The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-03-23
The Anti-M0nopo1ist.

showed any mercy, and his assertion that
Long had been punished enough was receiv-
ed with derision.
Finally the hunter tainted under the pain,
and the rufians having satisfied their
grudge, departed, leaving the object Of
their spite still bound to the tree.
In this position he was found by his wife,
who had become alarmed for his safety, and
who, searching for him, had been attracted
to the spot by faint moaning. She assist
ed him to reach the cabin, which he did
with difficulty. and then nursed him faith
fully to recovery. It was weeks before he
was we'll enough to move about.
Scarcely had Long recovered from his
wounds when his cabin was found deserted,
and members Of the Redditt band, thinking
he had fed from the country, boosted open
ly Of what they had done. At the same time
they became holder than ever in the COM
mission Of crime, always hunting or travel
ing together in a company between twenty
and thirty and defying attack from any
quarter.
One day as they were engaged on hunt
member Of the band became separated from
the rest in the excitement of the chase. He
was found, lying dead, shot in the left eye
A few days later one Of the ruffians riding
alone, was killed. Again the bullet was found
to have entered the left eye, but no trace
of the slayer could be discovered. A week
or two passed and another Of the despera
does was shot, the same terrible accuracy
being exhibited in shot in the left eye,
proving all the shots to be from the same
source.
The robbers became alarmed and kept oil
ways together in their raids, but there was
no escaping the death which seemed always
lurking near them. One after another fell,
until ten men had dieL, each one pierced in
the eye. The woods were secured by the
terrified men in vain. On one occasion,
when a member of the band was killed, the
shot had been heard, and once gaunt fell
low was seen running through the woods,
but pursuit failed to overtake him. Accus
toned to face danger as the desperadoes
were, and possessed as they were of brutal
courage, they trembled before this mys,er-
ious danger 1t could not be faced and it
could not be averted.
The result was that some of them desert
ed and fed the region. There remained
only the Captain and four uf the more re-
and made raids together for some time with
out harm. Among the five was the man who
had endeavored to save Long at the time of
the whipping from so severe torture. This
man, one morning, ventured out in the
woods without his comrades. Hewas walk
ing slowly along, looking for game, when
the brown barrel of rifle checked his
course. A tall, lank figure rose from
the bush, and the startled man recognized
Sam Long, the hunter. Long raised the
rifle, then lowered it.
You're the man who said q good word
for me an you may 60, bad as you are. l
won't take your miserable life. Co.
He needed no second invitation to 60. He
hurried to the camp and told the story.
The Captain and the other three men start
ed out in pursuit Of Long, and but two men
accompanied Dick Redditt when he return
ed. The third man had fallen, shot in the
eve. and no search of the underbush revealed
the hunter.
The next day another man was killed in
camp, and again the hunter escaped. On
the next day the two remaining men fed
the country, leaving the fierce Redditt
alone. The leader Of the despreadoes dared
no, remain where hewas. He knew he was
the man whom Long sought above all 9TH
ers.
Concealing himself until night, he mount
ed his horse aud fled to the nearest point on
the Arkansas River where it would be posi-
Bile for him to take passage on steamboat.
Two days later he reached q small landing
in the woods on the bank of the river where
the steamer stopped for passengers when
there were any to take He learned from
the occupant Of the only log cabin in the
n.ighborhood that the boat would be down
in the afternoon. and 80, having put up the
signal to secure landing ofthe boat, estab
lsaed himself on the bank and waited. He
deemed himself safe from pursuit. and took
no precautions Throwing himself on the
ground he slep, late in the day. when he
was awakened by the sgund of the boat in
the distance. She would 1pund point in a
moment or two, and he waited expectantly.
As suddenly as though risen from the
ground lank figure stood before him. and
the muzzle OF rifle peered in his face. The
terrified desperate mad no difficulty IN re-
eognixing the man as the one he had inlur-
ed Win he rifle still held steadily upon
the face of the startled Redditt. Long hiss
ed out:
I've go. you You whipped me,-wnip-
ped me ike i dog! swore Id kill you be-
fore | called myself q man again, and 1 IN
gong to do III I've cleaned out your band,
anu now us your turn. Oh. I've 60; you
The ruthans. in ahjeci fear pleaded FOL, bis
life, groveling At the feet of the hunter
He chung 10 his words as drowning man
clings TO s,ravs. The boat was very near.
Should she round the point in time he wonld
be saved
Already the smoke stacks showed through
the brush. when the hunter pressed the
trigger. sharp report rang out and Red
dit fell dead. shot to the brain through
the left eye Long slipped away IN the
woods. AMI when the boa; stopped in re-
Spouse to the signal they found dead man,
bus no one else Harrison County was rid
forever of the worst gang of rufhans in the
Southwest. An that, stranger" said the
old man in the Dallas hotel, lis story Of
the way Sam Long settled accounts With the
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