The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-11-23

ends--the Campbells. Reilly, J.
B., and Bud; and the Sullivans,
Tom and his sister Mary. They
They were considered neither better nor
worse than those about them. They we're
ignorant and rather shiftless, but so were
many others in the neighborhood. Soon.
however, the country people round
about began to say strange things of the
girl, Mary Sullivan. She was bright,
quick girl of 20, with light hair, light
blue eyes, and little above the medium
in height. No man for miles could out
lift her. With gun or pistol she was a
dead shot. On horseback there wasn't q
boy in the comfy who could ride faster
over rougher country, or who dared to
commit half the daredevil pranks that
Mary constantly delighted in. She rode
. horse like a man. Mary had lost all
sense of girlish delicacy. The effect of
ali this in quiet country neighborhood
can hardly be imagined. Mary Sulli.
vans nams became the by-word for all
that was infamous, and the staid country
matrons lulled their babies to sleep with
stories of the horrible Mary and her
midnight rides and crimes. Then ru-
NOR turned to other things. Mary was
seen often with the Campbell boys, and
once or twice she was seen with them
and her brother late at night, dashing at
her usual breakneck speed over the
country roads.
About this time the most daring rob-
berries began 10 be committed in the
northern end of the county. Farmers
found their smoke houses open night
after night Several stores were broken
into and robbed, and, strange to say, no
one knew who committed the crime.
One old farmer began to talk very freely
saying he recognized Mary Sullivan at
the head of the Campbells breaking into
his smoke-house. A day or so after
ward
MARY GALLoPED UP TO HIS HOUSE,
Called him out and asked him what he
meant by saying what he did. ibid you
see me and the Campbells at your smoke
house?" asked she. at the same time pull
ing a big navy revolver and showing it
under his nose. The old man stammered
out an apology, and was never afterward
heard to say word against the Camp
bells. Among the most bitter denoun-
GERS of the gang was an old man named
Felkers, who lived few miles away
from them on the Tradewater. One
night, Just three years ago, two men,
afterwsrd discovered to be Tom Sullivan
and Reilly Campbell, rode up to old
man Felkers'. took him and his old wife
out and beat them severely. They then
rode off. This affair caused the most in
tense excitement. A mob was hurriedly
organized and some forty men rode over
to the Campbells. Mary Sullivan had
in SINE way heard that they were COM
ing several hours beforehand. She and
her brother Tom went over to the little
log hut of the Campbells and barricaded
themselves. When the mob came up
they demanded the instant surrender of
the whole gang. Mary yelled out taunt-
ingly: "Come and get us, you cowardly
dogsr' Fire was opened by the mob,
and the Campbells.andS uliivsns prompt
" returned 1t. After q little the be-
sieged made it so hot for the mob that it
had to retire. The only man hurt in the
melee was Tom Sullivan, who was shot
in the breast, but who soon recovered.
The gang became more bold after this,
and robberies became more frequent.
At this time an event happened which
was destined to cause the entire destrrc-
ton of the band. Mary Sullivan met
Crockett Jenkins. The meeting itself
was romantic enough to merit its being
told. Mary was riding along the Trade
water one spring day two years ago,
when she saw man on the other side
preparing to come over. The water was
deep, the little river had been raised by
frequent rains, and she yelled over to
him not to attempt to cross there. He
either did not hear her or paid no atten-
ton, for he plunged his horSe in. The
current was too strong for the horse, and
he soon threw his rider of and tried to
save himself. Then, with his heavy win
ter clothes on, Jenkins would most GER
tainly have been drowned but for Mary's
dashing into the stream with her horse
and rescuing him at
THE PERIL OF HER LIFE.
She brought the man up to her brother
Toms to let him dry his clothes. A mu-
tual admiration soon Sprung up, which
quickly warmed into love. From that
time on Mary Sullivan and Crockett
Jenkins were warm lovers. jenkins
who lived some miles away. moved over
to Sullivans, and the love Of the two was
the talk of the county. From that time
on the gang had no more faithful follow
er than Crockett Jenkins. About q
month ago, however, Crockett tired of
Mary, ard began paying his attentions
to another woman. For some time Mary
was ignorant of what was going on, but
when she heard of it her jealous hste
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