The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1880-01-16
'9It is now about half-past nine; SO
that there is no haste. How many men


that there is no haste. How many men
have you each ?"
''Thirty two from No. 81
'sThirty-two from No. 12."
81 have myself forty. Are yours in
formed of the work on hand ?"
''Not word"
care you quite secure here?''
81 have had the roads picketed since
sundown," answered one. 81 myself
just came from the south, not ten min
utes before you signaled."
'.Ah, I thought heard horse on
that road"
''Has the party we want left Verden-
ton ?''
ga messenger from Glenville says he
is on the train with the carpet-bagger,
Servosse."
Going home with him %
eyes"
'.The decree does not cover Servosse?"
"No."
''I don't half like the business, any
how, and am not inclined to go beyond
express orders. What do you say about
it ?" asked the leader.
Hadn't we better say the decree cov-
ers both ?" asked one.
81 can't do it," said the leader. with
decision.
"You remember our rules" said the
third. "When party IS made up by
details from different camps it shall con-
stitute camp so far as to regulate its
own action; and all matters pertaining to
such action, which the officer in COM
mand may see fit to submit to it, shall
be decided by majority vote. 1 think
this had better be left to the camp"
81 agree with you" said the leader.
Tl,,k do OF how
drink
He produced flask, and they all par
took of its contents. Then they went
back to the intersection of the roads,
mounted their horses, and the leader
commanded: Attention.
The men gathered closer, and then all
was still. Then the leader said, in words
distinctly heard by the trembling girl:
Gentlemen, we have met here, under a
solemn and duly authenticated decree of
properly organized camp of the county
of Rockford, to execute for them the ex-
treme penalty of our order upon Thomas
Denton, in the way and manner therein
prescribed. This unpleasant duty, of
course, will be done as becomes earnest
men. We are, however, informed that
there will be done with the said Denton,
at the time we are directed to take him,
another notorious Radical, we'll known
to you all, Colonel Comfort Seryosse.
He is now included in the decree, and I
now submit for your determination the
question, What shall be done with
him."
There was moments buzz in the
crowd. One careless toned fellow said
that he thought it would be well enough
to wait till they caught their hare before
cooking it. It was not the first time a
squad had thought they had Servosse in
their power, but had never ruffied hair
of his head yet. The leader commanded:
"Orderp' And one of the associate COM
manders moved that the same decree be
made against him as against the said
Denton. Then the vote was taken. All
were in the affirmative except the loud
voiced man who had spoken before, who
said with emphasis:
'sNo, by Granny! I'm not in favor of
killing anybody. I'll have you know,
gentlemen, it's neither pleasant nor
safe business. FIRST we know, we'll all
what we call murder, gentlemen, in civ
ilized and Christian countries"
"Orderr cried the commander.
"Oh, you needn't yell at me!' said the
young man, fearlessly. .'I'm not afraid
"
Gurney and I came just to take some
friends places who wouldn't obey the
summons We're not bound to stay, but
I suppose I shall go along. l don't
like it, though, and if I get much sicker
| I shall leave. You can count on thatp'
eff you stir from your place." said
the leader sternly, 81 shall put bullet
through you.'
"Oh, you go to h-!' retorted the
other. ''You don't expect to frighten
one of the old Louisiana Tigers in that
way, do you? Now look here, Jake
| Cavers," he continued, drawing huge
navy revolver and cooking it coolly,
"don't try any such little game on me,
cause if you do, there may be mOre'n
one of us fit for spy glass when it's
| over"
| At this considerable confusion arose;
| and Lily, with her revolver ready cooked
| in her hand, turned and cautiously made
| her way to the road which had been in
dicated as the one which led to Glen
ville Just as her horse stopped into the
path an oyerhanging limb caught her
hat and pulled it off, together with the
hood of her waterproof, so that her hair
fell down again on her shoulders. She
hardly noticed the fact in her excitement
and, If she had, could not have stopped
/ TO repair the accident. She kept her
horse upon the shady side, walking on
| the grass as much as possible, to prevent
| attracting attention. She had proceeded
thus about a hundred and fifty yards
when she came to turn in the road and
saw sitting before her, in the moonlight,
one of the disguised horsemen, evidently
| a sentry, who had been stationed there
/ to see that no one came upon the camp
unexpectedly. He was facing the other
4 way, but Just at that instant turned, and
seeing her 1ndistinctly in the shadow,
cried out at once
ssWho's there? Halt" They were not
wenty yards apart.
Young Lollard was trembling with ex-
citement under the tightly drawn rein.
Lily thought of her father, half prayer
fully, half fercely, bowed close over the
horses neck, and braced herself ipI
y saddle, with every muscle ~
kase of the tiger waitih0
before The words