The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-06-18

lar to those worn by the other members of the lodge. When l went down to my horse found him similarly disguised. ard could not help smihng at his weird and nneanny appearance.
 You wili answer te the nunkt,cr T~o Hundred and fifty- Three. said the cap tam of the lodge. as 1 vas mounting We are known only by numbers when we arc at work
 We rcdc m the direction in which had come. tour abreast. and the bong line o, ~hitc-rosled speo,rcs. moving sieas >@att- ly and silently. were enough to inspire ter TOT In the heart oi the hra>est man. had ~e ehanccd to meet one during oas laar- neN. l learned aficru ards that had wc met any person the, would have been forced ,o take the oath. An hour passed IT thi> ~aN. and ~e were fast nearing ,he shste toan at ihe county. ncoiletlcd tha, i knea nothing of ,hc oblcc; oi ths tnlei- ni.hi ndc. and asked nay ngh, hand com. pauion tot information
 "k h.. he whispered You w,ll sec Ne are nearly ihcTc'
 fo ml dsing day wlll no, ,orge, the dual tragedy enacted that nigh, 'hy order If Judge lNneh " \ horrible murder had been committed ica months before m the county. The noiiVc. 1lai,Fuas laSt \ wife and her pAiainour ~erc arrested. charged wl;h the murder oi | husband and friend. The, were intelligent the.r social position was d h,gh one. and wealth n abundance was II thcu command In spite oi popular indignation 4gainsi the murdcrer~. and strong eircum>tanel,i esI- |. wa> yerX probable tha, the la~ winch k aot ain.i, justice through sa.nc tech nlcalliN wnald trec the csiden;iS gusit, paIr. to cn1os undI>tgrhed then hiaud- >tafned la>,-i The casc MAS tad l1t.i,.Ft ,hc Regulators. and they gas, Il ;, tan and impartial ,nal E,erN mitigating H. cliusianCt i'll favor at the innocence et the accused persons was tafetsiiiY san- s.dered. When the fatal b.,llot MAS cast al the ..ase et the investigation there aa~ ae mcFettul '.Nhlie hall dropped iu,o the btS. and ladSe Lynch had pftHounc rsi sentence ot death l. N needless ta pta- .aAs this aft.Elc bN de>erthtnh th.s H4s shi> aotk. lti> ! nst,fei at ilts,ayx. and the setdta; ot ihe world ,iieI the tf,, ,ha,h oi h"frer passed. aa>. served them ugh i.uuu>. bc thes tegal. t.i,.#
 
 sAl sa. have i p4iniM aud het sid similarity lad w.ts surrounded by masked men. He i.,sleG iatlcd al ihr nul- zlc "i t doien pistol> te gIec up the kces. I i,,,f' and @asi4,.n- -Ahost hansl> aefe stasned w,th the blood ei d iellew-ercs- ture. were aroused from dream n; pas>i= ble l5fftl: a sonie>sion .. saili @a> ihas.e aS both ;hes were told oi the tate n stofe isT them it.a minutes time wA> gwen them tn piep.ne-.or tha, i,nal .,i= raIsHmcni before the b.f ai :, fsst t,ed and III splte at ihe sobs and pgaNcts i,,t mercy. and tries and Lamentations. Nere hanged h> the neck unul dead II wAs stern and terrible punishment ~A fte i,,I .. life
 Al the edge ai the town tllc lodge di>- pefsed. the masks and ,hfouds Mrte fe- moved. and each man spugh, his home by the nearest and m.-s, ! f's=' s+a,a, accompanied my ffella .si.-y. -tse.tyhiil, fon. and we were safe in bed before san- rise. Neither spoke of the o, urycnte oi ihe night and both tned io forge, | ID sleep but II WAS many long days before e..'s.d= d!.Ac-1a1y ,he haunting itces ot those two wretehcd besngs. oT fdFgct- tfTr- agony af their iasi frtntic appeal, iot mercy and lie.
 -@Ihe next day pos,csscd nis seii ei ln- formation winch warranted rT1c TT >'-f,,s,g- oui warrants agan>r ,hree na'ed Caun,cf- tcllers before the nearest ni,.tl States enmialSsionor. and the ncN night wt,i, the assi>tance of posse ei my ucwtv- made brethren. succeeded ln utef,iKii5. the crooks. ln captutins their in.,,erial>. mac hine,. dles tftd manufactured money. and iadsing ;iIc'-l all ,afelS ,n la,l