The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-08-27
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TIE Doom Of Edgar L.aoE.

W btn hGh l-lbcoiU BaiupItu UCul Lls siHei
leaving Edgar standing alone upon the prairie
the ,Uupg man iOiJci his arms and passed to and
,ro IN the srow, occasionally casting glance at
the band Of outlaws. some fifty IN number, vh,
were riding rapidly towards him Lenoy expected
no mercy, Tor he knew too well into whose hands
he was falling, aud he made up his mind To put
bold face upon the matter, and die game Tie
robbers were not long ~ reaching the spot and
the foremost of their number. thc man who had
been bnund and gagged ty LeuoE, rciuei III his
smoking steed beside him.
We'll, my fine covey, you've played the de, i
with your ducks, that's certain, lie shouted, Hs he
cooked hls rife aud leyalltd 1t at the breast OF
EDGAR. Have you SAID your prayer-!'
Fire, am ready to die, and glad to escape far.
th.r torment rs "A speedy death. Aim at ny
heart and Lenoz barred his bosom.
No, such ii death would tc too easy III take
YOU back to camp and apply n little ,urtue To
sour athletic limbs. You ard the body Of our
chief shall burn together. What, hu! u couple
of you bind this man 10 Wiutred's saddle and see
that he escape not
Two Of the men dismouDted to obey lis order,
when hi- eve caught sight Of the advancing body
Of bor-emsn led Oh 10y Wilson lincoln.
Hell and furIes he argrlly exclaimed, after u
moments gaze, can ii be possible that they have
me, aud rcm0unt your horse. he shouted 10 the
two men who had nppracisd aud laid rough
hand. upon Leuox. We've uO time for foolIng
now
The men sprang again upon their stceds, and
once more the william evrlled his gun at the form
of Edgar while his eyes blHsrd with i'll concealed
rage a. he pulled the veugeiul trigger. Leuox
sprang hastily on one side Ms the rifle exploded,
and escaped the range sufficiently to save his
heart. but the bullet passed through the rght
shoulder, ard he fell heavily to the earth, the
gushing blood staining the snow TO crimson
hue.
Away. there must be riding for lie now yon
der band is too much for US, and setting the eS
ample, the cold bloodcd rascal spurred back io'
the woods, closely followed by his guilty com
rndes
But ewes that flashed like fury saw that dast
ard act, and beheld the brave Lcnox fall to the
ground, apparently lieess corpse, and wild
shrek of agony, mingled with shout OF reveng,
| fell family upon the outlaws ears, snd "arn,C
them Of all hope for mercy was passed. y few
moments brought the party of Lincoln to The
spot where the bleeding Edgar lay and ybil'
Ada halted her horse, and dlsnouGted beside III,
bleeding you,h, the enrsged settlers pushed swift
ly forward in pursuit ot their fues.
! In the course ot an hour the TWO parties rench
ed the TIMBER, and when the band oi outlaws en-
tered the shelter Of the bsfr.ns, their snragcl
enemy wcs not three hundred Yards behind them
Conscious that to fight euch unequal numbers
was but to die the robbers Immediately separated
each one taking care Of himself, and the cper
wood soon presented u scene of intense ,yctcu,
aud uproar ns the pursuing party also divided II
chase Of individual outlaws, and the sparp crac
of ,lfles broke upon tue quiet stiffness around
Ere pursuit was over. oLe half the robber tan
; were slam, aud the rest utterly scattered, DO muc
so that they never met together again.
In the heat Of the pursuit the log cabin
which Lenox had killed Cole was discovered an
Wilson Lincoln had dismouned from his hors
and entered IT, The body oi the robbsr CHI,
still lay stark aud stiff and where It had falIe
! aud the box nnder the couch had attracted I'll
, attention of Lincoln, he drew it forth and broke
/ open. A bundle Of papers fell from It, which ~
on examination, proved to be fall confession
Coles in which he cxnnerated hls partner irol
guilt IN tho forgery, aud completely cleared tn
, accused LcnoS from any partcipatou IN u
/, crime for which he had been tried.
l Carefully putting the papers in safe plac
upon hi. person, Wilson left the cabin, rcmoun
0 ed hi. stsed and made his way TO the edge of II
, prairie Here he found his comrades assemble,
n two cf whom had constructed rude litter
= brushes, designated 81 convey the wounded Fig
= to the .ettempns aud the party returned whel
!. AIDE II b ut over the PROSTATE form Of the :;
h used ,outh She had bound up the woun
o and ,tavg:hya tl,9 aswitG Of blood, e.d he ~