Owen Oliver

Name: Justice While You Wait
Author: Owen Oliver

Justice While You Wait (1910)

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“Justice While You Wait”, published in 1910, is a work by Owen Oliver. It explores elements such as the Vigilance Committee, trial and venient.

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Owen Oliver, Justice While You Wait (1910)

“ He turned to me.
“Let's have it as short as is con-venient to you,” he commanded. “Who are you, where do you come from, how did you come by the horse, and any other reason why the law shouldn't take its course.”
“My name is George Raikes,” I said. “I am a solicitor——”
“Here!” cried the Colonel. “You've no cause to say anything against yourself. We're a fair court, and I suggest that you leave your profession out.”
“That's fair,” said Broken Bill, who seemed to have appointed himself as my counsel; and I resumed my defense. ”

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Owen Oliver, Justice While You Wait (1910)

“ A man who bought a strange horse from a stranger—and he a half-breed—took all risks, and it was better to hang a few innocent men than to miss hanging a horse-thief. At the same time, he added, he was not sorry that I had got off. An acquittal once in a way did not disturb the general confidence in the Vigilance Committee, but it was a thing that he would not like to see happen too often.
They all shook hands when I rode off with Broken Bill, and waved their hats, and I waved mine. Bill was moody and thoughtful. ”

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Owen Oliver, Justice While You Wait (1910)

“ The question is, do we want a trial, or don't we?”
“'Tain't a question of wanting,” Broken Bill objected. “It's a question of law and order. If you make rules and regulations you've got to stick to them. That's what I say.”
“Vote for old Broken Bill and law and order!” the drunken man shouted boisterously.
“Well,” said the Colonel, “there's law, and there's sense. Seems to me you can put the case in a nut-shell, and it don't need to be a cokernut! Here's a stranger. Here's Jim Sands' horse. Here's a rope, noose at the end, fixed up con-venient. That's sense, Bill, ain't it?” ”

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Owen Oliver, Justice While You Wait (1910)

“ What's that?” a dirty, bloated man asked.
“Stone-broke,” the Colonel explained. “The jury need not expose their ignorance of the language; there's a dictionary in the bar.”
Some one pointed out in a whisper that Two-handed Dick had used the dictionary for a target and shot most of it away with one hand or the other. It was the outbreak just before the Vigilance Committee was started, they reminded the president.
“And that shows the need of law and order,” said he. “Bill was quite right. You can't be too careful about these things. Sorry to interrupt you, stranger. You can go on.” ”

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Owen Oliver, Justice While You Wait (1910)

“ Caught a skunk and settled a skunk, and settled him as you pleased. That was our way.”
“Or passed him on to another camp,” suggested Yellow Sam sarcastically. “And when he came to Rome he had to do as Rome does, not Troy. Come along, sons. You're keeping the gentleman waiting!” ”

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Owen Oliver, Justice While You Wait (1910)

“ They called him Yellow Sam.
“Take you to a con-venient tree,” said a huge fellow with a squint, “and string you up!”
“Trees enough here,” suggested a little ferret-faced fellow to whom I took a particular dislike.
“'Tain't fair to do the boys out of their fun,” objected a drunken desperado who reeled in his saddle. “Things are dull enough nowadays.” ”

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Owen Oliver, Justice While You Wait (1910)

“ He bowed round him, and the individuals concerned returned the compliment punctiliously. “And you wrote it up on paper over the slate in the bar. 'Nobody's to be put out without a fair trial'—that's what it says. You can't keep up respect for law if you make a laughing-stock of it just because there's no sense in it—or because there is, either!”
“Well,” the Colonel admitted, “there's reason in old Bill's argument. We said we'd have a trial, and a trial we'll have. But this gentleman's a good sport, I can see. I make no doubt he'll save waste of time and plead guilty ”

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Owen Oliver, Justice While You Wait (1910)

“ We'll pass on your money or anything of that kind. We're not thieves, see! And we'll make up a little note to say that you met with an accident, which was much regretted, you being popular and respected. We don't need to hurt people's feelings. ”

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