The Argosy, October 1906 — page 154: what you’re looking at

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renee out by more progressive a and the = a - exploitation of Sharon and Wells cotnty 3 ___ started in earnest. A bountiful harvest seconded the ef- sz ~ forts of the “ boomers.” Trains arrived daily ever the branch now, and Sharon = stirred, yawned, and quickened. into vig- —. erous life. _ All this was good for everybody, and it was especially good for the Szmutar. = The subscription list grew by leaps and bounds. When it reached the thousand mark, paid up and exclusive of ex- changes, Rose gave a dinner to celebrate the event. Nathan Phillips. was a guest at the. dinner, and there for Lee. | During this period of waiting, Cully lay in his bed at the Larkin home. His long fight was not over, he suffered much pain, and the doctor talked vaguely es complications. _ As yet there had come no hint to Rose --or Max-of the doctor’s plan. It was on Friday, ten weeks from the day Max had arrived in Sharon, that the doctor saw fit to begin operations in Lee’s behalf. _ The beginning was peculiar, so pecul- jar that Max was tempted to question the doctor’s judgment. Laboring up the stairs, Jenkins pushed into the sanctum and flung some closely written sheets down on the desk in front of Max. -“ That stuff has got to go in to-mor- row’s paper,” said he. Max looked at the copy with con- sternation. vA “Why, doctor, we haven't eo f for it!” he exclaimed. “Then make room for it. Take oat my ad, take out everybody’s ad, but get that in to-morrow’s Simitar. It’s my first gun, young man. Something is go- ing to happen next week, and you’ve got was a vacant chair -* to fix things so you can be absent from this print-shop for a few days, if neces- sary. You are my main dependence ; ; Colwell comes next.’ “Why,” muttered Max, scanning the copy, “do you think it advisable as “You promised not to question any- thing I saw fit to OS -glowered the doc- tor. cence, ” qualified Max. = ‘“ Anything you saw fit to do in connec- _ tion with proving Lee Marvin’s inno- 2 . Z % ¥ % Well, ‘that stuff has everything to do “with it.” “T don’t see how this ——” “ Of course you don’t. Are you going to publish that, or not?” Sos aes said Max. And. the doctor 7 puffed his way out again. | SS Max called his partner in from. ‘the workroom. “T want you to listen to this, Miss Marvin,” said he. “Dr. Jenkins has just left some copy.” She sat down, Ss he proceeded to read: a - — a “Tt is not generally eS hee = —— developments of very great importance =e c= have taken place in the- Cully” shooting affair, but such is. the fact. These de- velopments tend strongly in the direc- tion of Lee Marvin’s complete inno-— Sea cence. — “ A certain notorious character, who makes Sharon his base of operations, was seen in the vicinity of Lee “Mar- vin’s claim on the night of Tuesday, June toth. It is known that this man uses an old-fashioned muzzle‘loading — a rifle, that he casts his own bullets, and — that his bullets are Plainly marked by; a defective mold. te “Tf such a bullet ould be found: to: have caused Abijah Cully’s injury, re-_ ties sponsibility for the shooting would sae rest upon other shoulders than Lee Marvin’s. No probing for the bullet — can be done, however, 4 yithout. grave <a danger to Cully’s life. His. “death; —-= =< therefore, so far from clouding — Lee Shes Marvin’ S oe might prove his sal- . vation.” Max threw two of the written sheets on his desk and stared at Rose. She gave an amazed gasp. * : “Why,” she cried, “ ae doctor is doing just what he told us not to do! We were not to breathe even a whisper concerning your theory to any one, and — here he intends publishing it and | scat- : tering it broadcast.” “That’s the way it 5 me, “Miss Marvin. I tried to remonstrate with DER, = but it was no use. aS “We gave him our promise, you a _ member, to follow his lead without ee == tion.” ee a ~The girl sat in astounded silence for ae = a space ; then she observed: | = “ Jed Pasco will certainly see So aS article when it is Se and. he —— be Lee on his 2a es =: =