Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-05-15

QOnG make WHAT'S nara any n6f0er IMAM IL |
need be-"
It was not 90 easy now to resist him as l
had imagined. There was Q shade of tender
also. Some change had come over him.
| What, to me, was indefnnble. But I would
go to Jail.
"sorry, Holder, that I've got to put the
matter to you, then, in another light" he
said. "This arrest Of yours is aimed at me
as we'll as you, and is backed up by some
party behind Pratt, influenced by some mo- +
tive other than that of mere friendship for
Pratt. The parties are, I think, those who
sent him up here to hunt for the Bank
Suppose they manage to get you in prison,
though but for a time. Then you, as one of
the Bank keepers are out Of the way. Next,
they'd probably turn their batteries on me,
whoop up some prejudice. against me on the
Bar as an abettor in the assassination and
cripple me by legal process in some way.
This leaves the Bank at their mercy. Their
tool here now is possibly Setter. The only
flaw in their calculations is this: The Bank
is nearly worked out. Still it may be a feeder
to some even richer vein. Anyway, I want
to fight this thing out. AS a matter Of
simple Justice, ought you not to help me in
the best way you cam"
every well. One of these best ways lies in
not going to Jail when you can get bail for
your appearance, and so keep a respectable
showing for our side"
'Td as lieve go to jail as stay OH this bar"
replied. 'sIt's been a hell to me for weeks"
"You needn't stay on the bar" lie answered.
"Stay anywhere you like. Travel Dun and
amuse yourself as you like till the trial comes
on"
And leave you here with Blanche Seton,
I thought.
sWe might ramble round together" he
said, after a pause. ''Hunt more quartz
leads elsewhere. We're posted in all it's signs
and indications, and there's a world of that
wealth lying as yet uncovered all over this
state"
Then in mind I objected because-because
I could not he near Blanche, on the Bar, and
because, turn which way I would, Broener
seemed always getting the best of me in
making me act like a rational creature.
Now, I thought, confound him, he outdoes me
in unselHshness In volunteering thus to leave
the Bar and Blanche himself.
I consented on one condition: that in all
that concerned the trial I should have my
own way.
Broener was well known to the deputy,
and satisfied him that whatever bail was re-
quired for me would be Forthcoming, and
that he would be ''up country next day to
attend to the proper legal formality.
Ileft the bar without being observed and
the official and myself rode off together. He
was a pleasant, manly fellow. We soon be-
came on good terms. No appearances of
captor and captive were observed. "You
seem to trust me" I remarked.
"Well, I generally know my men, and I
know you're not one of the kind that would
l ..:,vo s-oo c~1v %vo,,11o Tim not ox,or oyvio,,c
to put handouts on any decent man, who
:, may be himself sheriff of the county inside
: : Of six months. Ups and downs are pretty
: frequent here, you know"
!. 1t was an ascent, in some places steeply in
clined, in others graded for fully two miles
from Bull Bar before reaching the general
. u%p-country grade. The higher we went the
/. lighter became my spirits, despite what I was
= leaving behind me-. I seemed coming out of
a dark cloud and shaking from me a load
the load of malice, suspicion, lies and ill in
r tent which had borne down upon me at Bull
Bar. Broener now stood out in a different
. and more favorable light. Blanche seemed
y more lovely than ever, and even the morbid,
; suspicious, jealous, unreasonable Holder OF
, the night before seemed far removed
4 ! from the one Of to-day. The trust re
= posed in ME by the deputy and the footing OF
c~ompanionship he established between us was
= a great relief. I to him, from his point Of
a view, was only a piece of goods, which he was
II charged to deliver at q certain place. Sc
long as the package was not unpleasant
neither would he be so. If on the way there
! was any recreation to be got out Of his mer
chandise he proposed to get it.
You may say it was not very consistent fol
me thus so suddenly to climb a mount o.
joyfulness. Perhaps not, though consistency
as applied to human nature and conduct, i
for me a word of vague meaning. The fac
is, I was tolerably happy for the first time il
a fortnight, though a woman was then il
tears on my account behind me-. That I dit
not think of.
= We stopped at various camps on passin!
- through, and brought up at saloon doors
y "Magnolias," ''Bella Unions, j" 'Long Toms.
. The deputy was known everywhere; hi
!" arrival was the signal for the formation of
- file of men at the various bars, and the usua
:, solemn, silent performance with tumbler an,
= bottle. A heather might have supposed i
:. one of our religious rites, and the common
and about the only expression, heard on sucl
occasions, "Here's luck" a preparatory in
;, vocation to the ruling deity of the place
y The deputy treated at every camp. 500
= OWNED that this was a matter even more o
~ business than pleasure. He informed III
-, l Cu6U u6 lQUSUUoO Iuuulus " SucIlll liza
!, election, and drinks were largely relied on t
d influence votes. His trip for my arres
10 served for him also the purpose O
an e~lectioneering tour through til
county, partly at the public eS
- pense. He had many private talks in IT
y tired corners with the presumed party leader
~ at sundry precincts, and in cases ~involvin
~ extreme secrecy the %buttonholing went Oh q
great length behind sundry barns or pig
~ pens, while I remained in the saloons, u
y Interested observer, being simply introduce
=. to the crowd by my considerable friend 8
''Mr. Holder, a cousin of mine" We arrive
10 st the last camp before reaching the count
- town about nine o'clock in the evening.
''This is a hard old place." said the deput,
~ "There's mO,e fools to the square inch in tn
~ camp than any other of the county. There
y a crowd here who loaf all day and raise I'll
. devil all night. When they sleep, or how the
get their living, the ord only Knows. Ye
~ they're at it now!"
- About half way through the single stree
:. we were suddenly confronted by a hug
- apparently mechanical contrtvance mounte
:. on a wheelbarrow, propelled furiously by
=. man, some five or six others running by il
s side. It was a dry goods box, through whic
~ was thrust q section of stovcpipe, and vaguel
=, suggested a photographers camera. Sal
one Of the party:
1--WE must take your pictures, gentlemen
!" done in two minutes. Oh, Aleck, is thu
!. youl Just In time. We're doing a rushin
~ business tonight; taking. the whole cam
~ !" Now, James, get the plates ready"
"Iet them have their fun. Wen new
get through here if we DON'T" said Il
CT deputy to me in a low voice.