The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-02-05

lake wa IN . deep shadow. \ When IN
xew mad been anfhored by'a stone. IN,
= inspected the personal propert'
: ~ counted the money taken from ~
\ vic'nn The OUTLAW then washed III.
blood from bis hands.
, When they entered the cabin. =,
house tue woman produced some coli
meat y hoecake and threw hunks 4,
ehch one, including myself. II wa,
only after the provisions had d;san
pearcd, eating mine with the resi-. tha,
the man addressed ME.
See we're, STRANGER" he said. "whai
brought YOU up yereP''
"L"oking over lands."I replied.
I'm. Who be you?r
told him.
"Didnt count on scein' Black Dan.
reckon?" he sncered.
"No."
(Which Is unioriunit fur Won. I,va
Killed every land hunter Who ever sot
fut on my claim. and iii keen kiln
sure M =
Eve didn't como here TO disturb ~
annoy you" / said.
ITS list the same thing. I'm down
on the hull human race fur the wav
I've bin used. and III kill whenever I
k,n git the chance. I've dropped ono
Q you re fellers. To-morrer IN drop
ne other, and then take keer Of YOU.
6't over thar and lay down.
Over thar was the far corner. and
entirely out Of reach " my Winchester.
when bunkcd down insmy corner thc
gun was removed entirely. and Ia
FAMILY lay down in such 4 way As n
mem me IN. o the first three or fo,lr
hours tney We're like eats, starting up
az Inc slightest move, but toward mid
night l was satisfied that An were
asleep. ! could not reach the firearms
without stepping over the bodies. and
they knew that any effort on nv part
TO loosen a log would arouse them.
About midnight. after a lone and
cautions effort. 1 sat up. Hwas 4 star
light night. and, as there was no door |
% the cabin, ! could see out. | was |
fully determined to make Al clroyt ~
escape. but when ! came 70 canvass the
chances. 4 had 10 abandon the idea.
ne aiiigators were constantly about
u.s. often rearing up to paw At The logs.
and unless l could get hold Of the fire.
arms and begin the fight, l should be
wiped out ia any effort ] made.
ilnnk slept for an hour or two. and
what aroused me l can not tell. / was
still sitting. and. as / looked out ,mon
the night ! saw 4 human figure draw
Itself up on the bows Of the boat. AZ
iirst supposed it was one of the family.
Dnt a moments observation convinced
TO the contrary. This figure moved
cautiously, rs il desiring It's presence
unknown and was a long time in reach
ing the door. 1t then leaned against
ne logs and made a long survey Of the
Interior, and finally sank out Of sight.
Ny heart was beading like a trip-ham-
ncr, and ! could not fathom the mvs-
cry. Was It an Indian or another out
awF Moving so cautiously. what OBJ
ect had he in viewP Had / once
hought Of jackson, / should moi have
TO hope he had come to. my res
through that water; and. TOO. I
ould no have believed he knew OF nv
whereabouts.
From h time l first caught sight OF
he figure to daylight was probably an
our and q half. but IL seemed to me
$ Il lived i've years. l had no
opcs that the man was a friend. and
1 could not look for 3 new enemy.
erhapss after all. IL wa only one Of
&c refugee negroes, Of whom scores
ere hiding in the swanps, who had
ladc his way to the scOw in homes "a I
hands on provisions or clothing. /
cpt my eyes on the spot where / had s
st seen him, and. as he did moi reap 4
ear. l began TO feel that Inc had 1
ipped back into the water. and re-
Irncd 10 the shore. =
ia You ever watch the coming OF h
wight when you felt that with Il Il
light come some life or death trans
ton? The first signs came from !,
9 birds! Then. afar up the lake. \
me the cries of water fowl. A fox :
some other animal stood on the
ore near where we had tied up tho
ght before and barked in an angry "
ice. The stars palcd and drifted out y
sight, and the interior OF the cabin 70
gan TO light up until l could distin- n
the forms Of the Shoppers.
Where was the strange man-frcnd o.
enemy? ~ IL IN response 70 mv.Ito
cry he Suddenly rose M. stebnc3 4sc
'iselcssH inside the door, and mex al
avoice shouted &C me: tn
Keep down. Colonel; hug the
rolled over on my face, and heard Ia
rs. screams and groans. Il was ali Tiki
er in thirty seconds, and some n co
led; "Au right, Colonel-rve wiped \ bu
varnints out" ca
swnng up 70 lind jackson standing
the center OF the cabin, and on the y,
lay the outlaw. wife and children. -
dead. IL was az I had argued the ~
previous. The two mon had sepa- y.
cd in tho woods-Shcen % return "
TO camp and jackson 10 hunt ~
supper. The outlaw had ambushcd 81
zen and killed him, and Jacksonhad !.
'rd the report Of the gun and become WI
picious. He hurricd't 10 camp TO find see
gone and everything taken, and had W
ccd us 70 the lake. He found mai. az
ions 10 prove that . boat had beer ~
and he followcd the shore 81 The 81
z down until no found tho o ~ Pa
kh4 AtK#NN NNlA +
lot one in q thousand would have the
bis ervc He knew Of the Ali. gre
ors, could see a dozen OF them NOV. ha,
about, apd yet he djsrobcd, tied his ira
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