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"I'm drowning!" screamed Ed Simpson. "I'm sinking!" shouted John Higley. The three conspirators were floundering about in the water. Because of the rope nooses about their feet their efforts to stand upright were not entirely successful. "Who did this?" inquired Bagot angrily, as he tried to get rid of a mouthful of water. "If if I-I die they'll hang for this!" spluttered Ed Simpson.
His mother was a Knox, and his maternal grandfather was James Knox of Washington's Life Guard. James Freeman was, as we should expect, an elder of the Presbyterian church. The mother, Elizabeth Josephine Higley, "had unusual executive ability and a strong disposition to improve social conditions around her.
"We killed the sheep all right." Higley was in a corner. He didn't like to offend Gregg, and yet the case was plain. He met the issue blandly. "Marshal, take these men into custody!" Then to Ross: "We'll relieve you of their care, Mr. Cavanagh. You may appear to-morrow at nine."
"They're up to some game, you can bet. I wonder if we can't get wise to what it is." Cautiously they drew nearer to the window. They found it was open a crack. "Will it make much of an explosion?" asked Ed Simpson. "Hardly any," replied Higley.
The invention of the spinning machine has been variously attributed to Paul, Wyatt, Hargreaves, Higley, and Arkwright. The invention of the balance-spring was claimed by Huyghens, a Dutchman, Hautefeuille, a Frenchman, and Hooke, an Englishman. There is scarcely a point of detail in the locomotive but is the subject of dispute.
"I'm as eager to get rid of these culprits as any one can be, but they must be taken by proper authority. Bring a writ from the magistrate and you may have them and welcome." Gregg went away without further word, and Lize said: "He'll find Higley if he's in town; and he is in town, for I saw him this afternoon. He's hiding out to save himself trouble."
Poor Higley, after working himself nearly to death on it in the attempt to lift the mortgage, had gone off to Dakota, leaving the farm and his curse to Butler. This was the farm which Council advised Haskins to apply for; and the next day Council hitched up his team and drove down to see Butler. "You jest let me do the talkin'," he said.
I thought it was goin' t freeze up f'r good last night. Tight squeak if I get m' ploughin' done. How's farmin' with you these days?" "Bad. Ploughin' ain't half done." "It 'ud be a religious idee f'r you t' go out an' take a hand y'rself." "I don't haff to," said Butler, with a wink. "Got anybody on the Higley place?" "No. Know of anybody?" "Waal, no; not eggsackly.
"I've been practically without sleep for three nights, but that's all in my job. I won't mind if Higley will 'soak' those fellows properly." She looked troubled. "I don't know what to do about a bed for you; everything is taken except the couch in the front room." "Don't trouble, I beg of you. I can pitch down anywhere. I'm used to hard beds. I must be up early to-morrow, anyway."
He's no game warden." Higley hemmed. "I ah Oh, his authority is all right, Sam; I've seen it. If he can prove that these men killed the sheep, we'll have to act." Cavanagh briefly related how he had captured the men on the trail. "The head of the ram is at the livery barn with my horse." "How about that?" asked Higley, turning to Joe. "I guess that's right," replied the insolent youth.
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