The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, March 12, 1908, Image 2
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The'rervyw rapidly outlined his posi
uon and stated in conclusion:
"I filed certified copies of these orders
with . the clerk ol the court ten 1
minutes ago. and now 1 make formal :
, demand upon you To turn over the 1
Midas to Messrs. Glenister and Dex- '
try and also to return aTl the jrold dust ;
In your safe deposit boxes in accord- |
ance with this writ.'" lie huutled his j
documents to McNamnra, who tossed
them on his desk without examination.
"WeU,"said the politician quietly, "I
won't do It"
Had he been slapped in the face the
attorney would not have been more as- i
tonlshed.
"Why?you"?
. "I won't do It, I said:!" McNamarn i
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repeated sharply. "Pont think Tor a
minute that I haven't gone Into this
fight armed for everything. Writs of
supersedeas! Bah?" He snapped hie
Sogers.
"We'll see whether you'll obey or
not" said Wheaton, and when he and
Olenister were ontslda he ?on'tlaned:
"Let's get to the judge <ruicfc"
Ac they seared the Go4deo Gate hof
tal they spied McNamara entering. It
was evident that be had SBpped from
the rear deor of his office and beaten
>tbam to the Judicial ear.
"I don't; ft# that" caid Glenlster.
"He's np to something."
80 It appeared, foe they were fifteen
minutes in gaining access to the magistrate
and then found McKamara
with him. Both men were astounded
at the change In Stlllman's appearance.
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had shrunk and altered until raclilatloo
was betrayed In every line, and
ha had acquired the habit of furtively
watching MeNamara's slightest movement.
It seemed that the part he played
sat heavily upon him.
The Judge examined the papers perfunctorily,
and, although bis air was
deliberate his fingers made clumsy
work of It At last he said:
"I regret that I am forced to doubt
the authenticity of these documents." .
"My heavens, man!" Wbeaton cried.
"They're certified copies of orders
from your superior court. They grant j
the appeal that you have denied us
and take the case out of your hands
altogether. Yes, and they order this
man to surrender the mine and every- 1
thing connected tvith It. Now, sir. we
want you to enforce these orders."
Btillman danced at the silent man
is the window and replied:
s "You will, of course, proceed regularly
and make application in court
in the proper way. but I tell you now
that I won't do anything in the matter."
Wheaton stared at him fixedly until
the old man snapped out:
"You, say they ire certified copies.
How do I know they are? The signatores
may all be false. Maybe you
lgned them yourself."
The lawyer grew very white at this
and stammered until Glenlster drew
him out of the room.
"Come, come." he said: "we'll carry
this thing through in open court. 'Maybe
his nerve will go back on him then.
McNamara has him hypnotised, but he
(won't dare refuse to obey the orders
of the circuit court of appeal#."
"He won't eh? Well. what*do you
think he's doing right now?" said
"Wheaton. "I must think. This is the
boldest game I ever played in. They
told me things while I was in 'Frisco
which I couldn't believe, but I guess
they're true. Judges don't disobey the
orders of their courts of appeal unless
there is power back of them."
They proceeded to the attorney e orflce,
but had not been there long before
Slapjack Slmm^ burst in upon
"Hell to pay!" he panted. "McNaVnara's
taking your dust out of the
bank."
* "What's that)" they cried.
: "I goes lhto the bank just now for
ah assay on some quartz samples. The
tssayer is busy, and I walk back Into
his room, and while I'm there in trots
IfcXamara in a hurry. He don't see
tne, as I'm Inside the private office,
and I overhear him tell them to get
his dust out of the vault quick."
"We've got to stop that," said Glenlster.
"If he takes ours, he'll take the
^Swedes', too. Simms, you run up to
the Pioneer company and tell them
about it If he gets that gold out of
there, nobody knows what'll become
of It Come "on, Bill."
He snatched his hat and ran out of
the room, followed by the others. That
the loose jointed Slapjack did his work
with expedition was evidenced by the
fact that the Swedes were close upon
their heels as the two entered the bank.
Others had followed, sensing something
unusual, and the space within
the doors filled rapidly. At the disturbance
the clerks suspended their
vork. the barred doors of the safe deposit
vault clanged to. and the cashier
laid hand upon the navy Colt's at hit
elbow. "What's the matter?" he cried.
"We want Alec McXamara," said
Gleuister.
The manager of the bank appeared,
and Glenister spoke to him through
the b.'avy wire netting.
"Is McXamara in there?"
No one had ever known Morehouse
- to lie. "Yes, sir." He spoke besitatl:.g'y.
in a voice full of the slow music
of Virginia. "He is in here. What of
t 'It?"
^ "We hear be's_tiying
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>oilers.
BEACH.
>y Rex E. Btteii, <jove
that
dust of our*, and we won't stand for
It. Tell him to come out and not hide
In there like a dog."
At these words the politician appeared
beside the southerner, and the two |
conversed softly an instant while the j
Impatience of the crowd grew to
anger. Some one cried:
"Let's go In and drag hiin -out," and
the rumble at this was not pleasant.
Morehouse raised his hand.
"Gentlemen, Mr. McNamara says he
doesn't Intend to take any of the gold
away."
"Then he's taken It already."
"No, he hasn't."
The receiver's course had .been
quickly chosen at the Interruption. It
was not wise to anger these men too
much. Although be had planned to
get the money into his own possession, |
he now thought It best to leave it Here
for the present He could come back
at any time when they were off guard
and get It. Beyond the door against
which be stood lay 9900,000?weighed,
aacked, aealed and ready to move out
Of the custody of this Virginian whose
confidence he had tried ao fruitlessly
to gain.
a McNamara looked into the angry
eyes of the lean faced men beyond the
grating he felt that the game waa
growing dose, and hi# blood tihglsd it
the thought Hs had not planned on a
resistance ao strong and swift, but hs
would meet ft He knew that they
hungered for his destruction and that
Giealster waa their leader. He saw
further that the man's hatred now
stared at him openly for the first time.
He knew that back of It waa something
more than love for the doll
metal over which they wrangled, and
then a thought came to him.
"Some of your work, eh, Glentsterr
DO moccea. "were juu unuu iu wui?
alone, or did you wait till yon aaw
me with a lady?" <
At the same instant he opened a door 1
behind him. revealing Helen Chester.
"You'd better not walk out with me, 1
Miss Chester. This man might?well, '
you're safer here, you know. You'll
pardou me for leaving you." He hoped '
he could incite the young man to some 1
rash act or word In the presence of '
the girl and counted on the conspicuous
heroism of his own position, facing
the mob single banded, one against
fifty. I
"Come out," said his enemy hoarse- '
Iy, upon whom the insult and the sight
of the girl In the receiver's company i
bad acted powerfully. <
"Of course I'll come out, but I don't I
want this young lady to suffer any vlo- i
lence from your friends," said McNa- <
mara. "I am not armed, but I have |
the right to leave here unmolested? 1
the right of an American citizen."
With that he raised his arms above j
his head. "Out of my way!" he cried, j
Morehouse oj>ened the gate, and Mc- ,
Xamara strode through the mob. j
It is a peculiar thing that, although (
under fury of passion, a man may fire
even upon tbe back of a defenseless j
"Out of my way!" he cried,
toe, yet no one can offer violence to a
man whose arms are raised on high
?1 <ri?nr? (a thp lpvel lhrht
auu iu nuv^w a*wMvv ? -_w_.
of fearlessness. Moreover, it Is safer
to face a crowd thus than a single adverse
ry.
McNamara had seen this psychological
trick tried before and now took advantage
of it to walk throu^ the press
slowly, eye to eye. He did it theatrically,
for the benefit of the girl, and, as
he foresaw, the men fell away before
him?all but Glenister, who blocked
him, gun in hand. It was plain that
the persecuted miner was beside himself
with passion. McNamara came
within ap arm's length before pausing.
Then he stopped, and the two stared
malignantly at each other, while the
girl behind the railing heard her heart
pounding in the stillness. Glenister
raised his hand uncertainly, then let it
fall. He shook his bead and stepped
aside, so that the other brushed past
and out Into the street.
Wheaton addressed the banker:
"Mr. Morehouse, we've got orders
and writs of one kind or another from
the circuit court of appeals at 'Frisco
directing that this money be turned
over to us." He shoved the papers toward
the other. "We're not In a mood
to trifle. That gold belongs to us, and
we want It."
Morehouse looked carefully at the
paper*. _
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"I rwn't help yon."' he >said. '"These
documents are not directed to me.
Tlrey're issued to Mr. McNamara and
Judye Stilhuan. If tbe<,trruit court of
appeals command* me to deliver It to
you. I'll do It. but otherwise I'll have to
keep this dust here till It's drawn otu I
by order of the court that gave It to !
me. Tbat*^ the way It was put In here. I
and that's the way It'll be taken out." (
"We want it now."
"Well. I cnn't let my sympathies intiueuee
me."
"Then we'll take It out anyway.":
cried Gleuister. "We've had the worst
of it everywhere else, and we're sick of |
It. Come on. men!"
"Stand back, ail of you!" cried j
Morehouse. "Don't Jay a hand on that
Itate. Boys, pick your qpen.-"
He called thl^last to bis clerks, at
the same instay whipping from behind
the counter a ci vine, which he cocked.
The nssayer bri ht into view a shotgun.
while the Ashler and clerk*
armed themselves. It was evident that
the deposits of the Alaska bank were
abundantly safeguarded.
"I don't aim to have,any trouble with
you-all." continued the southerner,
"but that money stays here till it'-s
drawn out right." \
The Crowd paused at this show ?rf
resistance, but Glenister railed *t
them:
"Come on! Come on! What's the '
matter with you?" And from the light
in his eye it was evident that be would
not tie balked.
Helen felt that a crisis was come
and braced herself. These men,were
in deadly earnest?the white haired
banker, his pale helpers and those
grim, quiet ones outside. There stood
brawny, sun browned men with set
jaws and frowning faces and yellow !
halned Scandinavians In whose bine
eyes danced the flams of battle. These
bad been baffie&at every turn, goaded
by repeated failure, and now stood
shoulder ta shoulder in their resistance
fee a cruel law. Suddenly Helen
heard a command from the street and
the quirk tramp of men, while over
the beads before her she saw the glint
of ride barrets, k flic of soldiers with
fixed bayonets thrust thet selves roughly
through the crowd et the entrance.
"dear the room!" commanded the
officer.
"What does this mean?" shouted
wsmvoxl
"It skidi that Judge Stlllman has
called upon the military to guard thla
gold, thafi all. Come, now, more
quick!" The men hesitated, then sullenly
obeyed, for resistance to the blue
t>f Uncle 8am comes only at the cost
>f much consideration.
"They're robbing us with our own
loldiers," said Wbeaton wfcon tbey
were outside.
"Aye," said Glenlster darkly. "We
txare tried the law, but they're forcing
js back to first principles. There's go- 1
Ing to be murder here."
CHAPTER XII.
GLENISTER had said that the j
judge would not dare to disobey
the mandates of the circuit
court of appeals, but he
was wrong. Application was made for 1
orders directing the enforcement of
:he writs, steps which would have re
stored possession or tne Miaas 10 us
jwners as well as possession of the
treasure in bank, but Stillman refused
to grant them.
Wheaton called a meeting of the
Swedes and their attorneys, advising a
function of forces. Dextry. who had
eturned from the mountains, was
present. When they had finished their
discussion, he said:
"It seems like I can always fight better
when I know what the other fel
ler'8 game is. I'm going to spy on
that outfit."
"We've had detectives at work for 1
weeks," said the lawyer for the Scandinavians,
"but they can't find dut
anything we don't know already."
Dextry said no more, but that night
Found him busied In the building adlolnlng
the one wherein McNamara had
tils office. He had rented a back room ,
an the top floor, and with the help of
tils partner sawed through the ceiling
Into the loft and found his way thence
to the roof through a hatchway. For- i
tunately, there was but little space between
the two buildings, and furthermore
each boasted the square fronts (
common In mining camps, which profit
<vi hi^h pnoiurh to Drevent observa
tlon from across the way. Thus he
was enabled, without discovery, to gain
the roof adjoining and to cut through
Into the loft. He crept cautiously In
through the opening, and out upon a
floor of Joists Bealed on the lower side. ,
then lit a candle, and locating McNamara's
office, cut a peephole so that
by lying flat on the timbers he could ,
observe a considerable portion of the ,
room beneath. Here, early the following
morning, he camped with the patience
of an Indian, emerging In the
still of that night stiff, hungry and
atrociously cross. Meanwhile, there
had been another meeting of the mine
owners, and It had been decided to
send Wheaton, properly armed with
affidavits and transcripts of certain
court records, back to San Francisco
on the return trip of the Santa Maria,
which had arrived In port. He was to
institute proceedings for contempt or
court, and it was hoped that by extraordinary
effort he could gain quick
action.
At daybreak Dextry returned to his
post, and it was midnight before he
crawled from his hiding place to see
the lawyer and Glenister.
"They have had a spy on you all
day, Wbeaton," he began, "and they
know you're going out to the States.
You'll be arrested tomorrow morning
before breakfast."
' Arrested! What for?"
"I don't Just remember what the
crime is?bigamy, or mayhem, or attainder
of treason, or something. Anyway,
they'll get you in Jail, and that's
all they want. They think you're the
only lawyer that's wise enough to
and the only one they
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