Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-04

US until now, sinking in the dark
shadows. Now, gliding sideways and
still, he reached the man on guard
whose back was to us, and with no
warning growl caught him by the throat
with strong white teeth that could
choke a coyote in a second. The man,
who was in sitting posture, fell ba x
with grOan. Ted struck him over the
head with the butt of the revolver, and
pulled of the dog. / cut Jacks bonds
with knife. He looked at us wonder
ingiy, and staggered to his feet
Never mind how we came, Jack"
SAID; "quick, mount the horse beyond
the bridge, and ride to Denver for your
life. They will not harm a woman and
child"
Harry White" he muttered, the
loyal soul that even now could think Of
anotber's danger.
IL will tell him."
No, no; not of this-only say, If he
stole the cattle, to fly the country. They
will find out, sooner or later"
He galloped down tie road. Ted and
| mounted, calling uff Shep. who sat on
his launches watching the unconscious
man. and then we, too, sped down the
road. The hay-stack was giving out
great columns of black smoke, but the
fire was dead.
Ahead of us was a riderless horse,
Dolly, who greeted her master with a
joyful whinny. Where was Yik Kee?
Then Dot, my horse. SHE'D from the road
at recumbent black figure. 1t was the
indomitable Yik Kee, who had crawled
all the way from the stack on his
stomach, so that he could not be seen,
after lying in the ditch till the blaze had
faded ont. Hump! no catchee
Chinee; heap SORE" he said, laconically,
rubbing his stomach.
He mounted Dolly, and we rode on to
Whites ranch. Harry rushed out at
the sound of horses feet, Mt midnight.
There under the twinkling stars looked
into his eyes. and told him the whole
story. He showed no guilt, but only
said we must stay the night at his
ranch, for the men would come back to
Jacks for him. and then mounting his
tleet colt rode off down the road.
cOmfOrted his mother rs best | could.
AT daybreak we TO le home.
Mary was i'm wild state of alarm.
Where had we been? Where was Jack?
and how cruel we were to leave her
alone. She said that at one o'clock
three masked men had come TO the
house and searched it and the premises,
but had not molested her or the chill
dren. only asking where Jack was, very
sternly and sharply.
AT noon Jack, Harry, the Sheriff and
party of armed men from Denver rode
up, stopping only moment to tell me
they would be back at night. / dared
not tell Mary. and she worried all the
afternoon ut their strange conduct. At
night Jack and Harry came home,
looking tired but happy. Then Jack
told Mary. and she cried and clung to
him as though she could never let him
go.
1t seemed the pleasing ranchman
from Chicago was one of u band of cat
tle-thieves. He sold the hides to Harry,
who. honest and open himself. was slow
to suspect wrong dealings in others.
The Sheriff had caught the men skin
ming COW that belonged to Mead. and
had captured the gang and taken them
to Denver.
The men concerned in the attempt TO
lynch Jack were sincerely sorry. Their
regrets would no. have availcd much.
however. if they hal succeeded i'm their
purpose. They gave each of the chill
dren ten acres OF land; they gave Ted
siXty-iive, and me. whom they pleased
to consider very plucky, one hundred
and fifty acres. felt rich enough, and
time has made il very valuable land.
The man on guard was our warmest adj.
mirer. He thought Ted. Shep and |
wonders OF courage. He said when |
came down on the bridge with the open
knife he thought his last hour had come.
Gil Mead committed suicide not lone
after this. He was ALWAYS queer. No
one ever knew that Yik Kee set the
stack afire. | tell you Jack rewarded
the faithful fellow-gave him a good
farm. taught him to work it. and built
him a house. The funniest thing was
Yik kee had n wife and three queer
little children back in China, and Jack
sent for them, and Yik Kee AMI his fam
lily are as happy as they can be. The
children play with jack The has twelve
now and get along finely together.
In 20 / married Harry White, which.
suppose, was foreseen from the begin
ming at least Jack says anybody could
have seen it, The most serene and sat
isfied face at the wedding was that of
the Celestial. In my inner conscious
ness. Notwithstanding he is a heather
Ch'nee,' / have the conviction that as
great hero as is seen in modern times
Is the man of fey words VII Koo