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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1907)
n r 1 Hik AivAn Auav IW 9 J mmnc,ni.atH?3'' I The Spoilers. By REX E. BEACH. uf iviitj miTUii nil j wp - novemDeruwewm8ivc a number with every 25c purchase entitling you to a draw on the Dolls. The one holding the most tickets gets the largest Doll. The one holding the first lucky number gets the next Doll. 1 he one holding the second lucky number gets the third Doll. Call for your tickets when making purchases. r i Cnpyrliflit, 1005. by Hex C. nench. Fall Goods Sale L38XIOT3BBKHnU h L.H? , 'f V ' I . COXTIXt'CO.J "f heard yon Inul it narrow iwi'ape Hi's in,p.;.!. Mi. Wheaton. TK Int. i: Wh.H cm I i.) I'm- yimV" The l.-i'v.v t-r rapidly oiitlincnl his posl- 1ll)Il II, "I St.llOtl In ciUHlusloii: '"I (tic! -irtllicil eopUM (" ' so or tlnrs Willi (111 clerk of I Ik mini ten minutes ;t no. 11 ml now t make furnial demand upon you to turn over the Midas In Mimm's. (Jlonislcr .uul In-;-try ami ihi to return nil t lit gild iliHt in your safe deposit Iidmh la accord nn v wltli litis writ." Hi h.itiih'il Ills tlti-uuictits to MeNamara. who toed Hi' m .m his desk without elimination. "Welt." said tin' politician quietly, "1 voti'l do it." Mini h lii'i'ii .slapppil In tin face the attorney would not have Imm-u more ns IO'lislied. "Why -you" "t won't do it, I .said!" MeXntnara repeated sharply. "Don't Ihlnk for a minute Unit I havon't gone Into this lighl -innod for everything. Writ of supersedeas! null!" lit1 snapped his lingers. "We'll soc whether you'll obey or not," sjld Wheaton, and when lie and Ulcnlster were outside he continued: "Let's get to the judge quick." Am Miey neiired the Coition t!:ite ho le they spied MeNamara entering. It wis evident that ho had slipped from tie re.ir door or hi office and beaten tliiMti to the judielal ear. "I don't like that," said Cleulster. ''He's up lo something." So It appeared, for they were llfteeu miiiutcH in gaining ueeess to the mug Isfr.tte iiikI then found MeNamara 'with him. Itoth men were astounded nt the. change In Stilhnuu's appearance. During the last mouth his weak face inul shrunk and altered until vacilla tion was hetrayed In every line, and tie (tad tu'iulred the habit of furtively w.tfeliinu: .MeNnnmru's slightest move ment.. It seemed that the part lie play ed sat heavily upon him. The judge examined the papers per functorily, and, although his air was ilHiberate, his lingers made eluinsy work of it. At last he said: "I regret that I am forced to doubt tln aathenlleity of these documents." "My heavens, man!" Whoaton cried. "They're- certltlod copies of orders ironi your superior court. They grant IIlm appeal that you have denied us mnl take the case out of your hands ul together. Yes, and they order this iiijiti to surrender the mine and every thing connected with 11. Now, sir, we vriuil you to enforce these orders." Stllliuan glanced nt the silent man la the window and replied: "Wm will, of course, proceed reg ularly and make application in urt In the proper way, but I tell you now Unit. I won't do anything In the mutter." When Ion stared at him tlxedly until the old man snnpiictl out: 'You say they are certified copies, flow do I know they are? The signa tures may all bo false. Maybe you signed them yourself." The lawyer grew very white at this mnl stammered until Cleulster drew him out of the room. "Oome, come," he said; "we'll carry this thing through In open court. May be, his nerve will go back on him then. IeNnmnra has him hypnotised, but he won't dare refuse to obey the orders of the circuit court of appeals." "lie won't, eh? Well, what do you think he's doing right now?" said Wheulon. "I must think. This is the 1 boldest game I ever played In. They ' told mo things while I was In ' Frisco which I couldn't believe, but I guess they're true. Judges don't dlsoliey the orders of their courts of appeal unless there Is power hack of them." They proceeded to the attorney's of fice, but had not boon thero long be fore Slapjack Slmms burst In upon them. "Hell to nay!" be punted. "MoN'a- mum's taking your dust out of the hunk." , "What's that?" they cried. "I goes Into the bank Just now for an assay on some, quartz samples. Tho nssnyer la busy, and I walk back Into his room, and while I'm there In trots MeNamara lu n hurry. He don't hoc me, as I'm Inside tho private otllce, und I overhear him tell them to get his dust out of tho vault quick." "Wo'vo got to stop that," bald Clou (Mr. "If he takes ours, he'll take the Swedes', too. Slmms, you rim up to the Pioneer company and tell them ulwut it. If ho geta that gold out of there, nobody knows what'll become ef it. Come on, Bill." He snatched his lint and ran out of 1ho room, followed by I he others. That the loose Jointed Slapjack did his work with expedition was evidenced by the fact li.nl tho Sweden were close upon their I-;ms as the two entered the bunk Olh. r had followed, sensing some thin" UhtiMtnl, and the space within the doiTf tilled rapidly. At I lie dls tinb'ii'c- the clerks suspended their work, H" barreil doors of the sife de posit null clanged to, and the ahler ' laid l.t':i1 upon the navy ColtV at his elbow. "'A'h.it's the inallerV" he cried ; "We wtuit Alec AieNuin.irn." satl , Clcuister. ' The manager of the bank appi-'ivd, and Cleulster spoke lo him through the heavy wire netting. "Is Mc.NiUUitrn In I here'.'" No one had ever known Morchoii to He. "Yes. sir." lie spoke heslt it Ingly. in ti volte lull of the slow I'nwlc of Virginia. "'! is in here. What of I IV" "We hear he's trying to move th.it dust of ours, and we won't stand for It. Tell htm to come out and not hide In there 1'ke a dog." At these words the politician appeir ed beside the Miuthertier. ami the two conversed softly an instant, while the impatience of the crowd grew to i anger. Some one cried: "Let's go in and drag hint out," and the rumble at this was not pleasant Morehouse raised his hand. "Centlenien, Mr. MeNamara says he doesn't Intend to take any of the gold away." "Thou he's taken It already." "No. he hasn't." The receiver's course, had been uulckl.v chosen at the Interruption. It was not wise lo anger these nieii too much. Although he had planned to get the money Into his' own possession, he now thought it best to leave it here for the present. lie could come back nt any time when they were off guard anil get It. Beyond the door against which he stood lay $:500,000 weighed, sacked, sealed and ready to. move out of the custody of this Virginian wluwc contldeucc he had tried so fruitlessly to gain. As MeNamara looked into the angry eyes of the lean faced men beyond the grating he felt that the game was growing clixe, and his blood tingled at the thought. He had not planned on a resistance so strong and swift, but he would nnH'l It. He knew that they hungered for his destruction and that Cleulster was Ihelr leader. He saw further that the man's hatred now stared at him openly for the tirst time. He knew that back of II was some tiling more than love for the dull metal over which they wrangled, and then a thought came to him. "Some of your work. eh. (ilenister'" ho mocked. "Were yon afraid to come alone, or did you wait till you saw itne with a lady?" r t At the same Instant he opened a door behind him, revealing Helen Chester. "You'd better not walk out with me, Miss Chester. This man might well, you're safer here, you know. You'll pnrdou me for leaving you." He hoped he could Incite the young nnui to some rash act or word in tho presence of tho girl and counted on the conspicu ous heroism of his own position, fac ing tho mob single hauiled, one ugalust Ufty. "Come out," said his enemy hoarse ly, upon whom the insult and the sight of the girl in the receiver's company had acted powerfully. "Of course I'll come out, but I don't want this young lady to suiter any vio lence from your friends," said MeNa mara. "I am not armed, but I have the right to leave here unmolested the right of an American citizen." With that ho1 raised his arms abovo his head. "Out of my way!" he cried. Morehouse opened the gate, and Mc Namnra strode through the mob. It Is a peculiar tiling that, although under fury of passion, a man may lire even upon tho back of u defenseless foe, yet no one can offer violence to a, man whoso arms are raised on high and lu whoso glance Is the level light of fearlessness. Moreover, It is safer to face a crowd thus than a single ad versary. MeNumara had seen this psycholog ical trick tried before and now took ad vantage of It to walk through the press slowly, eye to eye. He did It theatric ally, for the benefit of the girl, und, as he foresaw, tho men fell away before him nil but Cleulster, who blocked him, gnn In hand. It was plain that tho persecuted miner was beside him self .with passion. MeNamara camo within an arm's length before pausing. Then ho stopped, and tho two stared malignantly at each other, whllo the girl behind the railing heard her heart pounding In tho stillness. Olenlster raised his hand uncertainly, then let It fall. lie shook his head and stepped aside, ho that the other brushed past (Continued on I'sm rtix.) at F. NEWHOUSE Hosiery and Underwear It's just the time for medium weights in Hosiery and Underwear, and it's not loo early lo select your winter weighls while our line is complete. 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