the prosecuting at
torney, everybody. Yet they've done
It all according to law, they claim, and
have tho soldiers to buck them up."
"It's Just ns Mexico Mulllns said,"
Doxtry Htormcd. "There's n deal on of
some kind. I'm goln up to tho hotel
an call on the judge myself: I ain't
never Been blm nor this McNamara
cither. I alius wnnt to look a man
straight In the eyes once, then I know
what course to foller In my dealln'B."
"You'll find them both," said Glenls
tor, "for McNamara rode Into town
behind me.""
The old prospector proceeded to the
Golden Gate hotel and inquired for
Judge Stlllman's'toom. A boy attempt
ed to take his name, but ho seized
him by the scruff of the neck and sat
him In his seat, proceeding unan
nounced to the suit to which he had
been directed. Hearing voices, he
knocked and then, without awaiting n
summons, walked In.
Tho room was fitted like an office,
with desk, table, typewriter and law
books. Other rooms opened from It on
lioth sides. Two men were talking
earnestly ono gray haired, smooth
shaven and clerical, the other tall, pic
turesque and masterful. With his first
glance the miner knew that before blm
were the two he had come to see and
that In reality he had to deal with but
one, the big man who shot at him the
level glances.
"We are engaged," said the Judge;
"very busily engaged, sir. Will you
call again In half an hour?"
Doxtry looked htm over carefully
from head to foot, then turned his
bnck on him and regarded the other.
Neither he nor McNamara spoke, but
their eyes were busy, and each Instinc
tively knew that here was a foe.
"What do you want?" McNn'iiara In
quired finally.
"I just dtopped in to get acquainted.
My name is Doxtry .Toe Doxtry from
everywhere west of the Missouri. An'
your name Is McNamara, ain't It? This
here, I leckon. Is your little French
poodlo-oh?" Indicating Stlllman.
"What do you mean?" said McNa
mara. while the Judge murmured In
dignantly. "Just what I say. However, that
ain't what I want to talk about. I
don't take no stock la such truck as
Judges an' lawyers an' orders of court
They ain't Intended to be took serious.
They're nil right for children an' east
erners an' iiou compos mentis people,
I s'poe. but I've always been my own
Judge. Jury an' hangman, an' I aim to
continue workln' my leglslatlf, execu
tlf an' Judicial duties to the end of the
string. You look out! My pardner Is
young an' stieins to like the Idee of
lettln' somebody else run his business,
s I'm goln' to give him rein and let
him amuse himself for awhile with
your dinky little writs an' rceeUer
slilps. Hut don't go too far. You can
rob the Swedes, 'cause Swedes ain't
.entitled to have no money, an' some
other crook would get It If you didn't,
but don't play me an Glonlster for
Scandinavians, .It's a mistake. We're
white men, an I'm apt to conio ro
mnnclu' up hero with one of these an'
bust you so you won't hold together
durln the ceremonies."
With his last words he made the
slightest shifting movement, only a
lifting shrug of the shoulder, yut In
his palm lay a six shooter. He had
slipped It from his trousers baud with
the tr;e of long prnctlce and absolute
sui'8t7. Judge Stlllman gasped and
hnckod. 'against tho desk, but McNa
mara Idly swung his leg as he sat side
wise on the table. Ills only sign of In
terest wns a quickening of tho eyes, n
fact of which Doxtry made mental
note.
"Yes," said the miner, disregarding
tho alarm of tho lawyer, "you can wear
this court In your vest pocket like a
Watorbury, If you want to, but If you
don't let mo alone, I'll uncoil Its main-
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Ho replaced his weapon and. turnliipr,
walked out the door.
C'HAPTRP IX.
w
10 niuM have money." said
Glenister a few days later.
"When McNaniuru jumped
our safe, he put us down
and out. .There's no use lluhtlu In
this coma any longer. Tor the Judge
won't let us work the ground ourselves,
even If we give hond, nnd .he won't
grant an appeal. He says Ids orders
aren't appealable. "We ought to send
Wheaton out to 'Frisco and have him
take the ease to the higher courts.
.Maybe he can get a writ of Mtpcrse
deas."
"I don't rec'nizo the name, but if It's
as bad as It hounds It's sure horrible.
Ain't there no cure for It?"
"It simply means that the upper
court would take the case away from
this one."
"Well, let's send him out quick. Ev
ery day means sio.OOO to us. It'll take
him a month to make the round trip,
so 1 s'pose lie ought to leave tomorrow
on tlio Uoanoke."
"Yes, but Where's the money to do
it AVithV McNamara has ours. My
God! What a mess we're In! What
fools we've been, Dex! There's a con
spiracy here. I'm beginning to nee It
now that It's too late. This man Is
looting our country under color of law
and figures on gutting all thi mines
lMfore we can throw him off. That's
his game. He'll work them hard
and as long as he can, and heaven
only knows what will become of tho
money. He must have big men behind
lilm lu order to fix a United States
Judge this way. Mayle he lias the
'Frisco courts corrupted, too,"
"If he has, I'm goln' to kill blm,"
said pextry. "I'vo worked like a
dou all my life, and now that I've
struck pay I don't aim to lose It. If
Bill Wheaton can't win out aecordlu'
to law, I'm goln' ti proceed uecordln'
to justice."
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search of relief from the arbitrary rul
ings of the court, while hourly they
had become more strongly suspicious
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