The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-24
4 RESEMBLANCE.

mistaken llHNiiiNs % rarely li"t Win oNieil
tle pages Of fiction. OF his own persona
knouic.iro tho writer can speak of one IN
aarec auerc. Tor "a short timo. such a r,scm
t'succ seemed 90 ba0ie tho inquistive ewes o.
o4 aclusiutances
DO happened not long AGO % "a friend o.
mno. "a civil engineer DO the employment OF ,
great galway company, Co be most awk
variiy mistaken Tor a fugitive from th'
primitive Justice of mountain district ir
Arkansas is adventure was exciting auC
f. o. danger. aud seems worth relating
Conrad iiurhuc. though Young man, O.
onc0l ihc most efficient engineers in the en-
f.t Of the a. r. and T. Railway company
% belongs o. the "iocatlur corps and hi
work 3. m preliminary" aud locating
surveys" last winter ho wQs sent alon'
u.0n an important mission which required =
Quincy through the state of Arkansas. d
lmuaF not Uy rni 90 Pullman sleeper, bot
.ulorchack over three hundred miles Of
mountainous AMI swamrv country. much ~ j
I.f.r tatter Cham a wilderness
Tse Missouri nio Guuis and Pacific dircc
t... Jealous of competing hno which wa.
tn.lu- ON extension pointing n That droc
f1l determined to forc,taI 20 I'D occupying
Arkansas territory. and Hurting was sent out
ro iI0s over tho ground ln nivanca o, pre-.
hmimrv survey la fact Ae was ia snake q
SIT of preliminary" by the aid Of OIL, eyes
fvvcr- oi gathering Information from I'm
IaMfeufs. "a sectional map ~ the state ana
certain charts which Boo carried upon wmoA
L. trace The route and all prominent land
mark, onI water courses
e. ua. about Che l~t Of December thaf lac
81 oHt from the mountain village e. O1o
whom. le lal purchased horse and saldla
frtla journey He bad att.rcd himself in n
rough corduroy suit, a broad hrimmod whit,
Dat ana pair OF high top hunting boots Ne
carried O. revolver Boo pocket of his saddle
ta--. which also coutaited bis maps oud
rln.rs. with room for noon lunch
Ile first days travel led him into "a wild
nri picture quo region OF the Ozarss. q rough
,.m'ry OF rocky paass and ridges. ol deep
ratpes aui yawamc guicles, the home of
r0, % low suspicious n0onshuers. and If re-
lCrf HcTa Trustworthy. of some other char
a..ar. std moro unpleasant Co meet
However. tle young engineer WIS wen on
L.- clarl. le know tho calracferi-tics of the
ua.M'uts generally. ami was usually pos.
seI ol the lucky faculty of making him
-.f "at homo WITH oyerybody.' in other
Norls q, winning the Stranger confidence
Ihs weather was fine. and for several days
Ifr traveller found hl. ielsIrely Journey pleas
ont and fuil o. interest The few inhabitants
H.tl whom leuor and couversei on the road
rr 40 occasional cabius where no put up for
t,e night or stopped for meal seemed well
disposed and generally save him such inior
uatIln as tley bad about the route he pro
pl-ei to rlke
Some oi The moro Intelligent Of them woro
very hospiiahio upon learning hiserrand, and
cviuCt-i mucA enthusiasm at the prospect of "a
"shoic 'nou-1 railroad and "cyar. running
post their vcry doors
% showed Ia SEQ engine a-h1mpin mp
t.'s valley some o. thess yere days said one
.rlri ol fafmer. ian tlat's jes tho reason
r.t tuck "a sot myself en- my family down
.. This yere pc,e O lam vat got pacholly
.i en ben alvin on hit ever scDce the
waa Ht air b0uu ter be yaAeyaDio piece
G prty, hit AN"
Conrad passed an enjoyable evening at the
..l mans cabin, where @ large family OF
otaIrrown youths of both sexes sat with
f..H about thehrcplace conversing after the
fr.t slvnos5 had worn Oh, IN their uucouth,
roundabout dialect.
Tor several days be- pursued the route
marked Out for him through tho valleys Of
d. no wltcrc0gr>os. Through mountain passes
ra over Ulateaus, 0r "hench laus and
without adventure of al unpleasant sort
Occasionally De mst with -ur.y or suspicious
ia..a'4neers, who eyed him asl.aut, and
...,e to him cuarleily coz not at ALL
lIt ou tbs sixth moraiug, at a creek
crossing" he met upon the bank OF the
stream ilnk leather faced man. in coon
,s.a sap ard leather lesgl-5s. bearing a long
rle Upon his shoulder. with half dozen or
mre flnirrois strung upon the barrel, ana
t.e JEAN hunter stood. as no rode up, gaping
40 l.m in uulssuis.l ama2ement
Somewhat surprised 20 tho hunters broad
stare. iu which there seemed such cxtraorii
ntfv inienst. Hurting drew rein and sTuted
tle rll.r
elbow d'vo DOR De said pleasantly
"I0it.e.' answered the hunter. with an
unpleasant grim "H1w cir you-unsF and
Conrad noted q look of cunning upon tue
4--'hcry face
"We.i,r said tie engineer 'I'm getting on
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hero before emf said Hurting. "Wel mg
god man you re OF iu the MASTER n efesishi
r on1o m your lie I've never been here
before aul AN very certain / never saN
vorr acs.n
Tleo.8 nan eruufol half cnrrlly: "pont
,.e bsl .tt.n. on Ter bs "a pllM5 FOOL Dave.
., uaclelly CANT possam uoruy s~slth me
done kuoNed SO comm away Up The rlse
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Iia.urs ratlorevlspef1tine buf lestul-
..r i.r, b, with outward p.lrnrc. ut l.a.t.
..I ....n DENYING his identity with tAat g..
.D4ts.H whoever tle individual m.clt o..
. d. .nonrt.i. ouonel h.s saddle BAGS took
BIC lIs maps ana explained too purpo~s ~