Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-09-20
roof! wounded the wolf in the

left fore paw. Here is the cut"
And, with these words, he tore the
bandage from the hand and exposed a
newly made cut.
There was a murmur of wonder from
the crowd and then Dick shouted:
Bring her out and tie her hand and
foot. Then fire the old hut and burn her
before she does more harm to U.S."
"'What shall we do with the old one2"
asked one of the crowd.
Burn her, too" was the inhuman
reply. "Let her stay where she is.
She cannot escape u.s."
The brutes now left the cottage, and
Dick, holding Marie with a grasp of iron,
led her out with him. Upon reaching
the open air he produced a stout cord,
and, in spite of her prayers and strug-
giles, was about to bind her, when sud
denly he was hurled with great force to
the ground, and Alfred Tompkins, pass
ing his arm around the young girls
waist, cried:
"You contemplate cur, this woman is
my promised wife. She is no wehrwolf!
She shall not be harmed while l have life
to protect her."
THE boy is mad! Seize him, friends,
and save him from his folly"
The speaker was Alfred's father. The
young man had but just arrived, and had
come for the purpose Of defending Marie
with his life.
But he was powerless to contend
against such a crowd, whose excitement
and frenzy were becoming greater every
moment. Before he could reply to his
father, Marie was torn from his grasp,
and he was seized and held by four strong
men. All his efforts to release himself
were in vain, and he was forced TO wit
ness the tragedy which followed, power
less to help her whom he loved so deeply.
Marie was bound securely. The brutal
wretches into whose hands she had
fallen had no pity. Her beauty and
youthfulness only maddened them the
more, and to all her weeping, pleading
and praying they turned deaf ears. Led
on by Dick Thayer, they were hurrying
with her 10 the flames, when ''Uncle
Eben'' rushed up almost out of breath,
and exclaimed in a loud voice;
''Stop your brutality!"
The men paused, and the old patriarch
demanded sternly what they meant.
Alas! their meaning was too plain. The
cottage was already in flames, and the
shrieks of the bedridden old dame were
heart rcnding. She had been left in the
burning building. and was being con-
sumCd In il.
''She is a wehrwolf, Uncle Eben,''
cried n score Of voices. "We have found
it on her, and we mean to burn her in
her den."
''She is a human creature" cried
''Cnclc Eben," " .'and in the name Of the
law and common humanity | command
you to release her!"
There was a murmur Of disapproval
from the crowd.
.'She must die, uncle. You have nc
right to interfere. She is not a woman,
but a wild beast, and has no soul &c
save"
The men worked toward the fame:
with their victim; but Uncle Eben sprang
between them and the fearful element
| and, lifting both his hands high over hi,
head, shrieked. in a tone which made hi
hearers blood turn cold:
I'm the name Of a crucified God,
pronounce this act the most heinoui
crime ever perpetrated, and | swear Il
name all the parties concerned in it Il
the proper authorities"
This announcement was cut short by
the priest falling TO the earth by u heav,
blow from the hand of Dick Thayer
The crowd had moved back when INCL,
Ben began his statement, and tin
wretches had released their victim
Dick, however, lifted her in his Drawn,
arms, bore her quickly TO the cottage
and with prodigious strength hurled he,
far into the burning mass. There was
wild shrek as the flames closed aroun,
her. Rnd then all was still.
When Uncle Ebcn recovered, he wen
in haste to the authorities. and soon tn,
police were nc the scene Of the atrociou
crime. Dick Thnyer was broken upol
the wheel, and several who had beel
prominent in the crime were hung.
Alfred did not long survive the terri
bile tragedy through which he had passed
His father. who really loved him, did al
in his power TO bring him back to his oil,
happy condition; but to the last tn
young man manifested toward him tn
greatest aversion. Cincinnati Enquirer