The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-01-29

relied rifle from under the other bed,
and, after a few hurried words with the
woman outside, jumped ashore and dis
appeared. When he had gone the
woman entered, lighted pipe and,
sending the boy outside to watch, she
sat down in his place with the cooked
revolver on her lap. She had face
which betrayed the mind of beast
"Well, what are you going to do
with me?'' / asked, after while.
"Feed you to the alligators, she re-
piled.
"Where has your husband gone?n
s'To kill the other two men,"
"What do you want to murder us
for? We have in no way injured you"
eve was whipped and druv out of
the settlements, andWe want revenge"
she growled.
"But we had nothing to do with it,,
| protested, in firm tone.
Cant help that. You came poach-
ing on our claim, she answered.
"But Wen go away"
''I guess you won't. We never lie:
any one git away to tell on usr'
/ said nothing further, but / by no
means looked upon myself as a dead
man. If worst came to worst | would
give them fight. | could not move
then, with knife AID bullet ready for
me, and deemed it wiser to settle back
and bide my time.
The man had been gone about half
an hour when the faint report of rifle
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woman had been listening for it, and
as it came she gave a start and cried
out:
'There goes one Of 'em.''
tWho?" | asked.
"One of your partners. Dan has
dropped him for sure
There was such fiendish, blood
thirsty look on her face that was APP
palled, and the same expression, to a
certain degree, rested on the faces of
the children. Like dogs, they licked
their chops in anticipation of bloody
feast. In about half an hour the man
appeared. He had bundle of clothing
in one hand and two rifles and re-
volyer in the other.
"Git one?n the woman asked, as he
came aboard the ungainly craft.
eyes,
Didn't git the bothP"
Ono. The other got away. I'll git
him to-morrer," he replied.
"Git muchp''
"Lots."
He had in his hand the suit of clothes,
rifle and revolver belonging to one of
my men-George Sheen, of Mobile.
There were blood-stains on the cloth
ing, and as he unrolled the bundle I
saw bullet-hole through the vest. He
had killed the man and then stripped
him stark naked. Yes, he had boots,
socks, hat, collar, everything. The
other man was Robert jackson, of Chi
cago, who had worked with me for
years. lie had not got him. WhyP
Jackson was well armed and brave
man. II he had been present at the
shooting of Sheen he would not have
run away. Sheen had an old-fashioned
rifle; Jackson had Winchester He
would in turn have killed the outlaw.
The two men must have been separat-
ed, and the outlaw must have ambushed
Sheen
Leaving the children to watch me-,
the man and woman now cast the scow
loose and poled her out about three
hundred feet from shore. The sun was
getting we'll down, and our side of the
lake was in deep shadow. When the
scow had been anchored by stone, the
pair inspected the personal property
and counted the money taken from the
victim. The outlaw then washed the
blood from his hands.
When they entered the cabin, or
house, the woman produced some cold
meat and hoecake and threw hunks to
each one, including myself. 1t was
only after the provisions had disap-
peared,I eating mine with the rest, that
the man addressed me.
''See we're, stranger, he said, "what
brought you up yereph
Looking over lands, replied.
"Um! Who be your"
told him.
Didn't count on seem Black Dan,
/ reckonPn he sneered.
mo-
(Which is unfortunit fur you. I've
killed every land hunter who ever sot
fut on my claim, and I'll keep KILN !,
sure
eve didn't come here to disturb or
annoy you," / said.
cts jist the same thing. Tn down
on the hull human race fur the way
I've bin used, and I'll kill whenever I
kin git the chance. I've dropped one
o. you're fellers. To-morrer I'll drop
the other, and then take keer of you.
Git over thar and lay down."
cover thar was the far corner, and
entirely out of reach of my Winchester.
When bunked down in my corner the
gun was removed entirely, and the
family lay down in such a way as to
hem me in. For the first three or four
hours they were like cats, starting up
at the slightest move, but toward mid
night / was satisfied that all were
asleep. could not reach the firearms
without stepping over the bodies, and
they knew that any effort on my part
to loosen log would arouse them.
About midnight, after long and
cautious effort, sat up. Itwas star
light night, and, as there was no door
to the CABIN, L could see out. i was
fully determined to make an effort to
escape, but when came to canvass the
chances, / had to abandon the idea.
The alligators were constantly about
us, often rearing up to paw 1.-THE logs,
and unless | could get hold of the fire.
arms and begin the fight, | should be
wiped out in any effort | made
think slept for an hour or two, and
what aroused me I can not tell I was
still sitting, and, as looked out upon
the night / saw a human figure draw
itSelfup on the bows of the boat. / at
first supposed it was one of the family,
but moments observation convinced
me to the contrary. This figure moved
cautiously, as if desiring its presence
unknown and was a long time in reach
ing the door. 1t then leaned against
the logs and made long survey of the
interior, and finally sank out Of sight.