The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1880-08-05
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tAtnis., and saanstssl. ~ ssat.atafns II
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elsesi, retnrm With lss smassasi wealth.
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risaAa MI ha~ ~sls%tinata..n. AMI even this
wa* n~s tiN aasst IL hts trials. 1.asimv
- H. hsAl annsss,W III. nlp~r circles III
hsane. IN hal hardly is~sn aide III f,rm
4 cssrr~ss conception III the rnl. elNsss~
AIMING Nhirh H. wanli lM shrs.u in the
mining districts. aani II the hsrl~hips
Anl AelTisasanas with H. wnlll W.
si'itg,sl II endure. II rssr~ harl with
a maj a,ns,ag thu miners. N h. haa MT
threwn III all Ing rug iraees II refine
Ment anil mccu>tumssl himself IL tlir
WAYS anil manners "A his unpublished ~.
~e~snte~. IN ,nr itl.ial. Nlm could ma
Int srsnaM rsnr pr lnllcs~ In fav.r IL 4
risilixssl state VI ~~tsicty. AMI found IL
contrary I. his nature Ia mingls s~sa.ial,l,
with I'll. rsngh community, was ~ss,n
marked u, his companions ~ mt i con.
genial spirit anl III iaanl himself held
III anything Tut u popular regard.
II MHs, TIM, ClaNtrs 4 misfortune 10
hase iixed his quarters near thasc IL n
man .or whom, from the tirst. hc fit n
strange, nMacrmniulic DISLIKE. This
man. Hooker Nv name, was In partner.
ship with u companion III evan rongh,r
Suft. wltn occupied thu same tent with
him and who answered ~ the cnphunr.
olS mine III Dippl.a. Cnwlcs could
mot lrt erminc whether hc liked ur dis-
likl tais latter. ~ could hr under.
stand his character. There ~ssrlncsl al
w. Il Hen~c IL homer and something like
Kindness hidden under his rongl cxtr.
riur. Hut his virtues Wcic stdly over.
RrpM1l with Vices, nhl littls III manhunl
~ seli.reSpcct was loft IN his hAng-.lug
mir, HMskvr enjoyed that popularity
which Il hold. lMl man II apt IL have
mn ny thu miners. lie even lksssssscsl
great Influence uv,r them, ewing To his
native euuning md s~illainy, heiny, la.
deed, their acknowledged lrMlrr upon
NIL ucesa~lunS.
crualey'. aiSlik,. frr this n.ighlnr nt
his gradual, drlalusl into ,~listrnst and
fear. II. fmaeied TINT thu glcam II his
dark eyes under their lowering lruwr
lMrtcnl.l snme especial evil for him.
Htlt. MI Cinlcny,Ts ~ shake TIL what
wrcMVtl Il fnnli~h notion we're In vain !;
hu continued IL frar md avaia him.
Atrnngc IN IL may appear. hc was rrn.
del.sl MI thu murs. uneasy Upon hearing
thu rum II Which wns current IL shc
immrns, treasury II gntl which Hooker
hAh Ret together md srcretel III hiS
tent. WAs II tllat lie already felt thu
furehelings ~ II coming dunn 7 Craw.
Icy Ind several times Thought III ~.
moving IA another nripl,lnrl,uHl, IN
conn anVnrc IL hi present unpleasant
SITUATION, nna because hr hoped H. meet
with better sneeess In his quest for
gnli. wlnn soauethh.s tenk llae. which
hasttlna this determination.
the morning, utter n wakefnl and
r~rhtless night, during which he thought
III nent.l rumu stcnlthy movements. III
thu MihhsMrhnsl II Hackers tent, uur
friend VIVA going forth 10 Ills work rather
Int r tlan usual, when he found thu liz.
d. miains community In evident excite.
mint. MN stood earnestly talking 81.
grtlr.r III snnll groups, instead IT pro.
crsslinn IL their regular occupation /;
there VIVA much hurrying 10 mud fro :
aud, strangest IT NIL. whenever he MI.
vnncAl IN i group ~ lcnfn the eansc III
This confusion, tlny NIL movea away la
different directions, casting nid.-lung,
aunpirious glnncs.s III him. This wns
tOo mMrh. H. mMle II rush III une small.
Aixed man, rnIlnred him. m.l literally
MhMk Irpnl him tls Intelligence TINT hin
1~cQNkiu1pacc u TN black eyes lind l,rcn
r0blxa IL hiS riclrx.
Then II WAN NIL plain. Huoker. sus
petin0 urMwley ii the theft, Ind Just
now bcn making his suspicious gener.
ally knowA, which readily t,Mk rsNt In
tht uliiaslN III all, IN coming fruin their
header, Thi~ lMlief was strengthened
~ thu fact 1t the proximity Il their
tsnts, while another noteworthy eircam.
stance WIN Tho tarsl, and seemingly 70.
lnctaul appearance that morning II the
suspected eulprit. Aid IL this thu III.
popularity Mnd oven dislike with which
tle lspr follow WAN regarded, and !,
wound aeem TINT II must ~ hard with
him uldor this burden III suspicion.
While Weighing In his mind thu evi.
dencc against him, Hookcr passed him
With such Nh added luDk IL mailman,
hAtrvd III his eyes, | mt hc involuntArily
EARNED away, shnddsring 1t their threat.
suing a~l,ect.
HI Rot through the day somehow In,
hla mind NIn constantly filled Will, Il Kind
" horrible frAr. livery ono seemed u
~ against him, mud Ii. felt tim, this stnt.
n affair. rnuld not le endured. ~ lumu
- thu guilty nlnli remained undi.coN.
esol, tor Orawley. uvrn though n.s,ku,
could produce ~ pnsitiv. evidence IL
htn guilt, would, IN various MAy1. Ia
hnrnsAsd and tnrmrntel hy hir fo., with
III his comrades III hts side, md eyu,,
H. ltfo wonld In In danger. That nigh,
he anetl upon Whit seemed u m.~t cfrc.
tuHl moir III c.cAtdng from thesn annny
anrsA, HI determined not unly ,u
leave TINT immclinta neighb fhnsl, Lut
- AdDpt y diHKtiisr which should nv
him frpln MI fear vi lAing discovered
and receiving further trouble frnm hiH
occusrrA.
Accordingly, when II was yee several
hOuJa before dawn, lr transported what
ltttln lnRGA ~ h. hAd ton place situated
shout 4 mile ~, the str.am. aud. leaving
hls pss1ngty, he crs'sred l,y u fnrd aud
hnAtrn.4l ~ thu nearest settlement. Az.
rived tlerr, lp ~eilt IL a hmrlAr's sllup.
hnd his fltrc shaved rlrnn he Ind. Iii
uuavpnirnr~, allowed hin heard IL grow
With efrAt luxmriMice~and his hair dycs.
Thu, purchasing 4 nrw nuit of cluthcs
throughout, IN tA,k them Mnler his urn.
md nude hiA why bark again. Dirrct-
INK lis steps ~ Il llIrt III thu stream lila.
daslsby 4 dense Eruwth III bnnllrs, liz ~
olNyut dolpling Ais now outfit. After ~.
DnNinR his nlh clothes and sinking them
hy muans ~ 4 stone, hr threw ~ the ol.
pc~ite lMnk thu bundle containing tic