Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-18
CAPTURED BY OUTLA VS.
By. j. n. SPENCER.

EAPjVHEU BY UUlLA WS.
RY. j. H. SPENCER.
Or the banks of the Ohio and Illi-
run rivers are lofty. picturesque cliffs,
in which shcre are many caverns One
xs these caverns, in the early part Of the
pseseBt oentury-the time in which the
event ] am about to relate occurred
wAs the rendezvous Of band of rob
bsra John Mills. the leader
of the band, maintained about thirty
followers, He was middle-aged man
tail, broad-shouldered. and hand
aome; bat he was cruel and heartless to
xhe people on whom he preyed. He
ksHed without hesitation, and robbed
without scruple; anything like record
act John Mills deeds on the Illinois
border would fill a volume. All at
s5empsa 70 track him to his hiding place
"a to capture him, proved fruitless, and
his band was pot broken up until after
his death.
II was a beautiful evening in early
sanner. The green, undulating prairie
stretched away to the west until it
seemed to meet with the intense orange
md crimson Of the sky, where the sun
: had disappeared below the horizon; a
gentle breeze rustled the tall prairie
gTaw, and in the distance could I've
heard che plaintive cry of the whip
xs,ng- will.
There ~as neat cabin standing on
the bank of winding streamlet, and
surrounded by fields of growing corn.
4 Young man, dressed in hunters
garb, drew his horse up at the door
nd dismounted.
de was tall Of stature, and erect in
1Ais bearing; his gold brown hair curled
CLOS to his inely-shaped head; his keen,
blue eyes flashed from beneath pair of
wall-fo1need brows. A deep color was
upon his cheek. His Drowned COM
p5exion bore evidence that the greater
part Of bis life was. passed in the open
nv. 49,
CHANGING towards the house, he noticed
shat there was no sign of life about it.
&c light, he muttered, as he fast
ened his horse to a post. @Surely,
Catch Trevor and Agnes would not
have gone from home tonight, when
they were expecting nae; it is not like
-Iksm"
The young man knocked at the door,
then, receiving no answer, pushed it
open and entered.
In the dim twilight of the room he
saw q dark, inanimate object lying on
the floor.
Hastily lighting candle by means
-os . few smouldering GOALS that
4sy On the hearth, he turned to the Oh
3oct that had attracted his attention.
my God" he calculated. "Caleb
Trevor, bound and gagged"
He lost no time in releasing the old
uiap from his uncomfortable position.
Caleb Trevor rose to a sitting posture,
and wrung his hands in agony.
~For the love of God, Stephen Har'
vey," he cried, "follow the villains who
have carried off my daughter, aud res
eve her! Rouse the settlement al
onca!",
eY'ho has carried her OFF," asked the
7nlng man. turning pale.
1.-TWO Of John Mills accomplices
And, d, # you love my Agnes-sht
wasbo have been your wife tomorrow
follow a,e villains, and rescue her be
:sore tits too late. Once let them ge
,her into John Mills hiding-place, ane
She Is 4ost forever. Go-go at once
Thay have been gone but a short time
Stephen Harvey waited to hear M
mpre. Flushing from the cabin, h,
mounted his horse. and galloped away
The sun was just disappearing below
the distant horizon. casting crimson
glow over Caleb Trevor's cabin. Agne
and her father were seated within, talk
ing Of Aesnorrow her Wedding day.
Agnes Trevor had not yet seen he
eighteenth birthday. She was small o
sine, With beautiful form and features
dark eyeaA. and glossy black hair-a
fair a maidenaa one could wish to lool
upon.
5nddenly the door was pushed open
and tive rough. Misunderstanding mel
s,aterc.1 As Caleb Trevor rose to hi